This standard has been produced under Standardisation Mandate M/202 in response to the European Commission Directive implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC. This standard specifies the test conditions and method of measurement of luminous flux, lamp wattage and lamp life as given on a label on the lamp packaging together with a procedure for verification of the declared values. Only those parameters that are specific to the above mentioned Directive are included in this standard, all other parameters are defined in the relevant lamp performance standards.
DS/EN 50285:1999 history
1999DS/EN 50285:1999 Energy efficiency of electric lamps for household use - Measurement methods