(1)

‘mains’ or ‘electric mains’ means the electricity supply from the grid of 230 (±10 %) volts of alternating current at 50 Hz;

(2)

‘automatic washing machine’ means a washing machine where the load is fully treated by the washing machine without the need for user intervention at any point during the programme;

(3)

‘household washing machine’ means an automatic washing machine which cleans and rinses household laundry by using water, chemical, mechanical and thermal means, which also has a spin extraction function, and which is declared by the manufacturer in the Declaration of Conformity as complying with Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (10) or with Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (11);

(4)

‘household washer-dryer’ means a household washing machine which, in addition to the functions of an automatic washing machine, in the same drum includes a means for drying the textiles by heating and tumbling, and which is declared by the manufacturer in the Declaration of Conformity as complying with Directive 2014/35/EU or with Directive 2014/53/EU;

(5)

‘built-in household washing machine’ means a household washing machine that is designed, tested and marketed exclusively:

(6)

‘built-in household washer-dryer’ means a household washer-dryer that is designed, tested and marketed exclusively:

(7)

‘multi-drum household washing machine’ means a household washing machine equipped with more than one drum, whether in separate units or in the same casing;

(8)

‘multi-drum household washer-dryer’ means a household washer-dryer equipped with more than one drum, whether in separate units or in the same casing;

(9)

‘point of sale’ means a location where household washing machines or household washer-dryers, or both, are displayed or offered for sale, hire or hire-purchase.

(a)

each household washing machine or household washer-dryer, at the point of sale, including at trade fairs, bears the label provided by suppliers in accordance with point 1(a) of Article 3, with the label being displayed for built-in appliances in such a way as to be clearly visible, and for all other appliances in such a way as to be clearly visible on the outside on the front or top of the household washing machine or household washer-dryer;

(b)

in the case of distance selling and sale through the internet, the label and product information sheet are provided in accordance with Annexes VII and VIII;

(c)

any visual advertisement for a specific model of household washing machine or household washer-dryer contains the energy efficiency class of that model and the range of energy efficiency classes available on the label, in accordance with Annex VII;

(d)

any technical promotional material concerning a specific model of household washing machine or household washer-dryer, including on the internet, which describes its specific technical parameters, includes the energy efficiency class of that model and the range of energy efficiency classes available on the label, in accordance with Annex VII.

(a)

the improvement potential with regard to the energy consumption, functional and environmental performance of household washing machines and household washer-dryers;

(b)

the appropriateness of maintaining two scales for the energy performance of household washer-dryers;

(c)

the effectiveness of existing measures in achieving changes of end-user behaviour in purchasing more energy and resource efficient appliances and using more energy and resource efficient programmes;

(d)

the possibility to address circular economy objectives.

(1)

‘Energy Efficiency Index’ (EEI) means the ratio of the weighted energy consumption to the standard cycle energy consumption;

(2)

‘programme’ means a series of operations that are pre-defined and which are declared by the supplier as suitable for washing, drying or continuously washing and drying certain types of textile;

(3)

‘washing cycle’ means a complete washing process as defined by a selected programme, consisting of a series of different operations including washing, rinsing, and spinning;

(4)

‘drying cycle’ means a complete drying process as defined by the required programme, consisting of a series of different operations including heating and tumbling;

(5)

‘complete cycle’ means a washing and drying process, consisting of a washing cycle and a drying cycle;

(6)

‘continuous cycle’ means a complete cycle without interruption of the process and with no need for user intervention at any point during the programme;

(7)

‘quick response’ (QR) code means a matrix barcode included on the energy label of a product model that links to that model’s information in the public part of the product database;

(8)

‘rated capacity’ means the maximum mass in kilogram stated by the supplier at 0,5 kg intervals of dry textiles of a particular type, which can be treated in one washing cycle of a household washing machine, or in one complete cycle of a household washer-dryer respectively, on the selected programme, when loaded in accordance with the supplier’s instructions;

(9)

‘rated washing capacity’ means the maximum mass in kilogram stated by the supplier at 0,5 kg intervals of dry textiles of a particular type, which can be treated in one washing cycle of a household washing machine, or in one washing cycle of a household washer-dryer respectively, on the selected programme, when loaded in accordance with the supplier’s instructions;

(10)

‘rated drying capacity’ means the maximum mass in kilogram stated by the supplier at 0,5 kg intervals of dry textiles of a particular type, which can be treated in one drying cycle of a household washer-dryer on the selected programme, when loaded in accordance with the supplier’s instructions;

(11)

