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  "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)",
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  "text": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 666/2013\nof 8 July 2013\nimplementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for vacuum cleaners\n(Text with EEA relevance)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products, and in particular Article 15(1) thereof,\nAfter consulting the Consultation Forum referred to in Article 18 of Directive 2009/125/EC,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nUnder Directive 2009/125/EC ecodesign requirements should be set by the Commission for energy-related products representing significant volumes of sales and trade, having significant environmental impact and presenting significant potential for improvement in terms of their environmental impact without entailing excessive costs.\n(2)\nArticle 16(2) of Directive 2009/125/EC provides that in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(3) and the criteria set out in Article 15(2), and after consulting the Consultation Forum, the Commission has to, as appropriate, introduce implementing measures for domestic appliances, including vacuum cleaners.\n(3)\nThe Commission has carried out a preparatory study to analyse the technical, environmental and economic aspects of vacuum cleaners typically used in households and commercial premises. The study has been developed together with stakeholders and interested parties from the Union and third countries, and the results have been made publicly available.\n(4)\nWet, wet and dry, robot, industrial, central and battery operated vacuum cleaners and floor polishers and outdoor vacuums have particular characteristics and should therefore be exempted from the scope of this Regulation.\n(5)\nThe environmental aspects of the products covered, identified as significant for the purposes of this Regulation, are energy consumption in the use phase, dust pick-up, dust re-emission, noise (sound power level) and durability. The annual electricity consumption of products subject to this Regulation was estimated to have been 18 TWh in the Union in 2005. Unless specific measures are taken, annual electricity consumption is predicted to be 34 TWh in 2020. The preparatory study shows that the energy consumption of products subject to this Regulation can be significantly reduced.\n(6)\nThe preparatory study shows that requirements regarding further ecodesign parameters referred to in Part 1 of Annex I to Directive 2009/125/EC are not necessary in the case of vacuum cleaners.\n(7)\nThe energy consumption of vacuum cleaners should be made more efficient by applying existing non-proprietary cost-effective technologies that can reduce the combined costs of purchasing and operating these products.\n(8)\nThe ecodesign requirements should not affect functionality from the end-user’s perspective and should not negatively affect health, safety or the environment. In particular, the benefits of reducing energy consumption during the use phase should more than offset any additional environmental impacts during the production phase and the disposal.\n(9)\nThe ecodesign requirements should be introduced gradually in order to provide a sufficient timeframe for manufacturers to re-design products subject to this Regulation. The timing should be such as to avoid negative impacts on the functionalities of equipment on the market, and to take into account cost impacts for end-users and manufacturers, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, while ensuring timely achievement of the objectives of this Regulation.\n(10)\nA review of this Regulation is foreseen no later than 5 years after its entry into force and in relation to two provisions no later than 1 September 2016.\n(11)\nCommission Regulation (EU) No 327/2011 of 30 March 2011 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to Ecodesign requirements for fans driven by motors with an electric input power between 125 W and 500 kW should be amended to exclude fans integrated in vacuum cleaners from its scope in order to prevent specific ecodesign requirements for the same products to be contained in two separate regulations.\n(12)\nMeasurements of the relevant product parameters should be performed through reliable, accurate and reproducible measurement methods, which take into account the recognised state of the art measurement methods including, where available, harmonised standards adopted by the European standardisation organisations, as listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on European standardisation.\n(13)\nIn accordance with Article 8 of Directive 2009/125/EC, this Regulation should specify the applicable conformity assessment procedures.\n(14)\nIn order to facilitate compliance checks, manufacturers should provide information contained in the technical documentation referred to in Annexes IV and V of Directive 2009/125/EC insofar as this information relates to the requirements laid down in this Regulation.\n(15)\nIn addition to the legally binding requirements laid down in this Regulation, indicative benchmarks for best available technologies should be identified to ensure the wide availability and easy accessibility of information on the life-cycle environmental performance of products subject to this Regulation.\n(16)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 19(1) of Directive 2009/125/EC,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
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  "status": null,
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 90, 6.4.2011, p. 8."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p. 12."
    }
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