EN    EN  
 EUROPEAN 
COMMISSION  
Brussels, XXX   
[…](2012) XXX  draft 
  
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No …/.. 
of XXX  
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) 
 EN 2   EN COMMISSION DELEGATED REGU LATION (EU) No …/.. 
of XXX  
supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the Euro pean Parliament and of the Council with 
regard to energy labelling of vacuum cleaners 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, 
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Directive 2010/30/EU of 19 May 2010 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council on the indication by labell ing and standard product inform ation of the consumption of 
energy and other resources by energy related products
1, and in particular Article 11 thereof, 
Whereas: (1) Directive 2010/30/EU requires the Commission to adopt delegated acts as regards the 
labelling of energy related products repr esenting significant potential for energy 
savings and presenting a wide  disparity in performance levels with equivalent 
functionality. 
(2) The energy used by vacuum cleaners accounts for a significant pa rt of total energy 
demand in the Union. The scope for reduci ng the energy cons umption of vacuum 
cleaners is substantial. 
(3) Wet, wet and dry, robot, industrial, central  and battery operated vacuum cleaners and 
floor polishers and outdoor vacuums have particular characteristics and should 
therefore be exempted from the scope of this Regulation. 
(4) The information provided on the label s hould be obtained through reliable, accurate 
and reproducible measurement procedures, which take into account the recognised 
state of the art measurement methods includin g, where available, harmonised standards 
adopted by the European standardisation bodies, as listed in A nnex I to Directive 
98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down 
a procedure for the provision of informati on in the field of technical standards and 
regulations and of rules on Information Society services
2. 
(5) This Regulation should specify a uniform desi gn and content for the label for vacuum 
cleaners. 
(6) In addition, this Regulation should specify requirements as to the technical 
documentation and the fiche for vacuum cleaners. 
(7) Moreover, this Regulation should specify re quirements as to the information to be 
provided for any form of distance selling, advertisements and technical promotional 
materials of vacuum cleaners. 
(8) To ensure fair competition, the achievement  of potential intende d energy savings and 
accurate information of products' energy performance towards consumers, this 
                                                 
1 OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 1.. 
2 OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37. EN 3   EN Regulation should make clear that the tolera nces prescribed for the national market 
surveillance authorities when conducting physical  tests to establish whether a specific 
model of an energy related pr oduct is in compliance with th is Regulation should not be 
used by suppliers to provide room for decl aring a more favourable performance of the 
model than measurements and calculations declared in the tec hnical documentation of 
the product can justify. 
(9) It is appropriate to provide for a review of  the provisions of this Regulation taking into 
account technological progress, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Subject matter and scope 
1. This Regulation establishes requirements  for the labelling and the provision of 
supplementary product information for el ectric mains-operated vacuum cleaners, 
including hybrid vacuum cleaners. 
2. This Regulation shall not apply to: 
(a) wet, wet and dry, battery operated, robot, i ndustrial, or central vacuum cleaners; 
(b) floor polishers; 
(c) outdoor vacuums. 
Article 2 
Definitions 
In addition to the definitions set out in Article 2 of Directive 2009/125/EC3, the following 
definitions shall apply for the purpose of this Regulation: 
1. ‘vacuum cleaner’ means an appliance that re moves soil from the surface to be cleaned 
by an airflow created by underpre ssure developed within the unit; 
2. ‘hybrid vacuum cleaner’ means a vacuum cl eaner that can be fully powered by the 
electric mains, batteries or both electric mains and batteries; 
3. ‘wet vacuum cleaner’ means an electricall y operated appliance that removes dry 
and/or wet material (soil) from the su rface by applying water-based detergent or 
steam to the surface to be cleaned, and removing it, and the soil by an airflow created by underpressure developed within the unit, including types commonly known as 
spray-extraction vacuum cleaners, sc rubber-driers and sw eeping machines; 
4. ‘wet and dry vacuum cleaner’ means a vacu um cleaner designed to remove a volume 
of more than 2.5 litres of liquid, in comb ination with the functionality of a dry 
vacuum cleaner; 
5. ‘dry vacuum cleaner’ means a vacuum clean er designed to remove soil that is 
principally dry (dust, fibre, threads), in cluding types equipped with a battery operated 
active nozzle; 
6. ‘battery operated active nozzle’ means a cl eaning head provided with an agitation 
device powered by batteries to assist dirt removal; 
                                                
