Case C‑319/13
Udo Rätzke
v
S+K Handels GmbH
(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Thüringer Oberlandesgericht)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling— Energy— Energy labelling of televisions— Delegated Regulation (EU) No1062/2010— Responsibilities of dealers— Television supplied to the dealer without the label before the regulation became applicable— Dealer’s obligation to label that television from the date on which the regulation became applicable and to obtain a label subsequently)
Summary— Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber), 3April 2014
Energy— Indication of the energy consumption of energy-related products –Directive 2010/30 and Regulation No1062/2010— Obligation for distributors to ensure that televisions are labelled— Scope— Televisions placed on the market before the date on which the regulation enters into force— Not included
(Commission Regulation No1062/2010, Art.4(a); European Parliament and Council Directive 2010/30)
Article4(a) of Delegated Regulation No1062/2010 supplementing Directive 2010/30 with regard to energy labelling of televisions must be interpreted as meaning that the obligation for dealers to ensure that each television, at the point of sale, bears the label provided by the suppliers in accordance with Article3(1) of that regulation applies only to televisions which have been placed on the market, that is to say, dispatched for the first time by the manufacturer with a view to their distribution in the sales chain, from 30November 2011.
(see para.41, operative part)