DRAFT COMMUNIQUE  ON ECO DESIGN REQUIREMENTS OF HOUSEHOLD 
DISHWASHERS  (SGM:202 1/…) 
 
(2019/2022/EU)  
 
Objective  
ARTICLE  1 – (1) The purpose of this Communique  is to establish ecodesign 
requirements for the placing on the market or the putting into service of electric mains -operated 
household dishwashers, including built -in household dishwashers and electric mains -operated 
household dishwashers that can also be powered by batteries  related to the implementation of 
the Regulation on Ecodesign  Requirements for En ergy-Related Products (2009/125/ EC) 
published in the Official Gazette dated 07/10/2010 and 27722 . 
 
Scope  
ARTICLE  2 – (1) This Communique  covers  built-in household dishwashers and electric 
mains – operated  household dishwashers and built -in household dishwashers, including those 
that can be powered by batteries.  
 
(2) This Communique  shall not apply to:  
 
a) Dishwashers in the scope of Regulation on Machinery published (2006/42/EC)  in the 
Official Gazette No.  27158 dated 03/03/2009  
 
b) Battery -operated household dishwashers that can be connected to the mains through 
an AC/DC converter purchased separately.  
 
Legal Basis  
ARTICLE  3 – (1) This Communique  has been  on the basis of the Law No. 4703 of 
29/6/2001 on the Preparation and Implementation of Technical Legislation on Products  and 
Presidential Decree No. 1 on the Presidency Organization published in the Official Gazette No. 
30474 dated 10/7/2018.  
 
Compliance with the European Union Legislation  
ARTICLE  4 – (1) This Communique  has been  preapred based on  Commission 
Regulation (EU) 2019/2022 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for 
household dishwashers pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of 
the Council amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 and repealing Commission 
Regulation (EU) No 1016/2010  in the framework of alignment with the  legislation of European 
Union.  
 
Definitions  
ARTICLE  5 – (1) For the purposes of this Communique  the following definitions shall 
apply:  
 a) ’EU’ means European Union;  
 
b) ‘built -in household dishwasher’ means a household dishwasher that is designed, tested 
and marketed exclusively, to be installed in cabinetry or encased (top, bottom and sides) by 
panels; to be securely fastened to the sides, top or floor of the cabinetry or panels; and; to be 
equipped with an integral factory -finished face or to be fitted with a custom front panel;  
 
c) ‘Ministry’ means Ministry of Industry and Technology;  
 
ç) ‘eco or eko ’ means the name of the programme of a household dishwasher declared by 
the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative as suitable to clean normally soiled 
tableware, and to which the ecodesign requirements on energy efficiency, cleaning and  drying 
performance rela te; 
 
d) ‘mains’ or ‘electric mains’ means the electricity supply from the grid of 230 (± 10 %) 
volts of alternating current at 50 Hz;  
 
e) ‘equivalent model’ means a model which has the same technical characteristics 
relevant for the  technical information to be provided, but which is placed on the market or put 
into service by the same manufacturer, importer or authorised representative as another model 
with a different model identifier,  
 
f) ‘household dishwasher’ means a machine whic h cleans and rinses tableware, and which 
is declared by the manufacturer in the Declaration of Conformity to comply with Regulation on 
Electrical Equipment Designed for Specific Voltage Limits  (2014/35/EU),  published in the 
Official Gazette No. 29845 dated  02/10/2016 (2014/35/EU) or with Regulation on Radio 
Equipment (2014/53/EU),  
 
g) ‘model identifier’ means the code, usually alphanumeric, which distinguishes a 
specific product model from other models with the same trade mark or the same manufacturer's, 
importer's or a uthorised representative's name,  
 
ğ) ‘programme’ means a series of operations that are pre -defined and are declared by the 
manufacturer, importer or authorised representative as suitable for specified levels of soil or 
types of  load, or both,  
 
h) ‘product database’ means a collection of data concerning products  created by the 
European Commission , which is arranged in a systematic manner and consists of a consumer -
oriented public part, where information concerning individual product parameters i s accessible 
by electronic means, an online portal for accessibility and a compliance part, with clearly 
specified accessibility and security requirements, as laid down in Regulation on Framework for 
Energy Labeling published in the Official Gazette No. … dated …/…/…  
 
(2) For the purposes of the annexes, additional definitions are set out in Annex I.  Ecodesign Requirements  
ARTICLE  6 – (1) The ecodesign requirements set out in Annex II shall apply from the 
dates indicated therein.  
 
