Regulation (EU) 2019/2020, which lays down eco-design requirements for light sources, and European Directive 2011/65/EU on the reduction of hazardous substances, herald the end of fluorescent tubes. In the coming months and years, hundreds of millions of end-of-life fluorescent lamps and tubes will have to be replaced.

Various deadlines have been set:

• February 24, 2023, end of long-life fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent lamps with non-integrated control gear (CFL-ni) with less than 20,000 hours,
• August 24, 2023, end of T5 and T8 fluorescent tubes, compact fluorescent lamps (with a life of over 20,000 hours),
• August 31, 2023, end of halogen capsules with G9 G4 GY 6.35 bases.

After these dates, products already on the European market can continue to be sold until stocks are exhausted. In the coming months and years, hundreds of millions of end-of-life fluorescent lamps and tubes will have to be replaced.

To find an equivalent, professionals can choose from a wide range of LED solutions. The advantages of these products: lower energy consumption, longer life and different color temperatures.

The lighting product catalog has been transformed to offer a complete range of lamp and/or luminaire solutions.

At Solycome we offer alternative LED solutions to suit your needs.

For your old fluorescent tubes, we advise you to donate them to the Ecosystem eco-organization, which processes and collects them.