Commission Directive 95/12/EC of 23 May 1995 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household washing machines

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE  95/12/EC
of 23 May 1995
implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of  household washing machines
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 Articles 9 and 12 thereof,
Whereas under Directive 92/75/EEC the Commission is to adopt an implementing directive in respect  of household appliances including washing machines;
Whereas electricity use by washing machines accounts for a significant part of total Community  energy demand; whereas the scope for reduced energy use by these appliances is substantial;
Whereas a better washing performance often requires a higher consumption of water and energy;  whereas information on the washing performance of an appliance is helpful in evaluating the  information on its energy and water consumption; whereas this will help consumers make a choice of  appliance which is consistent with the rational use of energy;
Whereas the Community, confirming its interest in an international standardization system capable  of producing standards that are actually used by all partners in international trade and of meeting  the requirements of Community policy, invites the European standards organizations to continue  their cooperation with international standards organizations;
Whereas the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for  Electrotechnical Standardization (Cenelec) are the bodies recognized as competent to adopt  harmonized standards in accordance with the general guidelines for cooperation between the  Commission and these two bodies signed on 13 November 1984, whereas, within the meaning of this  Directive, a harmonized standard is a technical specification (European standard or harmonization  document) adopted by Cenelec, on the basis of a remit (mandate) from the Commission in accordance  with the provisions of Council Directive 83/189/EEC of 28 March 1983 laying down a procedure for  the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations (2), as last  amended by Directive 94/10/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (3), and on the basis of  those general guidelines;
Whereas the measures set out in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the committee  set up under Article 10 of Directive 92/75/EEC,