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Lot 13: Domestic refrigerators and freezers
Final regulation for domestic cold appliances entered into force the 12 August 2009. Labelling requirements will enter into force 20 December 2010.
The minimum performance requirements and proposed energy labelling scale are built on an "energy efficiency index" (EEI), which is the ratio between annual consumption of the appliance and a standard consumption of a typical similar model. Minimum energy efficiency performance requirements include:
Compression-type refrigerating appliances:
- From 1 July 2010: EEI < 55
- From 1 July 2012: EEI < 44
- From 1 July 2014:EEI < 42
Absorption-type and other-type refrigerating appliances:
- From 1 July 2010: EEI < 150
- From 1 July 2012: EEI < 125
- From 1 July 2015: EEI < 110
The regulation shall be revised not later than five years after its entry into force.
Labelling
In September 2010, the Commission proposed a new energy label for refrigerating appliances. Labels for this product group were introduced in 1992 and according to the previous system, the best class is A. However, new technologies would allow about half the energy consumption of an A-class product. Therefore the scale has been extended upwards with three new classes (A+, A++ and A+++).
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Date |
Process |
Key documents |
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| Feb 2011 | Measurement methods for energy label (pdf) Measurement standards ecodesign (pdf) Measurement standards ecodesign corrigendum (pdf) |
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| 20 Dec 2010 | Labelling regulation in force | Final labelling regulation (pdf) |
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| 28 Sept 2010 | EC proposes delegated labelling regulation | Proposed labelling regulation (pdf) | |
| April 2010 | Draft regulation labelling (doc) | ||
| Feb 2010 | Working document on labels for household refrigerators (pdf), track changes (pdf) Comments (zip) |
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| 22 Jan 2010 | Commission communication on measurement methodology (pdf) | ||
| 12 Aug 2009 | Entry into force |
OJ L 191, 23.7.2009 (pdf) | |
| 6 May 2009 | The energy label proposal was adopted by EP | ||
| 30 Mar 2009 | Adopted by Regulatory Committee | Adopted draft regulation (pdf) Labelling directive (pdf) |
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| 24 Feb 2009 | Draft Regulation on fridges (pdf) Explanatory notes, fridges (pdf) |
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| 4 Dec 2008 | Consultation Forum |
Updated working document (pdf). Working document labelling (pdf). Draft Minutes (pdf) Presentation (pdf) Comments before CF (zip) Comments after CF (zip) |
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| Study on domestic cold appliances |
http://www.ecocold-domestic.org Final report (zip) |
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