II 
(Non-legislative acts)  
REGULATIONS  
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 392/2012  
of 1 March 2012  
supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to 
energy labelling of household tumble driers  
(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 the European 
Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the indi ­
cation by labelling and standard product information of the 
consumption of energy and other resources by energy-related 
products (  1 ), and in particular Article 10 thereof,  
Whereas:  
(1) Directive 2010/30/EU requires the Commission to adopt 
delegated acts for the labelling of energy-related products 
representing significant potential for energy savings and 
presenting a wide disparity in performance levels with 
equivalent functionality.  
(2) Provisions for the energy labelling of household tumble 
driers were established by Commission Directive 
95/13/EC of 23 May 1995 implementing Council 
Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of 
household electric tumble driers (  2 ). 
(3) The energy used by household tumble driers accounts for 
a significant part of total household energy demand in 
the Union. In addition to the energy efficiency 
improvements already achieved, the scope for further 
reducing the energy consumption of household tumble 
driers is substantial.  
(4) Directive 95/13/EC should be repealed and new 
provisions should be laid down by this Regulation in 
order to ensure that the energy label provides dynamic incentives for suppliers to further improve the energy 
efficiency of household tumble driers and to accelerate 
market transformation towards energy-efficient technol ­
ogies.  
(5) Household combined washer-driers are addressed in 
Commission Directive 96/60/EC of 19 September 1996 
implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard 
to energy labelling of household combined washer- 
driers (  3 ). They have particular characteristics and 
should therefore be exempted from the scope of this 
Regulation.  
(6) The information provided on the label should be 
obtained through reliable, accurate and reproducible 
measurement procedures which take into account the 
recognised state-of-the-art measurement methods, 
including, where available, harmonised standards 
adopted by the European standardisation bodies, as 
listed in Annex 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 
information in the field of technical standards and regu ­
lations (  4 ). 
(7) This Regulation should specify a uniform design and 
content for the label for household tumble driers, 
including gas-fired driers.  
(8) In addition, this Regulation should specify requirements 
as to the ‘technical documentation’ and the ‘product 
fiche’ for household tumble driers.  
(9) Moreover, this Regulation should specify requirements as 
to the information to be provided for any form of 
distance selling and advertisement of household tumble 
driers and any form of technical promotional material for 
such appliances.EN 9.5.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 123/1  
( 1 ) OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 1.  
( 2 ) OJ L 136, 21.6.1995, p. 28.  ( 3 ) OJ L 266, 18.10.1996, p. 1.  
( 4 ) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.(10) It is appropriate to provide for a review of this Regu ­
lation in order to take into account technological 
progress.  
(11) In order to facilitate the transition from Directive 
95/13/EC to this Regulation, household tumble driers 
labelled in accordance with this Regulation should be 
considered as compliant with Directive 95/13/EC.  
(12) Directive 95/13/EC should therefore be repealed,  
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  
Article 1  
Subject matter and scope  
1. This Regulation establishes requirements for the labelling 
of and the provision of supplementary product information on 
electric mains-operated and gas-fired household tumble driers 
and built-in household tumble driers, including those sold for 
non-household use.  
2. This Regulation shall not apply to household combined 
washer-driers and household spin-extractors.  
Article 2  
Definitions  
In addition to the definitions laid down in Article 2 of Directive 
2010/30/EU, the following definitions shall apply for the 
purposes of this Regulation:  
(1) ‘household tumble drier’ means an appliance in which 
textiles are dried by tumbling in a rotating drum, 
through which heated air is passed and which is 
designed to be used principally for non-professional 
purposes;  
(2) ‘built-in household tumble drier’ means a household 
tumble drier intended to be installed in a cabinet, a 
prepared recess in a wall or a similar location, requiring 
furniture finishing;  
(3) ‘household combined washer-drier’ means a household 
washing machine which includes both a spin extraction 
function and also a means for drying the textiles, usually 
by heating and tumbling;  
(4) ‘household spin-extractor’, also known commercially as 
‘spin-drier’, means an appliance in which water is 
removed from the textiles by centrifugal action in a 
rotating drum and drained through an automatic pump 
and which is designed to be used principally for non- 
professional purposes;  
(5) ‘air-vented tumble drier’ means a tumble drier that draws 
in fresh air, passes it over the textiles and vents the 
resulting moist air into the room or outside;  
(6) ‘condenser tumble drier’ means a tumble drier which 
includes a device (either using condensation or any other 
means) for removing moisture from the air used for the 
drying process;  (7) ‘automatic tumble drier’ means a tumble drier which 
switches off the drying process when a certain moisture 
content of the load is detected, for example through 
conductivity or temperature sensing;  
(8) ‘non-automatic tumble drier’ means a tumble drier which 
switches off the drying process after a predefined period, 
usually controlled by a timer, but which may also be 
manually switched off;  
(9) ‘programme’ means a series of operations that are 
predefined and which are declared by the supplier as 
suitable for drying certain types of textile;  
(10) ‘cycle’ means a complete drying process, as defined for the 
selected programme;  
(11) ‘programme time’ means the time that elapses from the 
initiation of the programme until the completion of the 
programme, excluding any end-user programmed delay;  
