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The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021 in Wales

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Draft 2021, ISBN 9780348222920

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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under regulation 24(1)(b) of the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010 and Article 11A(2)(b) of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting a framework for energy labelling, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

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Coming into force ***

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by regulations 22(1) and 24(2) of the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010f1 (the 2010 Regulations), and Articles 11(1) and 11A(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting a framework for energy labellingf2 (the Framework Regulation).

A draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with regulation 24(1)(b) of the 2010 Regulations and Article 11A(2)(b) of the Framework Regulation, and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

For the purposes of paragraph (1) of regulation 22 of the 2010 Regulations, the Secretary of State considers that the matters set out in paragraphs (2) and (6) are satisfied. The Secretary of State has complied with paragraph (4) of regulation 22 of those Regulations.

For the purposes of paragraph (1) of Article 11 of the Framework Regulation, the Secretary of State considers that the conditions set out in paragraph (1)(a) to (d) are satisfied. The Secretary of State has complied with paragraph (2) of Article 11 of that Regulation.

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Footnotes

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S.I. 2010/2617, amended by S.I. 2011/2677, 2012/3005, 2013/1232, 2014/1290, 2015/469, 2016/838, 2017/1143, 2019/539, 2019/1253, 2020/485 and 2020/1528, and by paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (c.29).

