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7th October 2019New EU Regulations on eco-design
New EU Regulations on eco-design covering welding equipment, household dishwashers, refrigeration appliances household washing machines and household washer-dryers. These Regulations come into force 1st March 2021. They currently do not have official reference numbers.
EU 2019/–. Regulation (EU) 2019/– laying down ecodesign requirements for welding equipment. Keys aspects covered by this Regulation are energy consumption in the use phase including times when equipment is in ‘idle’ mode and resource efficiency.
EU 2019/–. Regulation (EU) 2019/– laying down ecodesign requirements for household dishwashers. The Regulation amends Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 and repeals Commission Regulation (EU) No 1016/2010. The Regulation revises the requirements related to use of energy and water and introduces requirements related to resource efficiency such as reparability and recyclability.
EU 2019/–. Regulation (EU) 2019/– laying down ecodesign requirements for refrigerating appliances. The Regulation repeals and replaces Commission Regulation (EC) No 643/2009. The new regulation introduces energy efficiency requirements for wine storage appliances and shows that correction factors can be eliminated or significantly reduced. Refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function are subject to a separate ecodesign regulation.
EU 2019/–. Regulation (EU) 2019/– laying down ecodesign requirements for household washing machines and household washer-dryers. This Regulation amends Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 and repeals Commission Regulation (EU) No 1015/2010. The Regulation revises the requirements related to use of energy and water and introduces requirements related to resource efficiency such as reparability and recyclability.