‘eco 40-60’ means the name of the programme declared by the supplier as able to clean normally soiled cotton laundry declared to be washable at 40 °C or 60 °C, together in the same washing cycle, and to which the information on the energy label and in the product information sheet relates;

(12)

‘rinsing effectiveness’ means the concentration of the residual content of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) in the treated textiles after the washing cycle of a household washing machine or household washer-dryer (IR) or the complete cycle of a household washer-dryer (JR), expressed in gram per kilogram of dry textile;

(13)

‘weighted energy consumption (EW)’ means the weighted average of the energy consumption of the washing cycle of a household washing machine or a household washer-dryer for the eco 40-60 programme at rated washing capacity, and at half and at a quarter of the rated washing capacity, expressed in kilowatt hour per cycle;

(14)

‘weighted energy consumption (EWD)’ means the weighted average of the energy consumption of the household washer-dryer for the wash and dry cycle at rated capacity and at half of the rated capacity, expressed in kilowatt hour per cycle;

(15)

‘standard cycle energy consumption’ (SCE) means the energy consumption taken as a reference, as a function of the rated capacity of a household washing machine or of a household washer-dryer, expressed in kilowatt hour per cycle;

(16)

‘weighted water consumption (WW)’ means the weighted average of the water consumption of a the washing cycle of a household washing machine or of a household washer-dryer for the eco 40-60 programme at rated washing capacity, and at half and at a quarter of the rated washing capacity, expressed in litre per cycle;

(17)

‘weighted water consumption (WWD)’ means the weighted average of the water consumption of a household washer-dryer for the wash and dry cycle at rated capacity and at half of the rated capacity, expressed in litre per cycle;

(18)

‘remaining moisture content’ means for household washing machines and for the washing cycle of household washer-dryers, the amount of moisture contained in the load at the end of the washing cycle;

(19)

‘final moisture content’ means for household washer-dryers the amount of moisture contained in the load at the end of the drying cycle;

(20)

‘cupboard dry’ means the status of treated textiles dried in a drying cycle to a final moisture content of 0 %;

(21)

‘programme duration’ (tW) means the length of time beginning with the initiation of the programme selected, excluding any user programmed delay, until the end of the programme is indicated and the user has access to the load.

(22)

‘cycle duration’ (tWD) means, for the complete cycle of a household washer-dryer, the length of time beginning with the initiation of the programme selected for the washing cycle, excluding any user programmed delay, until the end of the drying cycle is indicated and the user has access to the load;

(23)

‘off mode’ means a condition in which the household washing machine or the household washer-dryer is connected to the mains and is not providing any function; the following shall also be considered as off mode:

(24)

‘standby mode’ means a condition where the household washing machine or the household washer-dryer is connected to the mains and provides only the following functions, which may persist for an indefinite time:

(25)

‘network’ means a communication infrastructure with a topology of links, an architecture, including the physical components, organisational principles, communication procedures and formats (protocols);

(26)

‘wrinkle guard function’ means an operation of the household washing machine or of the household washer-dryer after completion of a programme to prevent excessive wrinkle building in the laundry;

(27)

‘delay start’ means a condition where the user has selected a specified delay to the beginning or end of the cycle of the selected programme;

(28)

‘guarantee’ means any undertaking by the retailer or supplier to the consumer to:

(29)

‘display mechanism’ means any screen, including tactile screen, or other visual technology used for displaying internet content to users;

(30)

‘nested display’ means visual interface where an image or data set is accessed by a mouse click, mouse roll-over or tactile screen expansion of another image or data set;

(31)

‘tactile screen’ means a screen responding to touch, such as that of a tablet computer, slate computer or a smartphone;

(32)

‘alternative text’ means text provided as an alternative to a graphic allowing information to be presented in non-graphical form where display devices cannot render the graphic or as an aid to accessibility such as input to voice synthesis applications.

I.

QR code;

II.

supplier's name or trade mark;

III.

supplier's model identifier;

IV.

scale of energy efficiency classes from A to G;

V.

the energy efficiency class determined in accordance with Annex II;

VI.

weighted energy consumption per 100 cycles in kWh, rounded to the nearest integer in accordance with Annex IV;

VII.

rated capacity, in kg, for the eco 40-60 programme;

VIII.

weighted water consumption per cycle in litres, rounded to the nearest integer in accordance with Annex IV:

IX.

duration of the eco 40-60 programme at rated capacity in h:min rounded to the nearest minute;

X.

Spin-drying efficiency class, determined in accordance with point B of Annex II;

XI.

airborne acoustic noise emissions of the spinning phase, expressed in dB(A) re 1 pW and rounded to the nearest integer, and airborne acoustic noise emission class, determined in accordance with point C of Annex II;

XII.

the number of this Regulation, that is ‘2019/2014’.