 
3 OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p.10. EN 4   EN 7. ‘battery operated vacuum cleaner’ mean s a vacuum cleaner powered only by 
batteries; 
8. ‘robot vacuum cleaner’ means a battery opera ted vacuum cleaner that is capable of 
operating without human intervention within a defined perimeter, consisting of a mobile part and a docking station and /or other accessories to assist its operation; 
9. ‘industrial vacuum cleaner’ means a commercia l vacuum cleaner designed to be part 
of a production process, including vacuum cleaners designed for cleaning hazardous material, or as part of an industrial m achine or tool and/or with a head width 
exceeding 50 cm; 
10. ‘commercial vacuum cleaner’
 means a vacuum cleaner for professional housekeeping 
purposes and intended to be used by layme n, cleaning staff or c ontracting cleaners in 
office, shop, hospital and hotel environments , declared by the manufacturer as such in 
its Declaration of Conformity pertaining to Directive 2006/42/EC of the European 
Parliament and of the Council4; 
11. ‘central vacuum cleaner’ means a vacuum cleaner with a fixed (not movable) 
underpressure source location and the hose conn ections located at fixed positions in 
the building; 
12. ‘floor polisher’ means an electrical applian ce that is designed to protect, smoothen 
and/or render shiny certain types of floors, usually opera ted in combination with a 
polishing means to be rubbed on the floor  by the appliance and commonly also 
equipped with the auxiliary functionality of a vacuum cleaner; 
13. ‘outdoor vacuum’ means an appliance that is designed for use outdoors to collect 
debris such as grass clippi ngs and leaves into a collector by means of an airflow 
created by underpressure developed with in the unit and which may contain a 
shredding device and may also be able to perform as a blower; 
14. ‘full size battery opera ted vacuum cleaner’ means a battery operated vacuum cleaner 
designed for general cleaning, which when fu lly charged, can clean 15 m² of floor 
area with 2 double strokes without recharge an d can be tested in the same manner as 
electric mains operated vacuum cleaners; 
15. ‘water filter vacuum cleaner’ means a vacuum cleaner that uses more than 1 litre of 
water as the main filter medium, whereby the suction air is forced through the water entrapping the removed dry ma terial as it passes through
; 
16. ‘household vacuum cleaner’ means a vacuum cleaner intended for household or 
domestic use, declared by the manufacturer as such in it s Declaration of Conformity 
pertaining to Directive 2006/ 95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council5; 
17. ‘general purpose vacuum cleaner’ means a vacu um cleaner supplied with a fixed or at 
least one detachable nozzle designed for cleaning both carpets and hard floors or 
supplied with both at least one detachable  nozzle designed specifically for cleaning 
carpets and at least one detachable  nozzle for cleaning hard floors; 
18. ‘hard floor vacuum cleaner’ means a vacuum cleaner supplied with a fixed nozzle 
designed specifically for cleaning hard floors,  or supplied solely with one or more 
detachable nozzles designed speci fically for cleaning hard floors; 
                                                 
