Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) Regulations 2026.

(2) These Regulations come into force on the 21st day after the day on which they are laid before Parliament.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, and Scotland.

Amendment of the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010

2. The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010(4) are amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4.

Amendment of regulation 2 (interpretation)

3. In regulation 2(1) before the definition of “applicable implementing measure” insert—

““the 2024 Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for sustainable products(5);”.

Amendment of regulation 20B (obligations met by complying with the Directive)

4.—(1) Regulation 20B is amended as follows.

(2) In the heading, after “the Directive” insert “or the 2024 Regulation”.

(3) In paragraph (1)—

(a)omit sub-paragraph (a);

(b)in sub-paragraph (b), after “Article 5(2)” insert “of the Directive or Article 2(50) of the 2024 Regulation, as applicable”;

(c)in sub-paragraph (c), after “Article 5(3)” insert “of the Directive or has the same meaning given to the “EU declaration of conformity” in Article 44 of the 2024 Regulation, as applicable”;

(d)in sub-paragraph (d), after “Article 2(27)” insert “of the Directive or Article 2 of the 2024 Regulation(6), as applicable”.

(4) For paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) Subject to paragraph (8), paragraph (3) applies where—

(a)before placing a product on the market or putting a product into service, the manufacturer complies with—

(i)legislation in an EEA state that implements—

(aa)Article 5 of the Directive (marking and the EC declaration of conformity), and

(bb)Article 8 of the Directive (conformity assessment), or

(ii)Article 27(2) of the 2024 Regulation, and

(b)the EC declaration of conformity is translated into English.”.

(5) For paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4) Subject to paragraph (8), paragraph (5) applies where—

(a)before placing a product on the market or putting a product into service, the importer complies with—

(i)legislation in an EEA state that implements Article 4 of the Directive (responsibilities of the importer); or

(ii)Article 29(2) of the 2024 Regulation; and

(b)the EC declaration of conformity is translated into English.”.

(6) For paragraph (6) substitute—

“(6) Subject to paragraph (8), paragraph (7) applies where——

(a)before placing a product on the market or putting a product into service, the authorised representative complies with legislation in an EEA state that implements—

(i)Article 5 of the Directive (marking and the EC declaration of conformity); and

(ii)Article 8 of the Directive (conformity assessment); and

(b)the EC declaration of conformity is translated into English.”.

(7) For paragraph (8) substitute—

“(8) Where there is no designated standard or part of a designated standard which corresponds exactly to a harmonised standard or part of a harmonised standard referred to in Article 10 of the Directive or Article 41 of the 2024 Regulation—

(a)paragraphs (2)(a)(i)(bb) and (4)(a)(i) and (6)(a)(ii) are to be treated as requiring the manufacturer to have carried out the conformity assessment procedure set out in Article 8 of the Directive;

(b)paragraphs (2)(a)(ii) and paragraph (4)(a)(ii) are to be treated as requiring the manufacturer to have carried out the conformity assessment procedure set out in Article 39(1) of the 2024 Regulation.”.

Amendment of the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Household Tumble Dryers) Regulations 2026

5. The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Household Tumble Dryers) Regulations 2026(7) are amended in accordance with regulations 6 to 21.

Amendment of regulation 2 (commencement)

6. In regulation 2—

(a)for paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) The following come into force on 19th September 2026—

(a)regulation 11(1)(a) and (b), (2) and (3);

(b)regulations 13 and 14;

(c)regulation 16(1) to (1B), (1E), (2)(a) and (b), and (3) to (5);

(d)regulation 18(4);

(e)Schedules 7 to 13;

(f)Schedules 15 to 17.”;

(b)for paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3) The following come into force on 19th January 2027—

(a)regulation 11(1)(c) to (i);

(b)regulation 12;

(c)regulation 16(1C) to (1D) and (2)(c) to (i);

(d)regulation 18(2);

(e)regulation 19(b).”.

Amendment of regulation 3 (key definitions)

7. In regulation 3(1), after the definition of ““ecodesign requirements”” insert—

““the Framework Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting a framework for Energy Labelling;”.

Amendment of regulation 11 (energy information: obligations of suppliers)

8. In regulation 11(1)(c), for the words from “entered” to the end substitute “made available for inspection in accordance with Article 4(2) of the Framework Regulation,”.

Amendment of heading to Part 4 (transitional periods)

9. In the heading to Part 4, for “periods” substitute “provisions”.

Amendment of regulation 15 (ecodesign requirements - transitional periods)

10. In regulation 15—

(a)in the heading, for “periods” substitute “provisions”;

(b)for paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1) The requirements of Part 2 are deemed to be met in relation to a household tumble dryer which—

(a)is placed on the market or put into service in the period—

(i)beginning with 10th April 2026, and

(ii)ending with 18th January 2027, and

(b)complies with (Regulation (EU) 932/20128) as it had effect immediately before 10th April 2026.”.