Conformity Assessment  
ARTICLE  7 – (1) The conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 11 of 
Regulation on Ecodesign Requirements for Energy -Related Products (2009/125/EC)  published 
in the Official Gazette No. 27722 dated 07/10/2010 shall be the internal design contr ol system 
set out in Annex IV to that Regulation or the management system set out in Annex V to that 
Regulation.  
 
(2) For the purposes of the conformity assessment pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation 
on Ecodesign Requirements for Energy -Related Products (2009/125/EC) published in the 
Official Gazette No. 27722 dated 07/10/2010 , the technical documentation shall contain the 
declared values of parameters listed in Annex II, points 2, 3 and 4, and the details and the results 
of the calculations undertaken in  accordance with Annex III.  
 
(3) Where the information included in the technical documentation for a particular model 
has been obtained: from a model that has the same technical characteristics relevant for the 
technical information to be provided but is p roduced by a different manufacturer; or by 
calculation on the basis of design or extrapolation from another model of the same or a different 
manufacturer, or both; the technical documentation shall include the details of such calculation, 
the assessment un dertaken by the manufacturer to verify the accuracy of the calculation and, 
where appropriate, the declaration of identity between the models of different manufacturers. 
The technical documentation shall include a list of all equivalent models, including t he model 
identifiers.  
 
(4) The technical documentation shall include the information in the order and as set out 
in Annex VI of the Regulation on Energy Labeling of Household Dishwashers (SGM: 20 21 
/…). 
 
(5) For market surveillance purposes, for products in database, manufacturers, importers 
or authorised representatives may, without prejudice to Annex IV, point 3(f) of Regulation on 
Ecodesign Requirements for Energy -Related Products (2009/125/EC) , refer to the technical 
documentation uploaded to the product database which contains the same information laid 
down in Regulation on Energy Labeling of Household Dishwashers (SGM: 202 1/… ) 
 
Verification Procedure for Market Surveillance Purposes  
ARTICLE  8 – (1) Ministry shall apply the verification procedure set out in Annex IV 
when performing the market surveillance checks referred to in Article 5, point 2 of Regulation 
on Ecodesign Requirements for Energy -Related Products (2009/125/EC) . 
 
 
Circumvention  ARTICLE  9– (1) The manufacturer, importer or authorised representative shall not place 
on the market products designed to be able to detect they are being tested (e.g. by r ecognising  
the test conditions or test cycle), and to react specifically by automati cally altering their 
performance during the test with the aim of reaching a more favourable level for any of the 
parameters declared by the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative in the technical 
documentation or included in any documentation provided.  
 
(2) The consumption of energy and water of the product and any of the other declared 
parameters shall not deteriorate after a software or firmware update when measured with the 
same test standard originally used for the declaration of conformity, except with explicit consent 
of the end -user prior to the update. No performance change shall occur as a result of rejecting 
the update.  
 
Indicative Benchmarks  
ARTICLE  10 – (1) The indicative benchmarks for the best -performing products and 
technologies available on the market at the time of adopting this Communique  are set out in 
Annex V.  
 
Consultation Forum Transactions  
ARTICLE  11 – (1) The Ministry shall participate in the meetings with respect to this 
Communique  of the advisory board established by the European Commission to carry out 
studies on the improvement potential with regard to energy and environmental performance of 
household dishwashers, taking into account, inter alia, drying performance;  the level of 
verification tolerances; an assessment of the evolution of consumer behaviour and of the 
penetration rate of household dishwashers in EU Member States; the effectiveness of existing 
requirements o n resource efficiency and the appropriateness of setting addi tional resource 
efficiency requirements for products in accordance with the objectives of the circular eco or 
ekonomy, including whether more spare parts should be included.  
 
Repeal  
ARTICLE  12 – (1) The Regulation on Ecodesign Requirements for Household 
Dishwashers published in the Official Gazette dated 23/09/2011 and numbered 28063 (SGM: 
2011/19) was repealed.  
 
Transitional Article  
ARTICLE  13 – (1) Until 28 February 2021, by way of derogation to the requirement in 
Article 1 of Annex -I of the Regulati on on Ecodesign Requirements for Household Dishwashers 
published in the Official Gazette dated 23/09/2011 and numbered 28063 (SGM: 2011/19) , the 
name ‘ eco or eko ’ may be used for the standard programme, in accordance with Point 1 of 
Annex II of this Communique , instead of the name ‘standard programme’.  
 
