Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 665/2013 of 3 May 2013 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of vacuum cleaners (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 665)

ANNEX III U.K. Fiche

1. The information in the product fiche of the vacuum cleaner shall be given in the following order and shall be included in the product brochure or other literature provided with the product: U.K.

(a)

supplier's name or trade mark;

(b)

supplier's model identifier which means the code, usually alphanumeric, which distinguishes a specific vacuum cleaner model from other models with the same trade mark or supplier’s name;

(c)

the energy efficiency class, determined in accordance with Annex I;

(d)

the annual energy consumption in kWh/year, rounded to one decimal place, as defined in Annex VI; it shall be described as: ‘Indicative annual energy consumption (kWh per year), based on 50 cleaning tasks. Actual annual energy consumption will depend on how the appliance is used.’;

(e)

for general purpose vacuum cleaners and carpet vacuum cleaners, the carpet cleaning performance class determined in accordance with Annex I. For hard floor vacuum cleaners, the declaration ‘not suitable for use on carpets with the delivered nozzle’;

(f)

for general purpose vacuum cleaners and hard floor vacuum cleaners, the hard floor cleaning performance class determined in accordance with Annex I. For carpet vacuum cleaners, the declaration ‘not suitable for use on hard floors with the delivered nozzle’;

(g)

the dust re-emission class, determined in accordance with Annex I;

(h)

the sound power level, as defined in Annex VI;

(i)

the rated input power, as defined in Annex VI;

(j)

where the vacuum cleaner has been granted an ‘EU Eco-label award’ under Regulation (EC) No 66/2010, this information may be included.