‘household dishwasher’ means a machine which cleans, rinses, and dries dishware, glassware, cutlery and cooking utensils by chemical, mechanical, thermal, and electric means and which is designed to be used principally for non-professional purposes;

‘built-in household dishwasher’ means a household dishwasher intended to be installed in a cabinet, a prepared recess in a wall or a similar location, requiring furniture finishing;

‘place settings’ means a defined set of crockery, glass and cutlery for use by one person;

‘rated capacity’ means the maximum number of place settings together with the serving pieces, as stated by the supplier, which can be treated in a household dishwasher on the programme selected, when loaded in accordance with the supplier’s instructions;

‘programme’ means a series of operations that are pre-defined and are declared as suitable by the supplier for specified levels of soil or type of load, or both, and together form a complete cycle;

‘programme time’ means the time that elapses from the initiation of the programme until the completion of the programme, excluding any end-user-programmed delay;

‘cycle’ means a complete cleaning, rinsing, and drying process, as defined for the selected programme;

‘off-mode’ means a condition where the household dishwasher is switched off using appliance controls or switches accessible to and intended for operation by the end-user during normal use to attain the lowest power consumption that may persist for an indefinite time while the household dishwasher is connected to a power source and used in accordance with the supplier’s instructions; where there is no control or switch accessible to the end-user, ‘off-mode’ means the condition reached after the household dishwasher reverts to a steady-state power consumption on its own;

‘left-on mode’ means the lowest power consumption mode that may persist for an indefinite time after completion of the programme and unloading of the household dishwasher without any further intervention by the end-user;

‘equivalent household dishwasher’ means a model of household dishwasher placed on the market with the same rated capacity, technical and performance characteristics, energy and water consumption and airborne acoustical noise emissions as another model of household dishwasher placed on the market under a different commercial code number by the same supplier;

‘end-user’ means a consumer buying or expected to buy a household dishwasher;

‘point of sale’ means a location where household dishwashers are displayed or offered for sale, hire or hire-purchase.

each household dishwasher is supplied with a printed label in the format and containing information as set out in Annex I;

a product fiche, as set out in Annex II, is made available;

the technical documentation as set out in Annex III is made available on request to the authorities of the Member States and to the Commission;

any advertisement for a specific model of household dishwasher contains the energy efficiency class, if the advertisement discloses energy-related or price information;

any technical promotional material concerning a specific model of household dishwasher which describes its specific technical parameters includes the energy efficiency class of that model;

an electronic label in the format and containing the information set out in Annex I is made available to dealers for each household dishwasher model placed on the market from 1 January 2015 with a new model identifier. It may also be made available to dealers for other household dishwasher models;

an electronic product fiche as set out in Annex II is made available to dealers for each household dishwasher model placed on the market from 1 January 2015 with a new model identifier. It may also be made available to dealers for other household dishwasher models.

each household dishwasher, at the point of sale, bears the label provided by suppliers in accordance with Article 3(a) on the outside of the front or top of the household dishwasher, in such a way as to be clearly visible;

household dishwashers offered for sale, hire or hire- purchase where the end-user cannot be expected to see the household dishwasher displayed, are marketed with the information provided by suppliers in accordance with Annex IV. Where the offer is made through the internet and an electronic label and an electronic product fiche have been made available in accordance with Article 3(f) and 3(g) the provisions of Annex VIII shall apply instead;

any advertisement for a specific model of household dishwasher contains a reference to its energy efficiency class, if the advertisement discloses energy-related or price information;

any technical promotional material concerning a specific model of household dishwasher which describes its specific technical parameters includes a reference to the energy efficiency class of that model.

supplier’s name or trade mark;

supplier’s model identifier, where ‘model identifier’ means the code, usually alphanumeric, which distinguishes a specific household dishwasher model from other models with the same trade mark or supplier’s name;

the energy efficiency class determined in accordance with point 1 of Annex VI; the head of the arrow containing the energy efficiency class of the household dishwasher shall be placed at the same height as the head of the arrow of the relevant energy efficiency class;

annual energy consumption (AEC ) in kWh per year, rounded up to the nearest integer and calculated in accordance with point 1(b) of Annex VII;

annual water consumption (AW C) in litres per year, rounded up to the nearest integer and calculated in accordance with point 3 of Annex VII;

the drying efficiency class determined in accordance with point 2 of Annex VI;

rated capacity in standard place settings, for the standard cleaning cycle;

airborne acoustical noise emissions expressed in dB(A) re 1 pW and rounded to the nearest integer.

