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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-666/annex-IV",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-666/annex-IV.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2013/666",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 666/2013 of 8 July 2013 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for vacuum cleaners (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-666",
  "path": "annex/IV",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "IV",
  "heading": "Benchmarks",
  "text": "At the time of entry into force of this Regulation, the best available technology on the market for domestic vacuum cleaners, in terms of their specific energy consumption, is an upright vacuum cleaner of 650 W at a cleaning head width of 0,28 m, which translates into a specific energy consumption of 1,29 Wh/m2, although with sound power level rated at over 83 dB.\nDust pick-up and dust re-emission data for the above machine, compliant with the methods defined and referenced in this Regulation are not available. Best dust pick-up currently available on the market is around 1,08 for hard floor with crevice, and 0,90 on carpet. Best dust re-emission currently available on the market is around 0,0002 %. Best sound power level is 62 dB.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/666/annex/IV",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:48:31.864389+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."
}