The Energy Information (Household Electric Ovens) Regulations 2003

Citation and commencementU.K.

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Energy Information (Household Electric Ovens) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 4th April 2003.

InterpretationU.K.

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

(a)“the Electric Ovens Directive” means Commission Directive 2002/40/EC M1 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household electric ovens;

(b)“the Parent Directive” means Council Directive 92/75/EEC M2 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by household appliances; and

(c)“the Directives” means the Electric Ovens Directive and the Parent Directive.

(2) In these Regulations, expressions used which are also used in the Directives have the same meaning as in the Directives and—

“communication”, as a means by way of which appliances are offered for sale, means a printed or written communication or other means whereby the potential customer cannot be expected to see the appliance displayed, such as a written offer, a mail order catalogue, advertisements on the Internet or other electronic media;

“the Community” means (except in the title of the Council Regulation referred to in the definition of “Community language”) the European Community M3;

“Community language” has the meaning given by Council Regulation 1958/1/EEC determining the languages to be used by the European Economic Community M4;

“dealer” means a retailer or other person who offers for sale, displays or sells regulated household electric ovens to end-users;

“enforcement authority” means—

“the harmonised standard” means EN 50304:2001 M6;

“information notice” means a standard table of information relating to a regulated household electric oven;

“label” means a label relating to a regulated household electric oven which contains information on its consumption of energy (whether or not it also contains other information);

“records” includes any books, documents, marks or symbols and any records in non-documentary form;

“regulated household electric oven” has the meaning given by regulation 3(5);

“sale” includes hire and hire-purchase and related expressions shall be construed accordingly; and

“supplier” means the manufacturer of a regulated household electric oven or his authorised representative in the Community or the person who places the household electric oven on the Community market.

ScopeU.K.

3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and regulation 4, these Regulations apply to mains operated household electric ovens including ovens which are part of larger appliances.

(2) These Regulations do not apply to—

(a)ovens that can also use other energy sources;

(b)ovens (being ovens which do not fall within the scope of the harmonised standard) of a description set out in paragraph (3); or

(c)portable ovens, being appliances other than fixed appliances, having a mass of less than 18 kg, provided they are not designed for built-in installations.

(3) The ovens to which these Regulations do not apply pursuant to paragraph (2)(b) (ovens which do not fall within the scope of the harmonised standard) are ovens of the following descriptions—

(a)microwave ovens and microwave combination ovens;

(b)small cavity ovens, that is to say, ovens with the following dimensions related to useable volume:

(i)both width and depth less than 250mm; or

(ii)height less than 120mm; or

(c)ovens without adjustable temperature control.

(4) These Regulations apply to household electric ovens notwithstanding that they are sold or displayed for non-household use.

(5) A household electric oven to which these Regulations apply is referred to as a regulated household electric oven.

(6) These Regulations apply to the hot steam function of a regulated household electric oven (notwithstanding that the harmonised standard does not apply).

Other ExclusionsU.K.

4.—(1) Nothing in these Regulations shall apply to the rating plate or its equivalent affixed for safety purposes to a household electric oven.

(2) Except as provided in regulation 3(6), nothing in these Regulations shall apply to the energy consumption of the steam functions of a regulated household electric oven.

(3) Nothing in these Regulations shall apply to the heating functions of a regulated household electric oven other than—

(a)the conventional heating function, that is to say, where food is cooked by radiation and natural convection only; and

(b)forced air circulation, that is to say, heat transmission of the food by forced air convection, that is, circulating the air with the help of a fan.

(4) There shall be no obligation on any person to label or provide information notices in accordance with these Regulations in respect of models of household electric oven of which production has ceased before 1st January 2003; but if an appliance has been labelled or an information notice provided in respect of it, these Regulations shall apply.

(5) There shall be no obligation on any person to label or provide information notices in accordance with these Regulations in respect of second hand household electric ovens; but if a second hand appliance sold or displayed by a dealer is labelled or an information notice is provided in respect of it, these Regulations apply to the extent that they impose obligations on the dealer.

(6) These Regulations do not impose obligations on a supplier or dealer in relation to a household electric oven which the supplier or dealer has reasonable grounds to believe is for use by an end user in a country outside the Community.

Obtaining the information required by these RegulationsU.K.

5.—(1) The information required by regulations 6 to 9 shall, where applicable, be obtained by measurements made in accordance with the harmonised standards.

(2) Information obtained other than in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be taken for the purposes of these Regulations not to meet the relevant requirement.

Placing on the market: technical documentationU.K.

6.—(1) No supplier shall place on the market a regulated household electric oven unless he has established technical documentation sufficient to enable the accuracy of the information contained in a label or information notice to be assessed.