(12) ‘rated capacity’ means the maximum mass in kilograms, 
indicated by the supplier in 0,5 kilogram increments of 
dry textiles of a particular type, which can be treated in a 
household tumble drier with the selected programme, 
when loaded in accordance with the supplier’s instructions;  
(13) ‘partial load’ means half of the rated capacity of a 
household tumble drier for a given programme;  
(14) ‘condensation efficiency’ means the ratio between the mass 
of moisture condensed by a condenser tumble drier and 
the mass of moisture removed from the load at the end of 
a cycle;  
(15) ‘off-mode’ means a condition where the household tumble 
drier is switched off using appliance controls or switches 
accessible to and intended for operation by the end-user 
during normal use to attain the lowest power 
consumption that may persist for an indefinite time 
while the household tumble drier is connected to a 
power source and used in accordance with the supplier’s 
instructions; where there is no control or switch accessible 
to the end-user, ‘off-mode’ means the condition reached 
after the household tumble drier reverts to a steady-state 
power consumption on its own;  
(16) ‘left-on mode’ means the lowest power consumption mode 
that may persist for an indefinite time after completion of 
the programme without any further intervention by the 
end-user besides unloading of the household tumble drier;  
(17) ‘equivalent household tumble drier’ means a model of 
household tumble drier placed on the market with the 
same rated capacity, technical and performance character ­
istics, energy consumption, condensation efficiency where 
relevant, standard cotton programme time and airborne 
acoustical noise emissions during drying as another 
model of household tumble drier placed on the market 
under a different commercial code number by the same 
supplier;EN L 123/2 Official Journal of the European Union 9.5.2012(18) ‘end-user’ means a consumer buying or expected to buy a 
household tumble drier;  
(19) ‘point of sale’ means a location where household tumble 
driers are displayed or offered for sale, hire or hire- 
purchase.  
(20) ‘standard cotton programme’ means the cycle which dries 
cotton laundry with an initial moisture content of the load 
of 60 % up to a remaining moisture content of the load of 
0 %.  
Article 3  
Responsibilities of suppliers  
Suppliers shall ensure that:  
(a) each household tumble drier is supplied with a printed label 
in the format and containing the information set out in 
Annex I;  
(b) a product fiche, as set out in Annex II, is made available;  
(c) technical documentation as set out in Annex III is made 
available on request to the authorities of the Member 
States and to the Commission;  
(d) any advertisement for a specific model of household tumble 
drier contains the energy efficiency class, if the adver ­
tisement discloses energy-related or price information;  
(e) any technical promotional material concerning a specific 
model of household tumble drier which describes its 
specific technical parameters includes the energy efficiency 
class of that model.  
Article 4  
Responsibilities of dealers  
Dealers shall ensure that:  
(a) each household tumble drier, at the point of sale, bears the 
label provided by suppliers in accordance with Article 3(a) 
on the outside of the front or top of the household tumble 
drier, in such a way as to be clearly visible;  
(b) household tumble driers offered for sale, hire or hire- 
purchase where the end-user cannot be expected to see 
the product displayed, as specified in Article 7 of 
Directive 2010/30/EU, are marketed with the information 
provided by suppliers in accordance with Annex IV to this 
Regulation;  
(c) any advertisement for a specific model of household tumble 
drier contains a reference to the energy efficiency class, if 
the advertisement discloses energy-related or price 
information;  
(d) any technical promotional material concerning a specific 
model of household tumble drier which describes its 
specific technical parameters includes a reference to the 
energy efficiency class of that model.  Article 5  
Measurement methods  
The information to be provided under Articles 3 and 4 shall be 
obtained by reliable, accurate and reproducible measurement 
procedures, which take into account the recognised state-of- 
the-art measurement methods.  
Article 6  
Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes  
Member States shall apply the procedure set out in Annex V for 
assessing the conformity of the declared energy efficiency class, 
the energy consumption per cycle, the condensation efficiency 
class where applicable, the rated capacity, the power 
consumption in off-mode and left-on mode, the duration of 
the left-on mode, the programme time and airborne acoustical 
noise emissions.  
Article 7  
Revision  
The Commission shall review this Regulation in the light of 
technological progress no later than five years after its entry 
into force. The review shall in particular assess the verification 
tolerances set out in Annex V.  
Article 8  
Repeal  
Directive 95/13/EC shall be repealed from 29 May 2012.  
Article 9  
Transitional provisions  
1. Article 3(d) and (e) and Article 4(b), (c) and (d) shall not 
apply to printed advertisements and printed technical 
promotional material published before 29 September 2012.  
2. Household tumble driers placed on the market before 
29 May 2012 shall comply with the provisions of Directive 
95/13/EC.  
3. Household tumble driers which comply with the 
provisions of this Regulation and which are placed on the 
market or offered for sale, hire or hire-purchase before 
29 May 2012 shall be regarded as complying with the 
requirements of Directive 95/13/EC.  
Article 10  
Entry into force and application  
1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day 
following that of its publication in the  Official Journal of the 
European Union . 
2. It shall apply from 29 May 2012. However, Article 3(d) 
and (e) and Article 4(b), (c) and (d) shall apply from 
29 September 2012.EN 9.5.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 123/3This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.  
Done at Brussels, 1 March 2012.  
For the Commission  
The President  
José Manuel BARROSOEN L 123/4 Official Journal of the European Union 9.5.2012ANNEX I  
Label
  
