Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2022 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for household dishwashers pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 1016/2010 (Text with EEA relevance.)

Article 1

Subject matter and scope

This Regulation shall not apply to:

(a) dishwashers in the scope of Directive 2006/42/EC;

(b) battery-operated household dishwashers that can be connected to the mains through an AC/DC converter purchased separately.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:

(1) ‘mains’ or ‘electric mains’ means the electricity supply from the grid of 230 (± 10 %) volts of alternating current at 50 Hz;

(2) ‘household dishwasher’ means a machine which cleans and rinses tableware, and which is declared by the manufacturer in the Declaration of Conformity to comply with Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (¹) or with Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (²);

(3) ‘built-in household dishwasher’ means a household dishwasher that is designed, tested and marketed exclusively: (a) to be installed in cabinetry or encased (top, bottom and sides) by panels; (b) to be securely fastened to the sides, top or floor of the cabinetry or panels; and (c) to be equipped with an integral factory-finished face or to be fitted with a custom front panel;

(4) ‘equivalent model’ means a model which has the same technical characteristics relevant for the technical information to be provided, but which is placed on the market or put into service by the same manufacturer, importer or authorised representative as another model with a different model identifier;

(5) ‘model identifier’ means the code, usually alphanumeric, which distinguishes a specific product model from other models with the same trade mark or the same manufacturer's, importer's or authorised representative's name;

(6) ‘product database’ means a collection of data concerning products, which is arranged in a systematic manner and consists of a consumer-oriented public part, where information concerning individual product parameters is accessible by electronic means, an online portal for accessibility and a compliance part, with clearly specified accessibility and security requirements, as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/1369;

(7) ‘programme’ means a series of operations that are pre-defined and are declared by the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative as suitable for specified levels of soil or types of load, or both;

(8) ‘eco’ means the name of the programme of a household dishwasher declared by the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative as suitable to clean normally soiled tableware, and to which the ecodesign requirements on energy efficiency, cleaning and drying performance relate.

For the purposes of the annexes, additional definitions are set out in Annex I.

Article 3

Ecodesign requirements

The ecodesign requirements set out in Annex II shall apply from the dates indicated therein.

Article 4

Conformity assessment

Where the information included in the technical documentation for a particular model has been obtained:

(a) from a model that has the same technical characteristics relevant for the technical information to be provided but is produced by a different manufacturer; or

(b) by calculation on the basis of design or extrapolation from another model of the same or a different manufacturer, or both;

the technical documentation shall include the details of such calculation, the assessment undertaken by the manufacturer to verify the accuracy of the calculation and, where appropriate, the declaration of identity between the models of different manufacturers.

The technical documentation shall include a list of all equivalent models, including the model identifiers.

Article 5

Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes

Member States' authorities shall apply the verification procedure set out in Annex IV when performing the market surveillance checks referred to in Article 3, point 2 of Directive 2009/125/EC.

Article 6

Circumvention and software updates

The manufacturer, importer or authorised representative shall not place on the market products designed to be able to detect they are being tested (for example by recognising the test conditions or test cycle) and to react specifically by automatically altering their performance during the test with the aim of reaching a more favourable level for any of the parameters in the technical documentation or included in any documentation provided.

The energy consumption of the product and any of the other declared parameters shall not deteriorate after a software or firmware update when measured with the same test standard originally used for the declaration of conformity, except with explicit consent of the end-user prior to the update. No performance change shall occur as a result of rejecting the update.

A software update shall never have the effect of changing the product's performance in a way that makes it non-compliant with the ecodesign requirements applicable for the declaration of conformity.

Article 7

Indicative benchmarks

The indicative benchmarks for the best-performing products and technologies available on the market at the time of adopting this Regulation are set out in Annex V.

Article 8

Review

The Commission shall review this Regulation in the light of technological progress and shall present the results of this review, including, if appropriate, a draft revision proposal, to the Consultation Forum by 25 December 2025.

The review shall in particular focus on the following:

(a) the improvement potential with regard to energy and environmental performance of household dishwashers, taking into account, inter alia, drying performance;

(b) the level of verification tolerances;

(c) an assessment of the evolution of consumer behaviour and of the penetration rate of household dishwashers in EU Member States;

(d) the effectiveness of existing requirements on resource efficiency;

(e) the appropriateness of setting additional resource efficiency requirements for products in accordance with the objectives of the circular economy, including whether more spare parts should be included.

