This workshop is aimed at pump manufacturers, users, market surveillance authorities to explain the ins and outs of the regulations on circulators and water pumps.Ecodesign regulations: what is the reasoning behind them? What are the challenges ahead? by Ismo Gronroos-Saikkala,  Head of Sector, Energy efficiency of products, Energy Directorate General, European Commission.Ecopump work by Europump : how the concepts of “house of efficiency” and “Extended Product Approach” were developed and what they meant for ecodesign developments by Professor Bernd Stoffel, University of Darmstadt representative + Frank Ennenbach, Europump Standards Commission Chairperson, Sulzer PumpsQuestions and answersCirculators: How to apply European Commission Regulation 641/2009/EC and the amendment 622/2012/EC with regard to ecodesign requirements for circulators:  what is in the Regulation? What is in the standard? Which Guidelines are available from the EC and Europump? Examples of application of the Regulation  by Dr Niels Bidstrup, Grundfos, Europump, CEN/TC 197/WG 2 Chairperson Marcos Gonzalez-Alvarez, Policy Officer , Energy efficiency of products, Energy Directorate General, European Commission Water Pumps: How to apply European Commission Regulation 547/2012/EC implementing Directive 2009/125/EC with regard to ecodesign requirements for water pumps: what is in the Regulation? What is in the standard? Which Guidelines are available from the EC and Europump? Examples of application of the Regulation  by Markus Teepe, WILO, Europump, CEN/TC 197/WG 1 Chairperson Ruben Kubiak, Policy Officer, Energy Directorate General, European Commission