1. LABEL FOR AIR-VENTED HOUSEHOLD TUMBLE DRIER  
1.1. The following information shall be included in the label for air vented household tumble driers:  
I. supplier’s name or trade mark;  
II. supplier’s model identifier, meaning the code, usually alphanumeric, which distinguishes a specific household 
tumble drier model from other models with the same trade mark or supplier’s name;EN 9.5.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 123/5III. the energy efficiency class as defined in point 1 of Annex VI; the head of the arrow containing the energy 
efficiency class of the household tumble drier shall be placed at the same height as the head of the arrow of the 
relevant energy efficiency class;  
IV. weighted annual energy consumption ( AE  C ) in kWh/year, rounded up to the nearest integer and calculated in 
accordance with Annex VII;  
V. information on the type of household tumble drier;  
VI. cycle time corresponding to the standard cotton programme at full load in minutes and rounded to the nearest 
minute;  
VII. rated capacity, in kg, for the standard cotton programme at full load;  
VIII. the sound power level (weighted average value — L  WA ), during the drying phase, for the standard cotton 
programme at full load, expressed in dB, rounded to the nearest integer.  
1.2. The design of the label for air vented household tumble driers shall be in accordance with point 4 of this Annex. 
Where a model has been granted an ‘EU Ecolabel’ under Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council (  1 ), a copy of the EU Ecolabel may be added.EN L 123/6 Official Journal of the European Union 9.5.2012  
( 1 ) OJ L 27, 30.1.2010, p. 1.2. LABEL FOR CONDENSER HOUSEHOLD TUMBLE DRIER  
2.1. In addition to the information listed in point 1.1, the label for condenser household tumble driers shall include:  
IX. the condensation efficiency class in accordance with point 2 of Annex VI.  
2.2. The design of the label for condenser household tumble driers shall be in accordance with point 4 of this Annex. 
Where a model has been awarded an ‘EU Ecolabel’ under Regulation (EC) No 66/2010, a copy of the EU Ecolabel 
may be added.EN 9.5.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 123/73. LABEL FOR GAS-FIRED HOUSEHOLD TUMBLE DRIER  
3.1. The information listed in point 1.1 shall be included in the label for gas fired household tumble driers.  
3.2. The design of the label for gas fired household tumble driers shall be in accordance with point 4 of this Annex. 
Where a model has been awarded an ‘EU Ecolabel’ under Regulation (EC) No 66/2010, a copy of the EU Ecolabel 
may be added.  
4. LABEL DESIGN  
4.1. For air vented household tumble driers, the design of the label shall be as in the figure below.EN L 123/8 Official Journal of the European Union 9.5.2012EN 9.5.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 123/9Whereby  
(a) The label must be at least 110 mm wide and 220 mm high. Where the label is printed in a larger format, its 
content must nevertheless remain proportionate to the specifications above.  
(b) The background shall be white.  
(c) Colours shall be CMYK — cyan, magenta, 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:  5 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.
  
