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- ↑ International Electrotechnical Commission: TC2 rotating machinery work programme homepage
- ↑ Commission Regulation (EC) No 640/2009: implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for electric motors, PDF, 22 July 2009
- ↑ Commission Regulation (EU) No 1781/2019: laying down ecodesign requirements for electric motors and variable speed drives pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Regulation (EC) No 641/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for glandless standalone circulators and glandless circulators integrated in products and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 640/2009, PDF, 1 October 2019