Article 9

Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008

In point 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008, the entry ‘Dish washing machines’ is deleted.

Article 10

Repeal

Regulation (EU) No 1016/2010 is repealed as of 1 March 2021.

Article 11

Transitional measures

As from 25 December 2019 until 28 February 2021, by way of derogation to the requirement in Annex I, Point 1(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1016/2010, the name ‘eco’ may be used for the standard programme, in accordance with Point 1 of Annex II of this Regulation, instead of the name ‘standard programme’.

Article 12

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 March 2021. However, Article 6, first paragraph, and Article 11 shall apply from 25 December 2019.

Article 13

Transitional compliance equivalence

If no unit belonging to the same model or equivalent models was placed on the market before 1 November 2020, the units of models placed on the market between 1 November 2020 and 28 February 2021 which comply with the provisions of this regulation shall be considered compliant with the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 1016/2010

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

ANNEX I

The following definitions shall apply:

(1) ‘Energy Efficiency Index’ (EEI) means the ratio of the eco programme energy consumption to the standard programme energy consumption;

(2) ‘eco programme energy consumption’ (EPEC) means the energy consumption of a household dishwasher for the eco programme, expressed in kilowatt hour per cycle;

(3) ‘standard programme energy consumption’ (SPEC) means the energy consumption taken as a reference as a function of the rated capacity, expressed in kilowatt hour per cycle;

(4) ‘place setting’ (ps) means a set of tableware for use by one person, not including serving pieces;

(5) ‘serving pieces’ means items for the preparation and serving of food which can include pots, serving bowls, serving cutlery and a platter;

(6) ‘rated capacity’ means the maximum number of place settings together with the serving pieces, which can be cleaned, rinsed and dried in a household dishwasher in one cycle when loaded in accordance with the manufacturer’s, importer’s or authorised representative’s instructions;

(7) ‘cleaning performance index’ (IC) means the ratio of the cleaning performance of a household dishwasher to the cleaning performance of a reference household dishwasher;

(8) ‘drying performance index’ (ID) means the ratio of the drying performance of a household dishwasher to the drying performance of a reference household dishwasher;

(9) ‘programme duration’ (Tt) means the length of time beginning with the initiation of the programme selected, excluding any user programmed delay, until the end of the programme is indicated and the user has access to the load;

(10) ‘cycle’ means a complete cleaning, rinsing and drying process, as defined by the programme selected, consisting of a series of operations until all activity ceases;

(11) ‘off mode’ means a condition in which the household dishwasher is connected to the mains and is not providing any function; the following shall also be considered as off mode: (a) conditions providing only an indication of off mode; (b) conditions providing only functionalities intended to ensure electromagnetic compatibility pursuant to Directive 2014/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (³);

(12) ‘standby mode’ means a condition where the household dishwasher is connected to the mains, and provides only the following functions, which may persist for an indefinite time: (a) reactivation function, or reactivation function and a mere indication of enabled reactivation function; and/or (b) reactivation function through a connection to a network; and/or (c) information or status display; and/or (d) detection function for emergency measures;

(13) ‘network’ means a communication infrastructure with a topology of links, an architecture, including the physical components, organisational principles, communication procedures and formats (protocols);

(14) ‘delay start’ means a condition where the user has selected a specified delay to the beginning of the cycle of the selected programme;

(15) ‘spare part’ means a separate part that can replace a part with the same or similar function in a product;

(16) ‘professional repairer’ means an operator or undertaking which provides services of repair and professional maintenance of household dishwashers;

(17) ‘eco programme water consumption’ (EPWC) means the water consumption of a household dishwasher for the eco programme, expressed in litres per cycle;

(18) ‘guarantee’ means any undertaking by the retailer or a manufacturer to the consumer to: (a) reimburse the price paid; or

(19) ‘declared values’ means the values provided by the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative for the stated, calculated or measured technical parameters in accordance with Article 4, for the verification of compliance by the Member State authorities.