Amendment of regulation 16 (energy information - transitional period)

11. In regulation 16—

(a)in the heading, for “transitional period” substitute “use of labels etc. without repairability index”;

(b)for paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1) A supplier is deemed to comply with the provisions of Part 3 specified in paragraph (1A) in relation to a TP household tumble dryer if the supplier complies with the following provisions of this regulation in relation to that household tumble dryer—

(a)paragraph (2)(a) and (b);

(b)paragraphs (3) and (5), in so far as those provisions are applicable to the provisions mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).

(1A) The provisions of Part 3 mentioned in paragraph (1) are—

(a)regulation 11(1)(a) and (b);

(b)regulation 11(2) and (3), in so far as those provisions are applicable to the provisions mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).

(1B) Regulation 12(a) has effect in relation to a relevant TP household tumble dryer as if the reference in that provision to the label provided by the supplier in accordance with regulation 11(1) were a reference to the label provided by the supplier in accordance with paragraph (2)(a) of this regulation.

(1C) A supplier is deemed to comply with the provisions of Part 3 specified in paragraph (1D) in relation to a relevant TP household tumble dryer if the supplier complies with the following provisions of this regulation in relation to that household tumble dryer—

(a)paragraph (2)(c) to (i);

(b)paragraphs (3) and (5), in so far as those provisions are applicable to the provisions mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).

(1D) The provisions of Part 3 mentioned in paragraph (1C) are—

(a)regulation 11(1)(c) to (i);

(b)regulation 11(2) and (3), in so far as those provisions are applicable to the provisions mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).

(1E) For the purposes of this regulation—

(a)a TP household tumble dryer is a household tumble dryer that the supplier places on the market in the period—

(i)beginning with 19th September 2026, and

(ii)ending with 18th January 2027;

(b)a TP household tumble dryer is a relevant TP household tumble dryer if the supplier complied with the provisions of this regulation specified in paragraph (1) in relation to that TP household tumble dryer.”;

(c)in paragraph (2)(c), for the words from “entered” to the end substitute “made available for inspection in accordance with Article 4(2) of the Framework Regulation,”.

Amendment of regulation 18 (consequential amendments)

12. In regulation 18(4), for “in Article 3, omit paragraphs (a) and (b)” substitute “in Article 3(b), for “available” substitute “available.

“Suppliers may make the information from the product fiche available for inspection on a publicly accessible website. Where suppliers make the information available in that manner, they must ensure the product fiche in printed form is made available to dealers on request.”.

Amendment of Schedule 1 (further definitions)

13. In Schedule 1, in the definition of ““off mode””, for “;” substitute “, and”.

Amendment of Schedule 2 (ecodesign requirements)

14. In Part 6 of Schedule 2 (information requirements), in each of sub-paragraphs (i) to (iv) of paragraph 20(1)(b), for “paragraphs (i) to (iv)” substitute “paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii)”.

Amendment of Schedule 4 (measurement and calculation methods)

15. In Schedule 4—

(a)in paragraph 23, in the heading, for “(DD) assessment at part level” substitute “, Fasteners (type) and Tools (type) assessments: general”;

(b)after paragraph 26, insert—

“Disassembly Depth (DD) assessment at part level”.

Amendment of Schedule 6 (verification procedure for compliance purposes (ecodesign))

16. In Schedule 6, in paragraph 3, for “Part 2 pursuant to the 2010 Regulations” substitute “the ecodesign requirements”.

Amendment of Schedule 11 (requirements for multi-drum household tumble dryers (energy information))

17. In Schedule 11—

(a)in paragraph 4, for “Schedule 5 and Schedule 8, as applicable,” substitute “Schedule 8”;

(b)after paragraph 4, insert—

“4A. The technical documentation must include and present jointly the information required under Schedule 5 for all of the drums to which the provisions of this Schedule apply.”.

Amendment of Schedule 13 (verification procedure for compliance purposes (energy information))

18. In Schedule 13, in paragraph 13, for “Tables 13 and 14” substitute “Tables 10 and 11”.

Amendment of Schedule 14 (technical documentation without repairability information)

19. In Schedule 14, in paragraph 2(a), for “Table 2” substitute “Table 13”.

Amendment of Schedule 15 (label without repairability information)

20. In Part 2 of Schedule 15 (label for non-condenser tumble dryers without repairability class pictogram), in paragraph 11, for “Figure 4” substitute “Figure 8”.

Amendment of Schedule 17 (modifications)

21. In Schedule 17, in paragraph 1—

(a)omit sub-paragraph (a);

(b)in sub-paragraph (c), in the substituted paragraph 2, for “regulation 15” substitute “regulation 16”;

(c)in sub-paragraph (e)(iii), omit paragraph (aa);

(d)after sub-paragraph (e) insert—

“(f) in paragraph 4A the reference to Schedule 5 were a reference to Schedule 14.”.