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COMMISSION   
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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/...  
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supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council with regard to energy labelling of refrigerating appliances  
 
and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No  1060/2010  
(Text with EEA relevance)    
EN 1  EN EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM  
1. CONTEXT OF THE DELEGA TED ACT  
Legal and political context of the proposal  
The EU Energy Labelling Framework Regulation1 sets a framework for setting energy 
labelling requirements for energy -related products at EU level. Energy labelling is a key EU 
policy instrument for informing consumers about the energy efficiency and other 
environ mental aspects of energy -related products placed on the internal market. The energy 
label is recognised and used by 85  % of Europeans2.  
Under this framework, household refrigerating appliances are regulated by Commission 
Delegated Energy Labelling Regulat ion (EU) No 1060/20103. 
Article 7 of the Energy Labelling Regulation s for household refrigerators requires this 
regulation to be reviewed in the light of technological progress no later than five years after 
its entry into force. This review should in particular assess the verification tolerances set out 
in Annex  VII and the possibilities for removing or reducing the values of the correction 
factors in Annex  VIII. 
In addition, in August  2017, the new Energy Labell ing Framework Regulation  (EU) 
2017/1369  entered into force, repealing the Energy Labelling Framework Directive 
2010/30/EU4. Under the repealed Directive, energy labels were allowed to include A+ to 
A+++ classes to address the overpopulation of the top clas ses. Over time, due to technological 
development, the A+ to A+++ class also became overpopulated, rendering  the labels 
significantly less effective . To resolve this, the new framework regulation requires a rescaling 
of existing energy labels, back to the o riginal A to G scale . Article 11 of the Energy Labelling 
framework Regulation lists five priority product groups for which new delegated acts with 
rescaled energy labels must b e adopted at the latest on  2 November 2018. Household 
refrigerating appliances i s one of the priority product groups.  
Finally, several new policy initiatives indicate that ecodesign and energy labelling policies are 
relevant in a broader political context. The main initiatives in question  are: 
– the energy union framework strategy5, which calls for a sustainable, low -carbon and 
climate -friendly economy ; 
– the Paris Agreement6, which calls for a renewed effort in carbon emission abatement ;  
– the Gothenburg Protocol7, intended to  control air pollution ;  
                                                 
1 Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the council of 4 July 2017 setting a 
framework for energy labelling and repealing Directive 2010/30/EU.  OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 1  (Energy 
Labelling Framework Regulation)  
2 Study on the impact of the energy label – and potential changes to it – on consumer understanding and 
on purchase decisions - . LE London Economics and IPSOS, October 2014  
3 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1060/2010 of 28 September 2010 supplementing  Directive 
2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of 
household refrigerating appliances , OJ L 314, 30.11.2010, p. 17.  
4 Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the indication 
by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by 
energy -related products.  OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 1  (Energy Labelling Framework Directive ).  
5 Communication From The Commission To The European Parliament, The Council, The European 
Economic And Social Committee,  The Committee Of The Regions And The European Investment 
Bank - A Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward -Looking Climate Change 
Policy. COM/2015/080 final.  (energy union framework strategy)  
6 Global agreement in response to climate change of 2015  (Paris Agreement)   
EN 2  EN – the circular economy action  plan8, which stresses the need to include reparability, 
recyclability and durability in ecodesign ;  
– the Emissions Trading Scheme ( ETS)9, intende d to achie ve cost-effective  greenhouse 
gas ( GHG ) emissions reductions. GHG emissions are indirectly affected by the 
energy consumption of electricity -using products covered by  ecodesign and energy 
labelling policies ; 
– the energy security strategy10, which aims to ensure a stable and abundant supply of 
energy.   
General context  
The review of the regulations has been carried out during several studies: a 2014 o mnibus 
review study11, a 2016 review study12 and a 2017 complementary study13. The Commission 
Ecodesign Consu ltation Forum decided in May 2014 that a more extensive preparatory review 
study was necessary . The second r eview study confirmed this and concluded that setting 
stricter ecodesign requirements in combination with energy labelling requirements would 
achiev e energy savings of about 10  TWh in 2030 , leading to a level of 47  TWh/a. In addition, 
it proposed possible measures on spare parts to tackle circular economy aspects of household 
refrigerating appliances.  
The 2017 complementary study investigated the possible role of household refrigeration in 
reducing food waste  and concluded that refrigerating appliances could indeed contribute to 
the reduction of food waste.  
Following the conclusions of these review studies, the main objectives of this proposal are  to: 
– update t he current energy label  for refrigerating appliances, as it no longer allows 
consumers to differentiate effectively and sufficiently betwe en the appliances on the 
market;  
– clarify the scope and set appropriate requirements for the different pro duct groups. 
The current regulation  has an unclear and technology -prescriptive scope, this creat es 
uncertaint y as to whether some products are in or out of the scope of the current 
regulations , this creates possible loopholes, and results in less appropria te 
requirements . This causes an unleve l playing field for industry, and Market 
Surveillance Authorities  (MSAs) have difficulties to evaluate the scope and perform 
proper market surveillance.  
  
