DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 22/98

of 31 March 1998

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol Adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 33/96 of 31 May 1996(1);

Whereas Annex IV to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 81/97 of 12 November 1997(2);

Whereas there is a need to carry out certain amendments of a technical nature to Annex IV and Chapter IV of Annex II to the Agreement;

Whereas Commission Directive 96/60/EC of 19 September 1996 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household combined washer-driers(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. Chapter IV of Annex II to the Agreement shall be amended as set out in Chapter I of the Annex to this Decision.

2. Annex IV to the Agreement shall be be amended as set out in Chapter II of the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

The texts of Commission Directive 96/60/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 April 1998, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the

Official Journal of the European Communities

Done at Brussels, 31 March 1998.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. BARBASO

(1)

OJ L 237, 19. 9. 1996, p. 25

(2)

OJ L 134, 7. 5. 1998, p. 10

(3)

OJ L 266, 18. 10. 1996, p. 1

ANNEX

to Decision No 22/98 of the EEA Joint Committee

I

Chapter IV of Annex II to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

Article 1

In point 4 (Council Directive 92/75/EEC) the words ‘as amended by:’ shall be deleted.

Article 2

1. A new Appendix 1 to Annex II to the Agreement with the following heading shall be added:

‘

Appendix 1

ENERGY LABELS’.

2. A new Appendix 2 to Annex II to the Agreement with the following heading shall be added:

‘

Appendix 2

ENERGY TABLES’.

Article 3

1. The text of the first indent (394 L 0002) in point 4, excluding the text of the labels and tables, shall be replaced by the following:

‘4a.

394 L 0002:

Commission Directive 94/2/EC of 21 January 1994 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household electric refrigerators, freezers and their combinations (

OJ L 45, 17.2.1994, p. 1

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a) Annex I to Commission Directive 94/2/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 1 of Appendix 1 to Annex II to the present Agreement;

(b) Annex VI to Commission Directive 94/2/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 1 of Appendix 2 to Annex II to the present Agreement.’

2. The text of the labels in adaptation (a) in the first indent (394 L 0002) in point 4 shall become Section 1 of Appendix 1 to Annex II to the Agreement and the following shall be inserted as a heading to Section 1 of Appendix 1:

‘Section 1

Commission Directive 94/2/EC

(household electric refrigerators, freezers and their combinations)’.

3. The text of the tables in adaptation (b) in the first indent (394 L 0002) in point 4 shall become Section 1 of Appendix 2 to Annex II to the Agreement and the following shall be inserted as a heading to Section 1 of Appendix 2:

‘Section 1

Commission Directive 94/2/EC

(household electric refrigerators, freezers and their combinations)’.

Article 4

1. The text of the second indent (395 L 0012) in point 4, excluding the text of the labels and tables, shall be replaced by the following:

‘4b.

395 L 0012:

Commission Directive 95/12/EC of 23 May 1995 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household washing machines (

OJ L 136, 21.6.1995, p. 1

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a) Annex I to Commission Directive 95/12/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 2 of Appendix 1 to Annex II to the present Agreement;

(b) Annex V to Commission Directive 95/12/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 2 of Appendix 2 to Annex II to the present Agreement.’

2. The text of the labels in adaptation (a) in the second indent (395 L 0012) in point 4 shall become Section 2 of Appendix 1 to Annex II to the Agreement and the following shall be inserted as a heading to Section 2 of Appendix 1:

‘Section 2

Commission Directive 95/12/EC

(household washing machines)’.

3. The text of the tables in adaptation (b) in the second indent (395 L 0012) in point 4 shall become Section 2 of Appendix 2 to Annex II to the Agreement and the following shall be inserted as a heading to Section 2 of Appendix 2:

‘Section 2

Commission Directive 95/12/EC

(household washing machines)’.

Article 5

1. The text of the third indent (395 L 0013) in point 4, excluding the text of the labels and tables, shall be replaced by the following:

‘4c.