4 OJ L 157, 9.6.2006, p. 24. 
5 OJ L 374, 27.12.2006, p. 10. EN 5   EN 19. ‘carpet vacuum cleaner’ means a vacuum  cleaner supplied with a fixed nozzle 
designed specifically for cleaning carpets, or supplied solely with one or more 
nozzles designed specifically for cleaning carpets; 
20. ‘equivalent vacuum cleaner’ means a model of  vacuum cleaner placed on the market 
with the same input power, annual ener gy consumption, dust pick up on carpet and 
hard floor, dust re-emission and sound power  level as another model of vacuum 
cleaner placed on the market under a differe nt commercial code number by the same 
manufacturer. 
Article 3 
Responsibilities of suppliers and timetable 
1. Suppliers shall ensure that from [date to be inserted: 1 year after the entry into force 
of the Regulation with regard to ecod esign requirements for vacuum cleaners] : 
(a) each vacuum cleaner is supplied with a printed label in the format and 
containing the information set out in Annex II; 
(b) a product fiche, as set out in Annex III, is made available; 
(c) the technical documentation as set out in Annex IV is made available on request 
to the authorities of the Member  States and to the Commission; 
(d) any advertisement for a specific model of  vacuum cleaner contains the energy 
efficiency class, if the advertisem ent discloses energy-related or price 
information; 
(e) any technical promotional material c oncerning a specific model of vacuum 
cleaner which describes its specific technical parameters includes the energy efficiency class of that model. 
2. The format of the label set out in Annex II shall be applied according to the following 
timetable: 
(a) for vacuum cleaners placed on the market from [date to be inserted: 1 year after 
the entry into force of the Regulation w ith regard to ecodesign requirements for 
vacuum cleaners]  labels shall be in accordance with label 1 of Annex II; 
(b) for vacuum cleaners placed on the market from [date to be inserted: 2 years 
after the entry into force of the Regulation with regard to ecodesign requirements for vacuum cleaners]  labels shall be in accordance with label 2 of 
Annex II; 
(c) for vacuum cleaners placed on the market from [date to be inserted: 4 years 
after the entry into force of the Regulation with regard to ecodesign requirements for vacuum cleaners]  labels shall be in accordance with label 3 of 
Annex II. 
Article 4 
Responsibilities of dealers 
Dealers shall ensure that from [date to be inserted: 1 year af ter the entry into force of the 
Regulation with regard to ecodesi gn requirements for vacuum cleaners] : 
(a) each model presented at the point of sa le is accompanied by the label provided 
by suppliers in accordance with Article 3 displaye d in proximity to the 
displayed vacuum cleaner, so as to be clearly visible and identifiable as the EN 6   EN label belonging to the model, without ha ving to read the brand name and model 
number on the label; 
(b) vacuum cleaners offered for sale, hire or hire-purchase where the end-user 
cannot be expected to see the product di splayed, as specified in Article 7 of 
Directive 2010/30/EU, are marketed with  the information provided by suppliers 
in accordance with Annex V to this Regulation; 
(c) any advertisement for a specific model of  vacuum cleaner contains a reference 
to the energy efficiency class, if the advertisement disclose s energy-related or 
price information;  
(d) any technical promotional material c oncerning a specific model of vacuum 
cleaner which describes its specific techni cal parameters includes a reference to 
the energy efficiency class of the model. 
Article 5 
Measurement methods  
The information to be provided under Articles 3 and 4 shall be obtained by reliable, accurate 
and reproducible measurement and calculations  methods, which take into account the 
recognised state-of-the-art measurement and ca lculation methods, as set out in Annex VI. 
Article 6 
Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes 
Member States shall apply the procedure set out  in Annex VII when assessing the conformity 
of the declared energy efficiency class, clean ing performance classes,  dust re-emission class, 
annual energy consumption and sound power level. 
Article 7 
Revision 
The Commission shall review this  Regulation in light of tec hnological progress no later than 
five years after its entry into force. The revi ew shall in particular assess the verification 
tolerances set out in Annex VII, whether full size battery operated vacuum cleaners should be 
included in the scope and whether it is feas ible use measurement methods for annual energy 
consumption, dust pick-up and dust re-emission that  are based on a partly loaded rather than 
an empty receptacle. 
Article 8 
Transitional provision 
This Regulation shall apply to water filter vacuum cleaners from [date to be inserted: 4 years 
after the entry into force of the Regulation with  regard to ecodesign requirements for vacuum 
cleaners] .  
Article 10 
Entry into force 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the tw entieth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of  the European Union . EN 7   EN This Regulation shall be binding in  its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels,  
 For the Commission 
 The President  José Manuel BARROSOEN 8   EN ANNEX I 
Energy efficiency, cleaning performa nce and dust re-emission classes  
1. ENERGY EFFICIENCY CLASSES  
The energy efficiency class of a vacuum cleaner  shall be determined in accordance with its 
annual energy consumption as set out in Ta ble 1. The annual energy consumption of a 
vacuum cleaner shall be determined in accordance with of Annex VI. 
Table 1: Energy efficiency classes 
Annual energy consumption ( AE) [kWh/yr] Energy Efficiency Class Label 1 Label 2 Label 3 
A+++ n/a n/a AE ≤ 10.0 
A++ n/a  AE ≤ 16.0 10.0 < AE ≤ 16.0 
A+ n/a  16.0 < AE ≤ 22.0 16.0 < AE ≤ 22.0 
A AE ≤ 28.0 22.0 < AE ≤ 28.0 22.0 < AE ≤ 28.0 
B 28.0 < AE ≤ 35.0 28.0 < AE ≤ 35.0 28.0 < AE ≤ 35.0 
C 35.0 < AE ≤ 43.0 35.0 < AE ≤ 43.0 35.0 < AE ≤ 43.0 
D 43.0 < AE ≤ 52.0 43.0 < AE ≤ 52.0 AE > 43.0 
E 52.0 < AE ≤ 62.0 AE > 52.0 n/a  
F 62.0 < AE ≤ 78.0 n/a n/a 
G AE > 78.0 n/a n/a 
 
2. CLEANING PERFORMANCE CLASSES  
The cleaning performance class of a vacuum cl eaner shall be determined in accordance with 
its dust pick up ( dpu) as set out in Table 2. The dust pick up of a va cuum cleaner shall be 
determined in accordance with Annex VI. 
Table 2: Cleaning performance classes 
Cleaning 
performance class Dust pick up on carpet ( dpu c) Dust pick up on hard floor ( dpu hf ) 
A  dpu c ≥ 0.90 dpu hf ≥ 1.10 
B 0.85 ≤ dpu c < 0.90 1.07 ≤ dpu hf < 1.10 
C 0.80 ≤ dpu c < 0.85 1.04 ≤ dpu hf < 1.07 
D 0.75 ≤ dpu c < 0.80 1.01 ≤ dpu hf < 1.04 
E 0.70 ≤ dpu c < 0.75 0.98 ≤ dpu hf < 1.01 
F 0.65 ≤ dpu c < 0.70 0.95 ≤ dpu hf < 0.98 
G  dpu c < 0.65 dpu hf < 0.95 
3. DUST RE -EMISSION  
The dust re-emission class of a vacuum cleaner shall be determined in accordance with its 
dust re-emission as set out in Table 3. The dus t re-emission of a vacuum cleaner shall be 
determined in accordance with Annex VI. EN 9   EN Table 3: Dust re-emission classes 
Dust re-emission class Dust re-emission ( dre) 
A dre ≤ 0.10%  
B 0.10% < dre ≤ 0.25% 
C 0.25% < dre ≤ 0.40% 
D 0.40% < dre ≤ 0.60% 
E 0.60% < dre ≤ 0.80% 
F 0.80% < dre ≤ 1.00% 
G dre > 1.00% EN 10   EN ANNEX II 
The label 
1. Label 1 
1.1. General purpose vacuum cleaners 
 
