draft commission regulation amending regulation ec no 640 2009 implementing directive 2005 32 ec of the european parliament and of the council with regard to ecodesign requirements for electric motors 4 pages in english . regulation ec no 640 2009 the regulation includes in its article 1 on subject matter and scope an exemption from the application of the regulation for motors that are specifically designed for operating conditions considered extreme for conventional motors. these exemptions were intended to take account of the fact that some special-purpose motors cannot always be as efficient as motors designed to operate under conventional circumstances as there are constraints on their design that reduce their efficiency but allow them to operate reliably under stressful conditions. some manufacturers have used these exemptions to circumvent the obligations fixed by the regulation indicating that motors are designed to operate at altitudes or ambient air temperatures beyond the scope of the regulation. this threatens to undermine the objective of the regulation and creates a situation of unfair competition on the market. in addition the regulation sets minimum information requirements for motors to be provided on or near the motors rating plate. the information to be provided includes the nominal efficiency o at the full 75 and 50 rated load and voltage un . motor manufacturers have informed the commission that it is not possible to provide this information in a legible manner on the rating plate of small motors due to lack of space on the rating plate. the purpose of the draft regulation amending the regulation is to clarify that the exemptions included in the regulation are to be applied only to motors specified to work under special conditions. these exemptions are also brought in line with the most recent version of the international standards on electric motors. the amendment aims to clarify that when part load efficiencies cannot be provided on the rating plate of the motor in a legible manner they can be provided on a free access website. the amendment will make it possible to avoid the loss of expected savings which would ensue if the regulation were not amended.