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EUR 2017/1369. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2019/539 and 2020/1528.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introduction
  2. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part 2: Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products
  5. Chapter 1: WELDING EQUIPMENT
  6. 3Application and interpretation
  7. 4Ecodesign requirements
  8. 5Conformity assessment
  9. 6Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes
  10. 7Measurements and calculations
  11. 8Circumvention and software updates
  12. Chapter 2: REFRIGERATING APPLIANCES WITH A DIRECT SALES FUNCTION
  13. 9Application and interpretation
  14. 10Ecodesign requirements
  15. 11Conformity assessment
  16. 12Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes
  17. 13Measurements and calculations
  18. 14Circumvention and software updates
  19. Chapter 3: HOUSEHOLD DISHWASHERS
  20. 15Application and interpretation
  21. 16Ecodesign requirements
  22. 17Conformity assessment
  23. 18Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes
  24. 19Measurements and calculations
  25. 20Circumvention and software updates
  26. Chapter 4: HOUSEHOLD WASHING MACHINES AND WASHER-DRYERS
  27. 21Application and interpretation
  28. 22Ecodesign requirements
  29. 23Conformity assessment
  30. 24Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes
  31. 25Measurements and calculations
  32. 26Circumvention and software updates
  33. Chapter 5: REFRIGERATING APPLIANCES
  34. 27Application and interpretation
  35. 28Ecodesign requirements
  36. 29Conformity assessment
  37. 30Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes
  38. 31Measurements and calculations
  39. 32Circumvention and software updates
  40. Chapter 6: ELECTRIC MOTORS AND VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES
  41. 33Application and interpretation
  42. 34Ecodesign requirements
  43. 35Conformity assessment
  44. 36Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes
  45. 37Measurements and calculations
  46. 38Software updates
  47. Chapter 7: ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS
  48. 39Application and interpretation
  49. 40Ecodesign requirements
  50. 41Conformity assessment
  51. 42Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes
  52. 43Measurements and calculations
  53. 44Circumvention and software updates
  54. Part 3: Energy Information
  55. Chapter: ENERGY LABELLING OF REFRIGERATING APPLIANCES WITH A DIRECT SALES FUNCTION
  56. 45Application and interpretation
  57. 46Obligations of suppliers
  58. 47Obligations of dealers
  59. 48Obligations of internet hosting platforms
  60. 49Measurement methods
  61. 50Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes
  62. Part 4: General
  63. 51Review
  64. 52Transitional provision
  65. 53Amendment of EU Regulation 1275/2008
  66. 54Amendment of the 2010 Regulations
  67. 55Amendment of the Energy Information Regulations 2011
  68. 56Revocations
  69. Signature
  70. Schedule 1: Ecodesign requirements for welding equipment
  71. 1Interpretation
  72. 2Energy efficiency requirements
  73. 3Resource efficiency requirements
  74. 4Information requirements
  75. 5Technical documentation requirements
  76. Schedule 2: Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes for welding equipment
  77. 1Interpretation
  78. 2Verification procedure
  79. 3Verification procedure
  80. 4Verification procedure
  81. 5Verification procedure
  82. 6Verification procedure
  83. 7Verification tolerances
  84. Schedule 3: Ecodesign requirements for refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function
  85. 1Interpretation
  86. 2Energy efficiency requirements
  87. 3Resource efficiency requirements
  88. 4Information requirements
  89. 5Technical documentation requirements
  90. 6Exemptions
  91. Schedule 4: Measurement methods and calculations for refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function
  92. 1Paragraph 1
  93. 2Paragraph 2
  94. Schedule 5: Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes for refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function
  95. 1Interpretation
  96. 2Verification procedure
  97. 3Verification procedure
  98. 4Verification procedure
  99. 5Verification procedure
  100. 6Verification procedure
  101. 7Verification tolerances
  102. Schedule 6: Ecodesign requirements for household dishwashers
  103. 1Interpretation
  104. 2Programme requirements
  105. 3Programme requirements
  106. 4Programme requirements
  107. 5Programme requirements
  108. 6Energy efficiency requirements
  109. 7Energy efficiency requirements
  110. 8Energy efficiency requirements
  111. 9Functional requirements
  112. 10Functional requirements
  113. 11Functional requirements
  114. 12Low power modes
  115. 13Resource efficiency requirements
  116. 14Information requirements
  117. 15Technical documentation requirements
  118. Schedule 7: Measurement methods and calculations for household dishwashers
  119. 1General conditions
  120. 2Energy efficiency index
  121. 3Cleaning performance index
  122. 4Drying performance index
  123. 5Low power modes
  124. Schedule 8: Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes for household dishwashers
  125. 1Interpretation
  126. 2Verification procedure
  127. 3Verification procedure
  128. 4Verification procedure
  129. 5Verification procedure
  130. 6Verification procedure
  131. 7Verification tolerances
  132. Schedule 9: Ecodesign requirements for household washing machines and washer-dryers
  133. 1Interpretation and application
  134. 2Programme requirements
  135. 3Programme requirements
  136. 4Programme requirements
  137. 5Programme requirements
  138. 6Programme requirements
  139. 7Programme requirements
  140. 8Wash and dry cycle
  141. 9Wash and dry cycle
  142. 10Wash and dry cycle
  143. 11Wash and dry cycle
  144. 12Wash and dry cycle
  145. 13Energy efficiency requirements
  146. 14Functional requirements
  147. 15Duration requirements
  148. 16Weighted water consumption requirement
  149. 17Low power modes
  150. 18Resource efficiency requirements
  151. 19Information requirements
  152. 20Technical documentation requirements
  153. Schedule 10: Measurement methods and calculations for household washing machines and washer-dryers
  154. 1Paragraph 1
  155. Energy efficiency index of household washing machines and the washing cycle of household washer-dryers (EEIW)
  156. 2Energy efficiency index
  157. Energy efficiency index (EEIWD) of the complete cycle of household washer-dryers
  158. 3Paragraph 3
  159. 4Weighted water consumption
  160. 5Remaining moisture content
  161. 6Final moisture content
  162. 7Low power modes
  163. Schedule 11: Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes - household washing machines and washer-dryers
  164. 1Interpretation