                                                                                                                                                         
7 Protocol to abate acidification, eutrophication and groun d-level ozone  of 1999  (Gothenburg Protocol)  
8 Communication From The Commission To The European Parliament, The Council, The European 
Economic And Social Committee And Th e Committee Of The Regions Closing The Loop - An EU 
Action Plan For The Circular Economy  (circular economy action plan ) 
9 https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/ets_en  (ETS)  
10 Communication of the commission to the European Parliament and the Council European Security 
Strategy . COM/2014/0330 final.  
11 Omnibus Review Study on Cold Appliances, Washing Machines, Dishwashers, Washer -Driers, 
Lighting, Set -top Boxes and Pumps – VHK, VITO, Viegand Maagøe and Wup pertal institute, March 
2014.  (2014 omnibus review study)  
12 Preparatory/review study on Commission Regulation (EC) No. 643/2009 and Commission Delegated 
Regulation (EU) No. 1060/2010 , Final report.  VHK , March  2016. (2016 review study)  
13 Preparatory/review study on Commission Regulation (EC) No. 643/2009 and Commission Delegated 
Regulation (EU) No. 1060/2010 – complementary research on optimal food storage conditions in 
refriger ation appliances – VHK , February 2017 . (2017 complementary study)   
EN 3  EN Consistency with existing provisions in the policy area  
The current Energy Labelling Regulation  for household refrigerating appliances sets 
energy labelling requirements for household refrigerating appliances  and in doing so 
complements the Ecodesign Regulation . The scope  of the current regulation  is household 
refrigerating appliances with a volume lower than or equal to 1500  l. This also includes 
household refrigerating appliances sold for non -household use or for the refrigeration of items 
other than foodstuffs and electric mains -operated household refrigerating a ppliances that can 
be battery -operated. It excludes refrigerating appliances powered by energy sources other than 
electricity, battery -operated appliances, custom made appliances, appliances for the tertiary 
sector and appliances where the primary function  is not the storage of foodstuffs. This 
proposal clarifies the scope and makes it technologically neutral, it does not change the 
intended scope. The current regulation for household refrigerating appliances includes an 
energy label with an A+++ to G scale . This proposal suggests an energy label with an A to G 
scale, according to the new Energy Labelling Framework Regulation with energy efficiency 
classes updated in the light of technological progress. It is the aim to repeal the current 
ecodesign regulatio n as of the date of application of the revised regulation.  
Ecodesign regulations, setting ecodesign requirements,  are usually adopted in parallel with 
energy labelling measures . This is to ensure a coherent impact of the two measures: energy 
labelling sho uld reward the best performing products through mandatory rating, while 
ecodesign should ban the worst performers.  The current Ecodesign Regulation  for 
household refrigerating appliances sets some generic requirements and minimum energy 
efficiency requirem ents for household refrigerating appliances . The scope is the same as the 
scope of the current Energy Labelling  Regulation. This regulation is also being revised. It is 
the intention to align the application date of the revised Ecodesign and Energy Labelli ng 
Regulation simultaneously to ensure maximum interaction.  
The Energy Labelling  Regulation for professional refrigeration14 includes professional 
refrigerated storage cabinets and blast cabinets, condensing units operating at low or medium 
temperature or both, process chillers intended to operate at low or medium temperature . This 
proposal exempts products in the scope of the Ecodesign Regulation for professional 
refrigeration, therefore will not be overlapping requirements.  
Energy Labelling  Regulations o n components  - In addition to energy labelling  regulations 
on the final products, energy labelling  requirements might be applicable on the product’s 
components. Currently, there is one  component  that is regulated under energy labelling is the 
following , that is l amps ( Energy Labelling Regulation (EU) 874/201215). The components of 
household refrigerating appliances are not in the scope of th is regulation . 
Consistency with other Union policies  
The Low Voltage Directive16 regulates health and safety aspects i ncluding e.g. mechanical, 
chemical, noise related or ergonomic aspects. Apart from this, the directive seeks to ensure 
                                                 