395 L 0013:

Commission Directive 95/13/EC of 23 May 1995 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household electric tumble driers (

OJ L 136, 21.6.1995, p. 28

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a) Annex I to Commission Directive 95/13/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 3 of Appendix 1 to Annex II to the present Agreement;

(b) Annex V to Commission Directive 95/13/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 3 of Appendix 2 to Annex II to the present Agreement.’

2. The text of the labels in adaptation (a) in the third indent (395 L 0013) in point 4 shall become Section 3 of Appendix 1 to Annex II to the Agreement and the following shall be inserted as a heading to Section 3 of Appendix 1:

‘Section 3

Commission Directive 95/13/EC

(household electric tumble driers)’.

3. The text of the tables in adaptation (b) in the third indent (395 L 0013) in point 4 shall become Section 3 of Appendix 2 to Annex II to the Agreement and the following shall be inserted as a heading to Section 3 of Appendix 2:

‘Section 3

Commission Directive 95/13/EC

(household electric tumble driers)’.

Article 6

The following point shall be inserted after point 4c (Commission Directive 95/13/EC):

‘4d.

396 L 0060:

Commission Directive 96/60/EC of 19 September 1996 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household combined washer-driers (

OJ L 266, 18.10.1996, p. 1

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a) Annex I to Commission Directive 96/60/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 4 of Appendix 1 to Annex II to the present Agreement.

(b) Annex V to Commission Directive 96/60/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 4 of Appendix 2 to Annex II to the present Agreement.’

Article 7

1. The following shall be added as Section 4 of Appendix 1 to Annex II to the Agreement:

‘Section 4

Commission Directive 96/60/EC

(household combined washer-driers)

[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen] [Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen] ’

2. The following shall be added as Section 4 of Appendix 2 to Annex II to the Agreement:

‘Section 4

Commission Directive 96/60/EC

(household combined washer-driers)