(a)

The label shall be at least 96 mm wide and 192 mm high. Where the label is printed in a larger format, its content shall nevertheless remain proportionate to the specifications above.

(b)

The background of the label shall be 100 % white.

(c)

The typefaces shall be Verdana and Calibri.

(d)

The dimensions and specifications of the elements constituting the label shall be as indicated in the label design for household washing machines.

(e)

Colours shall be CMYK – cyan, magenta, yellow and black, following this example: 0,70,100,0: 0 % cyan, 70 % magenta, 100 % yellow, 0 % black.

(f)

The label shall fulfil all the following requirements (numbers refer to the figure above):

I.

QR code;

II.

supplier's name or trade mark;

III.

supplier's model identifier;

IV.

scales of energy efficiency classes from A to G for the complete cycle (on the left side) and for the washing cycle (on the right side);

V.

the energy efficiency class for the complete cycle (on the left side) determined in accordance with Annex II; and for the washing cycle (on the right side) determined in accordance with Annex II;

VI.

weighted energy consumption per 100 cycles in kWh, rounded to the nearest integer in accordance with Annex IV, for the complete cycle (on the left side);

VII.

weighted energy consumption per 100 cycles in kWh, rounded to the nearest integer in accordance with Annex IV for the washing cycle (on the right side);

VIII.

rated capacity for the complete cycle (on the left side) and for the washing cycle (on the right side);

IX.

weighted water consumption per cycle in litre, rounded to the nearest integer in accordance with Annex IV for the complete cycle (on the left side) and for the washing cycle (on the right side);

X.

cycle duration at rated capacity for the complete cycle (on the left side) and for the washing cycle (on the right side);

XI.

Spin-drying efficiency class, determined in accordance with point B of Annex II;

XII.

airborne acoustic noise emission class of the spinning phase of the eco 40-60 programme and value in dB(A) re 1 pW and rounded to the nearest integer;

XIII.

the number of this Regulation, that is ‘2019/2014’.

(a)

The label shall be at least 96 mm wide and 192 mm high. Where the label is printed in a larger format, its content shall nevertheless remain proportionate to the specifications above.

(b)

The background of the label shall be 100 % white.

(c)

The typefaces shall be Verdana and Calibri.

(d)

The dimensions and specifications of the elements constituting the label shall be as indicated in the label design for household washer dryers.

(e)

Colours shall be CMYK – cyan, magenta, yellow and black, following this example: 0,70,100,0: 0 % cyan, 70 % magenta, 100 % yellow, 0 % black.

(f)

The label shall fulfil all the following requirements (numbers refer to the figure above):

(a)

The EEIW is calculated as follows, and is rounded to one decimal place:

EEIW = (EW/SCEW) × 100

where:

EW is the weighted energy consumption of the household washing machine or the washing cycle of the household washer-dryer;

SCEW is the standard cycle energy consumption of the household washing machine or the washing cycle of the household washer-dryer.

(b)

The SCEW is calculated in kWh per cycle and rounded to three decimal places as follows:

SCEW = -0,0025 × c2 + 0,0846 × c + 0,3920

where c is the rated capacity of the household washing machine or the rated washing capacity of the household washer-dryer for the eco 40-60 programme.

(c)

The EW is calculated in kWh per cycle as follows and rounded to three decimal places:

where:

EW,full is the energy consumption of the household washing machine or of the washing cycle of the household washer-dryer for the eco 40-60 programme at the rated washing capacity and rounded to three decimal places;

EW,½ is the energy consumption of the household washing machine or of the washing cycle of the household washer-dryer for the eco 40-60 programme at half of the rated washing capacity and rounded to three decimal places;

EW,1/4 is the energy consumption of the household washing machine or of the washing cycle of the household washer-dryer for the eco 40-60 programme at a quarter of the rated washing capacity and rounded to three decimal places;

A is the weighting factor for rated washing capacity and rounded to three decimal places;

B is the weighting factor for half of the rated washing capacity and rounded to three decimal places;

C is the weighting factor for a quarter of the rated washing capacity and rounded to three decimal places.

For household washing machines with a rated capacity lower than or equal to 3 kg and for household washer-dryers with a rated washing capacity lower than or equal to 3 kg, A shall be equal to 1; B and C shall be equal to 0.

For other household washing machines and household washer-dryers, the values of the weighting factors depend on the rated capacity according to the following equations:

A = -0,0391 × c + 0,6918

B = -0,0109 × c + 0,3582

C = 1 - (A + B)

where c is the rated capacity of the household washing machine or the rated washing capacity of the household washer dryer.