The following information shall be included in the label: 
I. Supplier’s name or trade mark; II. Supplier’s model identifier, where ‘m odel identifier’ means the code, usually 
alphanumeric, which distinguishes a speci fic vacuum cleaner model from other 
models with the same trad e mark or supplier’s name; EN 11   EN III. The energy efficiency class as defi ned in Annex I; the head of the arrow 
containing the energy efficiency class of the vacuum cleaner sh all be placed at 
the same height as the head of the arrow of the relevant energy efficiency class; 
IV. Average annual energy consumption, as defined in Annex VI; V. Dust re-emission class, determined in accordance with Annex I; VI. Carpet cleaning performance class, de termined in accordance with Annex I; 
VII. Hard floor cleaning performance cla ss, determined in accordance with Annex 
I; 
VIII. Sound power level, as defined in Annex VI. 
The design of the labels shall be in accordan ce with point 4.1 of this Annex. By way of 
derogation, where a model has been awarded an ‘EU eco-lab el’ under Regulation (EC) No 
66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council
6, a copy of the EU eco-label may be 
added. 
                                                 
6 OJ  L 27, 30.1.2010, p. 1. EN 12   EN 1.2. Hard floor vacuum cleaners 
 
The following information shall be included in the label: 
I. Supplier’s name or trade mark; II. Supplier's model identifier, where ‘model identifier’ means the code, usually 
alphanumeric, which distinguishes a speci fic vacuum cleaner model from other 
models with the same trad e mark or supplier’s name; 
III. The energy efficiency class as defi ned in Annex I; the head of the arrow 
containing the energy efficiency class of the vacuum cleaner shall be placed at 
the same height as the head of the arrow of the relevant energy efficiency class; 
IV. Average annual energy consumption, as defined in Annex VI; V. Dust re-emission class, determined in accordance with Annex I; EN 13   EN VI. Exclusion sign; 
VII. Hard floor cleaning performance cla ss, determined in accordance with Annex 
I; 
VIII. Sound power level, as defined in Annex VI. 
The design of the labels shall be in accordan ce with point 4.2 of this Annex. By way of 
derogation, where a model has been awarded an ‘EU eco-lab el’ under Regulation (EC) No 
66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council, a copy of the EU eco-label may be 
added.EN 14   EN  
1.3. Carpet vacuum cleaners 
 
The following information shall be included in the label: 
I. Supplier's name or trade mark; II. Supplier's model identifier, where ‘model identifier’ means the code, usually 
alphanumeric, which distinguishes a speci fic vacuum cleaner model from other 
models with the same trad e mark or supplier’s name; 
III. The energy efficiency class as defi ned in Annex I; the head of the arrow 
containing the energy efficiency class of the vacuum cleaner sh all be placed at 
the same height as the head of the arrow of the relevant energy efficiency class; 
IV. Average annual energy consumption, as defined in Annex VI; EN 15   EN V. Dust re-emission class, determined in accordance with Annex I; 
VI. Carpet cleaning performance class, de termined in accordance with Annex I. 
VII. Exclusion sign; VIII. Sound power level, as defined in Annex VI. 
The design of the labels shall be in accordan ce with point 4.3 of this Annex. By way of 
derogation, where a model has been awarded an ‘EU eco-lab el’ under Regulation (EC) No 
66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council, a copy of the EU eco-label may be 
added. EN 16   EN  
2. Label 2 
2.1. General purpose vacuum cleaners 
 
The information listed in point 1.1 sh all be included in this label. 
The design of the labels shall be in accordan ce with point 4.1 of this Annex. By way of 
derogation, where a model has been awarded an ‘EU eco-lab el’ under Regulation (EC) No 
66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council, a copy of the EU eco-label may be 
added. EN 17   EN  
2.2. Hard floor vacuum cleaners 
 
The information listed in point 1.2 sh all be included in this label. 
The design of the labels shall be in accordan ce with point 4.2 of this Annex. By way of 
derogation, where a model has been awarded an ‘EU eco-lab el’ under Regulation (EC) No 
66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council, a copy of the EU eco-label may be 
added. EN 18   EN  
2.3. Carpet vacuum cleaners 
 
The information listed in point 1.3 sh all be included in this label. 
The design of the labels shall be in accordan ce with point 4.3 of this Annex. By way of 
derogation, where a model has been awarded an ‘EU eco-lab el’ under Regulation (EC) No 
66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council, a copy of the EU eco-label may be 
added. EN 19   EN  
3. Label 3 
3.1. General purpose vacuum cleaners 
 
The information listed in point 1.1 sh all be included in this label. 
The design of the labels shall be in accordan ce with point 4.1 of this Annex. By way of 
derogation, where a model has been awarded an ‘EU eco-lab el’ under Regulation (EC) No 
66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council, a copy of the EU eco-label may be 
added. EN 20   EN  
3.2. Hard floor vacuum cleaners 
 