14 Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1095 of 5 May 2015 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the  
Europea n Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for professional 
refrigerated storage cabinets, blast cabinets, condensing units and process chillers . (OJ L 177, 8.7.2015, 
p. 19).  
15 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No  874/2012 of 12  July 2012 supplementing Directive 
2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regar d to energy labelling of electrical 
lamps and luminaires.  OJ L 258, 26.9.2012, p. 1  
16 Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26  February 2014  on the 
harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of 
electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits . (OJ L 96 , 29.3.2014, p. 357 ). (LVD)   
EN 4  EN that the covered equipment benefits fully from the Single Market. The LVD covers electrical 
equipment operating with a voltage between 50  and 1000  V for alternating current and 
between 75 and 1500  V for direct current. Falling under this category, household refrigerating 
appliances are covered by the scope of the LVD, but there is no overlapping in terms of the 
type of requirements.  
The WEEE Directive17 set requirements on e.g. recovery and recycling of Waste of Electrical 
and Electronic Equipment to reduce the negative environmental effects resulting from the 
generation and management of WEEE  and from resource use. The WEEE Directive  applie s 
directly to household refrigerating appliances. Ecodesign implementing measures can 
complement the implementation of the WEEE Directive  by including e.g. measures for 
material efficiency, thus contributing to waste reduction, instructions for correct ass embly and 
disassembly, thus contributing to waste prevention and others.  
The RoHS Directive18 restricts the use of six specific hazardous materials and four different 
phthalates found in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE). Household refrigerating 
appliances products are directly covered by the RoHS Directive. There is no overlapping 
requirement with a proposed ecodesign regulation.  
The REACH Regulation19 restricts the use of Substances of Very High Concern ( SVHC ) to 
improve protection of human health and the environment. The REACH Directive  applies 
directly to household refrigerating appliances. There is no overlapping requirement with a 
proposed ecodesign regulation.   
The EMC Directive20 sets requirements for th e Electro -Magnetic Compatibility performance 
of electrical equipment to ensure that electrical devices will function without causing or being 
affected by interference to or from other devices. The EMC Directive  applies directly to 
household refrigerating a ppliances.  There is no overlapping requirement with a proposed 
ecodesign regulation.  
The ETS  sets a cap on the total amount of certain greenhouse gasses that can be emitted by 
installations. This cap reduces over time, so that the total emissions fall. Wi thin this cap 
companies receive or buy emission allowances which they can trade with one another as 
needed. They can also buy a limited amount of international credits. The ETS does not 
directly apply to household refrigerating appliances, however, it does  apply to electricity 
production. Hence, if the electricity consumption of household refrigerating appliances 
reduces, the electricity companies will have to trade less or the price of carbon will reduce 
under the cap system. Consequently, the price of ele ctricity will drop.   
  