The label shall be at least 110 mm wide and 220 mm high. Where the label is printed in a larger format, its content must nevertheless remain proportionate to the specifications above.

The background shall be white.

Colours shall be CMYK — cyan, magenta, yellow and black, following this example: 00-70-X-00: 0 % cyan, 70 % magenta, 100 % yellow, 0 % black.

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

 

Border stroke: 5 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.

 

EU logo — colours: X-80-00-00 and 00-00-X-00.

 

Energy logo

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colour: X-00-00-00. Pictogram as depicted; EU logo and energy logo (combined): width: 92 mm, height: 17 mm.

 

Sub-logos border: 1 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — length: 92,5 mm.

 

A-G scale

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Arrow: height: 7 mm, gap: 0,75 mm — colours:

Highest class: X-00-X-00,

Second class: 70-00-X-00,

Third class: 30-00-X-00,

Fourth class: 00-00-X-00,

Fifth class: 00-30-X-00,

Sixth class: 00-70-X-00,

Last class: 00-X-X-00.

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Text: Calibri bold 18 pt, capitals and white; ‘+’ symbols: Calibri bold 12 pt, capitals, white, aligned on a single row.

 

Energy efficiency class

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Arrow: width: 26 mm, height: 14 mm, 100 % black.

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Text: Calibri bold 29 pt, capitals and white; ‘+’ symbols: Calibri bold 18 pt, capitals, white, aligned on a single row.

 

Energy

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Text: Calibri regular 11 pt, capitals, 100 % black.

 

Annual energy consumption

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Border: 2 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.

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Value: Calibri bold 37 pt, 100 % black.

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Second line: Calibri regular 17 pt, 100 % black.

 

Annual water consumption:

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Pictogram as depicted

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Border: 2 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.

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Value: Calibri bold 24 pt, 100 % black; and Calibri regular 16 pt, 100 % black.

 

Drying efficiency class:

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Pictogram as depicted

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Border: 2 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.

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Value: Calibri regular 16 pt, horizontal scale 75 %, 100 % black; and Calibri bold 22 pt, horizontal scale 75 %, 100 % black.

 

Rated capacity:

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Pictogram as depicted

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Border: 2 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.

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Value: Calibri bold 24 pt, 100 % black; and Calibri regular 16 pt, 100 % black.

 

Noise emissions:

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Pictogram as depicted

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Border: 2 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.

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Value: Calibri bold 24 pt, 100 % black; and Calibri regular 16 pt, 100 % black.

 

Supplier’s name or trade mark

 

Supplier’s model identifier

 

The supplier’s name or trademark and model identifier should fit in a space of 92 × 15 mm.

 

Numbering of the Regulation: Calibri bold 9 pt, 100 % black.

supplier’s name or trade mark;

supplier’s model identifier, meaning the code, usually alphanumeric, which distinguishes a specific household dishwasher model from other models with the same trade mark or supplier’s name;

rated capacity, in standard place settings, for the standard cleaning cycle;

energy efficiency class, in accordance with point 1 of Annex VI;

where the household dishwasher has been awarded an ‘EU Ecolabel’ under Regulation (EC) No 66/2010, this information may be included;

annual energy consumption (AEC) in kWh per year, rounded up to the nearest integer and calculated in accordance with point 1(b) of Annex VII. It shall be described as ‘Energy consumption “X” kWh per year, based on 280 standard cleaning cycles using cold water fill and the consumption of the low power modes. Actual energy consumption will depend on how the appliance is used.’;

