Labels and registers
EU Ecolabel criteria, the A to G energy label and the EPREL product register, explained with the limits, fees and dates that apply to interior products.
Two European labelling schemes reach interior products. The EU Ecolabel is a voluntary scheme under Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 whose product-group criteria are published as Commission Decisions: Decision (EU) 2016/1332 for furniture and Decision (EU) 2025/2607 for paints and varnishes. A licence costs a fixed application fee of 200 EUR to 2000 EUR plus an annual fee of up to 0.15 percent of EU sales, and the product must meet limits on formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds, recycled content and spare-parts supply.
The energy label is mandatory. Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2015 rescaled the label for light sources to A to G on 1 September 2021, and Regulation (EU) 2019/2020 sets the ecodesign floor beneath it. Every labelled model must be registered in the European Product Registry for Energy Labelling (EPREL) before sale, and the QR code on the label opens that record. The articles in this section list the criteria, thresholds, fees and dates, so that a buyer, a facility manager or a small studio can check what a label on a chair, a paint tin or a lamp actually guarantees.
Articles in Labels and registers
The list below holds every article published in the Labels and registers section, newest first, each with its publication date and a one-sentence summary.
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EPREL and the A to G energy label for light sources
Since 1 September 2021 every EU light source carries an A to G label: class A needs 210 lm/W, G is below 40 lm/W. EPREL registration and the 2023 phase-out.
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EU Ecolabel for furniture and paints: criteria, limits and fees
EU Ecolabel furniture criteria cap formaldehyde at half the E1 limit and require five-year guarantees; 2025 paint criteria cap VOC at 10 g/l. Fees and figures.