Commission Decision of 28 August 2001 establishing ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to dishwashers (notified under document number C(2001) 2600) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/689/EC)

1. Introductory Text

2. Article 1. The product group ‘dishwashers’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘the product...

3. Article 2. The environmental performance of the product group as defined in...

4. Article 3. The ecological criteria for the product group dishwashers, as well...

5. Article 4. For administrative purposes the code number assigned to the product...

6. Article 5. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

7. 1. ANNEX

      FRAMEWORK

      1. In order to qualify for the eco-label, a dishwasher (hereinafter...

      2. The competent bodies are recommended to take into account the...

      3. These criteria aim in particular at promoting:

      4. reduction of environmental damage or risks related to the use...

      5. The criteria encourage the implementation of best practice (optimal environmental...

      6. The criteria are set at levels that promote the labelling...

      7. ECOLOGICAL CRITERIA

         1. 1. Energy efficiency

         2. 2. Water consumption

         3. 3. Prevention of excessive use of detergent

         4. 4. Noise

         5. 5. Take-back and recycling

         6. 6. Life-time extension

         7. 7. Appliance design

         8. 8. Cleaning performance

         9. 9. Drying performance

         10. 10. User instructions

         11. 11. Information appearing on the eco-label