Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (LED Lamps) Determination 2025
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16 Information to be visibly displayed on the packaging
Lamps to which this section applies
(1) This section applies to an LED lamp that is supplied or offered for supply in packaging containing information that will be visibly displayed at a point of sale prior to its purchase.
Labelling requirements
(2) The information set out in column 1 of the table in subsection (4):
(a) must be clearly and prominently displayed on the packaging; and
(b) must comply with any specific formatting or accuracy requirements set out in column 1 or 2 of the table; and
(c) without limiting the form in which the information may be displayed—may be represented with assistance from graphs, drawings or symbols.
Note: Column 3 of the table sets out non-binding guidance notes about the information to be included.
(3) For an LED lamp that can be set to emit light with different characteristics, the requirements of an item in column 1 of the table in subsection (4) are satisfied in relation to values that vary with those characteristics if the packaging does one or both of the following:
(a) specifies those values as obtained when the lamp is in the reference control settings;
(b) sets out a range of values that can be obtained, provided that the values obtained when the lamp is in the reference control settings fall within that range.
(4) The following table has effect:
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:407.7pt; margin-left:5.65pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr style="height:16.8pt"><td colspan="4" style="width:396.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Table: Information to be visibly displayed on LED lamp packaging</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:29.1pt"><td style="width:25.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:110.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Information required on packaging</span></p></td><td style="width:123.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 2</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">Accuracy of values displayed on packaging</span></p></td><td style="width:104.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 3</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Guidance notes</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height:14.2pt"><td style="width:25.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:110.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the model identifier; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the bar code number (if any).</span></p></td><td style="width:123.85pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:104.85pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The model identifier will be entered on the GEMS register.</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>It is recommended that this information also be displayed on the lamp itself.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:189.65pt"><td style="width:25.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><a id="_Hlk98748562"><span>2</span></a></p></td><td style="width:110.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The rated useful luminous flux (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Φ</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">use</span><span>), displayed in a font no smaller than the display of the rated on-mode power (</span><span style="font-style:italic">P</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">on</span><span>).</span></p></td><td style="width:123.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><a id="_Hlk98851585"><span>The initial useful luminous flux of each individual LED lamp in a measured sample of 10 lamps must not vary from the displayed rated useful luminous flux by more than ±10%.</span></a></p><p class="Tabletext"><a id="_Hlk98853158"><span>However, the initial useful luminous flux of each lamp in the sample may be up to 20% more than the displayed rated useful luminous flux</span></a><span> if the displayed rated value is one of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) 100</span><span> </span><span>lm;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) 150 lm;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) 250 lm;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) 350 lm;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) 500 lm;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(f) 650</span><span> </span><span>lm;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(g) 800 lm;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(h) 1000 lm;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(i) 1250 lm;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(j) 1500 lm;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(k) 2000 lm;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(l) 2500 lm;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(m) 3000</span><span> </span><span>lm;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(n) 3500 lm.</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><a id="_Hlk98749920"><span>The average useful luminous flux of the LED lamps in a measured sample of 10 lamps must not be less than 92.5% of the displayed rated useful luminous flux.</span></a></p></td><td style="width:104.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The luminous flux marking may also specify if it refers to the flux:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) in a sphere (360°), </span><span style="font-style:italic">Φ</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">360</span><span>; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) in a forward-facing lumens (180°), </span><span style="font-style:italic">Φ</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">180</span><span>; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) in a wide cone (120°), </span><span style="font-style:italic">Φ</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">120</span><span>; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) in a narrow cone (90°), </span><span style="font-style:italic">Φ</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">90</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:2.35pt"><td style="width:25.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><a id="_Hlk98916053"><span>3</span></a></p></td><td style="width:110.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>If non-directional incandescent or halogen lamp equivalence is claimed—the rated incandescent or halogen power equivalence.</span></p></td><td style="width:123.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The initial luminous flux of each individual non-directional LED lamp in a measured sample of 10 lamps must not be less than the minimum luminous flux listed for the claimed power of the equivalent non-directional incandescent or halogen lamp, as set out in Schedule 2.</span></p><p class="nm"><span>Note:</span><span style="width:15.45pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Claiming equivalence of directional LED lamps to incandescent or halogen directional lamps is without conditions under this instrument.</span></p></td><td style="width:104.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.85pt"><td style="width:25.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:110.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><a id="_Hlk175658051"><span>The rated luminous efficacy, expressed in lumens per watt.</span></a></p></td><td style="width:123.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The average luminous efficacy of the LED lamps in the measured sample must not be less than 95% of the displayed rated efficacy.</span></p></td><td style="width:104.