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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-ecodesign-for-energy-related-products-and-energy-information-regulations-2021/schedule-9/paragraph-14",
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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/9/paragraph/14",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "14",
  "heading": "Functional requirements",
  "text": "(1) Household washing machines and household washer-dryers must meet the following requirements.\n(2) For—\n(a) washing machines with a rated capacity higher than 3 kg; and\n(b) the washing cycle of household washer-dryers with a rated capacity higher than 3 kg;\nthe Washing Efficiency Index (IW) of the eco 40-60 programme must be greater than 1.03 for each of the loading sizes specified in sub-paragraph (3).\n(3) The loading sizes referred to in sub-paragraph (2) are—\n(a) the rated washing capacity;\n(b) half of the rated washing capacity;\n(c) one quarter of the rated washing capacity.\n(4) For—\n(a) household washing machines with a rated capacity lower than or equal to 3 kg; and\n(b) the washing cycle of household washer-dryers with a rated capacity lower than or equal to 3 kg;\nthe Washing Efficiency Index (IW) of the eco 40-60 programme must be greater than 1.00 at rated washing capacity.\n(5) For household washer-dryers with a rated capacity higher than 3 kg, the Washing Efficiency Index (JW) of the wash and dry cycle must be greater than 1.03 at—\n(a) the rated capacity; and\n(b) half of the rated capacity.\n(6) For household washer-dryers with a rated capacity lower than or equal to 3 kg, the Washing Efficiency Index (JW) of the wash and dry cycle must be greater than 1.00 at rated capacity.\n(7) For—\n(a) household washing machines with a rated capacity higher than 3 kg; and\n(b) the washing cycle of household washer-dryers with a rated capacity higher than 3 kg;\nthe Rinsing Effectiveness (IR) of the eco 40-60 programme must be smaller than or equal to 5.0 g/kg for each of the loading sizes specified in sub-paragraph (8).\n(8) The loading sizes referred to in sub-paragraph (7) are—\n(a) the rated washing capacity;\n(b) half of the rated washing capacity; and\n(c) one quarter of the rated washing capacity.\n(9) For household washer-dryers with a rated capacity higher than 3 kg, the Rinsing Effectiveness (JR) of the wash and dry cycle must be smaller than or equal to 5.0 g/kg at—\n(a) the rated capacity; and\n(b) half of the rated capacity.\n(10) IW, JW, IR and JR must be calculated in accordance with Schedule 10.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/9780348222920/schedule/9/paragraph/14",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:47:21.902040+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}