Division 4 FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTSF1

From 1 March 2021, household washing machines and household washer-dryers shall meet the following requirements:

1. (1)

   for household washing machines with a rated capacity higher than 3 kg and for the washing cycle of household washer-dryers with a rated capacity higher than 3 kg, the Washing Efficiency Index (I_w) of the eco 40-60 programme shall be greater than 1,03 for each of the following loading sizes: rated washing capacity, half of the rated washing capacity and a quarter of the rated washing capacity;

2. (2)

   for household washing machines with a rated capacity lower than or equal to 3 kg and for the washing cycle of household washer-dryers with a rated capacity lower than or equal to 3 kg, the Washing Efficiency Index (I_w) of the eco 40-60 programme shall be greater than 1,0 at rated washing capacity;

3. (3)

   for household washer-dryers with a rated capacity higher than 3 kg, the Washing Efficiency Index (J_w) of the wash and dry cycle shall be greater than 1,03 at rated capacity and at half of the rated capacity;

4. (4)

   for household washer-dryers with a rated capacity lower than or equal to 3 kg, the Washing Efficiency Index (J_w) of the wash and dry cycle shall be greater than 1,0 at rated capacity;

5. (5)

   for household washing machines with a rated capacity higher than 3 kg and for the washing cycle of household washer-dryers with a rated capacity higher than 3 kg, the Rinsing Effectiveness (I_R) of the eco 40-60 programme shall be smaller than or equal to 5,0 g/kg for each of the following loading sizes: rated washing capacity, half of the rated washing capacity and a quarter of the rated washing capacity;

6. (6)

   for household washer-dryers with a rated capacity higher than 3 kg, the Rinsing Effectiveness (J_R) of the wash and dry cycle shall be smaller than or equal to 5,0 g/kg at rated capacity and at half of the rated capacity.

The I_w, J_w, I_R and J_R shall be calculated in accordance with Annex III.