Intention
of
legislation |
Its
purpose was to establish general principles on the publication
of information on noise emitted by household appliances, the
measuring methods for determining the noise and the arrangements
for monitoring the levels of noise emitted by household appliances.
The
Directive provides the procedures to ensure that information
available to customers wishing to select less noisy household
appliances is accurate, pertinent and comparable.
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Coverage |
The
Regulations apply to household appliances supplied by way of
sale, lease, hire or hire-purchase. "Appliance" means
a household appliance consisting of any machine, part of a machine
or installation manufactured principally for use in dwellings,
including cellars, garages and other outbuildings and includes
in particular household appliances for:
- upkeep
- cleaning
purposes
- preparation
and storage of foodstuffs
- production
and distribution of heat and cold and air conditioning
Application
of the Regulations by manufacturers is voluntary, and they are
therefore not legally required to provide information on the
airborne noise emitted by a product in the UK. However, if a
manufacturer wishes to refer to the level of airborne noise emitted
by an appliance in its marketing, then it must apply the provisions
of the Regulations. Failure to do so could result in incorrect
information on noise emissions being published, which could be
subject to enforcement action.
Although
application of the UK Regulations is voluntary, manufacturers
should be aware other Member States might require mandatory application
of the requirements in their national legislation.
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