 
 
Entry into Force  ARTICLE  14– (1) Article 13 of this Communique  shall enter into force on the date of 
its publication and other provisions shall enter into force on 01/03/2021.  
 
Enforcement  
ARTICLE  15 – (1) The provisions of this Communique  shall be enforced by the Minister 
of Industry and Technology.  
   
ANNEX  - I 
 
DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE FOR THE ANNEXES  
 
1. The following definitions shall apply:  
 
a) ‘network’ means a communication infrastructure with a  topology of links, an 
architecture, including the physical components, organisational principles, communication 
procedures and formats (protocols),  
 
b) ‘rated capacity’ means the maximum number of place settings together with the serving 
pieces, which can  be cleaned, rinsed and dried in a household dishwasher in one cycle when 
loaded in accordance with the manufacturer’s, importer’s or authorise d representative’s 
instructions,  
 
c) ‘cycle’ means a complete cleaning, rinsing and drying process, as defined by  the 
programme selected, consisting of a series of opera tions until all activity ceases,  
 
ç) ‘eco or eko  programme energy consumption’ (EPEC) means the energy consumption 
of a household dishwasher for the eco or eko  programme, expre ssed in kilowatt hour pe r cycle,  
 
d) ‘eco or eko  programme water consumption’ (EPWC) means the water consumption of 
a household dishwasher for the eco or eko  programme, expressed in litres per cycle , 
 
e) ‘Energy Efficiency Index’ (EEI) means the ratio of the eco or eko  programme energy 
consumption to the standard progr amme energy consumption,  
 
f) ‘guarantee’ means ’   means any undertaking by the retailer or a manufacturer to the 
consumer to: reimburse the price paid; or to replace, repair or handle household dishwashers in 
any way  if they do not meet the specifications set out in the guarantee statement or in the 
relevant advertising.  
 
g) ‘standby mode’ means a condition where the household dishwasher is connected to the 
mains, and provides only the following functions, which may persist for an indefinite time:  
1) reactivation function, or reactivation function and a mere indication of enabled 
reactivation function; and/or  
2) reactivation function through a connection to a network; and/or  
3) information or status display; and/or  
4) detection function for emergency measures;  
 
ğ) ‘off mode’ means a condition in which the household dishwasher is connected to the 
mains and is not providing any function; the following shall also be considered as off mode:  
1) conditions providing only an indication of off mode;  2) conditions providing only functionalities intended to ensure electromagnetic 
compatibility pursuant to Regulation on Electromagnetic Compatibility published in the 
Official Gazette dated 02/10/2016 and numbered 29845 (2014/30 / E U) 
 
h) ‘drying performance index’ (I D) means the ratio of the drying performance of a 
household dishwasher to the drying performance of a  reference household dishwasher,  
 
ı) ‘programme duration’ (Tt) means the length of time beginning with the initiation of the 
programme selected, excluding any user programmed delay, until the end of the programme is 
indicated and the user has access to the load,  
 
i) ‘serving pieces’ means ite ms for the preparation and serving of food which can include 
pots, serving bowls , serving cutlery and a platter,  
 
j) ‘place setting’ (ps) means a set of tableware for use by one perso n, not including serving 
pieces,  
 
k) ‘standard programme energy consumption’ (SPEC) means the energy consumption 
taken as a reference as a function of the rated capacity, expressed in kilowatt hour per cycle , 
 
l) ‘cleaning performance index’ (I C) means the ratio of the cleaning performance of a 
household dishwasher to the cleaning performance of a reference household dishwasher , 
 
m) ‘spare part’ means a separate part that can replace a part with the same or similar 
function in a product,  
 
n) ‘professional repairer’ means an operator or undertaking which provides services of 
repair and professional maint enance of household dishwashers,  
 
o) ‘delay start’ means a condition where the user has selected a specified delay to the 
beginning of the cycle of the selected programme;  
 
 
  ANNEX  – II 
 
ECO DESIGN REQUIREMENTS  
 
1. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS  
 
From 1 March 2021, household dishwashers shall provide an eco or eko  programme 
meeting the following requirements:  
 
a) This programme shall be:  
 
 - named ‘ eco or eko ’ on the programme selection device of the household dishwasher, 
on the household dishwasher display, if any, and on the relevant network application, if any,  
 
