Stage lighting: “Strong indications” of no European ban

The latest noises out of Brussels suggest the EU is reconsidering plans to axe the exemption for entertainment lighting in its new Ecodesign regulations

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Sources close to the European Commission (EC) have indicated #SaveStageLighting campaigners will be successful in their goal of securing an exemption for stage lighting from new environmental regulations.

Venues and industry associations in May warned that some of the continent’s best-loved music venues and theatres face a blackout post-2020, under European Union plans to regulate stage lighting under the same environmental rules that govern those sold for domestic and office use.

Members of the European Parliament voted 330–246 earlier…

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