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Ref : EIC 230/2/11

26 November 2010

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 545/2010

European Union (EU)* : Ecodesign Requirements for Household Washing Machines

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 560/2009 of 6 November 2009, the European Commission (the Commission) has adopted a Regulation specifying the ecodesign requirements for household washing machines. Details are set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1015/2010 (the Regulation) and its subsequent corrigenda, which can be accessed through the following links respectively:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:293:0021:0030:EN:PDF
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:298:0087:0087:EN:PDF

DETAILS

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  2. The Regulation specifies the ecodesign requirements, conformity assessment and verification procedures on household washing machines, which includes electric mains-operated household washing machines and electric mains-operated household washing machines which can also be powered by batteries, those sold for non-household use and built-in household washing machines. However, it shall not apply to household combined washer-driers. 
     

  3. Details of the generic and specific eco-design requirements are set out in Annex I of the Regulation. Verification procedures for checking compliance with the ecodesign requirements are set out in Annex III. The indicative benchmarks for best-performing household washing machines can be found in Annex IV. The ecodesign requirements shall be implemented in several stages starting from 1 June 2011 to 1 December 2013.

ENQUIRIES

  1. For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5556.

Yours faithfully,




(Miss Peggy LEUNG)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.




　

Note ：

  • (1) While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.
  • (2)The biweekly newsletter "Business Alert - EU" of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations. The newsletter is available for free e-subscription and can be accessed through
    http://www.tdctrade.com/alert/eualert.htm.