Note			EN	IS	NO
Label	Fiche	Mail order
Annex I	Annex II	Annex III
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]			Energy	Orka	Energi
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]			Washer-drier	Þvottavél - þurrkari	Kombinert vaske- og tørkemaskin
I	1		Manufacturer	Framleiðandi	Merke
II	2		Model	Gerð	Modell
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]			More efficient	Góð nýtni	Lavt forbruk
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]			Less efficient	Slæm nýtni	Høyt forbruk
	3	1	Energy efficiency class ... on a scale of A (more efficient) to G (less efficient)	Orkunýtniflokkur ... á kvarðanum A (góð nýtni) til G (slæm nýntni)	Relativ energibruk ... på skalaen A (lavt forbruk) til G (høyt forbruk)
V			Energy consumption	Orkunotkun	Energiforbruk
V			kWh	kWh	kWh
	5	2	Energy consumption for washing, spinning and drying	Orkunotkun við þvott, þeytivindingu og þurrkun	Energibruk til vasking, sentrifugering og tørking
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]			(To wash and dry a full capacity wash load at 60 oC)	(Til að þvo og þurrka þvott á 60 oC-þvottalotu miðað við leyfilegt hámarksmagn taus)	(ved 60 oC vasking og tørking med full kapasitetsutnyttelse)
VI			Washing (only) kWh	Þvottur og þeytivinding kWh	Vask og sentrifugering kWh
	6	3	Energy consumption for washing and spinning only	Orkunotkun við þvott og þeytivindingu eingöngu	Energibruk pr vask og sentrifugering alene
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]			Actual consumption will depend on how the appliance is used	Raunnotkun fer eftir því hvernig tækið er notað	Den faktiske energibruken avhenger av hvordan vaske- og tørkemaskinen brukęs
VII			Washing performance A (higher) G (lower)	Þvottahæfni A (meiri) til G (minni)	Vaskeevne A (høy) G (lav)
	7	4	Washing performance class ... on a scale of A (higher) to G (lower)	Þvottahæfnisflokkur ... á kvarðanum A (meiri) til G (minni)	Vaskeevne ... på skalaen fra A (høy) til G (lav)
Label	Fiche	Mail order
Annex I	Annex II	Annex III
	8	5	Water remaining after spin ... % (as a proportion of dry weight of wash)	Leifar raka að lokinni þeytvindingu ... % (hlutfall af þurrvigt þvottar)	Restvanninnhold etter sentrifugering ... % (i forhold til vekten av tørt tøy)
VIII	9	6	Spin speed (rpm)	Snúningshraði vindu (snún. á mín.)	Sentrifugeringshastighet (omdr/min)
IX/X	10/11	7/8	Capacity (cotton) kg	Afköst (baðmull) kg	Kapasitet (bomull) kg
X	10	7	Washing	Þvottur	Vasking
IX	11	8	Drying	Þurrkun	Tørking
XI			Water consumption (total)	Vatnsnotkun (alls)	Vannforbruk (totalt)
	12	9	Water consumption washing, spinning and drying	Vatnsnotkun við þvott, þeytivindingu og þurrkun	Vannforbruk vasking, sentrifugering og tørking
	13	10	Water consumption for washing and spinning only	Vatnsnotkun við þvott og þeytivindingu eingöngu	Vannforbruk til vask- og sentrifugering alene
	14		Washing and drying time	Þvotta- og þurrktíml	Vaske- og tørketid
	16	11	Estimated annual consumption for a 4-person household, always using the drier (200 cycles)	Áætluð ársnotkun fyrir fjögurra manna fjölskyldu sem ætfð notar þurrkara (200 þvottalotur)	Anslått årlig forbruk for en husstand på fire personer som alltid tørker tøyet i maskinen (200 ganger)
	17	12	Estimated annual consumption for a 4-person household, never using the drier (200 cycles)	Áætluð ársnotkun fyrir fjögurra manna fjölskyldu sem aldrei notar þurrkara (200 þvottalotur)	Anslått årlig forbruk for en husstand på fire personer som aldri tørker tøyet i maskinen (200 ganger)
XII	18	13	Noise (dB(A) re 1 pW)	Hávaði (dB(A) re 1 pW)	Lydnivå dB(A) (Støy)
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]	18	13	Washing	Þvottur	Vasking
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]	18	13	Spinning	Þeytivinding	Sentrifugering
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]	18	13	Drying	Þurrkun	Tørking
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]			Further information is contained in product brochures	Nánari upplýsingar er að finna í bæklingum sem fylgja vörunum	Produktbrosjyrene inneholder ytterligere opplysninger
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]			Norm EN 50229	Staðall EN 50229	Europeisk standard EN 50229
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]			Washer-drier Label Directive 96/60/EC	Tilskipun 96/60/EB um merkingar þvottavéla-þurrkara	Direktiv 96/60/EF om energimerking av kombinerte vaske- og tørkemaskiner’

II

Annex IV to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

Article 8

In point 11 (Council Directive 92/75/EEC) the words ‘as amended by:’ shall be deleted.

Article 9

1. A new Appendix 5 to Annex IV to the Agreement with the following heading shall be added:

‘

Appendix 5

ENERGY LABELS’.

2. A new Appendix 6 to Annex IV to the Agreement with the following heading shall be added:

‘

Appendix 6

ENERGY TABLES’.

Article 10

1. The text of the first indent (394 L 0002) in point 11, excluding the text of the labels and tables, shall be replaced by the following:

‘11a.

394 L 0002:

Commission Directive 94/2/EC of 21 January 1994 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household electric refrigerators, freezers and their combinations (

OJ L 45, 17.2.1994, p. 1

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a) Annex I to Commission Directive 94/2/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 1 of Appendix 5 to Annex IV to the present Agreement;

(b) Annex VI to Commission Directive 94/2/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 1 of Appendix 6 to Annex IV to the present Agreement.’

2. The text of the labels in adaptation (a) in the first indent (394 L 0002) in point 11 shall become Section 1 of Appendix 5 to Annex IV to the Agreement and the following shall be inserted as a heading to Section 1 of Appendix 5:

‘Section 1

Commission Directive 94/2/EC

(household electric refrigerators, freezers and their combinations)’.

3. The text of the tables in adaptation (b) in the first indent (394 L 0002) in point 11 shall become Section 1 of Appendix 6 to Annex IV to the Agreement and the following shall be inserted as a heading to Section 1 of Appendix 6:

‘Section 1

Commission Directive 94/2/EC

(household electric refrigerators, freezers and their combinations)’.

