The European Commission has postponed its D-class halogen lamp ban until 1 September 2018. The delay will allow 'more time for the cost of LEDs to drop, saving consumers up to 100 a lamp,' said the EC, as well as allowing the technology to develop further. The decision has been controversial. Member States originally agreed in 2009 that inefficient halogen lamps should be phased out from 1 September 2016. The latest vote, last month, was preceded by a review process open to the public. Members of the European Parliament, Member States authorities, the lighting industry, consumer organisations and environmental NGOs were all consulted. The move means that from 1 September 2018, some non-directional mains voltage halogen lamps will no longer be available. This ban will not affect directional halogen lamps used in spotlights or those used in desk lamps and floodlights.
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