EU logo  — colours: X-80-00-00 and 00-00-X-00.
  
Energy label:  colour: X-00-00-00. Pictogram as depicted; EU logo and energy logo (combined): width: 
92 mm, height: 17 mm.
  
Sub-logos border:  1 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — length: 92,5 mm.
  
A-G scale  
— Arrow:  height: 7 mm, gap: 0,75 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 18 pt, capitals and white; ‘+’ symbols: Calibri bold 12 pt, white aligned on a single 
row.
  
Energy efficiency class  
— Arrow:  width: 26 mm, height: 14 mm, 100 % black;  
— Text:  Calibri bold 29 pt, capitals and white; ‘+’ symbols: Calibri bold 18 pt, white aligned on a single 
row.
  
Energy  
— Text:  Calibri regular 11 pt, capitals, 100 % black.
  
Weighted annual energy consumption:  
— Border:  2 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.  
— Value:  Calibri bold 30 pt, 100 % black.  
— Second line:  Calibri regular 14 pt, 100 % black.EN L 123/10 Official Journal of the European Union 9.5.2012Type of household tumble drier:  
— Pictogram as depicted  
— Border:  2 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.
  
Cycle time:  
— Pictogram as depicted  
— Border:  2 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.  
— Value:  Calibri bold 24 pt, 100 % black; and Calibri regular 16 pt, 100 % black.
  
Rated capacity:  
— Pictogram as depicted  
— Border:  2 pt — colour: Cyan 100% — round corners: 3,5 mm.  
— Value:  Calibri bold 24 pt, 100 % black; and Calibri regular 16 pt, 100 % black.
  
