Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2534 of 13 July 2023 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of household tumble dryers and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 392/2012

1 This Regulation lays down requirements for the labelling of electric mains-operated and gas-fired household tumble dryers and the provision of supplementary information regarding such household tumble dryers. It also applies to built-in household tumble dryers, multi-drum household tumble dryers and electric-mains operated household tumble dryers that can also be powered by batteries.

2 This Regulation shall not apply to: (a) household washer-dryers and household spin-extractors; (b) tumble dryers within the scope of Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ; (c) battery-operated household tumble dryers that can be connected to the mains through an AC/DC converter purchased separately.

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply: (1) ‘mains’ means the electricity supply from the grid of 230 (± 10 %) volts of alternating current at 50 Hz; (2) ‘household tumble dryer’ means an appliance in which laundry is dried by tumbling in a rotating drum through which heated air is passed and which is declared by the manufacturer in the declaration of conformity as complying with Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council or with Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ; (3) ‘built-in household tumble dryer’ means a household tumble dryer that is designed, tested and marketed exclusively to comply with all the following characteristics: (a) to be installed in cabinetry or encased (top and/or bottom, and sides) by panels; (b) to be securely fastened to the sides, top or floor of the cabinetry or panels; (c) to be equipped with an integral factory-finished face or to be fitted with a custom front panel; (4) ‘household washer-dryer’ means an appliance as defined in Article 2, point (4), of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2023 ; (5) ‘household spin-extractor’ means an appliance in which water is removed from the laundry by centrifugal action in a rotating drum and drained through an automatic pump or by gravity and which is designed to be used principally for non-professional purposes and is also commercially known as ‘spin-dryer’; (6) ‘programme’ means a series of operations that are pre-defined and which are declared by the supplier as suitable for drying certain types of textile; (7) ‘point of sale’ means a location where household tumble dryers are displayed or offered for sale, hire or hire-purchase; (8) ‘multi-drum household tumble dryer’ means a household tumble dryer equipped with more than one drum, whether in separate units or in the same casing. For the purposes of the Annexes II to X, the additional definitions set out in Annex I apply.

1 Suppliers shall ensure that: (a) each household tumble dryer is supplied with a printed label in the format as set out in Annex III and, for a multi-drum household tumble dryer, in accordance with Annex X; (b) the values for the parameters of the product information sheet, as set out in Annex V, are entered into the public part of the product database; (c) where specifically requested by a dealer, the product information sheet is made available in printed form; (d) the content of the technical documentation set out in Annex VI is entered into the product database; (e) any visual advertisement concerning a specific model of household tumble dryer contains the energy efficiency class and range of energy efficiency classes available on the label in accordance with Annexes VII and VIII; (f) any technical promotional material concerning a specific model of household tumble dryer, including technical promotional material on the internet, which describes its specific technical parameters, includes the energy efficiency class of that model and the range of energy efficiency classes available on the label, in accordance with Annex VII; (g) an electronic label in the format and containing the information as set out in Annex III is made available to dealers for each model of household tumble dryer; (h) an electronic product information sheet, as set out in Annex V, is made available to dealers for each model of household tumble dryer.

2 The energy efficiency class, the acoustic airborne noise emission class and, where relevant, the condensation efficiency class, as set out in Annex II shall be calculated in accordance with Annex IV.

Dealers shall ensure that: (a) each household tumble dryer, at the point of sale, including at trade fairs, bears the label provided by suppliers in accordance with point (a) of Article 3(1), with the label being displayed for built-in appliances in such a way as to be clearly visible, and for all other appliances in such a way as to be clearly visible on the outside on the front or top of the household tumble dryer; (b) in the event of distance selling, the label and product information sheet are provided in accordance with Annexes VII and VIII; (c) any visual advertisement for a specific model of household tumble dryer, including on the internet, contains the energy efficiency class and the range of energy efficiency classes available on the label, in accordance with Annex VII; (d) any technical promotional material concerning a specific model of household tumble dryer, including technical promotional material on the internet, which describes its specific technical parameters includes the energy efficiency class of that model and the range of energy efficiency classes available on the label, in accordance with Annex VII.

The information to be provided pursuant to Articles 3 and 4 shall be obtained by reliable, accurate and reproducible measurement and calculation methods, which take into account the recognised state-of-the-art measurement and calculation methods set out in Annex IV.

Member States shall apply the procedure laid down in Annex IX to this Regulation when performing the market surveillance checks referred to in Article 8(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369.

1 The Commission shall review this Regulation in the light of technological progress and present the results of that review including, if appropriate, a draft revision proposal, to the Consultation Forum by 1 January 2030. The review shall in particular assess the following elements: (a) the improvement potential with regard to the energy consumption, functional and environmental performance of household tumble dryers; (b) the effectiveness of existing measures in prompting end-users to purchase appliances that are more energy- and resource-efficient and to use more energy- and resource-efficient programmes; (c) the scope for addressing circular economy objectives.

2 No later than 1 January 2025, the Commission shall present the Consultation Forum a reparability score for household tumble dryers and if appropriate, a draft proposal on a reparability score for household tumble dryers.

Delegated Regulation (EU) No 392/2012 is repealed.

Until 30 June 2025, the product fiche required under Article 3, point (b), of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 392/2012 may be made available through the product database instead of being provided in printed form with the product. However, where the dealer so requests, the supplier shall ensure that the product fiche is made available in printed form.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2024. It shall apply from 1 July 2025. However, Article 9 shall apply from 1 January 2024 and Article 3(1), points (a) and (b), shall apply from 1 March 2025.