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.2pt"><td style="width:25.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:110.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Either:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the rated correlated colour temperature, rounded to the nearest 100 K; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the range of rated correlated colour temperatures that can be set (expressed in K).</span></p></td><td style="width:123.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>The average correlated colour temperature of the LED lamps in a measured sample of 10 lamps must not vary by more than 10% from the displayed rated</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span>correlated colour temperature.</span></p></td><td style="width:104.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.2pt"><td style="width:25.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>6</span></p></td><td style="width:110.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>For a directional LED lamp:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the rated beam angle in degrees; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the range of rated beam angles that can be set.</span></p></td><td style="width:123.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The tested value of the beam angle must be within</span><span style="font-size:12pt"> ±</span><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span><span>25% of the displayed rated beam angle.</span></p></td><td style="width:104.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.2pt"><td style="width:25.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>7</span></p></td><td style="width:110.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Cap type.</span></p></td><td style="width:123.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:104.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The cap will be one of the types mentioned in subsection 10(5) or (6).</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.85pt"><td style="width:25.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>8</span></p></td><td style="width:110.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The rated L</span><span style="font-size:8pt; vertical-align:sub">70</span><span>B</span><span style="font-size:8pt; vertical-align:sub">50</span><span> lifetime, expressed in hours.</span></p></td><td style="width:123.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The displayed rated value must not be more than the value declared in the application to register the relevant model of lamp under the Act.</span><span class="CommentReference"></span></p></td><td style="width:104.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.85pt"><td style="width:25.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>9</span></p></td><td style="width:110.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The rated on-mode power (</span><span style="font-style:italic">P</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">on</span><span>) expressed in watts to the first decimal place.</span></p></td><td style="width:123.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The initial power consumed by each individual LED lamp in a measured sample of 10 lamps must not exceed the displayed rated on-mode power by more than 10%.</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>The average of initial power consumed by the LED lamps in the measured sample must not exceed the displayed rated on-mode power by more than 7.5%.</span></p></td><td style="width:104.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.85pt"><td style="width:25.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>10</span></p></td><td style="width:110.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Unless the value is zero—the rated standby power (</span><span style="font-style:italic">P</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">sb</span><span>), expressed in watts and rounded to the second decimal place.</span></p></td><td style="width:123.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The average standby power (</span><span style="font-style:italic">P</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">sb</span><span>) of the LED lamps in a measured sample of 10 lamps must not exceed the displayed rated standby power (</span><span style="font-style:italic">P</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">sb</span><span>) by more than 0.10W.</span></p></td><td style="width:104.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.85pt"><td style="width:25.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>11</span></p></td><td style="width:110.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Unless the value is zero—the rated networked standby power (</span><span style="font-style:italic">P</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">net</span><span>) for a CLL, expressed in watts and rounded to the second decimal place.</span></p></td><td style="width:123.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The average networked standby power (</span><span style="font-style:italic">P</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">net</span><span>) of the LED lamps in a measured sample of 10 lamps must not exceed the displayed rated standby power (</span><span style="font-style:italic">P</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">net</span><span>) by more than 0.10W.</span></p></td><td style="width:104.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.85pt"><td style="width:25.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>12</span></p></td><td style="width:110.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Either:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the rated general colour rendering index, Ra, rounded to the nearest integer; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the range of rated CRI-values that can be set.</span></p></td><td style="width:123.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The tested CRI value of each individual LED lamp in a measured sample of 10 lamps must be no less than the displayed rated CRI value minus 2.0.</span></p></td><td style="width:104.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.85pt"><td style="width:25.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>13</span></p></td><td style="width:110.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>If the CRI is ≥ 70 and < 80, and meets the requirements of item 1 in the table of section 19, a clear indication that the LED lamp is intended for use in outdoor applications or industrial applications.</span></p></td><td style="width:123.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:104.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:203.85pt"><td style="width:25.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>14</span></p></td><td style="width:110.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Where the LED lamp cannot be dimmed, or can be dimmed only with specific dimmers or specific wired or wireless dimming methods:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) a warning to that effect; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) where the LED lamp can only be dimmed with specific dimmers or dimming methods—details of where a list of compatible dimmers or dimming methods can be found.</span></p></td><td style="width:123.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:104.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>For paragraph (b)—this may include reference to </span><a id="_Hlk138246531"><span>technical documentation</span></a><span> included with the package, an internet address, a QR code, or other available technical documentation.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ```