S.I. No. 110/1996 - European Communities (Energy Labelling of Household Electric Tumble Driers) Regulations, 1996.

1. Energy efficiency class (Schedule 2 point 3).

2. Energy consumption (Schedule 1 note V).

3. Capacity (Schedule 1 note VI).

4. Water consumption per cycle (if applicable) (Schedule 2 point 7).

5. Estimated annual consumption per household (Schedule 2 point 11).

6. Noise (Schedule 1 note VIII).

Where other information contained in the fiche is provided it shall be in the form defined in Schedule 2 and shall be included in the above table in the order defined for the fiche.

SCHEDULE 4.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY CLASS

The energy efficiency class of an appliance shall be defined in accordance with the following tables

Table 1 — Air vented driers

Energy Efficiency Class

Energy consumption 'C' in kWh per kg of load using test procedures of the harmonised standards referred to in Article 1.2 of the Commission Directive with 'dry cotton cycle'.

A

C ≤ 0.51

B

0.51 < C ≤ 0.59

C

0.59 < C ≤ 0.67

D

0.67 < C ≤ 0.75

E

0.75 < C ≤ 0.83

F

0.83 < C ≤ 0.91

G

< C ≤ 0.91

Table 2 — Condensing driers

Energy efficiency class

Energy consumption 'C' in kWh per kg of load using test procedures of the harmonised standards referred to in Article 1.2 of the Commission Directive with 'dry cotton cycle'.

A

C0.55

B

0.550.64

C

0.640.73

D

0.730.82

E

0.820.91

F

0.911.00

G

C> 1.00

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 18th day of April, 1996.

MICHAEL LOWRY,

Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of the Regulations is to give legal effect to Commission Directive 95/13/EC of 23 May, 1995 and Council Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September, 1992 in so far as it relates to household electric tumble driers.

These Regulations apply to electric mains operated household tumble driers. Tumble driers that may also use other energy sources, second-hand tumbler driers, tumble driers of which production has ceased before 1st April, 1996 and combined washer-driers, are excluded.

The Regulations prohibit the placing on the market, for sale, hire or reward, of a tumble drier unless accompanied by information relating to the consumption of electric energy in addition to some supplementary information. This information is to be conveyed to the customer by means of a specified label and an associated fiche (product information notice.) The Regulations place the onus for the accuracy of the labels and fiches on the suppliers, who will also be required to establish technical documentation sufficient to enable the accuracy of the information contained in the labels and the fiches to be assessed.

Provision is made for the appointment and powers of authorised officers and penalties for offences under the Regulations, in addition to a transitional period to facilitate those who have been unable or have not had a reasonable opportunity to comply with the Regulations.

These Regulations may be purchased from the Government Publication Sales Office, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2.

7. Water consumption in accordance with test procedures of the harmonised standards referred to in Article 1.2 of the Commission Directive, for 'dry cotton' programme cycle, if applicable.

8. Drying time in accordance with test procedures of the harmonised standards referred to in Article 1.2 of the Commission Directive, for 'dry cotton' cycle.

9. The same information as given above, under notes 5, 6, 7 and 8, but in respect of the 'iron dry cotton' and 'easy care textiles' programmes. These lines may be omitted if there is no such cycle on the machines in question.

10. Suppliers may include the information in points 5 to 8 in respect of other drying cycles.

11. The average annual consumption of energy (and water if applicable) based on the drying of 150 kg using 'dry cotton', plus 280 kg using 'iron-dry' cotton, plus 150 kg using 'easy care' textile programmes. This shall be expressed as 'estimated annual consumption for a four person household normally using a drier'.

12. The type of appliance, air vented or condensing, in accordance with test procedures of the harmonised standards referred to in Article 1.2 of the Commission Directive, (Schedule 1 note VII).

13. Where applicable, 'noise' in accordance with Directive 86/594/EEC

4.

4

O.J. No. L344, 6-12-1986, p.24.

If a copy of the label, either in colour or black and white, is included in the fiche, only the further information included in the fiche needs to be included.

SCHEDULE 3.

MAIL ORDER AND OTHER DISTANCE SELLING

Mail order catalogues and other printed communications referred to in Article 2.4 of the Commission Directive, shall contain the following information, given in the order specified

S.I. No. 110 of 1996.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (ENERGY LABELLING OF HOUSEHOLD ELECTRIC TUMBLE DRIERS) REGULATIONS, 1996.

I, MICHAEL LOWRY, Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 3

of the

European Communities Act, 1972

(No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Directive 95/13/EC of 23 May 1995

1

and to Council Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992

2

, in so far as it applies to household appliances to which the Commission Directive aforesaid applies, hereby make the following Regulations

1

O.J. No. L136, 21-6-1995, p.28.

2

O.J. No. L297, 13-10-1992, p.16.