PART 4General

Transitional provision52

1

An energy-related product to which paragraph (2) applies, and which is placed on the market or put into service before the date specified in paragraph (3), is not required to comply with any provision of these Regulations.

2

This paragraph applies to—

a

a household dishwasher which, if it had been placed on the market immediately before the coming into force of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of these Regulations, would have complied with EU Regulation 1016/201021;

b

a household washing machine or washer dryer which, if it had been placed on the market immediately before the coming into force of Chapter 4 of Part 2 of these Regulations, would have complied with EU Regulation 1015/201022;

c

a refrigerating appliance which, if it had been placed on the market immediately before the coming into force of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of these Regulations, would have complied with EU Regulation 643/200923;

d

an electric motor which, if it had been placed on the market immediately before the coming into force of Chapter 6 of Part 2 of these Regulations, would have complied with EU Regulation 640/200924;

e

a television which, if it had been placed on the market immediately before the coming into force of Chapter 7 of Part 2 of these Regulations, would have complied with EU Regulation 642/200925.

3

The dates referred to in paragraph (1) are—

a

for electric motors, 1 August 2021;

b

for any other product, 1 July 2021.