G/TBT/N/EU/611  
 
15 October 2018  
(18-6374) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: EUROPEAN UNION   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/   
3. Notified  under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Household 
dishwashers  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Commission Regula tion 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 (and i ts accompanying  annexes) (7 pages + Annexes 
15 pages, in English)   
6. Description of content: This draft Commission Regulation applies to household 
dishwashers (including built -in household dishwashers and electric mains -operated 
household dishwashers tha t can also be powered by batteries) to be placed on the EU 
market.  
The draft regulation lays down minimum energy performance requirements, in particular 
on maximum power demand in active mode and for the low power modes of household 
dishwashers; appropriat e requirements contributing to circular economy objectives in 
particular, requirements on resource efficiency including availability of necessary spare 
parts and maximum delivery time thereof, access to repair and maintenance information, 
information requi rements for refrigerant gases, requirements for disassembly for the 
purpose of repair and for material recovery and recycling; functional requirements, in 
particular cleaning and drying efficiency and information requirements.  
In accordance with Ecodesign  Directive 2009/125/EC, household dishwashers not meeting 
these requirements will not be allowed to be placed on the EU market. The draft 
Regulation is based on the findings of technical, environmental and economic studies and 
takes into account the opinio ns of the different stakeholders.  G/TBT/N/EU/611  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The aim of the draft Regulation is to improve the energy and resource 
efficiency of household dishwashers in the EU.  
Existing EU measur es setting out energy efficiency requirements for household 
dishwashers need to be adapted as a result of technological changes over the past 8 
years. Furthermore, the Review study and consultation with stakeholders identified 
additional areas for improvem ent of the Regulation, notably with regard to the ability to 
repair and recycle these appliances and low use of Ecoprogramme cycles by consumers.  
The proposed regulation aims to improve the energy and carbon emissions savings 
performance of dishwashers in the EU and thereby contribute to climate change mitigation 
as well  the move towards a more resource efficient and circular economy.  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Directive 2009/125/EC  of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign 
requirement s for energy -related products, Official Jour nal L 285, 31 October 
2009, P.  010. http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:285:0010:00 35:en:PDF  
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 1016/2010 of 10 November 2010 implementing 
Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with 
regard to ecodesign requirements for household dishwashers  https://eur -
lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32010R1016  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  February 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU.  The provisions shall apply from 1 April 2021, except for provisions concerning the 
name eco, applying from 1 October 2021, and a second tier for energy efficiency 
requirements, applying from 1 April 2024.  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website:  
http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_5357_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_5357_01_e.pdf