Article 11

1. The text of the second indent (395 L 0012) in point 11, excluding the text of the labels and tables, shall be replaced by the following:

‘11b.

395 L 0012:

Commission Directive 95/12/EC of 23 May 1995 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household washing machines (

OJ L 136, 21.6.1995, p. 1

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a) Annex I to Commission Directive 95/12/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 2 of Appendix 5 to Annex IV to the present Agreement;

(b) Annex V to Commission Directive 95/12/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 2 of Appendix 6 to Annex IV to the present Agreement.’

2. The text of the labels in adaptation (a) in the second indent (395 L 0012) in point 11 shall become Section 2 of Appendix 5 to Annex IV to the Agreement and the following shall be inserted as a heading to Section 2 of Appendix 5:

‘Section 2

Commission Directive 95/12/EC

(household washing machines)’.

3. The text of the tables in adaptation (b) in the second indent (395 L 0012) in point 11 shall become Section 2 of Appendix 6 to Annex IV to the Agreement and the following shall be inserted as a heading to Section 2 of Appendix 6:

‘Section 2

Commission Directive 95/12/EC

(household washing machines)’.

Article 12

1. The text of the third indent (395 L 0013) in point 11, excluding the text of the labels and tables, shall be replaced by the following:

‘11c.

395 L 0013:

Commission Directive 95/13/EC of 23 May 1995 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household electric tumble driers (

OJ L 136, 21.6.1995, p. 28

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a) Annex I to Commission Directive 95/13/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 3 of Appendix 5 to Annex IV to the present Agreement;

(b) Annex V to Commission Directive 95/13/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 3 of Appendix 6 to Annex IV to the present Agreement.’

2. The text of the labels in adaptation (a) in the third indent (395 L 0013) in point 11 shall become Section 3 of Appendix 5 to Annex IV to the Agreement and the following shall be inserted as a heading to Section 3 of Appendix 5:

‘Section 3

Commission Directive 95/13/EC

(household electric tumble driers)’.

3. The text of the tables in adaptation (b) in the third indent (395 L 0013) in point 11 shall become Section 3 of Appendix 6 to Annex IV to the Agreement and the following shall be inserted as a heading to Section 3 of Appendix 6:

‘Section 3

Commission Directive 95/13/EC

(household electric tumble driers)’.

Article 13

The following point shall be inserted after point 11c (Commission Directive 95/13/EC):

‘11d.

396 L 0060:

Commission Directive 96/60/EC of 19 September 1996 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household combined washer-driers (

OJ L 266, 18.10.1996, p. 1

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a) Annex I to Commission Directive 96/60/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 4 of Appendix 5 to Annex IV to the present Agreement;

(b) Annex V to Commission Directive 96/60/EC shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 4 of Appendix 6 to Annex IV to the present Agreement.’

Article 14

1. The following shall be added as Section 4 of Appendix 5 to Annex IV to the Agreement:

‘Section 4

Commission Directive 96/60/EC

(household combined washer-driers)

[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen] [Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen] ’

2. The following shall be added as Section 4 of Appendix 6 to Annex IV to the Agreement:

‘Section 4

Commission Directive 96/60/EC

(household combined washer-driers)

