Translation of "Tension en mode commun " (French → English) :

‘standby mode’ means a mode of lamp control gear where the lamps are switched off with the help of a control signal under normal operating conditions. It applies to lamp control gear with a built-in switching function and permanently connected to the supply voltage when in normal use;

As ecodesign requirements for the no-load condition of low voltage external power supplies should be more demanding than ecodesign requirements for off-mode condition of electrical and electronic household and office equipment placed on the market with a low voltage external power supply, the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 of 17 December 2008 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for standby and off-mode power consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment (2), should not apply to electrical and electronic household and ...[+++]office equipment which is placed on the market with a low voltage external power supply.

For example, a manufacturer that is shipping the same computer monitor model to the United States and Europe must measure and report the On, Sleep, and Off power consumption at both 115 Volts/60 Hz and 230 Volts/50 Hz.

Test Method: Following are the test steps for measuring the true power requirements of the test unit in On Mode/Active Power, Sleep Mode/Low Power, and Off Mode/Standby Power. Manufacturers are required to test their computer monitors using the analogue interface, except in those cases where one is not provided (i.e., digital interface monitors, which are defined as only having a digital interface for purposes of this test method). For digital interface monitors, please see Footnote 8 for voltage information and ...[+++]then follow the test method below using a digital signal generator.

At the current rate of increase of energy consumption, the tensions between our pattern of energy demand – 80% based on fossil fuels – and the struggle to advance a sustainable environment could be felt most strongly from 2012 onwards.

The legislator's main reason for introducing such a measure is to diversify the means of enforcing penalties in order to reduce the prison population and thus limit the harmful consequences of imprisonment (social stigma, loss of employment and consequent financial difficulties for the family, parental absence and loss of parental authority, etc.), to facilitate the rehabilitation of offenders by providing strict supervision and thereby to reduce the risk of re-offending, to reduce the tensions caused by overcrowding in prisons and to achieve savings on the daily cost of prison care. [163]