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The Bizarre Ban
Back to researching & blogging after a month of well needed rest… The EU incandescent ban The first phase of the absurd incandescent ban has now taken effect. * As of this month it is now illegal...
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Global Ban Craze
Updated July 2012 More and more countries are being persuaded to phase out incandescent lamps: Cuba: banned incandescent bulbs 2005. Brazil: initiated phase-out 2005. Venezuela: initiated phase-out...
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New EU Ecodesign Directive
Updated Dec 2012 Let’s look at the crucial parts of the European Union’s amended (Oct 2009) Ecodesign Directive: 5. Implementing measures shall meet all the following criteria: Please notice the word...
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More LED Issues
Found some interesting LED articles at the Swedish National Electrical Safety Board’s website. Not all new, but still worth considering. (Quoting whole articles here, with some corrections to goole’s...
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Ban The Ban – Sign The Petition!
EU incandescent ban Now it has been three years since the first step of the incandescent phase-out was enforced in the European Union. In a few weeks, the last of the regular incandescent bulbs, 25 and...
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EU Halogen Ban Review
As described in detail by Freedom Light Bulb, the planned halogen ban 2016 is up for review on Monday 25th. The recommended regulatory changes include: 1. changing the entry into force of the stage 6...
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EU Lamp Regulation Update
(Updated with amended infographics) 2015 was a sad year for incandescent light lovers in Europe. The EU Commission, rather than celebrating its victories in having forced EU citizens to replace so many...
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