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5.—(1) The information required by regulations 6, 7, 8 and 9 shall be obtained by measurements made in accordance with the harmonized standards.
(2) Where a supplier provides information relating to noise, it shall be measured in accordance with Council Directive 86/594/EEC(1) on airborne noise emitted by household appliances, and the provisions of Schedules 1, 2 and 3 to these Regulations relating to noise information shall apply.
(3) Information obtained other than in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be taken for the purposes of these Regulations not to meet the relevant requirements.
OJ L No. 344, 6.12.1986, p. 24. This Directive was transposed by the Household Appliances (Noise Emission) Regulations 1990 (S.I. 1990/161 as amended by S.I. 1994/1386); see regulation 4 of those Regulations requiring that where noise information is given, it must be determined in accordance with Council Directive 86/594/EEC.
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