                                                 
17 Directive 2012/19/EU Of The European Parliament And Of The Council Of 4 July 2012 On Waste 
Electrical And Electronic Equipment . (OJ L 197 of 27 -07-2012, p 38 ). (WEEE Directive)  
18 Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8  June 2011 on the restriction 
of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment . (OJ L 174, 1.7.2011, 
p. 88 ). (RoHS  Directive)  
19 Regulation (EC) No  1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18  December 2006 
concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), 
establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council 
Regulation (EEC) No  793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No  1488/94 as well as Council 
Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 
2000/21/EC.  (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1 ). (REACH Regulation ) 
20 Directive 2014/30/EU of the Europea n Parliament and of the Council of 26  February 2014 on the 
harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility . (OJ L 96, 
29.3.2014, p. 79 ). (EMC Directive)   
EN 5  EN 2. LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROP ORTIONALITY  
Legal basis  
The legal basis for acting at EU level through the Ecodesign Labelling Framework Regulation  
is Article  114 and Article  194 of the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on  the 
Functioning of the European Union ( TFEU )21 respectively. Article  114 relates to the ‘the 
establishment and functioning of the internal market ’, while Article  194 gives, amongs t 
others, the EU the objective ‘ in the context of the  establishment and functioning of the 
internal market and with regard for the need to preserve and improve the environment ’ to 
‘ensure security of energy supply in the Union ’ and ‘ promote energy efficiency and energy 
saving and the development of ne w and r enewable forms of energy’ . 
Subsidiarity  (for non-exclusive  competence)   
Action at EU level gives end -users the guarantee that they buy an energy efficient product and 
provides end -users with harmonised information no matter in which Member States  they 
purchase their product. This is becoming all the more relevant as the online trade increases. 
With energy labelling at EU level, energy efficient products are promoted in all M ember 
States, creating a larger market and hence greater incentives for the industry  to develop them.  
It is essential to ensure a level playing field for manufactures and dealers in terms 
requirements to be met before placing an appliance on the market and in terms of the 
information supplied to customers for sale across the EU internal market. For this reason EU -
wide legally binding rules are necessary.  
Market surveillance is carried out by the market  surveillance authoritie s appointed by the 
Member States. In order to be effective, the market  surveillance effort must be uniform across 
the EU to support the internal market and incentivise businesses to invest resources in 
designing, making and selling energy efficient products.  
Finally, Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 requires t he Commission to update the current energy 
labelling regulation for fridges, in particular as regards rescaling the label to remove the A+ to 
A+++ classes.  
There is clear added value in requiring energy label class limits at EU -level. Without 
harmonised re quirements at EU level,  Member States would be incentivised to lay down 
national product -specific energy labelling  requirements in the framework of their 
environmental and energy policies. This would undermine the free movement of products. 
Before the existing energy label measures were implemented, this was in fact the case for 
many products.  
Proportionality  
The Energy Labelling Framework Regulation include a built -in proportionality and 
significance test  in Article  16(2), which state that the delegate d acts shall specify product that 
meet the following criteria:  
(a) the product group should have significant potential for saving energy and where 
relevant, other resources;  
(b) models with equivalent functionality should differ significantly in the relevant 
performance levels within the product group;  
                                                 