 - set as the default programme for household dishwashers equipped with automatic 
programme selection or any function maintaining the selection of a programme, or,  if there is 
no automatic programme selection, available for direct selection without the need for any other 
selection such as a specific temperature or load;  
 
b) The name ‘ eco or eko ’ shall be used exclusively for this programme. The formatting 
of ‘eco or eko ’ is not restricted in terms of font, font size, case sensitivity or colour.  
 
c) The only other additional information which may be combined with the term ‘ eco or 
eko’ is the temperature of the eco or eko programme,  
 
ç) the indications ‘normal’, ‘da ily’, ‘regular’ and ‘standard’, and their translations in all 
EU official languages, shall not be used in programme names for the household dishwasher, 
neither alone nor in combination with other information.  
 
2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS  
 
a) From 1 M arch 2021, household dishwashers shall meet the following requirements:  
 - the Energy Efficiency Index (EEI) shall be less than 63.  
 
b) From 1 March 2024, household dishwashers shall meet the following requirement:  
 - the EEI shall be less than 56 for household dishwashers with a rated capacity equal to 
or more than 10 place settings.  
 
c) The EEI shall be calculated in accordance with Annex III.  
 
3. FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS  
 
From 1 March 2021, household dishwashers shall meet the following requirements:  
a) the cleaning performance index (I C) shall be greater than 1,12;   
b) the drying performance index (I D) shall be greater than 1,06 for household dishwashers 
with a rated capacity of more than 7 place settings;  
 
c) the drying performance index (I D) shall b e greater than 0,86 for household dishwashers 
with a rated capacity equal to or less than 7 place settings.  
 
ç) The IC and the ID shall be calculated in accordance with Annex III.  
 
4. LOW POWER MODES  
 
From 1 March 2021, household dishwashers shall meet the  following requirements:  
 
a) household dishwashers shall have an off mode or a standby mode or both. The power 
consumption of these modes shall not exceed 0,50 W;  
 
b) if the standby mode includes the display of information or status, the power 
consumption of this mode shall not exceed 1,00 W;  
 
c) if the standby mode provides for a connection to a network and provides networked 
standby as defined in Regulation on Ecodesign Requirements For Standby And Off Mode 
Electric Power Consumption Of Electrical And Ele ctronic Household And Office Equipment 
(1275/2008/EC)  (SGM:202 1/…)  the power consumption of this mode shall not exceed 2,00 
W; 
 
ç) at the latest 15 minutes after the household dishwasher has been switched on or after 
the end of any programme and associate d activities or after any interaction with the equipment, 
if no other mode, including emergency measures, is triggered, the equipment shall switch 
automatica lly to off mode or standby mode,  
 
d) if the household dishwasher provides for a delay start, the po wer consumption in this 
condition, including any standby mode, shall not exceed 4,00 W. The delay start shall not be 
programmable by the user for more than 24 h;  
 
e) any household dishwasher that can be connected to a network shall provide the 
possibility to activate and deactivate the network connection. The network connection shall be 
deactivated by default.  
 
5. RESOURCE EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS  
 
From 1 March 2021, household dishwashers shall meet the following requirements:  
 
a) availability of spare parts : (1) the manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives of household dishwashers 
shall make available to professional repairers at least the following spare parts, for a minimum 
period of seven years after placing the last unit of the model on the  market:  
 
 motor;  
 circulation and drain pump;  
 heaters and heating elements, including heat pumps (separately or bundled);  
 piping and related equipment including all hoses, valves, filters and aquastops;  
 structural and interior parts related to door assemblies (separately or bundled);  
 printed circuit boards;  
 electronic displays;  
 pressure switches;  
 thermostats and sensors;  
 software and firmware including reset software;  
 
(2) the manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives of household dishwashers 
shall make available to professional repairers and end -users at least the following spare parts: 
door hinge and seals, other seals, spray arms, drain filters, interior rack s and plastic peripherals 
such as baskets and lids, for a minimum period of 10 years after placing the last unit of the 
model on the market,  
 
(3) the manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives of household dishwashers 
shall ensure that the spar e parts mentioned in points (1) and (2) can be replaced with the use of 
commonly available tools and without pe rmanent damage to the appliance,  
 
(4) the list of spare parts concerned by point (1) and the procedure for ordering them shall 
be publicly availa ble on the free access website of the manufacturer, importer or authorised 
representative, at the latest two years after the placing on the market of the first unit of a model 
and until the end of the period of availability of these spare parts;  
 
