Article 1
The product group ‘washing machines’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘the product group’) shall mean:
- front and top loading household washing machines excluding twin-tubs and washer-dryers.
Article 2
The environmental performance and the fitness for use of the product group shall be assessed by reference to the criteria set out in the Annex.
Article 3
The ecological criteria for the product group washing machines, as well as the related assessment and verification requirements, shall be valid until
30 November 2008
.
Article 4
For administrative purposes the code number assigned to the product group shall be ‘001’.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Substituted by Commission Decision of 29 March 2007 amending Decisions 2001/405/EC, 2002/255/EC, 2002/371/EC, 2004/669/EC, 2003/31/EC and 2000/45/EC in order to prolong the validity of the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to certain products (notified under document number C(2007) 532) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/207/EC).