21 Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.  (OJ C 326, 26.10.2012, 
p. 47.) (TFEU)   
EN 6  EN (c) there should be no significant negative impact as regards the affordability and the life 
cycle cost of the product group;  
(d) the introduction of energy labelling requirements for a product group should not have 
a signi ficant negative impact on the functionality of the product during use.  
An assessment of the proposal  in view of such requirements  was carried out in the impact 
assessment. This concluded that the proposal fulfils these criteria, while achieving the 
objecti ves described in Section  1 of this Explanatory Memorandum.  
Summary of the proposed action  
Scenarios with different levels of energy efficiency where assessed in an impact assessment , 
i.e: 
(a) a business -as-usual scenario, where the current Ecodesign  and Energy  Labelling 
Regulatio ns for household  refrigerating appliances  and all  other relevant EU-level 
policies and measures are assumed to continue ; 
(b) a least life cycle cost scenario with:  
– an EEI  equal to that of the least life cycle cost ;  
– an A to G rescaled energy label;  
– measurement methods and requirements based on the latest test standard;  
– calculation methods and requirements based on new metrics;  
– requirements to improve reparability of the appliances;  
– requirements to improve the recyclability of the applia nces;  
– measures to prevent food waste.  
(c) a lenient scenario with the same requirements as the least life cycle cost scenario, but 
with an energy efficiency index (EEI) that is 20  % higher than the least life cycle 
cost;  
(d) an ambitious scenario with the same req uirements as the least life cycle cost 
scenario, but with an EEI 25  % lower than the least life cycle cost.  
The least life cycle cost scenario  was retained as the preferred scenario , as this was the 
scenario, which fulfilled the objectives in the best way , while meeting the crit eria described in 
the previous s ection.  
By 2030, this scenario is estimated to result in:  
– energy savings of 9 ,6 TWh/yr and GHG emission savings of 3 ,1 MtCO 2eq./a, i.e. 
0,66 % of the Union ’s 2030 target for final energy consumption savings and 0 ,25 % 
of the EU’s 2030 target for GHG -emissions savings;  
– savings on annual end -user expenditure of EUR 2 ,8 billion and extra business 
revenue of EUR 0 ,44 billion per year;  
– an alignment with technological progress and global minimum energy ef ficiency 
requirements in other economies;  
– contributing to  EU industry’s competitiveness and leading role as high -quality 
manufacturers;  
– safeguarding of SMEs working in niche markets.   
EN 7  EN Updated energy label  
Technology for household refrigerating appliances keeps evolving, th us improving energy 
efficiency. At the time of entry into force  of Regulation (EU) No  1060/2010 , no models 
qualified for the A+++ energy efficiency class and the share of models qualifying for the A++ 
energy efficiency class was less than  10 %. Today, the top three  energy efficiency classes are 
overpopulated, with the share of models in th e A+++ label being more than 11  %, and more 
than 40  % in the A++ class22. This makes it more difficult to distinguish between models. 
Moreover, the ‘A+’, ‘A++’ and ‘A+++ ’ classes introduced by the Energy Labelling 
Framework Directive (Directive 2010/30/EU) have proved  to be less effective in persuading 
consumers to buy more efficient products than the A to G scale23.  
The energy l abel proposal will apply fro m 1 April 2021 onwards. The efficiency classes are 
set out in Table  1. The G class will be empty for standard household refrigeration appliances, 
but will be used for wine storage and low noise appliances , for which  more lenient limit 
values  will be used . The A class is expected to be empty in 2021, in line with the new Energy 
Label Framework Regulation . 
Table 1  
LLCC - Energy efficiency classes  
Energy efficiency class  New EEI  (current EEI ) 
A EEI ≤ 41 (13)  
B 41 (13) < EEI ≤ 51 (16)  
C 51 (16) < EEI ≤ 64 (20) 
D 64 (20) < EEI ≤ 80 (24)  
E 80 (24) < EEI ≤ 100 (30)  
F 100 (30) < EEI ≤ 125 (38)  
G EEI > 125 (38)  
The number of models per energy efficiency class (current Energy Labelling Regulation) 
extrapolated to 2030 , are shown in Figure  1.  
 
Figure 1: Energy label class distribution of standard household refrigerating appliance models available 
in the European Union over the period 2010 -2030 (actual figures for 2010 -2016 and projections for 2017 -
2030) with proposed LLCC -measu res (APPLiA database 2016)  
                                                 
22 Home Appliances Europe, formerly CECED (APPLiA) database 2016  
23 Commission Staff Working Document Impact Assessment Accompanying the document Proposal for a 
Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council sett ing a framework for energy efficiency 
labelling and repealing Directive 2010/30/EU . SWD/2015/0139 final (Impact Assessment Energy 
Labelling Regulation)  
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EN 8  EN Table  2 gives the distribution of models in each energy efficiency class according to the 
current EEI and current Energy Labelling Regulation (top) and according to the proposal.  
Table 2  
Energy label class distribution and EEI o f household refrigerating appliances EU  2010 -2030 (APPLiA 
database 2016)  
  EEI class  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019  2020  2021  2022  2023  2024  2025  2026  2027  2028  2029  2030  
                        