Sound power level:  
— Pictogram as depicted  
— Border:  2 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.  
— Value:  Calibri bold 24 pt, 100 % black; and Calibri regular 16 pt, 100 % black.
  
Asterisk:  Calibri regular 6 pt, 100 % black.
  
Supplier's name or trade mark
  
Supplier's model identifier
  
The supplier's name or trademark and model identifier should fit in a space of 92 × 15 mm.
  
Numbering of the Regulation:  Calibri bold 9 pt, 100 % black.  
4.2. For condenser household tumble driers, the design of the label shall be as in the figure below.EN 9.5.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 123/11EN L 123/12 Official Journal of the European Union 9.5.2012Whereby  
(a) The label must be at least 110 mm wide and 220 mm high. Where the label is printed in a larger format, its 
content must nevertheless remain proportionate to the specifications above.  
(b) The background shall be white.  
(c) Colours shall be CMYK — cyan, magenta, 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:  5 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.
  
EU logo  — colours: X-80-00-00 and 00-00-X-00.
  
Energy label:  colour: X-00-00-00. Pictogram as depicted; EU logo and energy logo (combined): width: 
92 mm, height: 17 mm.
  
Sub-logos border:  1 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — length: 92,5 mm.
  
A-G scale  
— Arrow:  height: 7 mm, gap: 0,75 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 18 pt, capitals and white; ‘+’ symbols: Calibri bold 12 pt, white aligned on a single 
row.
  
Energy efficiency class  
— Arrow:  width: 26 mm, height: 14 mm, 100 % black;  
— Text:  Calibri bold 29 pt, capitals and white; ‘+’ symbols: Calibri bold 18 pt, white aligned on a single 
row.
  
Energy  
— Text:  Calibri regular 11 pt, capitals, 100 % black.
  
Weighted annual energy consumption:  
— Border:  2 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.  
— Value:  Calibri bold 30 pt, 100 % black.  
— Second line:  Calibri regular 14 pt, 100 % black.EN 9.5.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 123/13Type of household tumble drier:  
— Pictogram as depicted  
— Border:  2 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.
  
Cycle time:  
— Pictogram as depicted  
— Border:  2 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.  
— Value:  Calibri bold 24 pt, 100 % black; and Calibri regular 16 pt, 100 % black.
  
Rated capacity:  
— Pictogram as depicted  
— Border:  2 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.  
— Value:  Calibri bold 24 pt, 100 % black; and Calibri regular 16 pt, 100 % black.
  
Sound power level:  
— Pictogram as depicted  
— Border:  2 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.  
— Value:  Calibri bold 24 pt, 100 % black; and Calibri regular 16 pt, 100 % black.
  
Asterisk:  Calibri regular 6 pt, 100 % black.
  
Supplier's name or trade mark
  
Supplier's model identifier
  
The supplier's name or trademark and model identifier should fit in a space of 92 × 15 mm.
  
Numbering of the Regulation:  Calibri bold 9 pt, 100 % black.
  
Condensation efficiency class:  
— Pictogram as depicted  
— Border:  2 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.  
— Value:  Calibri regular 16 pt, horizontal scale 75 %, 100 % black and Calibri bold 22 pt, horizontal 
scale 75 %, 100 % black.  
4.3. For gas fired household tumble driers, the design of the label shall be as in the figure below.EN L 123/14 Official Journal of the European Union 9.5.2012EN 9.5.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 123/15Whereby  
(a) The label must be at least 110 mm wide and 220 mm high. Where the label is printed in a larger format, its 
content must nevertheless remain proportionate to the specifications above.  
(b) The background shall be white.  
(c) Colours shall be CMYK — cyan, magenta, 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:  5 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.
  
EU logo  — colours: X-80-00-00 and 00-00-X-00.
  
Energy label:  colour: X-00-00-00. Pictogram as depicted; EU logo and energy logo (combined): width: 
92 mm, height: 17 mm.
  
Sub-logos border:  1 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — length: 92,5 mm.
  
A-G scale  
— Arrow:  height: 7 mm, gap: 0,75 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 18 pt, capitals and white;  '+' symbols: Calibri bold 12 pt, white aligned on a single 
row.
  
Energy efficiency class  
— Arrow:  width: 26 mm, height: 14 mm, 100 % black;  
— Text:  Calibri bold 29 pt, capitals and white;  '+' symbols: Calibri bold 18 pt, white aligned on a single 
row.
  
Energy  
— Text:  Calibri regular 11 pt, capitals, 100 % black.
  
Weighted annual energy consumption:  
— Border:  2 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.  
— Value:  Calibri bold 30 pt, 100 % black.  
— Second line:  Calibri regular 14 pt, 100 % black.EN L 123/16 Official Journal of the European Union 9.5.2012Type of household tumble drier:  
— Pictogram as depicted  
— Border:  2 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.
  
Cycle time:  
— Pictogram as depicted  
— Border:  2 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.  
— Value:  Calibri bold 24 pt, 100 % black; and Calibri regular 16 pt, 100 % black.
  
