Household appliance comprising: - electric loads configured to perform prefixed appliance operations during an operating state; - an electronic command device which is configured to be connectable to an electric power supply through supply lines (31,32) so as to be supplied by a first electrical quantity, and is configured to automatically switch the electric household appliance from an operating state to a standby state when a standby command is received in order to reduce energy consumption of the electric household appliance during a standby state, said electronic command device comprising: - first switch means connected between the household appliance electric loads and the supply lines (31,32) and configured to switch on/off based on a first control signal; - sensing means, which are connected to the supply lines (31,32) to sense said first electrical quantity and are configured to generate a sensing signal which is indicative of the sensed first electrical quantity; - electric control means, which are configured to receive said sensing signal and provide said first control signal to cause the first switch means to be open/closed based on said sensing signal; the household appliance being characterised in that said electronic command device comprises: - second switch means connected between said supply lines (31,32) and said sensing means and configured to be open/closed on the basis of a second control signal to cause the sensing means to be connected/disconnected respectively to/from supply lines (31,32); said second switch means being configured to switch between an open state cutting-off electric connection between said electric power network and the sensing means, and a closed state, in which sensing means are connected to said electric power network; - said electric control means being further configured to generate said second control signal to cause said second switch means to switch in said open state, based on said standby command/request which is indicative of said request of transition of the household appliance to change from the operating state to the standby state. - electric loads configured to perform prefixed appliance operations during an operating state; - an electronic command device which is configured to be connectable to an electric power supply through supply lines (31,32) so as to be supplied by a first electrical quantity, and is configured to automatically switch the electric household appliance from an operating state to a standby state when a standby command is received in order to reduce energy consumption of the electric household appliance during a standby state, said electronic command device comprising: - first switch means connected between the household appliance electric loads and the supply lines (31,32) and configured to switch on/off based on a first control signal; - sensing means, which are connected to the supply lines (31,32) to sense said first electrical quantity and are configured to generate a sensing signal which is indicative of the sensed first electrical quantity; - electric control means, which are configured to receive said sensing signal and provide said first control signal to cause the first switch means to be open/closed based on said sensing signal; - second switch means connected between said supply lines (31,32) and said sensing means and configured to be open/closed on the basis of a second control signal to cause the sensing means to be connected/disconnected respectively to/from supply lines (31,32); said second switch means being configured to switch between an open state cutting-off electric connection between said electric power network and the sensing means, and a closed state, in which sensing means are connected to said electric power network; - said electric control means being further configured to generate said second control signal to cause said second switch means to switch in said open state, based on said standby command/request which is indicative of said request of transition of the household appliance to change from the operating state to the standby state.