The information listed in point 1.2 sh all be included in this label. 
The design of the labels shall be in accordan ce with point 4.2 of this Annex. By way of 
derogation, where a model has been awarded an ‘EU eco-lab el’ under Regulation (EC) No 
66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council, a copy of the EU eco-label may be 
added. EN 21   EN  
3.3. Carpet vacuum cleaners 
 
The information listed in point 1.3 sh all be included in this label. 
The design of the labels shall be in accordan ce with point 4.3 of this Annex. By way of 
derogation, where a model has been awarded an ‘EU eco-lab el’ under Regulation (EC) No 
66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council, a copy of the EU eco-label may be 
added. EN 22   EN  
4. Label design 
4.1. The design of the labels for general purpos e vacuum cleaners shall be the following: 
EN 23   EN Whereby: 
(a) The label shall be at least 75 mm wide  and 150 mm high. Where the label is 
printed in a larger format, its content shall nevertheless remain proportionate to the specifications above. 
(b) The background shall be white. 
(c) Colours are coded as CMYK — cyan, ma genta, yellow and black, following 
this example: 00-70-X-00: 0
 % cyan, 70  % magenta, 100  % yellow, 0  % black. 
(d) The label shall fulfil all of the following requirements (numbers refer to the 
figure above): 
 EU label border stroke: 3.5 pt – colour: Cyan 100%  – round corners: 2.5 
mm. 
 EU logo: Colours: X-80-00-00 and 00-00-X-00. 
 Energy logo: Colour: X-00-00-00. 
Pictogram as depicted: EU logo + ener gy logo: width: 62 mm, height: 12 mm. 
 Sub-logos border: 1 pt – colour: cyan 100% – length: 62 mm. 
 A-G, A++-E and A+++-D scales: 
– Arrow:  height: 6 mm, gap: 1 mm – colours: 
Highest class: X-00-X-00 Second class: 70-00-X-00, Third class: 30-00-X-00, Fourth class: 00-00-X-00, Fifth class: 00-30-X-00, Sixth class: 00-70-X-00, Last class: 00-X-X-00, 
– Text: Calibri bold 13 pt, capitals, white. 
 Energy efficiency class  
– Arrow: width:  17 mm, height: 9 mm, 100% black; 
– Text: Calibri bold 18.5 pt, capitals, wh ite; '+' symbols: Calibri bold 
11 pt, white aligned on a single row. 
 Energy 
– Text: Calibri regular 6 pt, capitals, black. 
 Annual energy consumption in kWh/annum: 
– Value ‘YZ’: Calibri bold 20 pt, 100% black; 
– ‘kWh/annum’:  Calibri bold 12 pt, 100% black. 
 Cleaning performance on carpet: 
– Border: 1.5 pt – colour: cyan 100% – round corners: 2.5 mm; 
– Letters: Calibri regular 13.5 pt, 100 % black; and Calibri bold 18 
pt, 100 % black.  
 Cleaning performance on hard floor: EN 24   EN – Border: 1.5 pt – colour: cyan 100% – round corners: 2.5 mm; 
– Letters: Calibri regular 13.5 pt, 100 % black; and Calibri bold 18 
pt, 100 % black.  
 Dust re-emission 
– Border: 1.5 pt – colour: cyan 100% – round corners: 2.5 mm; 
– Letters: Calibri regular 13.5 pt, 100 % black; and Calibri bold 18 
pt, 100 % black.  
 Sound power level: 
– Border: 1.5 pt – colour: cyan 100% – round corners: 2.5 mm; 
– Value: Calibri bold 16 pt, 100% black; 
– ‘dB’: Calibri regular 11 pt, 100% black. 
 Supplier’s name or trademark  
 Supplier’s model identifier 
 The suppliers’ name or trade mark and model identifier shall fit in a space 
of 62x 10 mm  
 Reference period: 
– Text: Calibri bold 8. EN 25   EN  
4.2. The design of the labels for hard floor vacuum cleaners shall be the following: 
 EN 26   EN Whereby: 
The design description of the label shall be in accordance with point 4.1 of this 
Annex except for Number 9 wh ere the following applies: 
 Cleaning performance on carpet: 
– Exclusion sign: border  3 pt – colour: 00-X- X-00 (100% red) – 
diameter 16 mm. EN 27   EN  
4.3. The design of the labels for carpet floor vacuum cleaners shall be the following: 
 EN 28   EN Whereby: 
The design description of the label shall be in accordance with point 4.1 of this 
Annex except for Number 10 where the following applies: 
 Cleaning performance on hard floor: 
– Exclusion sign: border  3 pt – colour: 00-X- X-00 (100% red) – 
diameter 16 mm. EN 29   EN ANNEX III 
Fiche 
1. The information in the product fiche of th e vacuum cleaner shall be given in the 
following order and shall be included in the product brochure or other literature 
provided with the product: 
(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, determ ined in accordance with Annex I; 
(d) the annual energy consumption in kWh/y ear, rounded to one decimal place, as 
defined in Annex VI; it shall be de scribed 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’; 
(f) for general purpose vacuum cleaners and ha rd floor vacuum cleaners, the hard 
floor cleaning performance class determ ined in accordance with Annex I. For 
carpet vacuum cleaners, the declaration ‘ not suitable for use on hard floors’; 
(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. 
2. One fiche may cover a number of vacuum cleaner models supplied by the same 
supplier. 
3. The information contained in the fiche may be given in the form of a copy of the 
label, either in colour or in black and wh ite. Where this is the case, the information 
listed in point 1 not already displayed on the label shall also be provided. EN 30   EN ANNEX IV 
Technical documentation 
1. The technical documentation referred to in Article 3 shall include: 
(a) the name and address of the supplier; 
(b) a general description of the vacuum cleaner type and/or model and/or 
commercial code, sufficient for it to be  unequivocally and easily identified; 
(c) where appropriate, the references of  the harmonised standards applied; 
(d) where appropriate, the other technical standards and specifications used; 
(e) identification and signature of the pe rson empowered to bind the supplier; 
(f) technical parameters measured and ca lculated in accordance with Annex VI: 
(i) the specific energy consumption during carpet test, where applicable; 
(ii) the specific energy c onsumption during hard floor test, where applicable; 
(iii) the dust pick up on carpet a nd on hard floor as applicable; 
(iv) the dust re-emission; (v) the sound power level; (vi) the rated input power. 
(g) the results of calculations perf ormed in accordance with Annex VI. 
2. Where the information included in the tech nical documentation file  for a particular 
vacuum cleaner model has been obtained by calculation on the basi s of an equivalent 
vacuum cleaner, the technical document ation shall include details of such 
calculations and of tests undertaken by suppliers to verify the accuracy of the calculations undertaken. The technical inform ation shall also include a list of all 