 
(5) the list of spare parts concerned by point (2) and the procedure for ordering them and 
the repair instructions shall be publicly available on the free access website of the manufacturer, 
importer or authorised representative, when placing the first unit of a m odel on the market and 
until the end of the period of av ailability of these spare parts,  
 
b) maximum delivery time of spare parts:  
 
(1) during the period mentioned under point (a), the manufacturer, importer or authorised 
representative shall ensure the delivery of the spare parts within 15 working days after having 
received the order;  
 
(2) in the case of spare parts concerned by point (a)(1), the availability of spare parts may 
be limited to professional repairers registered in accordance with point (c)( 2) and (3);  c) access to Repair and Maintenance Information:  
 
(1) after a period of two years after the placing on the market of the first unit of a model, 
and until the end of the period mentioned under (a), the manufacturer, importer or authorised 
repres entative shall provide access to the appliance repair and maintenance information to 
professional repairers in the following conditions:  
 
(2) the manufacturer’s, importer’s or authorised representative’s website shall indicate 
the process for professional repairers to register for access to information; to accept such a 
request, the manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives may require the professional 
repairer to demonstrate that:  
 
- the professional repairer has the technical competence to re pair household dishwashers 
and complies with the applicable regulations for repairers of electrical equipment in the 
Member States where it operates. Reference to an official registration system as professional 
repairer, where such system exists in the Mem ber States concerned, shall be accepted as proof 
of compliance with this point;  
 
- the professional repairer is covered by insurance covering liabilities resulting from its 
activity regardless of whether this is required by the Member State;  
 
(3) the manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives shall accept or refuse the 
registration within 5 working days from the date of the request;  
 
(4) the manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives may charge reasonable and 
proportionate fees for access to the repair and maintenance information or for receiving regular 
updates. A fee is reasonable if it does not discourage access by failing to take into account the 
extent to which the professional repairer uses the information;  
 
(5) once regist ered, a professional repairer shall have access, within one working day after 
requesting it, to the requested repair and maintenance information. The information may be 
provided for an equivalent model or model of the same family, if relevant. The availabl e repair 
and maintenance information shall include:  
 
 the unequivocal appliance identification;  
 a disassembly map or exploded view;  
 list of necessary repair and test equipment;  
 component and diagnosis information (such as minimum and maximum 
theoretical val ues for measurements);  
 wiring and connection diagrams;  
 diagnostic fault and error codes (including manufacturer -specific codes, 
where applicable);   instructions for installation of relevant software and firmware including reset 
software; and   
 information on  how to access data r ecords of reported failure incidents stored 
on the household dishwasher (where applicable);  
 
ç)  information requirements for refrigerant gases:  
 
(1) without prejudice to Regulation on Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases  (517/2014/EU)  
published in the Official Gazette dated 04/01/2018 and numbered 30291, for household 
dishwashers equipped with a heat pump, the chemical name of the refrigerant gas used, or 
equivalent reference such as a commonly used and understood symbol, label or logo , shall be 
displayed permanently and in a visible and readable way on the exterior of the appliance, for 
example on the back panel. More than one reference can be used for the same chemical name;  
 
d) requirements for dismantling for material r ecovery and r ecycling while avoiding 
pollution:  
 
(1) manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives shall ensure that household 
dishwashers are designed in such a way that the materials and components referred to in Article 
14 Point 3 of the Regulation on Waste  Electrical and Electronic Equipment (2002/96/EC) 
published in the Official Gazette dated 22/05/2012 and numbered 28300 can be removed with 
the use of commonly available tools,  
 
(2) manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives shall fulfil the o bligations laid 
down in Article 9 of the Regulation on the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)  
(2002/96/EC).   
 
6. INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS  
 
a) User and installer instructions shall be provided in the form of a user manual on a free 
access website of the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative, and shall include:  
 
(1) information that the eco or eko  programme is suitable to clean normally soiled 
tableware, that for this use, it is the most efficient programme in terms of its comb ined energy 
and water consumption, and that it is used to assess compliance with the EU ecodesign 
legislation;  
 
(2) information that loading the household dishwasher up to the capacity indicated by the 
manufacturer will contribute to energy and water savin gs and information on correct loading of 
tableware and main consequences of incorrect loading;  
 
