News and events
Come On Labels
In May 2013 the Come On Labels project came to an end. The final report summarises all of its main outcomes, achievements and deliverables produced.
Household Tumble Driers
Commission Regulation (EU) No 393/2012 which supplements Directive 2010/30/EU with regard to energy labelling of household tumble driers shall apply from 29 May 2013.
The Regulation repeals Directive 95/13/EC and places new responsibilities on suppliers and dealers, and brings household tumble driers into line with the new A+ labelling system.
The Regulations can be viewed in full via the legislation page of this website. However, please note that a corrigendum has also been published.
Miele Press Release
NMO have issued a press release (PDF, 390 Kb) following a wider market surveillance project which examined the accuracy of declarations provided by a manufacturer on the energy labels they supplied with a chest freezer.
Miele Company Limited were contacted in May 2012 when one of their chest freezers was found to use an average of 11.9% more energy than declared on the label. The product’s claimed energy consumption was 209kWh/year (A++), but the measured figure from the accredited testing process showed a result of 234kWh/year (A+).
In agreement with NMO, Miele will sell the remaining appliances in stock relabelled as A+ and Miele have made further investment committing them to improved manufacturing processes.
Whirlpool Press Release
NMO have released a press release (PDF, 393 Kb) following a wider market surveillance project which examined the accuracy of declarations provided by a manufacturer on the energy labels they supplied with a chest freezer.
Whirlpool (UK) Ltd were contacted in May 2012 when one of their large chest freezers (model number CO405W) was found to use an average of 14.6% more energy than declared on the label as part of a wider project examining compliance in this area of the market. The product’s claimed energy consumption was 332kWh/year, but the measured figure from the accredited testing process showed a result of 381kWh/year.
A good working relationship has been built between Whirlpool and the NMO through this investigation and this will continue as the enforcement authority strives to protect businesses, consumers and the environment.
Zanussi Press Release
NMO have published a press release (PDF, 244 Kb) following a recent investigation into a Zanussi chest freezer that used an average of 14.4% more energy than declared on the EU energy label. After being aware of the NMO's findings an internal investigation was implemented to analyse and address the issue. To demonstrate a commitment to sustainability and to address the environmental detriment caused by the energy consumption over and above that declared on the label, a donation of over £15,000 has been made to the Woodland Trust.
Energy Labelling of Electrical Lamps and Luminaires
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 874/2012 which supplements Directive 2010/30/EU with regard to energy labelling of electrical lamps and luminaires has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
The Regulation, which repeals Directive 98/11/EC from 1 September 2013, places new responsibilities on suppliers and dealers, and brings electrical lamps and luminaires into line with the new A+ labelling system.
The Regulations can be viewed in full via the legislation page of this website
