The Energy Information and Energy Efficiency (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2001

Refrigerators and Freezers, Washing Machines, Tumble Driers and Combined Washer-driers—miscellaneous

3.—(1) The Refrigerators and Freezers Regulations, the Washing Machines Regulations, the Tumble Driers Regulations and the Combined Washer-driers Regulations are amended as follows—

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “dealer”, for “sells or displays”, substitute “offers for sale, displays or sells”; and

(b) at the end of the definition of “the harmonised standards”, add

• “which are technical specifications (European standards or harmonisation documents) adopted by the European Committee of Electrotechnical Standardisation (“CENELEC”) on the basis of—

  (i)

  a mandate from the Commission in accordance with Council Directive 83/189/EEC of 28 March 1983 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations(1), as last amended by Directive 98/48/EC of the European Parliament and the Council(2); and

  (ii)

  the general guidelines for co-operation between the Commission, CENELEC and the European Committee for Standardisation signed on 13 November 1984.”.

(3) For regulation 4(1) (suppliers' duty in respect of labels), substitute—

“(1) A supplier of an appliance shall supply free of charge to a dealer a label in respect of the applicance which complies with paragraph (2).”.

(4) For regulation 7 (suppliers to be responsible for accuracy of labels and information notices), substitute—

“7. The supplier (and no other person) shall be responsible for the accuracy of the information given on a label or in an information notice.”.

(5) In regulation 9 (dealers' duty in respect of displayed appliances), for the words from “Subject” to “end-users”, substitute “A dealer who displays or offers for sale an appliance”.

(6) Omit regulations 10 (dealers' duty in respect of information notices) and 11 (extent of dealers' duties under regulations 9 and 10).

(1)

OJ No. L109.26.4.83, p. 8.

(2)

OJ No. L217 5.8.98. p. 18.