{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2023/annex-II/division-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2023/annex-II/division-4.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2019/2023",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2023 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for household washing machines and household washer-dryers pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 1015/2010 (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2023",
  "path": "annex/II/division/4",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS",
  "text": "From 1 March 2021, household washing machines and household washer-dryers shall meet the following requirements:\n(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 (Iw) 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;\n(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 (Iw) of the eco 40-60 programme shall be greater than 1,0 at rated washing capacity;\n(3)for household washer-dryers with a rated capacity higher than 3 kg, the Washing Efficiency Index (Jw) of the wash and dry cycle shall be greater than 1,03 at rated capacity and at half of the rated capacity;\n(4)for household washer-dryers with a rated capacity lower than or equal to 3 kg, the Washing Efficiency Index (Jw) of the wash and dry cycle shall be greater than 1,0 at rated capacity;\n(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 (IR) 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;\n(6)for household washer-dryers with a rated capacity higher than 3 kg, the Rinsing Effectiveness (JR) 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.\nThe Iw, Jw, IR and JR shall be calculated in accordance with Annex III.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulation revoked (E.W.S.) (19.6.2021) by The Ecodesign for Energy Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/745), Sch. 29 para. 10 (with reg. 52)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/2023/annex/II/division/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:42:59.819605+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."
}