Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2017Show full title

Article 1 Subject matter and scope

1. This Regulation establishes requirements for the labelling of, and the provision of supplementary product information on, electric mains-operated household dishwashers, including built-in household dishwashers and electric mains-operated household dishwashers that can also be powered by batteries.

2. This Regulation shall not apply to:

(a) dishwashers in the scope of Directive 2006/42/EC;

(b) battery-operated household dishwashers that can be connected to the mains through an AC/DC converter purchased separately.

Article 2 Definitions

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)

‘household dishwasher’ means a machine which cleans and rinses tableware, and which is declared by the manufacturer in the Declaration of Conformity to comply with Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council(1) or with Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council(2);

(3)

‘built-in household dishwasher’ means a household dishwasher that is designed, tested and marketed exclusively:

(a)

to be installed in cabinetry or encased (top, 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.

(4)

‘point of sale’ means a location where household dishwashers are displayed or offered for sale, hire or hire-purchase.

For the purposes of the annexes, additional definitions are set out in Annex I.

Article 3 Obligations of suppliers

1. Suppliers shall ensure that:

(a) each household dishwasher is supplied with a printed label in the format as set out in Annex III;

(b) the parameters of the product information sheet, as set out in Annex V, are entered into the product database;

(c) if specifically requested by the dealer, the product information sheet shall be made available in printed form;

(d) the content of the technical documentation, set out in Annex VI, is entered into the product database;

(e) any visual advertisement for a specific model of household dishwasher contains the energy efficiency class and the range of energy efficiency classes available on the label in accordance with Annex VII and Annex VIII;

(f) any technical promotional material concerning a specific model of household dishwasher, including on the internet, which describes its specific technical parameters, includes the energy efficiency class of that model and the range of energy efficiency classes available on the label, in accordance with Annex VII;

(g) an electronic label in the format and containing the information, as set out in Annex III, is made available to dealers for each household dishwasher model;

(h) an electronic product information sheet, as set out in Annex V, is made available to dealers for each household dishwasher model.

2. The energy efficiency class and the acoustic airborne noise emission class are defined in Annex II and shall be calculated in accordance with Annex IV.

Article 4 Obligations of dealers

Dealers shall ensure that:

(a)

each household dishwasher, at the point of sale, including at trade fairs, bears the label provided by suppliers in accordance with point 1(a) of Article 3, with the label being displayed for built-in household dishwashers in such a way as to be clearly visible, and for all other household dishwashers in such a way as to be clearly visible on the outside of the front or top of the household dishwasher;

(b)

in the event of distance selling, the label and product information sheet are provided in accordance with Annexes VII and VIII;

(c)

any visual advertisement for a specific model of household dishwasher contains the energy efficiency class of that model and the range of energy efficiency classes available on the label, in accordance with Annex VII;

(d)

any technical promotional material concerning a specific model of household dishwasher, including on the internet, which describes its specific technical parameters, includes the energy efficiency class of that model and the range of energy efficiency classes available on the label, in accordance with Annex VII.

Article 5 Obligations of internet hosting platforms

Where a hosting service provider referred to in Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC allows the direct selling of household dishwashers through its internet website, the service provider shall enable the showing of the electronic label and electronic product information sheet provided by the dealer on the display mechanism in accordance with the provisions of Annex VIII and shall inform the dealer of the obligation to display them.

Article 6 Measurement methods

Information to be provided pursuant to Articles 3 and 4 shall be obtained by reliable, accurate and reproducible measurement and calculation methods, which take into account the recognised state-of-the-art measurement and calculation methods set out in Annex IV.

Article 7 Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes

Member States shall apply the verification procedure laid down in Annex IX to this Regulation when performing the market surveillance checks referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369.

Article 8 Review

The Commission shall review this Regulation in the light of technological progress and present the results of this review including, if appropriate, a draft revision proposal, to the Consultation Forum no later than 25 December 2025.

The review shall in particular assess the following:

(a)

the improvement potential with regard to the energy consumption, functional and environmental performance of household dishwashers;

(b)

the effectiveness of existing measures in achieving changes in end-user behaviour in purchasing more energy and resource efficient appliances and using more energy and resource efficient programmes;

(c)

the possibility to address circular economy objectives.

Article 9 Repeal

Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1059/2010 is repealed as of 1 March 2021.

Article 10 Transitional measures

As from 25 December 2019 until 28 February 2021, the product fiche required under point (b) of Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1059/2010 may be made available through the product database instead of being provided in printed form with the product. In this case, the supplier shall ensure that if specifically requested by the dealer, the product fiche shall be made available in printed form.

Article 11 Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 March 2021. However, Article 10 shall apply from 25 December 2019 and point 1(a), (b) and (c) of Article 3 shall apply from 1 November 2020.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 March 2019.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude Juncker