12.10.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 278/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 932/2012 of 3 October 2012 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for household tumble driers (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, (6)  The environmental aspect of household tumble driers, identified as significant for the purposes of this Regu- Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European lation, is energy consumption in the use phase. The Union, annual electricity consumption of household tumble driers is estimated to have been 21 TWh in the Having regard to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European European Union in 2005. Unless.sp egﬁc measures are . . L taken, annual electricity consumption is predicted to be Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing . . . . 31 TWh in 2020. The preparatory study shows that the a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for . . . | . 5 . energy consumption of products subject to this Regu- energy-related products ('), and in particular Article 15(1) ) S thereof lation can be significantly reduced. After consulting the Ecodesign Consultation Forum, (7)  The preparatory study shows that requirements regarding other ecodesign parameters as referred to in Annex I, Whereas: Part 1, to Directive 2009/125/EC are not necessary, as the energy consumption of household tumble driers in (1) Under Directive 2009/125/EC, ecodesign requirements the use phase is bc)ll far the .H}IIOSt 1rr}})10rtant envflron.men.tal should be set by the Commission for energy-related aspect. In accor arll)ce wit A}Ztlﬁe 6(2) }(l).b‘Dlrecu.ve products representing significant volumes of sales and 2099/ 12dS I EE’ I\/IIeIp er Sta}tles S ak not dprO 1bit, restrict trade, having significant environmental impact and pres- or impede 'th(? P aﬁlr}g on the mar eft aﬁl I Orhp 111£t1ng 1r11)t10 enting significant potential for improvement in terms of zlel.'wce, within dt el; terfilto.nes, or “househo 1 tpm ¢ their environmental impact without entailing excessive TIers on grounds of ecodesign requirements relating to cOsts. those ecodesign parameters referred to in Annex [, Part 1, of that Directive for which this Regulation provides that no ecodesign requirement is necessary. () Article 16(2)(a) of Directive 2009/125/EC provides that gh req 24 the Commission should, as appropriate, introduce an %mpler.nenting measure for. domestic  appliances, (8)  The energy consumption of household tumble driers including household tumble driers. should be made more efficient by applying existing non-proprietary ~ cost-effective technologies that can (3)  The Commission has carried out a preparatory study to reduce the combined costs of purchasing and operating analyse the technical, environmental and economic those products. aspects of household tumble driers typically used in households. The study has been developed together . . with stakeholders and interested parties from the Union ©) The ?COdeSlgﬂ requirements ShOUId. not affect func- and third countries, and the results have been made tionality from the end-user’s perspective and should not publicly available. negatively affect health, safety or the environment. In particular, the benefits of reducing energy consumption (4)  This Regulation should cover products designed for dur1.n.g the use phase S.hOUId more than *offset any . . additional environmental impacts during the production drying laundry in households. ; and disposal phases. (5)  Household combined washer-driers have particular char- acteristics and should therefore be exempted from the (10) The ecodesign requirements should be introduced scope of this Regulation. () O] L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10. gradually in order to provide a sufficient timeframe for manufacturers to redesign products subject to this Regu- lation. The timing should be such as to avoid negative