Rated capacity:  
— Pictogram as depicted  
— Border:  2 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.  
— Value:  Calibri bold 24 pt, 100 % black; and Calibri regular 16 pt, 100 % black.
  
Sound power level:  
— Pictogram as depicted  
— Border:  2 pt — colour: Cyan 100 % — round corners: 3,5 mm.  
— Value:  Calibri bold 24 pt, 100 % black; and Calibri regular 16 pt, 100 % black.
  
Asterisk:  Calibri regular 6 pt, 100 % black
  
Supplier's name or trade mark
  
Supplier's model identifier
  
The supplier's name or trademark and model identifier should fit in a space of 92 × 15 mm.
  
Numbering of the Regulation:  Calibri bold 9 pt, 100 % black.EN 9.5.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 123/17ANNEX II  
Product Fiche  
1. The information in the product fiche of household tumble driers 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 household 
tumble drier model from other models with the same trade mark or supplier’s name;  
(c) rated capacity in kg of cotton laundry for the standard cotton programme at full load;  
(d) whether the household tumble drier is an air-vented, condenser or gas-fired household tumble drier;  
(e) energy efficiency class in accordance with point 1 of Annex VI;  
(f) for electric mains-operated household tumble drier:  
the weighted Annual Energy Consumption ( AE  c ) rounded up to one decimal place; it shall be described as: ‘Energy 
consumption “X” kWh per year, based on 160 drying cycles of the standard cotton programme at full and partial 
load, and the consumption of the low-power modes. Actual energy consumption per cycle will depend on how 
the appliance is used.’;  
for household gas-fired tumble drier:  
the weighted Annual Energy Consumption ( AE  C(Gas)  ) rounded up to one decimal place; it shall be described as: 
‘Energy consumption “X” kWh-Gas per year, based on 160 drying cycles of the standard cotton programme at full 
and partial load. Actual energy consumption per cycle will depend on how the appliance is used’;  
and 
the weighted Annual Energy Consumption ( AE  C(Gas)el  ) rounded up to one decimal place; it shall be described as: 
‘Energy consumption “X” kWh per year, based on 160 drying cycles of the standard cotton programme at full and 
partial load, and the consumption of the low-power modes. Actual energy consumption per cycle will depend on 
how the appliance is used.’;  
(g) whether the household tumble drier is an ‘automatic tumble drier’ or ‘non-automatic tumble drier’;  
(h) where the household tumble drier has been awarded an ‘EU Ecolabel award’ under Regulation (EC) No 66/2010, 
this information may be included;  
(i) the energy consumption ( E dry , E dry½ , Eg  dry , Eg  dry½ , Eg  dry,a , Eg  dry½,a  ) of the standard cotton programme at full and 
partial load;  
(j) the power consumption of the off-mode ( P o ) and of the left-on mode ( P l ) for the standard cotton programme at 
full load;  
(k) if the household tumble drier is equipped with a power management system, the duration of the ‘left-on mode’;  
(l) indication that the ‘standard cotton programme’ used at full and partial load is the standard drying programme to 
which the information in the label and the fiche relates, that this programme is suitable for drying normal wet 
cotton laundry and that it is the most efficient programme in terms of energy consumption for cotton;  
(m) the weighted programme time ( T t ) of the ‘standard cotton programme at full and partial load’ in minutes and 
rounded to the nearest minute as well as the programme time of the ‘standard cotton programme at full load’ 
(T dry ) and the programme time of the ‘standard cotton programme at partial load’ ( T dry½ ) in minutes and rounded 
to the nearest minute;EN L 123/18 Official Journal of the European Union 9.5.2012(n) if the household tumble drier is a condenser tumble drier, the condensation efficiency class in accordance with 
point 2 of Annex VI, expressed as ‘condensation efficiency class ‘X’ on a scale from G (least efficient) to A (most 
efficient)’; this may be expressed by other means provided it is clear that the scale is from G (least efficient) to A 
(most efficient);  
(o) if the household tumble drier is a condenser tumble drier, the average condensation efficiency  C dry and C dry½ of the 
standard cotton programme at full load and partial load and the weighted condensation efficiency ( C t ) for the 
‘standard cotton programme at full and partial load’, as a percentage and rounded to the nearest whole percent;  
(p) the sound power level (weighted average value — L  WA ) expressed in dB and rounded to the nearest integer for the 
standard cotton programme at full load;  
(q) if the household tumble drier is intended to be built-in, an indication to this effect.  
2. One product fiche may cover a number of household tumble drier 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 white. Where this is the case, the information listed in point 1 not already displayed on the label shall also be 
provided.EN 9.5.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 123/19ANNEX III  
Technical documentation  
1. The technical documentation referred to in Article 3(c) shall include:  
(a) the name and address of the supplier;  
(b) a general description of the household tumble drier model, 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) the identification and signature of the person empowered to bind the supplier;  
(f) technical parameters for measurements as follows:  
(i) for electric mains-operated household tumble drier:  
the energy consumption ( E dry , E dry½ , Eg  dry , Eg  dry½ , Eg  dry,a , Eg  dry½,a  ) of the standard cotton programme at full and 
partial load,  
for household gas-fired tumble drier:  
the weighted Annual Energy Consumption ( AE  C(Gas)  ) rounded up to one decimal place; it shall be described as: 
‘Energy consumption “X” kWh-Gas per year, based on 160 drying cycles of the standard cotton programme at 
full and partial load. Actual energy consumption per cycle will depend on how the appliance is used’;  
and 
the weighted Annual Energy Consumption ( AE  C(Gas)el  ) rounded up to one decimal place; it shall be described 
as: ‘Energy consumption “X” kWh per year, based on 160 drying cycles of the standard cotton programme at 
full and partial load, and the consumption of the low-power modes. Actual energy consumption per cycle will 
depend on how the appliance is used.’;  
(ii) power consumption in ‘off-mode’ and the power consumption in ‘left-on mode’;  
(iii) the programme time of the ‘standard cotton programme at full load’ ( T dry ) and the programme time of the 
‘standard cotton programme at partial load’ ( T dry½ ), in minutes and rounded to the nearest minute;  
(iv) if the household tumble drier is equipped with a power management system, the duration of the ‘left-on 
mode’;  
(v) if the household tumble drier is a condenser tumble drier, the average condensation efficiency  C dry of the 
standard cotton programme at full load and the average condensation efficiency of the standard cotton 
programme at partial load  C dry½ ; 
(vi) the sound power level;  
(g) the results of calculations performed in accordance with Annex VII.  
