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Environmental impact of mobile phones and tablets - Energy Labelling

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In line with the European Green Deal objectives on efficient use of resources, this initiative seeks to ensure that mobile phones and tablets are designed for energy efficiency and durability, repairability, upgradability, maintenance, reuse and recycling. Labelling rules will ensure better consumer information regarding the products’ sustainability.

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ID: 12798

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24 responses

Consultation response

European Environmental Bureau, 28 Sept 2022

Following the release of the European Commission’s draft proposals for a new energy labelling regulation on mobile phones, cordless phones and tablets on 31 August 2022, the environmental stakeholders hereby submit their views. We support the following aspects of the proposed energy…

BEUC demands longer smartphone repair and software support

Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs, 28 Sept 2022

BEUC requests software updates for five years. They also propose seven years of spare parts and consumer access to batteries.
Consumers benefit from reduced costs through extended device lifespans and easier repairs.

EuroCommerce urges practical implementation of phone energy labelling rules

EuroCommerce, 28 Sept 2022

EuroCommerce requests a longer implementation period and clearer label display instructions. They suggest aligning spare part availability for tablets with other mobile devices.
This would simplify compliance and reduce logistical burdens during product updates.
Consumers lose out if spare part availability for tablets is reduced.

Consultation response

DIGITALEUROPE, 27 Jan 2021

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Deutsche Telekom Urges Digital Energy Labels for Mobile Devices

Deutsche Telekom, 22 Sept 2022

DT proposes replacing physical paper labels with digital versions to suit small device sizes. They request precise legal definitions and alignment with international standards to ensure business certainty. Additionally, the company suggests incorporating the industry-led Ecorating scheme into the regulatory framework.
Digital labelling would lower compliance costs and simplify logistical requirements for device manufacturers.

Connect Europe urges delay in new phone energy rules

Connect Europe, 28 Sept 2022

Connect Europe requests a 24-month transition period to adapt to new software rules. Spare parts obligations should fall on manufacturers rather than third-party suppliers. They also suggest longer timelines for providing security updates on older phone models.
Extended deadlines would reduce the technical burden and high costs of testing mobile software.
Consumers may be misled by labels that ignore a device's total environmental footprint.

GSMA Europe Urges 24-Month Delay for Phone Eco-Labelling Rules

GSMA Europe, 27 Sept 2022

GSMA requests a transition period of 24 months to reorganize. They argue current update timelines are unlikely to be safely achievable.
The industry avoids being blocked by the proposed rules and ensures network stability.
Consumers would receive security and functional updates later than under the original proposal.

Samsung Electronics urges digital energy labels and delayed regulations

Samsung Electronics Europe, 27 Sept 2022

Samsung suggests removing paper labels from packaging, proposing that devices display digital labels on-screen instead. They also request delaying the regulation for 24 months to address inconsistent energy efficiency testing methods.
This would reduce Samsung's manufacturing costs and simplify its complex global logistics chain.
Consumers lose price transparency for repairs and access to consistent energy efficiency data.

ECOS urges tougher repair and energy labels for mobile devices

Environmental Coalition on Standards, 28 Sept 2022

They want the repair index to include spare part prices and longer software updates. They also suggest stricter fastener definitions to ensure devices can be easily reassembled.
These rules would validate ECOS's advocacy for mandatory repairability standards for electronics.
Manufacturers lose control over proprietary data and must support devices for longer.

Consultation response

Environmental Coalition on Standards, 27 Jan 2021

We strongly support the planned legislative initiative to reduce the environmental impacts of mobile phones and tablets. With more mobile phones in use globally than the total number of people living on Earth and more than 150 million purchased each year in the EU alone , the climate and…

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European Recycling Industries' Confederation, 27 Jan 2021

Improving the design of products is a pre-condition to transition towards a circular economy. As it has already been highlighted in the report released by the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) named “Top 5 Priorities of the Recycling Industry for the Period 2019 -2024”, 80% of…

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Toy Industries of Europe, 27 Jan 2021

Toy Industries of Europe (TIE) wishes to thank the European Commission for the opportunity to provide feedback on roadmap for the initiative “Environmental Impact of mobile phones and tablets” TIE’s members are reputable toy manufacturers who prioritise toy safety. The toy sector is one of the…

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FEAD, 27 Jan 2021

FEAD, the European Waste Management Association, represents the private waste and resource management industry across Europe. Private waste management companies operate in 60% of municipal waste markets in Europe, and in 75% of industrial and commercial waste. FEAD welcomes the European…

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Reuse and Recycling European Union Social Enterprises, 27 Jan 2021

RREUSE welcomes this opportunity to comment on the roadmap to "Designing mobile phones and tablets to be sustainable". RREUSE joins its voice to those of ECOS, IFixIt, the EEB, the Right to Repair Campaign and the Cool Products campaign to support the idea that mobile phones and tablets should…

ANEC Urges Stronger Repairability Rules for Mobile Devices

The European Consumer Voice in Standardisation, 28 Sept 2022

ANEC demands functionality software updates for five years to match security updates. They want spare parts available for seven years to improve product longevity. Consumers should always have access to spare batteries regardless of endurance.
Longer device lifespans would reduce replacement costs and waste for consumers.
Consumers lose transparency when a single aggregated score hides important repair information.

Consultation response

Bundesarbeitskammer Österreich, 27 Jan 2021

Die Arbeiterkammer begrüßt Vorstöße und Initiativen, wodurch elektronische Unterhaltungsgeräte, insbesondere Mobiltelefone, nachhaltiger gestaltet werden sollen. Die AK sieht folgende Probleme: 1. In den letzten Jahren wurden Mobiltelefone, Tablets und Notebooks vermehrt so gestaltet, dass Akkus…

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TÜV-Verband e. V., 27 Jan 2021

The TÜV-Association welcomes the EU Commission’s initiative to develop regulatory measures for mobile devices (mobile phones and tablets) under the Ecodesign Directive. The production, operation and disposal of mobile devices and rapidly growing data communication lead to an ever-increasing…

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Free Software Foundation Europe e.V., 27 Jan 2021

90% or more of the overall resource and energy consumption in the lifetime of nowadays smartphones and tablets incur by their production and global transport but less than 10% by their actual usage time. Thus, extending usage lifetime of produced mobile phones and tablets (hereafter together…

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Amis de la Terre France, 28 Sept 2022

Feedback attached

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Advertising Information Group, 25 Jan 2021

AIG comments on inception impact assessment: Energy labelling of mobile phones and tablets – informing consumers about environmental impact - Ares(2020)7893117 Please find full response attached. On behalf of the European advertising and media associations we represent, the Advertising…

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FREE ICT EUROPE FOUNDATION, 27 Jan 2021

Please find attached our input.

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The Restart Project, 28 Sept 2022

Right to Repair Europe is a coalition of European organisations pushing for system change around repair. For more information on the composition of the campaign visit: https://repair.eu/ Please find attached our feedback on "Energy labelling of mobile phones and tablets – informing consumers…

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Consumer Technology Association, 28 Sept 2022

Attached comments from the Consumer Technology Association.

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Runder Tisch Reparatur, 28 Sept 2022

Der Runde Tisch Reparatur e.V. vereint seit 2015 Organisationen aus den Bereichen Handwerk, Umwelt- und Verbraucherschutz, Wissenschaft, Beratung und ehrenamtlicher Reparatur. Der Verein setzt sich gemeinsam mit seinen Partnern auf nationaler und europäischer Ebene für ein universelles und…