ENERGY LABELLING OF HOUSEHOLD ELECTRIC TUMBLE DRIERS (IMPLEMENTING MEASURES) REGULATIONS

ENERGY LABELLING OF HOUSEHOLD ELECTRIC

TUMBLE DRIERS (IMPLEMENTING MEASURES)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 427.81

ENERGY LABELLING OF

HOUSEHOLD ELECTRIC TUMBLE DRIERS

(IMPLEMENTING MEASURES) REGULATIONS

20th July, 2011 *

LEGAL NOTICE 344 of 2011.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Energy Labelling of

Household Electric Tumble Driers (Implementing Measures)

Regulations.

(2) These regulations shall be interpreted in terms of the

Indication by Labelling and Standard Product Information of the

Consumption of Energy and other Resources by Energy Related

Products Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the Energy

Labelling Regulations".

(3) These regulations implement the requirements of

Commission Directive 95/13/EC of 23 May 1995 implementing

Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of

household electric tumble driers.

(4) These regulations constitute an implementing measure

within the meaning of the Energy Labelling Regulations with

regard to the energy labelling of household electric tumble driers.

Based on Annex I of Directive 1995/13/EC

THE LABEL

1. The label shall be the appropriate language version chosen from the

following illustrations

Notes concerning the label

2. The following notes define the information to be included

Note

I.

Supplier’s name or trade mark.

II.

Supplier’s model identifier.

III.

The energy efficiency class of an appliance shall be determined in

accordance with Schedule IV. This shall be placed at the same level as

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the relevant arrow.

Without prejudice to any requirements under the Community eco-label

scheme, where a model has been granted a ‘European Union eco-label’

under Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of

the Council of 17 July 2000 on a revised Community eco-label award

scheme, a copy of the eco-label may be added here. The ‘electric tumble

drier label design guide’ referred to below, explains how the eco-label

mark may be included in the label.

Energy consumption in kWh per cycle, for ‘dry cotton cycle’ in

accordance with test procedures of the harmonized standards referred to

in regulation 4(6).

Rated capacity of cotton, in kg, in accordance with the harmonized

standards referred to in regulation 4(6).

VII. The type of appliance, air vented or condensing, in accordance with test

procedures of the harmonized standards referred to in regulation 4(6).

The arrow shall be placed at the same level as the relevant type.

VIII. Where applicable, noise measured during the function determining the

energy efficiency, determined in accordance with Directive 86/594/

EEC.

The equivalent terms in other languages in those described above are given in

Schedule V.

3. The following defines certain aspects of the label

Colours used

CMYB - cyan, magenta, yellow, black.

Ex.07X0: 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 100% yellow, 0% black.

Arrows

A

X0X0

B

70X0

C

30X0

D

00X0

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03X0

07X0

0XX0

Outline colour: X070

All text is in black. The background is white.

Complete printing information is contained in the ‘Electric tumble drier label

design guide’, which is for information only, obtainable from

The Secretary of the Committee on energy labelling and standard product

information for household appliances,

Directorate-General for Energy XVII,

European Commission,

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200,

B-1049 Brussels.

(1) These regulations shall apply to electric mains

operated household tumble driers.

(2) Appliances that can also use other energy sources are

excluded, as are combined washer-driers.

Based on Annex II of Directive 1995/13/EC

FICHE

The fiche shall contain the following information. The information may be given

in the form of a table covering a number of appliances supplied by the same supplier,

in which case it shall be given in the order specified, or given close to the

description of the appliance

1. Supplier’s trade mark.

2. Supplier’s model identifier.

3. The energy efficiency class of the model as defined in Schedule IV.

Expressed as ‘Energy efficiency class on a scale of A (more efficient) to

G (less efficient)’.

Where this information is provided in a table this may be expressed by

other means provided it is clear that the scale is from A (more efficient)

to G (less efficient). The indication of the heating function in which the

energy efficiency class is determined.

4. Where the information is provided in a table, and where some of the

appliances listed in the table have been granted a ‘European Union eco-

label’ under Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000, this information may be

included here. In this case the row heading shall state ‘European Union

eco-label’, and the entry shall consist of a copy of the eco-label mark.

This provision is without prejudice to any requirements under the

Community eco-label scheme.

The definitions of the Energy Labelling Regulations shall

apply.

