18.6.2010 Official Journal of the European Union L 153/1 | (Legislative acts) DIRECTIVES DIRECTIVE 2010/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 19 May 2010 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by energy-related products (recast) (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE (20 The scope of Directive 92/75/EEC is restricted to EUROPEAN UNION, household appliances. The Commission Communication of 16 July 2008 on the Sustainable Consumption and Production and Sustainable Industrial Policy Action Plan has shown that the extension of the scope of Directive Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European 92/75/EEC to energy-related products which have a Union, and in particular Article 194(2) thereof, significant  direct or indirect impact on energy consumption during use could reinforce potential synergies between existing legislative measures, and in particular Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 estab- lishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy related products (°). This Directive should not prejudice the application of Directive 2009/125/EC. Together with that Directive and other Union instruments, this Directive forms part of a broader legal framework and, in the context of a holistic approach, brings about additional energy savings After having consulted the Committee of the Regions, and environmental gains. Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1), Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2), (3)  The Presidency conclusions of the European Council of 8 and 9 March 2007 emphasised the need to increase energy efficiency in the Union so as to achieve the objective of saving 20% of the Union's energy consumption by 2020, set targets for the EU-wide devel- opment of renewable energies and the reduction of (1) Council Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992 on greenhouse gas emissions and called for a thorough the indication by labelling and standard product and rapid {mPlementanon pf t.he key areas identified in information of the consumption of energy and other the. COH‘lmIS.SIOI’I Communication Qf_lg OCtOb_‘"f 2006 resources by household appliances ) has been entitled ‘Action Plan for Energy Efficiency: Realising the substantially amended (). Since further amendments Potential”. .The action p.le.m h1gh11ghted the enormous have to be made, it should be recast in the interests of energy savings opportunities in the products sector. clarity. Whereas: () OJ € 228, 22.9.2009, p. 90. (%) Position of the European Parliament of 5 May 2009 (not yet published in the Official Journal), position of the Council at first (4)  Improving the efficiency of energy-related products reading of 14 April 2010 (not yet published in the Official Journal), through informed consumer choice benefits the EU position of the European Parliament of 18 May 2010 (not yet economy overall published in the Official Journal). Y ’ () OJ L 297, 13.10.1992, p. 16. (¥) See Annex I Part A. () OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10.