2. Where the information included in the technical documentation for a particular household tumble drier model has 
been obtained by calculation on the basis of design or by extrapolation from other equivalent household tumble driers, 
or both, the documentation shall include details of such calculations or extrapolations, or both, and of tests 
undertaken by suppliers to verify the accuracy of the calculations undertaken. The information shall also include a 
list of all other equivalent household tumble drier models where the information was obtained in the same way.EN L 123/20 Official Journal of the European Union 9.5.2012ANNEX IV  
Information to be provided in cases 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 rated capacity in kg of cotton, for the standard cotton programme at full load;  
(b) whether the household tumble drier is an air-vented, condenser or gas-fired household tumble drier;  
(c) the energy efficiency class as defined in point 1 of Annex VI;  
(d) for electric mains-operated household tumble drier:  
the weighted Annual Energy Consumption ( AE  c ) rounded up to the nearest integer, to be described as: ‘Energy 
consumption “X” kWh per year, based on 160 drying cycles of the standard cotton programmes at full and partial 
load, and the consumption of the low-power modes. Actual energy consumption per cycle will depend on how the 
appliance is used.’;  
for household gas-fired tumble drier:  
the weighted Annual Energy Consumption ( AE  C(Gas)  ) rounded up to one decimal place; it shall be described as: 
‘Energy consumption “X” kWh-Gas per year, based on 160 drying cycles of the standard cotton programme at full 
and partial load. Actual energy consumption per cycle will depend on how the appliance is used’;  
and 
the weighted Annual Energy Consumption ( AE  C(Gas)el  ) rounded up to one decimal place; it shall be described as: 
‘Energy consumption “X” kWh per year, based on 160 drying cycles of the standard cotton programme at full and 
partial load, and the consumption of the low-power modes. Actual energy consumption per cycle will depend on 
how the appliance is used.’;  
(e) whether the household tumble drier is an ‘automatic tumble drier’ or ‘non-automatic tumble drier’;  
(f) the energy consumption ( E dry , E dry½ , Eg  dry , Eg  dry½ , Eg  dry,a , Eg  dry½,a  ) of the standard cotton programme at full and 
partial load, rounded up to two decimal places and calculated in accordance with Annex VII;  
(g) the power consumption of the off-mode ( P o ) and the left-on mode ( P l ) for the standard cotton programme at full 
load;  
(h) the programme time of the ‘standard cotton programme at full load’ ( T dry ) and the programme time of the 
‘standard cotton programme at partial load’ ( T dry½ ), in minutes and rounded to the nearest minute, calculated 
in accordance with Annex VII;  
(i) if the household tumble drier is a condenser tumble drier, the condensation efficiency class in accordance with 
point 2 of Annex VI;  
(j) the sound power level (weighted average value — L  WA ) for the standard cotton programme at full load, expressed 
in dB and rounded to the nearest integer;  
(k) if the household tumble drier is intended to be built-in, an indication to this effect.  
2. Where other information contained in the product fiche is also provided, it shall be in the form and order specified in 
Annex II.  
3. The size and font in which all the information referred in this Annex is printed or shown shall be legible.EN 9.5.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 123/21ANNEX V  
Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes  
For the purposes of compliance and verification of compliance with the requirements of this Regulation, measurements 
and calculations shall be made using harmonised standards the reference numbers of which have been published in the  
Official Journal of the European Union , or other reliable, accurate and reproducible methods, which take into account the 
generally recognised state of the art methods, and whose results are deemed to be of low uncertainty.  
For the purposes of checking conformity with the requirements laid down in Articles 3 and 4, Member State authorities 
shall test a single household tumble drier. If the measured parameters do not meet the values declared by the supplier 
within the ranges set out in Table 1, the measurements shall be carried out on three more household tumble driers. The 
arithmetic mean of the measured values of those three household tumble driers shall meet the values declared by the 
supplier within the ranges defined in Table 1.  
Otherwise, the model and all other equivalent household tumble driers models shall be considered not to comply with the 
requirements laid down in Articles 3 and 4.  
Table 1  
Measured parameter  Verification tolerances  
Weighted annual energy consumption  The measured value shall not be greater than the rated value (*) of  
AE  C by more than 6 %.  
Weighted energy consumption  The measured value shall not be greater than the rated value of  E t 
by more than 6 %.  
Weighted condensation efficiency  The measured value shall not be less than the rated value of  C t by 
more than 6 %.  
Weighted programme time  The measured value shall not be longer than the rated values of  T t 
by more than 6 %.  
Power consumption in off-mode and left-on mode  The measured value of power consumption  P o and P l of more than 
1,00 W shall not be greater than the rated value by more than 6 %. 
The measured value of power consumption  P o and P l of less than or 
equal to 1,00 W shall not be greater than the rated value by more 
than 0,10 W.  
Duration of the left-on mode  The measured value shall not be longer than the rated value of  T l by 
more than 6 %.  
Sound power level L  WA The measured value shall not be greater than the rated value.  
(*) ‘Rated value’ means a value that is declared by the supplier. The 6 % uncertainty in the measurement represent the current acceptable 
testing laboratory error in measuring the declared parameters with the new measurement method used for the new labelling/ecodes ign 
requirements including full and partial load cycles.EN L 123/22 Official Journal of the European Union 9.5.2012ANNEX VI  
Energy efficiency classes and condensation efficiency classes  
1. ENERGY EFFICIENCY CLASSES  
The energy efficiency class of a household tumble drier shall be determined on the basis of its Energy Efficiency Index 
(EEI) as set out in Table 1.  
The Energy Efficiency Index ( EEI) of a household tumble drier shall be determined in accordance with point 1 of 
Annex VII.  
Table 1  
Energy efficiency classes  
Energy efficiency class  Energy Efficiency Index  
A+++ (most efficient)  EEI < 24  
A++  24 ≤ EEI < 32  
A+ 32 ≤ EEI < 42  
A 42 ≤ EEI < 65  
B 65 ≤ EEI < 76  
C 76 ≤ EEI < 85  
D (least efficient)  85 ≤ EEI  
2. CONDENSATION EFFICIENCY CLASSES  
The condensation efficiency class of a condenser household tumble drier shall be determined on the basis of the 
weighted condensation efficiency ( C t ) as set out in Table 2.  
The weighted condensation efficiency ( C t ) of a condenser household tumble drier shall be determined in accordance 
