G/TBT/N/EU/612  
 
15 October 2018  
(18-6375) 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 Delega ted Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council as regards energy labelling of household 
dishwashers and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1059/2010 (and 
its accompanying annexes) (19 pag es + Annexes 17 pages, in English)   
6. Description of content: This draft Commission Delegated Regulation applies to 
household dishwashers to be placed on the EU market  and repeals Regulation (EU) 
No 1059/2010 with regard to energy labelling of household dishwashers.  
It requires suppliers, before products can be placed on the EU market, to provide a label 
with information on energy and water consumption, programme duration and noise, and 
to upload the label data, the product information sheet and the techn ical documentation 
into a product registration database.  
The draft Commission Delegated Regulation is based on the findings of a review study 
and of a long consultation process with stakeholders. A consumer study on the 
understanding of the label by end -users was conducted in 2018 as well.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The aim of the draft Regulation is to rescale the label in accordance with 
Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 and to trigger a change in market conditions and appliance 
optimisation, without damaging the increasing penetration rate of dishwashers into the 
EU market experienced during the last years.  
The aim is also to provide customers with transparent and objective information on the 
energ y efficiency of household dishwashers, and on additional information to compare 
household dishwashers for an informed purchase choice. This will contribute to a market 
pull towards more environmentally friendly products, with increased energy efficiency, 
thus contributing to the clean energy transition and mitigation of climate change.  G/TBT/N/EU/612  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 
July 2017 setting a framework for energy labelling and repealing 
Directi ve 2010/30/EU, OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 1 -23 https://eur -
lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2017.198.01.  
0001. 01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2017:198:TOC  
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1059/2010 of 28 September 2010 
with regard to energy labelling of household dishwashers supplementing 
Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard 
to energy labelling of household dishwashers  https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32010R1059   
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. However, for the purpose of the 
obligations laid down in Article 3(1)(a) and (b) thi s Regulation shall apply from 
1 December  2020.  
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_5358_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_5358_01_e.pdf