This Directive shall apply to household electric lamps supplied directly from the mains (filament and integral compact fluorescent lamps), and to household fluorescent lamps (including linear, and non-integral compact fluorescent lamps), even when marketed for non-household use.
Lamps shall be classified in class A if:
- Fluorescent lamps without integral ballast
(those requiring a ballast and/or other control gear to connect them to the mains)