Article 15 5.

there shall be no significant negative impact on the functionality of the product, from the perspective of the user;

health, safety and the environment shall not be adversely affected;

there shall be no significant negative impact on consumers in particular as regards the affordability and the life cycle cost of the product;

there shall be no significant negative impact on industry’s competitiveness;

in principle, the setting of an ecodesign requirement shall not have the consequence of imposing proprietary technology on manufacturers; and

no excessive administrative burden shall be imposed on manufacturers.