Based on Annex III of Directive 1995/13/EC

MAIL ORDER AND OTHER DISTANCE SELLING

Mail order catalogues and other printed communications referred to in regulation

4(4) shall contain the following information, given in the order specified

1. Energy efficiency class

(Schedule II point 3)

2. Energy consumption

(Schedule I note V)

3. Capacity

(Schedule I note VI)

4. Water consumption per cycle (if applicable)

(Schedule II point 7)

5. Estimated annual consumption per household

(Schedule II point 11)

6. Noise

(Schedule I note VIII)

Where other information contained in the fiche is provided, it shall be in the form

defined in Schedule II and shall be included in the above table in the order required

for the fiche.

The equivalent terms in other languages to those described above are set out in

Schedule V.

(1) The technical documentation referred to in regulation

6(2)(a) of the Energy Labelling Regulations shall include

(a) the name and address of the supplier;

(b) a general description of the appliance, sufficient for it

to be uniquely identified;

(c) information, including drawings as relevant, on the

main design features of the model and in particular

items

which appreciably affect its energy

consumption;

(d) reports of relevant measurement tests carried out under

the test procedures of the harmonised standards

referred to in sub-regulation (6);

(e) operating instructions, if any.

*See regulation 1(5) of these Regulations as originally promulgated.

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(2) The label referred to in regulation 5(1) of the Energy

Labelling Regulations shall be as specified in Schedule I.

The label shall be placed on the outside of the front or top of the

appliance, in such a way as to be clearly visible, and not obscured.

(3) The content and format of the fiche referred to in regulation

5(2) of the Energy Labelling Regulations shall be as specified in

Schedule II.

(4) In the circumstances covered by regulation 8 of Energy

Labelling Regulations, and where the offer for sale, hire, or hire

purchase, is provided by means of a printed communication, such

as a mail order catalogue, then that printed communication shall

include all the information specified in Schedule III.

(5) The energy efficiency class of an appliance oven shall be

determined in accordance with Schedule IV.

(6) The information required by these regulations shall be

measured in accordance with harmonised standards the reference

numbers of which have been published in the Official Journal of

the European Communities and for which Member States have

p u b l i sh e d t h e r e f e r en c e n um b er s o f t h e n a t i o n al st a n d a r d s

transposing those harmonised standards.

Throughout these regulations any provisions requiring the giving

of information relating to noise shall apply only where that

information is required under Article 3 of Council Directive 86/

594/ EEC. This information, where required, shall be measured in

accordance with that Directive.

(7) The harmonised standards referred to in the second

paragraph of sub-regulation (6) shall be drawn up under mandate

from the Commission in accordance with Directive 83/189/EEC.

Based on Annex IV of Directive 1995/13/EC

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

harmonized standards referred to in

regulation 4(6) with ‘dry cotton cycle’

A

C < 0.51

B

0.51 < C < 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

0.91 < C

Table 2 - Condensing driers

Energy efficiency class

Energy consumption ‘C’ in kWh per kg

of load using test procedures of the

harmonized standards referred to in

regulation 4(6) with ‘dry cotton cycle’

A

C < 0.55

B

0.51 < C < 64

C

0.64 < C < 0.73

D

0.73 < C < 0.82

E

0.82 < C < 0.91

F

0.91 < C < 1.00

G

1.00 < C

(1)

Determined according to Schedule I, note V.

Energy consumption (Schedule I note V).

Based on Annex V of Directive 2002/40/EC

TERMS TO BE USED IN LABEL AND FICHE

The equivalents in other Community languages of the terms in English given

above are as follows

Rated capacity of cotton (Schedule I note VI).

Water consumption in accordance with test procedures of the

harmonized standards referred to in regulation 4(6), for ‘dry cotton’

programme cycle, if applicable.

Drying time in accordance with test procedures of the harmonized

standards referred to in regulation 4(6) for ‘dry cotton’ cycle.

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.

Suppliers may include the information in points 5 to 8 in respect of

other drying cycles.

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’.

The type of appliance, air vented or condensing, in accordance with test

procedures of the harmonized standards referred to in regulation 4(6),

(Schedule I note VII).

Where applicable, ‘noise’ in accordance with Directive 86/594/EEC. 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.

If a copy of the label, either in colour or black and white is included in the fiche,

then only the further information needs to be included.

The equivalent terms in other languages to those given above are set out in

Schedule V.