  165. 2Verification procedure
  166. 3Verification procedure
  167. 4Verification procedure
  168. 5Verification procedure
  169. 6Verification procedure
  170. 7Verification tolerances
  171. Schedule 12: Multi-drum household washing machines and washer-dryers
  172. 1Paragraph 1
  173. 2Paragraph 2
  174. Schedule 13: Ecodesign requirements for refrigerating appliances
  175. 1Interpretation
  176. 2Energy efficiency requirements
  177. 3Functional requirements
  178. 4Resource efficiency requirements
  179. 5Information requirements
  180. 6Technical documentation requirements
  181. Schedule 14: Measurement methods and calculations for refrigerating appliances
  182. 1Paragraph 1
  183. 2Storage conditions and target temperatures per compartment type
  184. 3Determination of the AE
  185. 4Determination of the standard annual energy consumption (SAE)
  186. 5Modelling parameters per compartment type for the calculation of SAE
  187. 6Compensation factors per compartment type in the calculation of SAE:
  188. 7Determination of the EEI
  189. Schedule 15: Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes –refrigerating appliances
  190. 1Interpretation
  191. 2Verification procedure
  192. 3Verification procedure
  193. 4Verification procedure
  194. 5Verification procedure
  195. 6Verification procedure
  196. 7Verification tolerances
  197. Schedule 16: Ecodesign requirements for electric motors and variable speed drives
  198. 1Energy efficiency requirements for motors
  199. 2Energy efficiency requirements for motors
  200. 3Energy efficiency requirements for motors
  201. 4Energy efficiency requirements for motors
  202. 5Energy efficiency requirements for motors
  203. 6Product information requirements for motors
  204. 7Efficiency requirements for variable speed drives
  205. 8Product information requirements for variable speed drives
  206. 9Technical documentation requirements
  207. 10Exemptions
  208. Schedule 17: Measurement methods and calculations for electric motors and variable speed drives
  209. 1Paragraph 1
  210. 2Electric motors
  211. 3Variable speed drives
  212. Schedule 18: Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes – electric motors and variable speed drives
  213. 1Interpretation
  214. 2Verification procedure
  215. 3Verification procedure
  216. 4Verification procedure
  217. 5Verification procedure
  218. 6Verification procedure
  219. 7Verification procedure
  220. 8Verification tolerances
  221. Schedule 19: Ecodesign requirements for electronic displays
  222. 1Interpretation
  223. Energy efficiency requirements
  224. Energy efficiency index limits for on-mode
  225. 2Paragraph 2
  226. Allowances and adjustments for the purpose of the EEI calculation, and functional requirements
  227. 3Paragraph 3
  228. Forced menu and set-up menus
  229. 4Paragraph 4
  230. Peak white luminance ratio
  231. 5Paragraph 5
  232. Off mode, standby and networked standby mode requirements
  233. 6Paragraph 6
  234. Availability of off, standby and networked standby modes
  235. 7Paragraph 7
  236. Automatic power-down in televisions
  237. 8Paragraph 8
  238. Automatic power-down in displays other than televisions
  239. 9Paragraph 9
  240. Material efficiency requirements
  241. 10Paragraph 10
  242. Design for dismantling, recycling and recovery
  243. 11Paragraph 11
  244. Marking of plastic components
  245. 12Paragraph 12
  246. Cadmium logo
  247. 13Paragraph 13
  248. Halogenated flame retardants
  249. 14Paragraph 14
  250. Design for repair and reuse
  251. Availability of spare parts
  252. 15Paragraph 15
  253. Access to repair and maintenance information
  254. 16Paragraph 16
  255. Maximum delivery time of spare parts
  256. 17Paragraph 17
  257. Software and firmware update availability requirements
  258. 18Paragraph 18
  259. Technical documentation requirements
  260. 19Paragraph 19
  261. 20Exemptions
  262. Schedule 20: Measurement methods for electronic displays
  263. 1Paragraph 1
  264. 2General conditions
  265. 3Measurements of on mode power demand
  266. 4Measurements of peak white luminance
  267. Schedule 21: Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes – electronic displays
  268. 1Interpretation
  269. 2Verification procedure – general
  270. 3Verification procedure – general
  271. 4Verification procedure – general
  272. 5Verification procedure – general
  273. 6Verification procedure for requirements of paragraph 3 of Schedule 19
  274. 7Verification procedure for requirements of paragraph 4 of Schedule 19
  275. 8Verification procedure for requirements of paragraph 5 of Schedule 19
  276. 9Verification procedure for requirements of paragraph 6 of Schedule 19
  277. 10Verification procedure for requirements of paragraph 7 of Schedule 19
  278. 11Verification procedure for requirements of paragraph 8 of Schedule 19
  279. 12Verification procedure for requirements of paragraph 9 of Schedule 19
  280. 13Verification procedure for requirements of paragraphs 10 to 18 of Schedule 19
  281. 14Verification procedure for requirements of paragraphs 10 to 18 of Schedule 19
  282. 15Procedure if requirements are not achieved
  283. 16Verification tolerances
  284. Schedule 22: Energy labelling of refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function – energy efficiency classes
  285. 1Paragraph 1
  286. Schedule 23: Labels for refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function
  287. 1Label contents for appliances other than beverage coolers and ice-cream freezers
  288. 2Label contents for appliances other than beverage coolers and ice-cream freezers
  289. 3Label contents for beverage coolers
  290. 4Label contents for beverage coolers
  291. 5Label contents for ice-cream freezers
  292. 6Label contents for ice-cream freezers
  293. 7Label designs
  294. 8Label designs
  295. Schedule 24: Product information sheet
  296. 1Paragraph 1
  297. 2Paragraph 2
  298. 3Paragraph 3
  299. Schedule 25: Technical documentation
  300. 1Paragraph 1
  301. 2Paragraph 2
  302. Schedule 26Information to be provided in visual advertisements, technical or other promotional material, and in distance selling except distance selling on the internet
  303. 1Paragraph 1
  304. 2Paragraph 2
  305. Schedule 27Information to be provided in the case of distance selling through the internet
  306. 1Paragraph 1
  307. 2Paragraph 2
  308. 3Paragraph 3
  309. Schedule 28: Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes
  310. 1Interpretation
  311. 2Verification procedure
  312. 3Verification procedure
  313. 4Verification procedure
  314. 5Verification tolerances
  315. Schedule 29: Revocations
  316. 1Paragraph 1
  317. 2Paragraph 2
  318. 3Paragraph 3
  319. 4Paragraph 4
  320. 5Paragraph 5
  321. 6Paragraph 6
  322. 7Paragraph 7
  323. 8Paragraph 8
  324. 9Paragraph 9
  325. 10Paragraph 10
  326. Explanatory note