The Energy Information (Tumble Driers) Regulations 1996

Regulation 4(2)

SCHEDULE 1 THE LABEL

Label design

1.  The label shall be in accordance with Figure 1 and shall include the information required by the notes.

Figure 1

Notes to Figure 1:

I.  Supplier’s name or trade mark.

II.  Supplier’s model identifier.

III.  The energy efficiency class of an appliance, determined in accordance with Schedule 4. The appropriate letter shall be placed at the same level as the relevant arrow.

IV.  Without prejudice to any requirements under the Community Eco-label scheme, where an appliance has been granted a“Community Eco-label” pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No. 880/92(1) a copy of the Eco-label mark (the flower) may be added here. The “Electric tumble drier label design guide” referred to below explains how the Eco-label mark may be included in the label.

V.  Energy consumption in kWh per cycle for a “dry cotton” cycle in accordance with the test procedures of the harmonised standards.

VI.  Rated capacity of cotton, in kg., in accordance with the harmonised standards.

VII.  The type of appliance, air vented or condensing, in accordance with the test procedures of the harmonised standards.

VIII.  Where applicable, noise measured in accordance with Directive 86/594/EEC(2).

Printing

2.—(1) Figure 2 defines certain aspects of the label:—

Figure 2

(2) Colours are to be used on the label in accordance with the following:—

• CMYK: cyan, magenta, yellow, black.

• Example: 07XO: 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 100% yellow, 0% black.

• Arrows:

  • A: XOXO,

  • B: 70X0,

  • C: 30X0,

  • D: 00X0,

  • E: 03X0,

  • F: 07X0,

  • G: 0XX0.

• Outline colour X070.

• All text is in black. The background is white.

• Complete printing information is contained in a “Electric tumble drier label design guide”, which is for information only, obtainable from:

  The Secretary of the Committee on Energy Labelling and Standard Product Information for Household Appliances

  Directorate-General for Energy DG XVII,

  Commission of the European Communities,

  200 Rue de la Loi,

  B-1049 Brussels,

  Belgium.

(1)

OJ No. L99, 11.4.92, p.1.

(2)

OJ No. L344, 6.12.86, p.24; see the Household Appliances (Noise Emission) Regulations 1990 (S.I. 1990/161, amended by S.I. 1994/1386).