ANNEX II

1. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

From 1 March 2021, household dishwashers shall provide an eco programme meeting the following requirements:

(a) this programme shall be: — named ‘eco’ on the programme selection device of the household dishwasher, on the household dishwasher display, if any, and on the relevant network application, if any, — set as the default programme for household dishwashers equipped with automatic programme selection or any function maintaining the selection of a programme, or, if there is no automatic programme selection, available for direct selection without the need for any other selection such as a specific temperature or load;

(b) the name ‘eco’ shall be used exclusively for this programme. The formatting of ‘eco’ is not restricted in terms of font, font size, case sensitivity or colour. The only other additional information which may be combined with the term ‘eco’ is the temperature of the eco programme;

(c) the indications ‘normal’, ‘daily’, ‘regular’ and ‘standard’, and their translations in all EU official languages, shall not be used in programme names for the household dishwasher, neither alone nor in combination with other information.

2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS

From 1 March 2021, household dishwashers shall meet the following requirements:

(a) the Energy Efficiency Index (EEI) shall be less than 63.

From 1 March 2024, household dishwashers shall meet the following requirement:

(b) the EEI shall be less than 56 for household dishwashers with a rated capacity equal to or more than 10 place settings.

The EEI shall be calculated in accordance with Annex III.

3. FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

From 1 March 2021, household dishwashers shall meet the following requirements:

(a) the cleaning performance index (IC) shall be greater than 1,12 ;

(b) the drying performance index (ID) shall be greater than 1,06 for household dishwashers with a rated capacity of more than 7 place settings;

(c) the drying performance index (ID) shall be greater than 0,86 for household dishwashers with a rated capacity equal to or less than 7 place settings.

The IC and the ID shall be calculated in accordance with Annex III.

4. LOW POWER MODES

From 1 March 2021, household dishwashers shall meet the following requirements:

(a) household dishwashers shall have an off mode or a standby mode or both. The power consumption of these modes shall not exceed 0,50 W;

(b) if the standby mode includes the display of information or status, the power consumption of this mode shall not exceed 1,00 W;

(c) if the standby mode provides for a connection to a network and provides networked standby as defined in Commission Regulation (EU) No 801/2013 (⁴), the power consumption of this mode shall not exceed 2,00 W;

(d) at the latest 15 minutes after the household dishwasher has been switched on or after the end of any programme and associated activities or after any interaction with the equipment, if no other mode, including emergency measures, is triggered, the equipment shall switch automatically to off mode or standby mode;

(e) if the household dishwasher provides for a delay start, the power consumption in this condition, including any standby mode, shall not exceed 4,00 W. The delay start shall not be programmable by the user for more than 24 h;

(f) any household dishwasher that can be connected to a network shall provide the possibility to activate and deactivate the network connection. The network connection shall be deactivated by default.

5. RESOURCE EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS

From 1 March 2021, household dishwashers shall meet the following requirements:

(1) availability of spare parts: (a) the manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives of household dishwashers shall make available to professional repairers at least the following spare parts, for a minimum period of seven years after placing the last unit of the model on the market: — motor; — circulation and drain pump; — heaters and heating elements, including heat pumps (separately or bundled); — piping and related equipment including all hoses, valves, filters and aquastops; — structural and interior parts related to door assemblies (separately or bundled); — printed circuit boards; — electronic displays; — pressure switches; — thermostats and sensors; — software and firmware including reset software; (b) the manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives of household dishwashers shall make available to professional repairers and end-users at least the following spare parts: door hinge and seals, other seals, spray arms, drain filters, interior racks and plastic peripherals such as baskets and lids, for a minimum period of 10 years after placing the last unit of the model on the market; (c) the manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives of household dishwashers shall ensure that the spare parts mentioned in points (a) and (b) can be replaced with the use of commonly available tools and without permanent damage to the appliance; (d) the list of spare parts concerned by point (a) and the procedure for ordering them shall be publicly available on the free access website of the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative, at the latest two years after the placing on the market of the first unit of a model and until the end of the period of availability of these spare parts; (e) the list of spare parts concerned by point (b) and the procedure for ordering them and the repair instructions shall be publicly available on the free access website of the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative, when placing the first unit of a model on the market and until the end of the period of availability of these spare parts;

(2) maximum delivery time of spare parts: (a) during the period mentioned under point (1), the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative shall ensure the delivery of the spare parts within 15 working days after having received the order; (b) in the case of spare parts concerned by point (1)(a), the availability of spare parts may be limited to professional repairers registered in accordance with point (3)(a) and (b);