# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2014 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of household washing machines and household washer-dryers and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1061/2010 and Commission Directive 96/60/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Article 2: Definitions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) ‘mains’ or ‘electric mains’ means the electricity supply from the grid of 230 (±10 %) volts of alternating current at 50 Hz;
(2) ‘automatic washing machine’ means a washing machine where the load is fully treated by the washing machine without the need for user intervention at any point during the programme;
(3) ‘household washing machine’ means an automatic washing machine which cleans and rinses household laundry by using water, chemical, mechanical and thermal means, which also has a spin extraction function, and which is declared by the manufacturer in the Declaration of Conformity as complying with Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council or with Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council;
(4) ‘household washer-dryer’ means a household washing machine which, in addition to the functions of an automatic washing machine, in the same drum includes a means for drying the textiles by heating and tumbling, and which is declared by the manufacturer in the Declaration of Conformity as complying with Directive 2014/35/EU or with Directive 2014/53/EU;
(5) ‘built-in household washing machine’ means a household washing machine that is designed, tested and marketed exclusively:
(a) to be installed in cabinetry or encased (top and/or bottom, and sides) by panels;
(b) to be securely fastened to the sides, top or floor of the cabinetry or panels; and
(c) to be equipped with an integral factory-finished face or to be fitted with a custom front panel;
(6) ‘built-in household washer-dryer’ means a household washer-dryer that is designed, tested and marketed exclusively:
(a) to be installed in cabinetry or encased (top and/or bottom, and sides) by panels;
(b) to be securely fastened to the sides, top or floor of the cabinetry or panels; and
(c) to be equipped with an integral factory-finished face or to be fitted with a custom front panel;
(7) ‘multi-drum household washing machine’ means a household washing machine equipped with more than one drum, whether in separate units or in the same casing;
(8) ‘multi-drum household washer-dryer’ means a household washer-dryer equipped with more than one drum, whether in separate units or in the same casing;
(9) ‘point of sale’ means a location where household washing machines or household washer-dryers, or both, are displayed or offered for sale, hire or hire-purchase.
For the purposes of the annexes, additional definitions are set out in Annex I.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/2014/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2014/article-2
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