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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-ecodesign-for-energy-related-products-and-energy-information-regulations-2021/schedule-8/paragraph-7",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2021/9780348222920",
  "legislation_title": "The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-ecodesign-for-energy-related-products-and-energy-information-regulations-2021",
  "path": "schedule/8/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Verification tolerances",
  "text": "(1) The verification tolerances set out in Table 14 must be used only by the market surveillance authority and only for the purposes of this Schedule.\n(2) The manufacturer, authorised representative or importer of a product must not use the verification tolerances—\n(a) as allowed tolerances to establish the declared values;\n(b) in order to interpret the declared values with a view to achieving compliance; or\n(c) to communicate better performance.\nTable 14\nVerification tolerances\nParameter\nVerification tolerances\nEco programme energy consumption (EPEC)\nThe determined value must not exceed the declared value of EPEC by more than 5 per cent.\nEco programme water consumption (EPWC)\nThe determined value must not exceed the declared value of EPWC by more than 5 per cent.\nCleaning performance index (IC)\nThe determined value must not be less than the declared value of IC by more than 14 per cent.\nDrying performance index (ID)\nThe determined value must not be less than the declared value of ID by more than 12 percent.\nProgramme duration (Tt)\nThe determined value must not exceed the declared value by more than 5 per cent or 10 minutes, whichever is the longer.\nPower consumption in off mode (Po)\nThe determined value of power consumption Po\nmust not exceed the declared value by more than 0.10 W.\nPower consumption in standby mode (Psm)\nThe determined value of power consumption Psm must not exceed the declared value by more than 10 per cent if the declared value is higher than 1.00 W, or by more than 0.10 W if the declared value is lower than or equal to 1.00 W.\nPower consumption in delay start (Pds)\nThe determined value of power consumption Pds must not exceed the declared value by more than 10 per cent if the declared value is higher than 1.00 W, or by more than 0.10 W if the declared value is lower than or equal to 1.0 W.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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