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

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
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 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 electric tumble driers;
Whereas electricity use by tumble driers accounts for a significant part of total Community energy  demand; whereas the scope for reduced energy use by these appliances is substantial;
Whereas the Community, confirming the interest of 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 organization 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,