with point 2 of Annex VII.  
Table 2  
Condensation efficiency classes  
Condensation efficiency class  Weighted condensation efficiency  
A (most efficient)  C  t > 90  
B 80 <  C t ≤ 90 
C 70 <  C t ≤ 80 
D 60 <  C t ≤ 70 
E 50 <  C t ≤ 60 
F 40 <  C t ≤ 50 
G (least efficient)  C  t ≤ 40EN 9.5.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 123/23ANNEX VII  
Method for calculating the Energy Efficiency Index and the weighted condensation efficiency  
1. CALCULATION OF THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY INDEX  
For the calculation of the Energy Efficiency Index ( EEI) of a household tumble drier model, the weighted Annual 
Energy Consumption of a household tumble drier for the standard cotton programme at full and partial load is 
compared to its Standard Annual Energy Consumption.  
(a) The Energy Efficiency Index ( EEI) is calculated as follows and rounded to one decimal place:  
EEI ¼ AE  C 
SAE  C Ü 100  
where:  
AE  C = weighted Annual Energy Consumption of the household tumble drier.  
SAE  C = standard Annual Energy Consumption of the household tumble drier.  
(b) The Standard Annual Energy Consumption ( SAE  C ) is calculated in kWh/year as follows and rounded to two 
decimal places:  
— for all household tumble driers that are not air-vented:  
SAE  C = 140 ×  c 0,8 
— for air-vented household tumble driers:  
SAE  C ¼ 140 Ü c 0;8 – 8 
> > :30 Ü T t 
60 9 
> > ; 
where:  
c is the rated capacity of the household tumble drier for the standard cotton programme.  
T t is the weighted programme time for the standard cotton programme.  
(c) The weighted Annual Energy Consumption ( AE  C ) is calculated in kWh/year as follows and is rounded to two 
decimal places:  
(i) 
AE  C ¼ E t Ü 160 þ " 
P o Ü 525 600 – ðT t Ü 160Þ 
2 þ P l Ü 525 600 – ðT t Ü 160Þ 
2 # 
60 Ü 1 000  
where:  
E t = weighted energy consumption, in kWh and rounded to two decimal places.  
P o = power in ‘off-mode’ for the standard cotton programme at full load, in W and rounded to two decimal 
places.  
P l = power in ‘left-on mode’ for the standard cotton programme at full load, in W and rounded to two 
decimal places.  
T t = weighted programme time, in minutes and rounded to the nearest minute.  
160  = total number of drying cycles per year.  
(ii) When the household tumble drier is equipped with a power management system, with the household tumble 
drier reverting automatically to ‘off-mode’ after the end of the programme, the weighted Annual Energy 
Consumption ( AE  C ) is calculated taking into consideration the effective duration of the ‘left-on mode’, 
according to the following formula:  
AE  C ¼ E t Ü 160 þ fðP l Ü T l Ü 160Þ þ P o Ü ½525 600 – ðT t Ü 160Þ – ðT l Ü 160Þâg 
60 Ü 1 000EN L 123/24 Official Journal of the European Union 9.5.2012where:  
T l = duration of the ‘left-on mode’ for the standard cotton programme at full load, in minutes and rounded to 
the nearest minute.  
(d) The weighted programme time ( T t ) for the standard cotton programme is calculated in minutes as follows and 
rounded to the nearest minute:  
T t = (3 ×  T dry + 4 ×  T dry½ )/7 
where:  
T dry = programme time for the standard cotton programme at full load, in minutes and rounded to the nearest 
minute.  
T dry½ = programme time for the standard cotton programme at partial load, in minutes and rounded to the 
nearest minute.  
(e) The weighted energy consumption ( E t ) is calculated in kWh as follows and rounded to two decimal places:  
E t = (3 ×  E dry + 4 ×  E dry½ )/7 
where:  
E dry = energy consumption of the standard cotton programme at full load, in kWh and rounded to two decimal 
places.  
E dry½ = energy consumption of the standard cotton programme at partial load, in kWh and rounded to two 
decimal places.  
(f) For gas-fired household tumble driers, the energy consumption for the standard cotton programme at full and 
partial load is calculated in kWh and rounded to two decimal places, as:  
E dry ¼ Eg dry 
f g þ Eg  dry ;a 
E dry½ ¼ Eg dry½ 
f g þ Eg  dry½ ;a 
where:  
Eg dry = gas consumption of the standard cotton programme at full load, in kWh and rounded to two decimal 
places.  
Eg dry½ = gas consumption of the standard cotton programme at partial load, in kWh and rounded to two 
decimal places.  
Eg dry,a = auxiliary electricity consumption of the standard cotton programme at full load, in kWh and rounded 
to two decimal places.  
Eg dry½,a  = auxiliary electricity consumption of the standard cotton programme at partial load, in kWh and 
rounded to two decimal places.  
f g = 2,5.  
2. CALCULATION FOR THE PRODUCT INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN ‘ANNEX II PRODUCT FICHE’, ‘ANNEX III 
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION’ AND ‘ANNEX IV INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED IN CASES WHERE END- 
USERS CANNOT BE EXPECTED TO SEE THE PRODUCT DISPLAYED’  
For gas-fired household tumble driers, the energy consumption on gas for the standard cotton programme at full and 
partial load for the information in Annex II, III and IV is calculated in kWh  Gas and rounded to two decimal places, as:  
AE  C(Gas) = 160 × (3 ×  Eg  dry + 4 ×  Eg  dry1/2  )/7 
For gas-fired household tumble driers, the energy consumption on electricity for the standard cotton programme at 
full and partial load for the information in Annex II, III and IV is calculated in kWh and rounded to two decimal 
places, as:  
AE  C(Gas)el  = 160 × (3 ×  Eg  dry,a + 4 ×  Eg  dry1/2,a  )/7 + (( P l × T l × 160) +  P o × [525 600 – ( T t × 160) – ( T l × 160)])/60 × 1 000EN 9.5.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 123/253. CALCULATION OF THE WEIGHTED CONDENSATION EFFICIENCY  
The condensation efficiency of a programme is the ratio between the mass of moisture condensed and collected in the 
container of a condenser household tumble drier and the mass of moisture removed from the load by the programme, 
the latter being the difference between the mass of the wet test load before drying and the mass of the test load after 
drying. For calculating the weighted condensation efficiency, the average condensation efficiency for the standard 
cotton programme at both full and partial load is considered.  
The weighted condensation efficiency ( C t ) of a programme is calculated as a percentage and rounded to the nearest 
whole percent as:  
C t = (3 ×  C dry + 4 ×  C dry½ )/7 
where:  
C dry = average condensation efficiency of the standard cotton programme at full load.  
C dry½ = average condensation efficiency of the standard cotton programme at partial load.  
The average condensation efficiency  C is calculated from the condensation efficiencies of test runs and expressed as a 
percentage:  
C ¼ 1 
ðn–1Þ X  n 
j¼2 8 
> > : W wj 
W i – W  f Ü 100 9 
> > ; 
where:  
n is the number of test runs, comprising at least four valid test runs for the selected programme.  
j is the test run number.  
W wj is the mass of water collected in the condenser reservoir during test run  j. 
W i is the mass of the wet test load before drying.  
W f is the mass of the test load after drying.EN L 123/26 Official Journal of the European Union 9.5.2012