other equivalent vacuum cleaner models where the information was obtained on the 
same basis.  
3. The information contained in this techni cal documentation may be merged with the 
technical documentation provided in acco rdance with measures under Directive 
2009/125/EC. EN 31   EN ANNEX V 
Information to be provided where end-users  cannot be expected to see the product 
displayed  
1. The information referred to in Article 4(b)  shall be provided in the following order: 
(a) the energy efficiency class, determ ined in accordance with Annex I; 
(b) the annual energy consumption, as defined in Annex VI; 
(c) 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’; 
(d) for general purpose vacuum cleaners and ha rd floor vacuum cleaners, the hard 
floor cleaning performance class determ ined in accordance with Annex I. For 
carpet vacuum cleaners, the declaration ‘ not suitable for use on hard floors’; 
(e) the dust re-emission class, determined in accordance with Annex I;  
(f) the sound power level, as defined in Annex VI. 
2. Where other information contained in the pr oduct information fiche is also provided, 
it shall be in the form and order specified in Annex III. 
3. The size and font in which the information re ferred in this Annex is printed or shown 
shall be legible. EN 32   EN ANNEX VI  
MEASUREMENT AND CA LCULATION METHODS 
1. For the purposes of compliance and verifica tion of compliance with the requirements 
of this Regulation, measurements and calcu lations shall be made  using a reliable, 
accurate and reproducible methods that take  into account the generally recognised 
state-of-the-art measurement and cal culation methods, including harmonised 
standards the reference number s of which have been published for the purpose in the 
Official Journal of the European Union . They shall meet the technical definitions, 
conditions, equations and para meters set out this Annex. 
2. Technical definitions 
(a) ‘hard floor test’ means a te st of two cleaning cycles where the cleaning head of 
a vacuum cleaner operating at maximum suction setting passes over a wooden 
test plate test area with width equal to  the cleaning head wi dth and appropriate 
length, featuring a diagonally (45°) placed test crevice, where the time elapsed, electric power consumption and the relative position of the center of the 
cleaning head to the test area are con tinuously measured and recorded at an 
appropriate sample rate and where at the end of each cleaning cycle the mass 
decrease of the test crevice is appropriately assessed; 
(b) ‘test crevice’ means a removable U-shaped insert with appropriate dimensions 
filled at the beginning of a cleaning cycle with appropriate artificial dust at an appropriate linear density; 
(c) ‘carpet test’ means a test with two cleaning cycles on an Wilton carpet test rig 
where the cleaning head of a vacuum cleaner operating at maximum suction 
setting passes over the test area with width equal to  the cleaning head width 
and appropriate length, soiled with equally distributed and appropriately 
embedded test dust at an appropriate  average distribution, where the time 
elapsed, electric power c onsumption and the relative position of the center of 
the cleaning head to the test area  are continuously measured and recorded at an 
appropriate sample rate and at the end of each cleaning cycle the mass increase 
of the appliance dust receptacle  is appropriately assessed; 
(d) ‘cleaning head width’ in m, at an accuracy of 3 decimal places, means the 
external maximum width of the cleaning head; 
(e) ‘cleaning cycle’ means a sequence of 5 double strokes of the vacuum cleaner 
on a floor-specific test area (‘carpet’ or ‘hard floor’); 
(f) ‘double stroke’ means one forward a nd one backward movement of the 
cleaning head in a parallel pattern, perfor med at a uniform test stroke speed and 
with a specified test stroke length; 
(g) ‘test stroke speed’ in m/h means the appropriate cleaning head speed for 
testing, preferably realized  with an electromechanical operator. Products with 
self-propelled cleaning head s shall try to come as close as possible to the 
appropriate speed, but a deviation is permitted when clearly stated in the 
technical documentation; 
(h) ‘test stroke length’ in m means the length of  the test area plus  the cleaning head 
distance covered by the center of the cleaning head when moving over the 
appropriate acceleration zones befo re and after the test area; EN 33   EN (i) ‘dust pick up’ (dpu), at an accuracy of 3 decimal places, means the ratio of the 
mass of the artificial dust removed, determined for carpet through the mass 
increase of the appliance dust receptacl e and for hard floor through the mass 
decrease of the test crev ice, after a number of doubl e strokes of the cleaning 
head, to the mass of artificial dust initially applied to a test area, for carpet corrected for the specific test conditi ons and for hard floor corrected for the 
length and positioning of the test crevice; 
(j) ‘reference vacuum cleaner system’ mean s electrically operated laboratory 
equipment used to measure the calibrate d and reference dust pick-up on carpets 
with given air related parameters to imp rove the reproducibility of test results; 
(k) ‘rated input power’ in W means the el ectric input power declared by the 
manufacturer, whereby for appliances th at are enabled to function also for 
other purposes than vacuum cleaning only the electric input power relevant to 
vacuum cleaning applies; 
(l) ‘dust re-emission’ means the ratio, expresse d as a percentage at an accuracy of 
2 significant decimal places, of the number of all dust particles of a size from 0.4 to 10 μm emitted by a vacuum cleaner to the number of all dust particles of 
the same size range entering the suction inlet when fed with a specific amount 
of dust of that particle size range while the vacuum cleaner is operating at its 
maximum power setting. The value incl udes not only dust measured at the 
vacuum cleaner outlet but also dust em itted elsewhere either from leaks, or 
generated by the vacuum cleaner; 
(m) ‘sound power level’ means airborne acous tical noise emissions, expressed in 
dB(A) re 1 pW and rounded to the neares t integer. 
3. Annual energy consumption 
The annual energy consumption AE is calculated, in kWh/year  and rounded to one decimal 
place, as follows: 
for carpet vacuum cleaners: 
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cc cdpuASE AE  
 