(3) information that manual pre -rinsing of tableware items leads to increased water and 
energy consumption and is not r ecommended;  (4) information that washing tableware in a household dishwasher usually consumes less 
energy and water in the use phase than hand dishwashing when the household dishwasher is 
used according to the manufacturer’s instructions;  
 
(5) values on the programme duration, energy and water consumption for all programmes 
that offer a cycle;  
 
(6) information that the values given for programmes other than the eco or eko  
programme are indicative only; and,  
 
(7) instruction on how to find the model information stored in the product database or 
supplier’s own website , as set out in Regulation on Energy Labeling of Household Dishwashers 
(SGM: 2021 /…) by means of a weblink that links to the model information as stored in the 
product database or supplier’s own website  or a link to the product databas e or supplier’s own 
website  and information on how to find the model identifier on the product.  
 
b) The user instructions shall also include instructions for the user to perform maintenance 
operations. Such instructions shall as a minimum include instruct ions for:  
 
(1) correct installation (including level positioning, connection to mains, connection to 
water inlets, cold and/or hot if appropriate);  
 
(2) correct use of detergent, salt and other additives, and main consequences of incorrect 
dosage;  
 
(3) foreign object removal from the household dishwasher;  
 
(4) periodic cleaning, including optimal frequency and limescale prevention, and 
procedure;  
 
(5) periodic checks of filters, including optimal frequency, and procedure;  
 
(6) identification of errors, t he meaning of the errors, and the action required, including 
identification of errors requiring professional assistance;  
 
(7) how to access professional repair (internet webpages, addresses, contact details).  
 
c) Such instructions shall also include inform ation on:  
 
(1) any implications of self -repair or non -professional repair for the safety of the end -user 
and for the guarantee;  
 
(2) the minimum period during which spare parts for the household dishwasher are 
available.   
ANNEX  – III 
 
MEASUREMENT METHODS AND CALCULATIONS  
 
1.  For the purposes of compliance and verification of compliance with the requirements 
of this Communique , measurements and calculations shall be made using harmonised standards 
the reference numbers of which have been published for this  purpose in the Official Journal of 
the European Union , or other reliable, accurate and reproducible methods, which take into 
account the generally r ecognised state -of-the-art, and in line with the following provisions.  
 
2. The eco or eko  programme at rated capacity shall be used for the measurement and 
calculation of the Energy Efficiency Index (EEI), water consumption, programme duration, 
cleaning and drying performance, and airborne acoustical noise emissions of a household 
dishwasher m odel. The energy consumption, water consumption, programme duration, 
cleaning and drying performance shall be measured concurrently.  
 
3. The eco or eko  programme water consumption (EPWC) is expressed in litres per cycle 
and rounded to one decimal place.  
 
4. The duration of the eco or eko  programme (T t) is expressed in hours and minutes and 
rounded to the nearest minute.  
 
5. ENERGY EFFICIENCY INDEX  
 
a) For the calculation of the EEI of a household dishwasher model, the eco or eko  
programme energy consumption  (‘EPEC’) of the household dishwasher is compared to its 
standard programme energy consumption (‘SPEC’).  
 
b) The EEI is calculated as follows and rounded to one decimal place:  
EEI=(EPEC / SPEC) x 100  
where:  
- EPEC is the eco or eko  programme energy consumption of the household 
dishwasher measured in kWh/cycle and rounded to three decimal places;  
- SPEC is the standard programme energy consumption of the household 
dishwasher.  
 
c) The SPEC is calculated in kWh/cycle and rounded to three  decimal places as follows:  
 
i)  for household dishwashers with rated capacity ps ≥ 10 and width > 50 cm:  
 
SPEC = 0,025 x ps + 1,350  
 ii) for household dishwashers with rated capacity ps ≤ 9 or width ≤ 50 cm:  
 
             SPEC = 0,090 x ps + 0,450  
 
- wher e ps is the number of place settings.  
6. CLEANING PERFORMANCE INDEX  
 
a) For the calculation of the cleaning performance index (I C) of a household dishwasher 
model, the cleaning performance of the eco or eko  programme is compared to the cleaning 
performance of a reference dishwasher.  
 
b)  The I C is calculated as follows and rounded to two decimal places:  
 
