Memo: FAQ: Phasing out conventional incandescent bulbs

On 18 March 2008, the Commission adopted a regulation on non-directional household lamps which would replace inefficient incandescent bulbs by more efficient alternatives (such as improved incandescent bulbs with halogen technology and compact fluorescent lamps) between 2009 and 2012.

The document provides a table of contents with clickable links to the main questions relating to this regulation.

ESO: Background information: EU light bulb ban attacked from all sides as phase-out starts http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-light-bulb-ban-attacked-from-all-sides-as-phase-out-starts/

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