for hard floor vacuum cleaners: 
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hfhf hfdpuASE AE  
 
for general-purpose vacuum cleaners:   
hf c hf AE AE AE ×+×= 5.0 5.0 
Where: 
– ASE c is the average specific energy consumption in Wh/m² during carpet test, 
calculated as provided below; EN 34   EN – ASE hf is the average specific energy consump tion in Wh/m² during hard floor test, 
calculated as provided below; 
– dpu c is the dust pick-up on carp et, determined in accordan ce with point 4 of this 
Annex; 
– dpu hf is the dust pick-up on hard floor, determin ed in accordance with point 4 of this 
Annex; 
– 50 is the standard number of one-hour cleaning tasks per year; 
– 87 is the standard dwelling surface to be cleaned in m²; 
– 4 is the standard number of times that a vacuum cleaner passes over each point in the 
floor (two double strokes); 
– 0.001 is the conversion factor from Wh to kWh; 
– 1 is the standard dust pick-up; 
– 0.15 is the standard difference between in  dust pick-up after five and after two 
double strokes. 
Average specific energy consumption (ASE) The average specific energy consumption during carpet test ( ASE
c) and during hard floor test 
(ASE hf) shall be determined as an average of the specific energy consumption (SE) of the two 
cleaning cycles that constitute the carpet respectively hard floor test. The general equation for the specific energy consumption SE in Wh/m² test area, at an accuracy of 3 decimal places, 
applicable for carpet, hard floor and general purpose vacuum cleaners with the appropriate 
suffixes, is: 
At)NPP(SE×+=
 
Where: 
– P is the average effective power intake in W, at an accuracy of 2 decimal places, 
during the time in a cleaning cycle that the center of the cleaning head is moving over the test area; 
– NP is the average power equivalent in W, at an accuracy of 2 decimal places, of 
battery operated active nozzle , if any, of the vacuum clean er, calculated as provided 
below; 
– t is the total time in hours, at an accuracy of 4 decima l places, in a cleaning cycle 
during which the centre of the cleaning hea d, i.e. a point halfwa y between the side, 
front and back edges of the cleaning head, is moving over the test area; 
– A is the surface area in m², at an accur acy of 3 decimal places, passed over by the 
cleaning head in a cleaning cycle, calculated as 10 times  the product of the head 
width and the appropriate le ngth of test area. If a house hold vacuum cleaner has a 
head width of over 0.320 m, then the figure of 0.320 m shall be substituted for head 
width in this calculation. 
For the hard floor tests the suffix hf and parameter names SE
hf, Phf, NP hf, thf and Ahf shall be 
used in the above equation. Fo r the carpet tests the suffix c and parameter names SEc, Pc, NP c, 
tc and Ac shall be used in the a bove equation. Values of SEhf, Phf, NP hf, thf, Ahf and/or SEc, Pc, EN 35   EN NP c, tc, Ac shall for each of the  two cleaning cycles be included in the technical 
documentation . 
Power equivalent of battery operated active nozzles (NP) The general equation for the average power e quivalent of battery operated active nozzles NP 
in W, applicable for carpet, hard floor a nd general purpose vacuum cleaners with the 
appropriate suffixes, is: 
tbatENP=
  