IC = exp ( ln I C )   
  
and   
 
  ln I C = ( 1 / n ) x ∑ ln ( CT,i / CR,i )n
i=1 
  
where:  
- CT,i is the cleaning performance of the eco or eko  programme of the household 
dishwasher under test for one test run (i), rounded to two decimal places;  
- CR,i is the cleaning performance of the reference dishwasher for one test run (i), 
rounded to two decimal p laces;  
- n is the number of test runs. . 
7. DRYING PERFORMANCE INDEX  
 
a) For the calculation of the drying performance index (I D) of a household dishwasher 
model, the drying performance of the eco or eko  programme is compared to the drying 
performance of the reference dishwasher.  
 
b)  The I D is calculated as follows and rounded to two decimal places:  
ID= exp ( ln I D )    
and 
 ln I D = ( 1 / n ) x ∑ ln ( I𝐷,i )n
i=1 
where:  
- ID,i is the drying performance index of the eco or eko  programme of the 
household dishwasher under test for one test run (i);  
- n is the number of combined cleaning and drying test runs.               c) The I D,i is calculated as follows and rounded to two decima l places:  
lnI𝐷,𝑖=ln(D𝑇,𝑖/D𝑅,𝑡) 
Where:  
- DT,i is the average drying performance score of the eco or eko  programme of the 
household dishwasher under test for one test run (i), rounded to two decimal 
places;   
- DR,t is the target drying score of the reference dishwasher, rounded to two 
decimal places.  
8. LOW POWER MODES  
 
a) The power consumption of the off mode (P o), standby mode (P sm) and where applicable 
delay start (P ds) are measured. The measured values are expressed in W and rounded to two 
decimal places.  
 
b) During measurements of the power consumption in low power modes, the following 
shall be checked and r ecorded:  
- the display or not of information,  
- the activation or not of a network connection.  
  ANNEX  – IV 
 
VERIFICATION PROCEDURE FOR MARKET SURVEILLANCE PURPOSES  
 
1. The verification tolerances defined in this Annex relate only to the verification of the 
declared parameters by Ministry authorities and shall not be used by the manufacturer, importer 
or auth orised representative as an allowed tolerance to establish the values in the technical 
documentation or in interpreting these values with a view to achieving compliance or to 
communicate better performance by any means.   
 
2. Where a model has been designed  to be able to detect it is being tested (e.g. by 
recognising the test conditions or test cycle), and to react specifically by automatically altering 
its performance during the test with the objective of reaching a more favourable level for any 
of the para meters specified in this Communique  or included in the technical documentation or 
included in any of the documentation provided, the model and all equivalent models shall be 
considered not compliant.  
 
3. When verifying the compliance of a product model wit h the requirements laid down in 
this Communique  pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 5 of the Regulation on Ecodesign  
Requirements for Energy -Related Products (2009/125/EC)  published in the Official Gazette 
No. 27722 dated 07/10/2010, for the requirements r eferred to in this Annex, the authorities of 
the Ministry shall apply the following procedure:  
 
a) the Ministry shall verify one single unit of the model;  
 
b) the model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if:  
 
(1) the values given in the technical documentation pursuant to Article 2 of Annex IV of 
the Regulation on Ecodesign  Requirements for Energy -Related Products (2009/125/EC)  
(declared values), and, where applicable, the values used to calculate these values, ar e not more 
favourable for the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative than the results of the 
corresponding measurements carried out pursuant to point 3  (f) thereof; and  
 
(2) the declared values meet any requirements laid down in this Communique , and any 
required product information published by the manufacturer, importer or authorised 
representative does not contain values that are more favourable for the manufacturer, importer 
or authorised representative than the declared values; and  
 
(3) when the Ministry check the unit of the model, they find that the manufacturer, 
importer or authorised representative has put in place a system that complies with the 
requirements in the s econd paragraph of Article 9; and  
 (4) when the Ministry check  the unit of the model, it complies with programme 
requirements in point 1, resource efficiency requirements in point 5 and information 
requirements in point 6 of Annex II; and  
 
(5) when the Ministry test the unit of the model, the determined values (the values of the 
relevant parameters as measured in testing and the values calculated from these measurements) 
comply with the respective verification tolerances as given in Table 1;  
 
c) if the results referred to in point (b)(1), (2), (3) or (4) are not achieved, the model and 
all equivalent models shall be considered not to comply with this Communique ; 
 
ç) if the result referred to in point (b)(5) is not achieved, the Ministry authorit ies shall 
select three additional units of the same model for testing. As an alternative, the three additional 
units selected may be of one or more equivalent models;  
 
d) the model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if, for the se 
three units, the arithmetical mean of the determined values complies with the respective 
verification tolerances given in Table 1;  
 
e) if the result referred to in point (d) is not achieved, the model and all equivalent models 
shall be considered not to comply with this Communique ;  
 
f) the Ministry shall provide all relevant information to the authorities of the other 
Member States and t o the Commission without delay after a decision being taken on the non -
compliance of the model according to points (c) or (e).  
 