Note			EN	IS	NO
Label	Fiche	Mail order
Annex I	Annex II	Annex III
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]			Energy	Orka	Energi
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]			Washer-drier	Þvottavél - þurrkari	Kombinert vaske- og tørkemaskin
I	1		Manufacturer	Framleiðandi	Merke
II	2		Model	Gerð	Modell
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]			More efficient	Góð nýtni	Lavt forbruk
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]			Less efficient	Slæm nýtni	Høyt forbruk
	3	1	Energy efficiency class ... on a scale of A (more efficient) to G (less efficient)	Orkunýtniflokkur ... á kvarðanum A (góð nýtni) til G (slæm nýntni)	Relativ energibruk ... på skalaen A (lavt forbruk) til G (høyt forbruk)
V			Energy consumption	Orkunotkun	Energiforbruk
V			kWh	kWh	kWh
	5	2	Energy consumption for washing, spinning and drying	Orkunotkun við þvott, þeytivindingu og þurrkun	Energibruk til vasking, sentrifugering og tørking
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]			(To wash and dry a full capacity wash load at 60 oC)	(Til að þvo og þurrka þvott á 60 oC-þvottalotu miðað við leyfilegt hámarksmagn taus)	(ved 60 oC vasking og tørking med full kapasitetsutnyttelse)
VI			Washing (only) kWh	Þvottur og þeytivinding kWh	Vask og sentrifugering kWh
	6	3	Energy consumption for washing and spinning only	Orkunotkun við þvott og þeytivindingu eingöngu	Energibruk pr vask og sentrifugering alene
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]			Actual consumption will depend on how the appliance is used	Raunnotkun fer eftir því hvernig tækið er notað	Den faktiske energibruken avhenger av hvordan vaske- og tørkemaskinen brukes
VII			Washing performance A (higher) G (lower)	Þvottahæfni A (meiri) til G (minni)	Vaskeevne A (høy) G (lav)
	7	4	Washing performance class ... on a scale of A (higher) to G (lower)	Þvottahæfnisflokkur ... á kvarðanum A (meiri) til G (minni)	Vaskeevne ... på skalaen fra A (høy) til G (lav)
Label	Fiche	Mail order
Annex I	Annex II	Annex III
	8	5	Water remaining after spin ... % (as a proportion of dry weight of wash)	Leifar raka að lokinni þeytivindingu ... % (hlutfall af þurrvigt þvottar)	Restvanninnhold etter sentrifugering ... % (i forhold til vekten av tørt tøy)
VIII	9	6	Spin speed (rpm)	Snúningshraði vindu (snún. á mín.)	Sentrifugeringshastighet (omdr/min)
IX/X	10/11	7/8	Capacity (cotton) kg	Afköst (baðmull) kg	Kapasitet (bomull) kg
X	10	7	Washing	Þvottur	Vasking
IX	11	8	Drying	Þurrkun	Tørking
XI			Water consumption (total)	Vatnsnotkun (alls)	Vannforbruk (totalt)
	12	9	Water consumption washing, spinning and drying	Vatnsnotkun við þvott, þeytivindingu og þurrkun	Vannforbruk vasking, sentrifugering og tørking
	13	10	Water consumption for washing and spinning only	Vatnsnotkun við þvott og þeytivindingu eingöngu	Vannforbruk til vask- og sentrifugering alene
	14		Washing and drying time	Þvotta- og þurrktíml	Vaske- og tørketid
	16	11	Estimated annual consumption for a 4-person household, always using the drier (200 cycles)	Áætluð ársnotkun fyrir fjögurra manna fjölskyldu sem ætfð notar þurrkara (200 þvottalotur)	Anslått årlig forbruk for en husstand på fire personer som alltid tørker tøyet i maskinen (200 ganger)
	17	12	Estimated annual consumption for a 4-person household, never using the drier (200 cycles)	Áætluð ársnotkun fyrir fjögurra manna fjölskyldu sem aldrei notar þurrkara (200 þvottalotur)	Anslått årlig forbruk for en husstand på fire personer som aldri tørker tøyet i maskinen (200 ganger)
XII	18	13	Noise (dB(A) re 1 pW)	Hávaði (dB(A) re 1 pW)	Lydnivå dB(A) (Støy)
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]	18	13	Washing	Þvottur	Vasking
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]	18	13	Spinning	Þeytivinding	Sentrifugering
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]	18	13	Drying	Þurrkun	Tørking
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]			Further information is contained in product brochures	Nánari upplýsingar er að finna í bæklingum sem fylgja vörunum	Produktbrosjyrene inneholder ytterligere opplysninger
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]			Norm EN 50229	Staðall EN 50229	Europeisk standard EN 50229
[Bild bitte in Originalquelle ansehen]			Washer-drier Label Directive 96/60/EC	Tilskipun 96/60/EB um merkingar þvottavéla-þurrkara	Direktiv 96/60/EF om energimerking av kombinerte vaske- og tørkemaskiner’