Where: 
– E is the electricity consumption in Wh at an  accuracy of 3 decima l places of battery 
operated active nozzles of the vacuum cleaner  necessary to return the initially fully 
charged battery to its originally fully  charged state after a cleaning cycle; 
– tbat is the total time in hours, at an accuracy  of 4 decimal places, in a cleaning cycle 
in which the battery operated active nozzles of the vacuum cleaner are activated, in 
accordance with manufactu rer’s instructions; 
In case the vacuum cleaner is not equipped with  a battery operated active nozzle the value of 
NP equals zero. 
For the hard floor tests the suffix hf and parameter names NP hf, Ehf, tbat hf shall be used in the 
above equation. For the carpet tests the suffix c and parameter names NP c, Ec, tbat c shall be 
used in the above equation. Values of Ehf, tbat hf and/or Ec, tbat c shall for each of the  two 
cleaning cycles be included in the technical documentation . 
4. Dust pick-up 
The dust pick-up on hard floor ( dpu hf) shall be the determined as the average of the results of 
the two cleaning cycles in a hard floor test. 
The dust pick-up on carpet ( dpu c) shall be the determined as the average of the results of the 
two cleaning cycles in a carpet test. To correct for deviations from a test carpet’s original 
properties, the dust pick-up on carpet ( dpu c) shall be the calculated as follows: 
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refcal
m cdpudpudpu dpu
 
Where: 
– dpu m is the measured dust pick- up of the vacuum cleaner; 
– dpu cal is the calibrated dust pick-up of th e reference vacuum cleaner system 
measured when the test carpet was in original condition; 
– dpu ref is the measured dust pick-up of th e reference vacuum cleaner system. 
Values of dpu c , dpu m, dpu cal and dpu ref shall be included in the technical documentation. 
5. Dust re-emission 
The dust re-emission test shall be determined as the average of the resu lts of the two cleaning 
cycles in a carpet, resp ectively hard floor test. 
6. Sound power level 
Sound power level shall be  determined on carpet. EN 36   EN 7. Hybrid vacuum cleaners 
For hybrid vacuum cleaners all measurements shall be executed with the vacuum cleaner 
powered by the electric mains and any ba ttery operated active nozzles only. 
 EN 37   EN ANNEX VII 
Verification procedure for ma rket surveillance purposes 
For the purposes of assessing conformity with th e requirements laid down in Articles 3 and 4, 
the authorities of the Member States shall apply the following ve rification procedure: 
1. The Member State authorities shall test one single unit per model. 
2. The vacuum cleaner model shall be consid ered to comply with the applicable 
requirements if testing of the relevant m odel parameters listed in Table 4 shows 
compliance for all of those parameters. 
3. If the result referred to in point 2 is not achieved, the Me mber State authorities shall 
randomly select three additional units of the same model for testing. As an alternative, the three additional units sele cted may be of one or more different 
equivalent vacuum cleaner models. 
4. The vacuum cleaner model shall be consid ered to comply with the applicable 
requirements if testing of the relevant m odel parameters listed in Table 4 shows 
compliance for all of those parameters. 
5. If the results referred to in point 4 are not achieved, the model and all equivalent 
vacuum cleaner models shall be consider ed not to comply with this Regulation. 
Member State authorities shall use the measurement and calculation methods set out in Annex 
VI. 
The verification tolerances defined in this Annex relate only to the verification of the measured 
parameters by Member State authorities and shall not be used by the supplier as an allowed 
tolerance on the values in the technical documentation to achieve a better e nergy efficiency, 
cleaning performance or dust re-emission class . The declared values shall not be more 
favourable for the supplier than the values reported in the technical documentation. EN 38   EN  
Table 4 
Parameter Verification tolerances 
Annual energy consumption The determined value(1) is not more than 10% 
higher than the declared value.  
Dust pick up on carpet The determined value(1) is not more than 0.03 
lower than the declared value.  
Dust pick up on hard floor The determined value(1) is not more than 0.03 
lower than the declared value. 
Dust re-emission The determined value(1) is not more than 15% 
higher than the declared value.  
Sound power level The determined value(1) is not greater than the 
declared value. 
(1) the arithmetic average of the values determined  in the case of three additional units tested 
as prescribed in point 3.