4. The Ministry shall use the measurement and calculation methods set out in Annex III.  
 
5. The Ministry shall only apply the verification tolerances that are set out in Table 1 and 
shall use only the procedure described in points of Article 3 for the requirements referred to in 
this Annex. For the parameters in Table 1, no other tolerances, such  as those set out in 
harmonised standards or in any other measurement method, shall be applied.  
 
Tabl e 1 
Verification tolerances  
Paramet er Verification tolerances  
Eco or eko  programme 
energy consumption 
(EPEC)  The determined value (*) shall not exceed the declared 
value of EPEC by more than 5 %.  
Eco or eko  programme 
water consumption 
(EPWC)  The determined value (*) shall not exceed the declared 
value of EPWC by more than 5 %.  
Cleaning performance 
index (I C) The determined value (*) shall not be less than the 
declared value of I C by more than 14 %.  Drying performance 
index (I D) The determined value (*) shall not be less than the 
declared value of I D by more than 12 %.  
Programme duration 
(Tt) The determined value (*) shall not exceed the declared 
value by more than 5 % or 10 minutes, whichever is the 
longer.  
Power consumption in 
off mode (P o) The determined value (*) of power consumption P o shall 
not exceed the declared value by more than 0,10 W.  
Power consumption in 
standby mode (P sm) The determined  value (*) of power consumption P sm shall 
not exceed the declared value by more than 10 % if the 
declared value is higher than 1,00 W, or by more than 
0,10 W if the declared value is lower than or equal to 1,00 
W. 
Power consumption in 
delay start (P ds) The determined value (*) of power consumption P ds shall 
not exceed the declared value by more than 10 % if the 
declared value is higher than 1,00 W, or by more than 
0,10 W if the declared value is lower than or equal to 1,00 
W. 
* In the case of three additional units tested as prescribed in point 3(ç), the determined 
value means the arithmetical mean of the values determined for these three additional 
units.  
  ANNEX  – V 
 
BENCHMARKS  
 
1. INDICATIVE BENCHMARKS FOR HOUSEHOLD DISWASHERS ON WATER 
AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION, AIRBORNE ACOUSTICAL NOISE EMISSIONS AND 
PROGRAMME DURATION  
 
a) At the time of entry into force of this Communique , the best available technology on 
the market for household dishwashers in terms of their energy efficiency, energy and water 
consumption, airborne acoustical noise emissions and programme duration for the eco or eko  
programme was identified as follows:  
 
(1) household dishwashers with 14 place settings (without heat pump technology):  
- energy consumption: 0,67 kWh/cycle; , 
- water consumption: 9,9 L/cycle;  
- airborne acoustic noise emissions: 44 dB(A);  
- programme duration: 222 minutes (3 hours and 42 minute s); 
 
(2) household dishwashers with 13 place settings (with heat pump technology):  
   - energy consumption: 0,55 kWh/cycle;  
- water consumption: 8,8 L/cycle;  
- airborne acoustic noise emissions: 46 dB(A);  
- programme duration: 295 minutes (4 hours and 55 m inutes);  
 
(3) household dishwashers with 10 place settings:  
  - energy consumption: 0,66 kWh/cycle;  
- water consumption: 9,5 L/cycle;  
- airborne acoustic noise emissions: 44 dB(A);  
- programme duration: 195 minutes (3 hours and 15 minutes);  
 
(4) household dishwashers with 6 place settings:  
  - energy consumption: 0,62 kWh/cycle;  
- water consumption: 8,0 L/cycle;  
- airborne acoustic noise emissions: 48 dB(A);  
- programme duration: 225 minutes (3 hours and 45 minutes).  
 
2. INDICATIVE BENCHMARKS FOR HOUSEHOLD DISHWASHERS ON POWER 
CONSUMPTION IN LOW POWER MODES  
 
a) At the time of entry into force of this Communique , the best available technology on 
the market for household dishwashers in terms of their power consumption in low power modes 
is: 
 (1) standby mode: 0,20 W;  
(2) networked standby condition: Ethernet 0,60 W, Wi -Fi 0,70 W.