Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1353 of 1 July 2025 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2534 on household tumble dryers regarding information on repairability and clarifying some aspects of the measurement and calculation methods, the product information sheet, the technical documentation and the verification procedure

ANNEX V

Annex VI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2534 is amended as follows:

• (1) point 1 is amended as follows:

• (a) in the first subparagraph, the introductory wording is replaced by the following:

‘For electric household tumble dryers, the technical documentation referred to in Article 3(1), point (b)(i), shall include the following information:’;

• (b) point (g) is replaced by the following:

• ‘(g) the values for the technical parameters set out in Table 5 for the eco programme, which are considered as the declared values for the purpose of the verification procedure set out in Annex IX.’;

• (2) in Table 5, the header is replaced by the following:

‘ Table 5

Declared technical parameters for electric household tumble dryers ’;

• (3) in point 2, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘For gas-fired tumble dryers, the technical documentation referred to Article 3(1), point (b)(i), shall include the information listed in paragraph 1, points (a) to (f) of this Annex, and the information set out in Table 6 for the eco programme. The values in Table 6 are considered as the declared values for the purpose of the verification procedure in Annex IX.’.

• (4) Table 6 is amended as follows:

• (a) the header is replaced by the following:

‘ Table 6

Declared technical parameters for gas-fired household tumble dryers ’;

• (b) the fourth row on the gas consumption of the eco programme at partial load is replaced by the following:

• (c) the tenth, eleventh and twelfth rows on the programme duration for the eco programme are replaced by the following:

• (5) point 3 is replaced by the following:

• ‘3. Where the information included in the technical documentation for a particular household tumble dryer 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 supplier;

• (b) by calculation on the basis of design or extrapolation from another model of the same or a different supplier,

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

ANNEX VI

‘ANNEX VIa

TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION WITH REPAIRABILITY INFORMATION

1.

For electric household tumble dryers, the technical documentation referred to in Article 3(1), point (c)(iii), shall include the following information:

• (a) a general description of the model allowing it to be unequivocally and easily identified;

• (b) references to the harmonised standards applied or other measurement standards used;

• (c) specific precautions to be taken when the model is assembled, installed, maintained or tested;

• (d) the details and the results of calculations performed in accordance with Annex IV;

• (e) testing conditions, where they are not described sufficiently in the references provided pursuant to point (b) of this section;

• (f) equivalent models, if any, including model identifiers;

• (g) the values for the technical parameters set out in Table 6a for the eco programme, which are considered as the declared values for the purpose of the verification procedure set out in Annex IX;

• (h) a description of the disassembly steps for each priority part listed in Section 5 of Annex IV, including the tool(s) and fastener(s) needed at each step, if any;

• (i) the repair and maintenance information laid down in point 5(3)(e) of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2023/2533.

The information provided pursuant to points (a) to (g) shall constitute the mandatory specific parts of the technical documentation that the supplier is to enter into the product database, pursuant to Article 12(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369.

Table 6a

Declared technical parameters for electric household tumble dryers

2.

For gas-fired tumble dryers, the technical documentation referred to in Article 3(1) point (c)(iii), shall include the information listed in paragraph 1, points (a) to (f), (h) and (i) of this Annex, and the information set out in Table 6b for the eco programme. The values in Table 6b are considered as the declared values for the purpose of the verification procedure in Annex IX.

The information provided pursuant to the first subparagraph of this point, except points (h) and (i), shall constitute the mandatory specific parts of the technical documentation that the supplier is to enter into the database, pursuant to Article 12(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369.

Table 6b

Declared technical parameters for gas-fired household tumble dryers

3.

Where the information included in the technical documentation for a particular household tumble dryer 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 supplier;

• (b) by calculation on the basis of design or extrapolation from another model of the same or a different supplier,

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

’

ANNEX VII

Annexes VII, VIII, IX and X to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2534 are amended as follows:

• (1) in Annex VII, points 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:

• ‘1. In visual advertisements, for the purposes of ensuring conformity with the requirements laid down in Article 3(1), point (d)(i), and in Article 4, point (c), the energy efficiency class and the range of energy efficiency classes available on the label shall be shown as set out in point 4 of this Annex.

• 1. In technical promotional material, for the purposes of ensuring conformity with the requirements laid down in Article 3(1), point (d)(ii), and in Article 4, point (d), the energy efficiency class and the range of energy efficiency classes available on the label shall be shown as set out in point 4 of this Annex.’;

• (2) Annex VIII is amended as follows:

• (a) point 1 is replaced by the following:

• ‘1. The appropriate label made available by suppliers in accordance with Article 3(1), points (b)(ii) or (c)(iv), as applicable, shall be shown on the display mechanism in proximity to the price of the product if the price is shown, and in all other cases in proximity to the name or the picture of the product. The size shall be such that the label is clearly visible and legible and shall be proportionate to the size specified in Annex III or IIIa, as applicable. The label may be displayed using a nested display, in which case the image used for accessing the label shall comply with the specifications laid down in point 2 of this Annex. If nested display is applied, the label shall appear on the first mouse click, mouse roll-over or tactile screen expansion on the image.’;

• (b) point 3(b) is replaced by the following:

• ‘(b) the image shall link to the label set out in Annex III or in Annex IIIa, as applicable;’;

• (c) point 4 is replaced by the following:

• ‘4. The electronic product information sheet made available by the supplier in accordance with Article 3(1), points (b)(iii) or (c)(v), as applicable, shall be shown on the display mechanism in proximity to the price of the product if the price is shown, and in all other cases in proximity to the name or the picture of the product. The size shall be such that the product information sheet is clearly visible and legible. The product information sheet may be displayed using a nested display or by referring to the product database, in which case the link used for accessing the product information sheet shall clearly and legibly indicate “Product information sheet”. If a nested display is used, the product information sheet shall appear on the first mouse click, mouse roll-over or tactile screen expansion on the link.’;

• (3) Annex IX is amended as follows:

• (a) point 1 is replaced by the following:

• ‘1. The verification tolerances set out in Table 8 relate only to the verification of the declared values by Member State authorities and shall not be used by the supplier as an allowed tolerance to establish these values in the technical documentation or in interpreting these values with a view to achieving compliance or to communicate better performance by any means.’;

• (b) point 4(b)(iii) is replaced by the following:

• ‘(iii) the determined values, that is to say the values of the relevant parameters as measured in testing and the values calculated from these measurements, comply with:

• (a) the validity criteria set out in Table 7;

• (b) the respective verification tolerances set out in Table 8.’;

• (c) point 6 is replaced by the following:

• ‘6. Where the result referred to in point 4(b)(iii) is not achieved, the Member State authorities shall select three additional units of the same model for testing. As an alternative, the three additional units selected may be of one or more equivalent models. Concerning the repairability index, if the result referred to in point 4(b)(iii) is not achieved, the Member State authorities shall select one additional unit of the same model for testing.’;

• (d) points 8 and 9 are replaced by the following:

• ‘8. The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements where for the three units referred to in point 6, the arithmetic mean of the determined values complies with the respective verification tolerances set out in Table 8, except for the result of the repairability index, where the model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements where for the additional unit referred to in point 6, the determined value complies with the respective tolerance set out in Table 8.

• 1. Where the result referred to in point 8 is not achieved, the model and all equivalent models shall be considered not in compliance with this Regulation, except for the result of the repairability index, where the model shall be considered not in compliance with this Regulation.’;

• (e) point 12 is replaced by the following:

• ‘12. The Member State authorities shall only apply the validity criteria set out in Table 7 and the verification tolerances set out in Table 8 and shall only use the procedure set out in points 1 to 9 for the requirements referred to in this Annex. For the parameters set out in Tables 7 and 8, no other validity criteria or verification tolerances, such as those set out in harmonised standards or in any other measurement method, shall be applied.’;

• (f) Table 7 is replaced by the following:

‘Table 7

Validity criteria

Parameter	Validity criteria
Average final moisture content of the eco programme μt	The determined value shall be measured and calculated and be lower than 1,5 %.’

• (g) the following Table 8 is added:

‘Table 8

Verification tolerances

Parameter	Verification tolerances
Edry and Edry½	The determined value13 shall not exceed the declared value of Edry and Edry½ by more than 6 %.
Egdry and Egdry½	The determined value13 shall not exceed the declared value of Egdry and Egdry½ by more than 6 %.
Egdry,a and Egdry½,a	The determined value(*) shall not exceed the declared value of Egdry,a and Egdry½,a by more than 6 %.
Ct	The determined value13 shall not be less than the declared value of Ct by more than 6 %.
Tdry and Tdry½	The determined value13 shall not exceed the declared value of Tdry and Tdry½ by more than 6 %.
Po	The determined value13 shall not exceed the declared value by more than 0,10 W.
Psm	The determined value13 shall not exceed the declared value by more than 10 % if the declared value is higher than 1,00 W, or by more than 0,10 W if the declared value is lower than or equal to 1,00 W.
Pds	The determined value13 shall not exceed the declared value by more than 10 % where the declared value is higher than 1,00 W, or by more than 0,10 W if the declared value is lower than or equal to 1,00 W.
Acoustic airborne noise emissions	The determined value13 shall not exceed the declared value by more than 2 dB with respect to 1 pW.
Repairability index	The determined value shall not be less than the declared value by more than 4 %.

• (4) Annex X is amended as follows:

• (a) in the first paragraph, the introductory wording is replaced by the following:

‘Following the measurement and calculation methods set out in Annex IV, each drum of a multi-drum household tumble dryer shall be supplied with a label complying with the requirements set out in Annexes II and III or IIIa, as applicable. Those requirements shall apply to each of the drums independently, except when the drums are built in the same casing and can, in the eco programme, only operate simultaneously. In the latter case, these provisions shall apply to the multi-drum household tumble dryer as a whole, as follows:’;

• (b) the second paragraph is replaced by the following:

‘The product information sheet shall include and present jointly the information required under Annex V or Annex Va, as applicable, for all the drums to which the provisions of this Annex apply. The technical documentation shall include and present jointly the information required under Annex VI or Annex VIa, as applicable, for all the drums to which the provisions of this Annex apply.’.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/1353/oj

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