the energy consumption (Et) of the standard cleaning cycle;

the power consumption in off-mode and left-on mode (Po and Pl);

annual water consumption (AWC), in litres per year, rounded up to the nearest integer and calculated in accordance with point 3 of Annex VII; it shall be described as: ‘Water consumption “X” litres per year, based on 280 standard cleaning cycles. Actual water consumption will depend on how the appliance is used.’;

drying efficiency class determined in accordance with point 2 of Annex VI expressed as ‘Drying efficiency class “X” on a scale from G (least efficient) to A (most 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 G (least efficient) to A (most efficient);

indication that the ‘standard programme’ is the standard cleaning cycle to which the information in the label and the fiche relates, that this programme is suitable to clean normally soiled tableware, and that it is the most efficient programme in terms of combined energy and water consumption;

programme time for the standard cleaning cycle, in minutes and rounded to the nearest integer;

the duration of the left-on mode (Tl ) if the household dishwasher is equipped with a power management system;

airborne acoustical noise emissions expressed in dB(A) re 1 pW and rounded to the nearest integer;

if the household dishwasher is intended to be built-in, an indication to this effect.

the name and address of the supplier;

a general description of the dishwasher model, sufficient for it to be unequivocally and easily identified;

where appropriate, the references of the harmonised standards applied;

where appropriate, the other technical standards and specifications used;

identification and signature of the person empowered to bind the supplier;

technical parameters for measurements as follows:

the results of calculations performed in accordance with Annex VII.

the energy efficiency class, as defined in point 1 of Annex VI;

the rated capacity in standard place settings for the standard cleaning cycle;

the annual energy consumption (AEC) in kWh per year, rounded up to the nearest integer and calculated in accordance with point 1(b) of Annex VII;

the annual water consumption (AWC) in litres per year, rounded up to the nearest integer and calculated in accordance with point 3 of Annex VII;

the drying efficiency class in accordance with point 2 of Annex VI;

airborne acoustical noise emissions in dB(A) re 1 pW and rounded to the nearest integer;

if the model is intended to be built-in, an indication to this effect.

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

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

If the results referred to in points 2(a) or (b) are not achieved, the model and all models that have been listed as equivalent household dishwasher models in the supplier's technical documentation shall be considered not to comply with this Delegated Regulation.

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 different models that have been listed as equivalent models in the supplier's technical documentation.

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 1.

If the result referred to in point 5 is not achieved, the model and all models that have been listed as equivalent household dishwasher models in the supplier's technical documentation shall be considered not to comply with this Delegated Regulation.

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.

The Energy Efficiency Index (EEI) is calculated as follows and rounded to one decimal place:

where:

The annual energy consumption (AEc ) is calculated in kWh/year as follows and rounded to two decimal places:

The standard annual energy consumption (SAEC ) is calculated in kWh/year as follows and rounded to two decimal places:

The Drying Efficiency Index (ID ) is calculated as follows and rounded to two decimal places:

ID = exp(lnID )

where:

The drying efficiency (D) is the average of the wet score of each load item after completion of a standard cleaning cycle. The wet score is calculated as shown in Table 1:

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

‘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;

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

‘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.

be an arrow in the colour corresponding to the energy efficiency class of the product on the label;

indicate on the arrow the energy efficiency class of the product in white in a font size equivalent to that of the price; and

have one of the following two formats:

the image referred to in point 3 of this Annex shall be shown on the display mechanism in proximity to the price of the product;

the image shall link to the label;

the label shall be displayed after a mouse click, mouse roll-over or tactile screen expansion on the image;

the label shall be displayed by pop up, new tab, new page or inset screen display;

for magnification of the label on tactile screens, the device conventions for tactile magnification shall apply;

the label shall cease to be displayed by means of a close option or other standard closing mechanism;

the alternative text for the graphic, to be displayed on failure to display the label, shall be the energy efficiency class of the product in a font size equivalent to that of the price.