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17 Apr 15

EU freezes halogen bulb ban

An EU ban on wasteful halogen light bulbs has been frozen by two years following a vote in Brussels today. The decision by the Ecodesign Regulatory Committee of member state representatives will wipe out €6.6 billion in energy savings and keep household energy bills high, according to environmental campaign Coolproducts. It is the first time the EU has rolled back a product-related efficiency law.

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