4.1.1.1. Interplay with other EU legislation on environmental claims

Article 3(4) and Recital 10 set out the principle that the UCPD complements other EU legislation as a ‘safety net’ ensuring that a high common level of consumer protection against unfair commercial practices is maintained in all sectors. In the area of environmental claims, UCPD complements instruments such as: Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council (280) on the EU Ecolabel; Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council (281) setting a framework for energy labelling; Directive 1999/94/EC relating to the availability of consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions in respect of the marketing of new passenger cars; Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency (282), as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/2002 (283); Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings (284); Regulation (EU) 2020/740 on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other parameters (285); Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the Council (286) on common rules for the internal market in electricity; Directive 2009/125/EC establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products (287); Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council (288) on organic production and labelling of organic products; Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (289) on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources; Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (290) on common rules for the internal market in natural gas. Here are a few examples of the interplay between the UCPD and specific EU legislation concerning environmental claims.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.