Commission Directive 2002/40/EC
of 8 May 2002
implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household electric ovens
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources of household appliances(1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 92/75/EEC requires the Commission to adopt implementing Directives in respect of various household appliances including electric ovens.
(2) Electricity use by electric ovens accounts for a significant part of total Community household energy demand. The scope for a reduction of energy use by these appliances is substantial.
(3) Harmonised standards are technical specifications 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 regulations and of rules on Information Society services(2), as amended by Directive 98/48/EC(3).
(4) Information concerning noise emissions should be given where required by Member States pursuant to Council Directive 86/594/EEC of 1 December 1986 on airborne noise emitted by household appliances(4).
(5) Council Directive 79/531/EEC of 14 May 1979 applying to electric ovens Directive 79/530/EEC on the indication by labelling of the energy consumption of household appliances(5), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, should be repealed as from the date on which this Directive becomes applicable.
(6) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up under Article 10 of Directive 92/75/EEC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
1. This Directive shall apply to electric mains operated household electric ovens including ovens being part of larger appliances.
2. This Directive shall not apply to the following ovens:
(a) ovens that can also use other energy sources;
(b) ovens which do not fall within the scope of the harmonised standards referred to in Article 2;
(c) portable ovens, being appliances other than fixed appliances, having a mass of less than 18 kg, provided they are not designed for built-in installations.
3. The energy consumption of the steam functions, other than the hot steam function, are not covered by this Directive.
Article 2
1. The information required by this Directive shall be obtained by means of measurements made in accordance with harmonised standards adopted by the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (Cenelec) under mandate from the Commission in accordance with Directive 98/34/EC, the reference numbers of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities and for which Member States have published the reference numbers of the national standards transposing those harmonised standards.
The provisions of Annexes I, II and III to this Directive requiring the giving of information relating to noise shall apply only where that information is required by Member States under Article 3 of Directive 86/594/EEC. This information shall be measured in accordance with that Directive.
2. In this Directive expressions used have the same meaning as in Directive 92/75/EEC.
Article 3
1. The technical documentation referred to in Article 2(3) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall include:
(a) the name and address of the supplier;
(b) a general description of the model, sufficient for it to be unequivocally and easily identified;
(c) information, including drawings as relevant, on the main design features of the model and in particular items which appreciably affect its energy consumption;
(d) reports of relevant measurement tests carried out under the test procedures of the harmonised standards referred to in Article 2(1);
(e) operating instructions, if any.
2. The label referred to in Article 2(1) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall be as specified in Annex I to this Directive.
The label shall be placed on the door of the appliance, in such a way as to be clearly visible and not obscured. For multi-cavity ovens, each cavity shall have its own label, except a cavity which does not fall within the scope of the harmonised standards referred to in Article 2.
3. The content and format of the fiche referred to in Article 2(1) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall be as specified in Annex II to this Directive.
4. Where the appliances are offered for sale, hire, or hire purchase by way of a printed or written communication or by other means whereby the potential customer cannot be expected to see the appliance displayed, such as a written offer, a mail order catalogue, advertisements on the Internet or other electronic media, that communication shall include all the information specified in Annex III.
This requirement shall also apply in respect of offers for built-in ovens for integrated kitchens.
5. The energy efficiency class of each cavity of an oven shall be determined in accordance with Annex IV.
6. The appropriate terms to be used on the label and the fiche as referred to in Article 2(1) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall be selected from the table set out in Annex V to this Directive.
Article 4
Member States shall permit, until 30 June 2003, the placing on the market, the marketing and/or the display of products and the distribution of communications referred to in Article 3(4) which do not conform to this Directive.
Article 5
1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 December 2002, the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
They shall apply those provisions with effect from 1 January 2003.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 6
Directive 79/531/EEC is repealed with effect from 1 January 2003.
Article 7
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Article 8
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 May 2002.