617/2013: Personal computers (desktops & laptops) and servers
Last updated: 06 November 2019
Proposal for revised requirements adopted. Scrutiny by the European Parliament and the Council period, until January 17, 2019.
Draft revised ecodesign and labelling requrements for displays were discussed in Consultation Forum July 6, 2017. Se under Televisons and electronic displays.
Ecodesign requirements for computers and servers applied from July 1, 2014. Draft guidelines accompanying regulation 617/2013 were submitted in April 2014.
Computers and servers
The adopted measure applies to desktop computers, integrated desktop computers and notebook computers.
The provisions on internal power supply efficiency also apply to:
- desktop thin clients
- workstations
- mobile workstations
- small-scale servers
- computer servers
Annex II includes requirements for total energy consumption (TEC), off- and sleep mode power, internal power supply efficiency and power management enabling.
| Date | Process | Key documents |
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| Revision study report | ||
| Final report | JRC Technical reports - Analysis of material efficiency aspects of personal computers product group (pdf) |
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| Revision study report | ||
| Revision study launched | ||
| Consultation Forum | ||
| Draft guidelines published | Draft guidelines (docx) |
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| Final regulation adopted | Final regulation (pdf) |
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Archived working documents (zip) |
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| Study on personal computers | Final report (pdf) |