(2) The technical documentation referred to in paragraph (1) shall include—

(a)the name and address of the supplier;

(b)a general description of the model, sufficient for it to be unequivocally and easily identified;

(c)information (including drawings as relevant) on the main design features of the electric oven and, in particular, items which appreciably affect its energy consumption;

(d)the results of design calculations carried out, where these are relevant;

(e)reports of relevant measurement tests carried out on the electric oven in accordance with the test procedures of the harmonised standards;

(f)test reports, where available, including those carried out by relevant notified organisations as defined under Community legislation other than the Directives;

(g)where values are derived from those obtained for similar models, the same information for those models; and

(h)operating instructions, if any.

(3) For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), the supplier may use documentation already required on the basis of relevant Community legislation.

(4) The supplier shall make the technical documentation available for inspection by enforcement authorities for a period ending five years after the last regulated household electric oven of the model has been manufactured.

Supplier’s duties in respect of labelsU.K.

7.—(1) All suppliers placing on the market regulated household electric ovens shall supply a label in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) The label shall in all respects comply with Schedules 1 (the label) and 4 (energy efficiency classification) and in the case of a multi cavity oven each cavity shall have its own label except a cavity which does not fall within the scope of the harmonised standards as described in regulation 3(3).

(3) The supplier shall supply the necessary labels free of charge to dealers.

(4) A supplier may choose his own system for delivery of labels.

(5) Where the dealer requests labels from the supplier, the supplier shall ensure that the requested labels are delivered promptly.

Supplier’s duties in respect of the information noticeU.K.

8.—(1) A supplier of a regulated household electric oven shall provide with that oven an information notice in accordance with this regulation.

(2) The information notice shall be in the relevant language version and shall comply with Schedules 2 (the information notice) and 4 (energy efficiency classification).

(3) Where the supplier provides a product brochure, the brochure shall contain an information notice, and the supplier shall provide the product brochure with each electric oven free of charge.

(4) Where the supplier does not provide a product brochure, he shall provide an information notice free of charge with the electric oven, with any other literature provided therewith.

Supplier’s deemed consent to publication of informationU.K.

9.  The supplier shall be deemed to consent to the publication of the information given on a label or in an information notice.

Supplier’s duties in respect of the accuracy of labels and information noticesU.K.

10.—(1) The supplier shall ensure that the information in an information notice or on a label which he supplies to a dealer is accurate.

(2) Paragraph (1) is without prejudice to any right of action which any person may have apart from these Regulations whether against the supplier, dealer or any other person arising from any inaccuracy of information in an information notice or a label.

Dealer’s duty in respect of displayed regulated household electric ovensU.K.

11.—(1) A dealer who displays a regulated household electric oven to end-users shall place the appropriate label (that is to say, the label supplied by the supplier in accordance with regulation 7 or, where the supply is in another member State, in accordance with Article 3(1) of the Parent Directive) in the relevant language version on the door of the appliance so that the label remains clearly visible and is not obscured whenever the electric oven is displayed.

(2) In the case of a multi-cavity oven each cavity shall have its own label except a cavity which does not fall within the scope of the harmonised standards as described in regulation 3(3).

Information in respect of mail order and other distance salesU.K.

12.  Where a person offers a regulated household electric oven (including a built - in oven for an integrated kitchen) for sale by means of a communication that person shall ensure that the communication—

(a)is in the relevant language version; and

(b)includes the information specified in Schedule 3 (mail order and other distance selling) and describes the electric oven in accordance with Schedule 4 (energy efficiency classification).

Information in other Community languagesU.K.

13.  Schedule 5 (which sets out Annex V (Translation of Terms to be used in the Label and Fiche) to the Electric Ovens Directive) has effect for the purpose of making provision for the equivalent in other Community languages of the terms in English given in Schedules 1, 2 and 3.

Misleading informationU.K.

14.—(1) A person shall not display any label, mark, symbol or inscription (other than those required by these Regulations) which relates to the energy consumption of a regulated household electric oven and which does not comply with the requirements of these Regulations, if such display is likely to mislead or confuse.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a label, mark, symbol or inscription displayed under a Community or national environmental labelling scheme M7.

Presumption of complianceU.K.

15.  Unless there is evidence to the contrary, labels and information notices shall be deemed to comply with the provisions of these Regulations.

Enforcement and offencesU.K.

16.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), it shall be the function of every enforcement authority to enforce these Regulations within its area.

(2) Nothing in these Regulations shall authorise an enforcement authority in Scotland to bring proceedings for an offence.

(3) Schedule 6 shall have effect with regard to offences, enforcement of these Regulations and other related matters.

Transitional provisionsU.K.

17.  On or before 30th June 2003—

(a)the placing on the market, offering for sale or display of regulated household electric ovens; or

(b)the distribution of communications relating thereto,

in respect of which the requirements of these Regulations are not complied with shall be permitted; provided that where a regulated household electric oven is offered for sale or displayed or a communication is distributed in respect of it and it has—

(i)a label placed on it containing (or purporting to contain) the information required by regulation 7; or

(ii)an information notice or product brochure provided in respect of it containing (or purporting to contain) the information required by regulation 8,

the remaining requirements of these Regulations shall apply.