(d)

The weighted energy consumption per 100 cycles of the household washing machine or of the washing cycle of the household washer-dryer is calculated as follows and rounded to the nearest integer:

EW × 100

(a)

The EEIWD is calculated as follows, and is rounded to one decimal place:

EEIWD = (EWD/SCEWD) × 100

where:

EWD is the weighted energy consumption of the complete cycle of the household washer-dryer;

SCEWD is the standard cycle energy consumption of the complete cycle of the household washer-dryer.

(b)

The SCEWD is calculated in kWh per cycle and rounded to three decimal places as follows:

SCEWD = -0,0502 × d2 + 1,1742 × d - 0,644

where d is the rated capacity of the household washer-dryer for the wash and dry cycle.

(c)

For household washer-dryers with a rated washing capacity lower than or equal to 3 kg, the EWD is the energy consumption at rated capacity and rounded to three decimal places.

For other household washer-dryers, the EWD is calculated in kWh per cycle as follows and rounded to three decimal places:

where:

EWD,full is the energy consumption of the household washer-dryer for the wash and dry cycle at rated capacity and rounded to three decimal places;

EWD,½ is the energy consumption of the household washer-dryer for the wash and dry cycle at half the rated capacity and rounded to three decimal places.

(d)

The weighted energy consumption per 100 cycles of the complete cycle of the washer-dryer is calculated as follows and rounded to the nearest integer:

EWD × 100

(1)

WW = (A × WW,full + B × WW,1/2 + C × WW,1/4)

where:

WW,full is the water consumption of the household washing machine or of the washing cycle of a household washer-dryer for the eco 40-60 programme at rated washing capacity, in litres and rounded to one decimal place;

WW,½ is the water consumption of the household washing machine or of the washing cycle of a household washer-dryer for the eco 40-60 programme at half of the rated washing capacity, in litres and rounded to one decimal place;

WW,1/4 is the water consumption of the household washing machine or of the washing cycle of a household washer-dryer for the eco 40-60 programme at a quarter of the rated washing capacity, in litres and rounded to one decimal place;

A, B and C are the weighting factors as described in point 2.1(c).

(2)

For other household washer-dryers, the weighted water consumption (WWD) of the wash and dry cycle of a household washer-dryer is calculated as follows and rounded to the nearest integer:

where:

WWD,full is the water consumption of the wash and dry cycle of a household washer-dryer at rated capacity, in litres and rounded to one decimal place;

WWD,½ is the water consumption of the wash and dry cycle of a household washer-dryer at half of the rated capacity, in litres and rounded to one decimal place.

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the display or not of information;

—

the activation or not of a network connection.

1.

The Member State authorities shall verify one single unit of the model.

2.

The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if:

3.

If the results referred to in points 2(a) or (b) are not achieved, the model and all equivalent models shall be considered not to comply with this Regulation.

4.

If the result referred to in point 2(c) is not achieved, the Member State authorities shall select three additional units of the same model for testing. As an alternative, the three additional units selected may be of one or more equivalent models.

5.

The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if for these three units, the arithmetical mean of the determined values complies with the respective tolerances given in Table 9.

6.

If the result referred to in point 5 is not achieved, the model and all equivalent models shall be considered not to comply with this Regulation.

7.

The Member State authorities shall provide all relevant information to the authorities of the other Member States and to the Commission without delay after a decision being taken on the non-compliance of the model according to points 3 and 6.

(a)

the rated washing capacity is the sum of the rated washing capacities of each drum; for multi-drum household washer-dryers, the rated capacity is the sum of the rated capacities of each drum;

(b)

the energy and water consumption of the multi-drum household washing machine and of the washing cycle of the multi-drum household washer-dryer is the sum of the energy consumption, or water consumption, of each drum;

(c)

the energy and water consumption of the complete cycle of the multi-drum household washer-dryer is the sum of the energy consumption, or water consumption, of each drum;

(d)

the Energy Efficiency Index (EEIW) is calculated using the rated washing capacity and energy consumption; for multi-drum household washer-dryers, the Energy Efficiency Index (EEIWD) is calculated using the rated capacity and energy consumption;

(e)

the duration is the duration of the longest eco 40-60 programme, or wash and dry cycle, operating in each drum;

(f)

the residual moisture content after washing is calculated as the weighted average, according to each drum’s rated capacity;

(g)

for household multi-drum washer-dryers, the final moisture content after drying is measured individually for each drum;

(h)

the measurement of low power modes, of the acoustic airborne noise emissions and the acoustic airborne noise emissions class apply to the whole household washing machine.