G/TBT/N/EU/615  
 
22 October 2018  
(18-6568) 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): Washing 
machines and household washer -dryers  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Commission Regulation laying down ecodesign requirements for household washing 
machines and household washer -dryers 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 1015/2010 (and its 
accompanying annexes) (8 pages + Annex 24 pages, in English)    
6. Description of content: This draft Commission Regulation covers products designed for 
washing, and for combined washing and drying  of household laundry 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 
washing machines and household washer -dryers; appropriate 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 requirements for refrigerant gases, 
requirements for disassembly for the purpose of repair and for material recovery and 
recycling; functional requirements, in particular washing performance and remaining 
moisture content, water consumption and information requirements. In accordance with 
the E codesign Directive 2009/125/EC, household washing machines and household 
washer -dryersnot 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 s tudies and takes into account the opinions of the different stakeholders.  G/TBT/N/EU/615  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The aim of the draft Regulation is to address energy and water efficiency and 
the ability to re cycle household washing machines and household washer -dryersin the EU. 
The Commission has reviewed Regulation 1015/2010/EU in the light of technological 
progress and in view of a possible scope extension to cover washer -dryers. The review 
study analysed te chnical, environmental and economic aspects of household washing 
machines and household washer -dryers as well as the real -life user behaviour. The study 
was developed in consultation with stakeholders and interested parties from the European 
Union and thir d countries. The results of the study have been made publicly available and 
presented to the Consultation Forum established by Article 18 of Directive 2009/125/EC. 
The study concluded that there was a need for the introduction of a revised set of 
ecodesign  requirements for household washing machines, also applicable to the washing 
function of washer -dryers and an additional revised set of eco -design requirements for 
washer -dryers. Existing EU measures addressing energy efficiency of household washing 
machin es and household washer -dryers need to be adapted as a result of the technological 
changes over the past 8 and 18 years respectively for washing machines and washer -
dryers. The proposed regulation takes into account technological progress and experience 
gained in implementation of existing requirements, so as to enhance the energy and 
carbon emissions savings potential of the products covered and 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 
requirements for energy -related products, Official Journal L 285, 31 October 2009, P. 010.  
http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:285:0010:0035:en:PDF  
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1015/2010 of 10 November 2010 implementing Directive 
2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign 
requirements for household washing machines  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32010R1015    
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 40 -60, applying from 1 October 2021, and a second tier for energy efficiency 
requirements, applying fro m 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/  
 
 
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