Author: Iria Benito

The obligation to register in EPREL applies to manufacturers, importers of Asian products, authorized representatives of non-EU manufacturers, suppliers, but… “Do I need to register, or does the manufacturer do it?” This is the question most frequently raised by importers and distributors when they encounter EPREL for the first time. And the confusion is understandable:…

Some of the products that require EPREL registration include: light sources, smartphones and tablets, household dishwashers, tyres, and others. But there is one question that reaches compliance departments far more often than it should: “Does our product fall within EPREL or not?” The answer is not always obvious because the system does not operate as…

The European energy label is a comprehensive regulatory system that determines what you are allowed to market, how you must present it, what documentation you are required to generate, and for how long you must retain it. A system that, moreover, continues to evolve constantly: over the last twelve months, the first changes arising from…

If you manufacture, import, or represent products with energy labels in the European Union, EPREL is not something you should simply know about: it is something you are already legally required to comply with. EPREL — short for European Product Registry for Energy Labelling — is the official European Commission database where suppliers register their…