24.3.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 76/17 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 245/2009 of 18 March 2009 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for fluorescent lamps without integrated ballast, for high intensity discharge lamps, and for ballasts and luminaires able to operate such lamps, and repealing Directive 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy- using products and amending Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ('), and in particular Article 15(1) thereof, After consulting the Ecodesign Consultation Forum, Whereas: (1) Under Directive 2005/32/EC ecodesign requirements shall be set by the Commission for energy using products representing significant volumes of sales and trades, having significant environmental impact and presenting  significant potential for improvement in terms of their environmental impact without entailing excessive costs. (2  Article 16(2) second indent of Directive 2005/32/EC provides that in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(3) and the criteria set out in Article 15(2), and after consulting the Ecodesign Consul- tation Forum, the Commission shall as appropriate introduce an implementing measure on tertiary sector lighting products. (3)  The Commission has carried out two preparatory studies which analysed the technical, environmental and economic aspects of lighting products typically used in the tertiary (office lighting and public street lighting) () O] L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 29. sector. The studies have been developed together with stakeholders and  interested parties from  the Community and third countries, and the results have been made publicly available on the EUROPA website of the European Commission. Mandatory ecodesign requirements apply to products placed on the market wherever they are installed, therefore such requirements cannot be made dependent on the application in which the product is used (such as office lighting or public street lighting). Therefore this Regulation should address specific products, such as fluo- rescent lamps without integrated ballast, high intensity discharge lamps, and ballasts and luminaires able to operate such lamps. Indicative benchmarks can be helpful in guiding users on the best available technology for specific applications (such as office or public street lighting). Products subject to this Regulation are meant to be used essentially for general lighting purposes, meaning that they contribute to the provision of artificial light replacing natural light for the purposes of normal human vision. Special purpose lamps (such as lamps used in computer screens, photocopiers, tanning appliances, terrarium lighting and other similar appli- cations) should not be subject to this Regulation. The environmental aspects of the EuPs covered that are identified as significant for the purposes of this Regu- lation are: (a) energy in the use phase; (b) mercury content of lamps. The annual electricity consumption related to products subject to this Regulation in the Community has been estimated to be 200 TWh in 2005, corresponding to 80 Mt CO, emissions. Without taking specific measures, the consumption is predicted to increase to 260 TWh in 2020. The preparatory studies showed that electricity consumption of products subject to this Regulation can be significantly reduced.