BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Entertainment Ecodesign Coalition, a Europe-wide group of associations working in the entertainment, live performance and film/TV sectors, noted progress but also continuing concerns about the latest draft of new rules governing stage and studio lighting in the EU.
Coalition members urged that action be taken to address key shortcomings while the rules are still taking shape. Concerns include standby power mode and networked stand-by power mode requirements, the ability to use white light sources for specific needs, new rules on color-tunable light sources, the need to widen the definition of wavelength of Green, and an exemption on proposed rules for lamp bases for pro lighting products.
PLASA, a coalition member, noted that the regulatory committee would meet with the EU Commission on Dec. 17-20 to decide on the final draft. The text is expected to be adopted in early 2019 and come into force starting September 2021.
The full text of the latest version of the Ecodesign and Energy labeling regulations can be viewed here:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/initiatives/ares-2018-476175_en
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/initiatives/ares-2018-476111_en
The European Entertainment Ecodesign Coalition currently includes:
- Pearle* — Live Performance Europe www.pearle.eu
- IALD — International Association of Lighting Designers www.iald.org
- PLASA — The Professional Lighting and Sound Association www.plasa.org
- VPLT — The German Entertainment Technology Association www.vplt.org
- ALD — The Association of Lighting Designers www.ald.org.uk
- DTHG — German Theatre Technical Society www.dthg.de
- OETHG — The Austrian Theatre Technology Association www.oethg.at
- SLF — The Association of Swedish Lighting Designers www.svenska-ljus.se/english/
- STEPP — The professional association of producers, designers and technicians of the arts and event sector in Belgium www.stepp.be
The European Entertainment Ecodesign Coalition’s EU policy advisor, Silke Lalvani, with Pearle – Live Peformance Europe, can be reached at [email protected].
