CLC/TR 50674:2018

Guidelines for the verification of household appliances under energy labelling and eco design

This Technical Report provides guidance for the verification testing of household and similar electrical appliances according to the Commission Regulations implementing Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC and Commission Delegated Regulations supplementing Energy Labelling Directive 2010/30/EU. It is also due to be suitable for succeeding documents. This Technical Report might also be applicable to other types of energy related product and parts of it might also be applicable for the verification of product claims in schemes outside the European Union.

Leitlinien für die Verifizierung von Geräten für den Hausgebrauch im Hinblick auf Energiekennzeichnung und Ökodesign

Lignes directrices pour la vérification des appareils domestiques dans le cadre de l'écoconception

Smernice za preverjanje gospodinjskih aparatov v okviru označevanja z energijskimi nalepkami in okoljsko primerne zasnove

To tehnično poročilo podaja smernice za overitveno preskušanje gospodinjskih aparatov in podobnih električnih naprav v skladu z uredbami Komisije o izvajanju Direktive 2009/125/ES o okoljsko primerni zasnovi in delegirano uredbo Komisije o dopolnitvi Direktive 2010/30/EU v zvezi z označevanjem z energijskimi nalepkami. Primerno naj bi bilo tudi za prihodnje dokumente.
To tehnično poročilo se lahko uporabi tudi za druge vrste proizvodov, povezanih z energijo, in deli poročila se lahko uporabijo za preverjanje navedb o proizvodih v shemah zunaj Evropske unije.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 19-Apr-2018
• ICS: 97.030 - Domestic electrical appliances in general
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 59X - Consumer information related to household electrical appliances
• Drafting Committee: CLC/TC 59X - Consumer information related to household electrical appliances
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 20-Apr-2018
• Due Date: 12-Aug-2018
• Completion Date: 20-Apr-2018
• Directive: 2009/125/EC - Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products and amending Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
• Directive: 2010/30/EU - DIRECTIVE 2010/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 19 May 2010 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by energy-related products (recast)
• Ref Project: SIST-TP CLC/TR 50674:2018 - Guidelines for the verification of household appliances under energy labelling and eco design

Standards Content (Sample)

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Guidelines for the verification of household appliances under energy labelling and eco
design
Lignes directrices pour la vérification des appareils domestiques dans le cadre de
l'écoconception
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ICS:
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TECHNICAL REPORT CLC/TR 50674

RAPPORT TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHER BERICHT
April 2018
ICS 97.030
English Version
Guidelines for the verification of household appliances under
energy labelling and eco design
Lignes directrices pour la vérification des appareils Richtlinien für die Verifizierung von Geräten für den
domestiques dans le cadre de l'écoconception Hausgebrauch im Hinblick auf Energiekennzeichnung und
Ökodesign
This Technical Report was approved by CENELEC on 2018-03-26.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
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© 2018 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. CLC/TR 50674:2018 E
Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Procedure for appliance verification . 6
4.1 Overview . 6
4.2 Scope definition . 7
4.3 Test laboratory selection . 7
4.4 Model selection . 8
4.5 Desk research . 8
4.6 Sample purchase . 8
4.7 Testing . 8
4.8 Feedback . 8
4.9 Further testing if necessary . 9
4.10 Publication of the project outcome . 9
5 The verification procedure stages . 9
5.1 Regulations . 9
Figure 1 — Two stage verification process .10
5.2 Preliminary check .11
5.3 Step 1: test of one single unit .11
5.4 Step 2: test of three additional units .12
6 Procedure for the selection of models for testing .12
6.1 Introduction .12
6.2 The “random” selection .12
6.3 The “maximum failure” selection .13
6.4 The semi-random selection .13
7 Procedure for the selection of testing laboratories . 14
7.1 General . 14
7.2 Requirements for laboratories that undertake verification testing . 14
7.2.1 General . 14
7.2.2 Independence . 14
7.2.3 Competence . 14
7.2.4 Experience . 14
7.3 The selection procedure . 14
7.4 Selection criteria . 15
7.4.1 General requirements . 15
7.4.2 Laboratory experience . 15
7.4.3 Testing capacity . 15
7.4.4 Available equipment for testing . 15
7.4.5 Testing details . 15
7.4.6 Reporting and documentation . 16
7.5 The rating system for laboratories selection . 16
Annex A (informative) Example for the selection of testing laboratories . 17
A.1 Accompanying letter to the laboratories questionnaire . 17
A.2 Laboratory Recognition Questionnaire for refrigerators (example) . 18
A.3 Example for a scoring system for the Questionnaire answers . 24
Annex B (normative) Rules for supplier visits to test laboratories. 28
Bibliography . 29

European foreword
This document (CLC/TR 50674:2018) has been prepared by WG16 "Uncertainty" of CLC/TC 59X
"Performance of household and similar electrical appliances".
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document is primarily for information. However, the reader should note that this Technical Report
also includes some statements based directly on European eco-design and energy labelling regulations
which are applicable for certain types of product at the time of writing.
This Technical Report has been developed from early experience of energy label and eco-design
verification projects. It also draws on the experience of pilot projects such as the ATLETE (Appliance
Testing for Energy Label and Evaluation) which were co-funded by the Intelligence Energy Europe
Programme of the European Union. Two projects were carried out under this scheme: refrigerators
(2009 to 2011) and washing machines (2012 to 2014). The projects were used to: check compliance
with energy labelling and ecodesign regulations for these appliance types across the EU; improve the
capacity of testing laboratories; and support cooperation among national Market Surveillance
Authorities (MSAs) by demonstrating how verification projects could be undertaken.
Introduction
The European energy labelling scheme (and associated eco-design requirements) relies on
performance declarations being made accurately by the suppliers of the labelled products. To ensure
the integrity of the labelling scheme and to prevent abuse through overstated claims, it is a requirement
of the regulations that the scheme is policed by the member states. Policing is conducted by MSAs.
One of the more significant tools of the MSAs is the verification of energy label and eco-design claims.
Energy labelling and eco-design regulations identify the specific claims that can be verified and the
verification tolerances that should be applied. This Technical Report describes how a typical verification
project can be carried out and gives specific detail on the subjects of model selection, laboratory
selection and carrying out the testing procedure in two steps.
The objective of verification testing is to come to a clear and legally sound decision as to whether a
product complies with the requirements given in a Regulation or if the declarations made by the supplier
are incorrect.
This Technical Report is intended to be a supporting tool valid at EU/EEA level and Country level for
MSAs dealing with compliance and verification issues. It aims to help optimize the available resources
and increase the effectiveness of MSAs engaging in the verification process.
1 Scope
This Technical Report provides guidance for the verification testing of household and similar electrical
appliances according to the Commission Regulations implementing Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC
and Commission Delegated Regulations supplementing Energy Labelling Directive 2010/30/EU. It is
also due to be suitable for succeeding documents.
This Technical Report might also be applicable to other types of energy related product and parts of it
might also be applicable for the verification of product claims in schemes outside the European Union.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
CLC/TR 50619, Guidance on how to conduct Round Robin Tests
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
supplier
manufacturer or its authorised representative in the EU or the importer who places or puts into service
the product on the EU market
3.2
compliant
meets a requirement or number of requirements specified in energy labelling or eco design regulations
having taken into account the applicable verification tolerances
Note 1 to entry: Verification tolerances are only applicable when values determined in tests conducted by an
MSA are compared to values declared by the supplier.
3.3
non-compliant
fails to meets a requirement or number of requirements specified in energy labelling or eco design
regulations, having taken into account the applicable verification tolerances
Note 1 to entry: Verification tolerances are only applicable when values determined in tests conducted b
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