   actual (CECED database)  projection  
          Current EEI  22 A+++  0% 1% 3% 6% 9% 10% 13% 17% 20% 23% 26% 
          33 A++ 10% 15% 26% 33% 41% 45% 47% 49% 51% 52% 53% 
          44 A+ 50% 56% 60% 58% 48% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 21% 
          55 A 36% 27% 10% 2% 1% 
                75 <A 4% 1% 1% 1% 1% 
                               
   
       new 'virtual'  new applied  New EEI  41 A 
                  1% 2% 6% 12% 17% 20% 23% 24% 25% 
51 B 
              0% 1% 3% 10% 15% 17% 18% 20% 22% 24% 25% 
62 C 
      0% 1% 1% 1% 2% 4% 7% 15% 20% 21% 22% 21% 21% 20% 20% 
78 D 
      13% 16% 19% 22% 23% 27% 30% 32% 26% 24% 24% 22% 20% 19% 18% 
98 E 
      5% 5% 6% 10% 15% 18% 25% 23% 22% 21% 19% 17% 14% 13% 12% 
118 F 
      42% 44% 45% 42% 40% 40% 29% 18% 10% 5% 
     130 G 
      40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 10% 5% 
        
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Current EEI  48,1 45,3 41,8 39,3 37,9 36,9 35,9 35,0 34,1 33,2 24,4 26,8 26,5 18,8 19,5 19,7 20,1 19,5 18,9 18,6 18,3 
New EEI  
      117 116 113 110 81 89 88 63 65 66 67 65 63 62 61 
                                                
3  RESULTS OF EX-POST EVALUATIONS , STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION S AND 
IMPACT ASSESSMENT  
Stakeholder consultations  
There has been extensive consultation of stakeholders during the review studies, before and 
after the Consultation Forum meeting , during the open public consultation and the impact 
assessment . The stakeholders that responded to the above consultations were a balanced mix 
of Member States’ representatives,  industry and NGOs.  
In general, industry was mostly concerned about the level of the energy eff iciency 
requirements in combination with the date of application, mainly because all refrigerating 
appliances have to be tested according to the new standard and calculated according to the 
new metrics. Industry estimated that for an application date one y ear after the publication 
date, there would be a lack of testing capacity of 75  %. Based on this estimation, we agreed to 
postpone the date of application with 1 year.  
Some Member States’ representatives were concerned about postponing the date of 
applica tion with one year. They proposed to use a conversion table to convert the EEI values 
according to the updated test standard and metrics into the EEI values according to the old test 
standard and metrics. This would allow manufacturers to start testing pro ducts that are placed 
on the market after the publication date of this proposal according to the new test standard and 
would reduce test time. However, such a conversion table is not accurate enough. Moreover, 
it will lead to false comparisons between diff erent types of products and between calculated  
EN 9  EN versus measured data. Consumers rely on the energy efficiency data to select the appliance 
that they need, such a conversion table would distort these data. Furthermore, industry 
calculated that even with the conversion table, this still results in a lack of capacity of 27  %. 
For these reasons we did not include a conversion table in the regulation.  
NGOs and citizens were most concerned about the circular economy aspects of the products 
such as the lifetime, r epair, warranty and premature  obsolescence. The introduction of  more 
circular economy requirements  was supported by recycling companies, while product 
manufacturers were more cautious and in some cases negative . Requirements in line with the 
requirements f or the other white goods were taken up in the document.  
Impact Assessment  
An impact assessment  is required when the expected economic, environmental or social 
impacts of EU action are likely to be significant. The impact assessment  for the review of 
regula tions (EC) No  643/2009 and (EU) No  1060/1 020 was carried out between May  2017 
and March  2018.  
The Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB) delivered a positive  opinion with comments on the 
draft of the Impact Assessment on 7 May 2018 after the meeting on 3  May.  
Their main considerations (letters) and how these considerations were taken into account 
(dashes) are outlined below:  
(e) The report does not clearly explain how the general assessment criteria from the 
framework Ecodesign Directive on affordability and signif icant impacts apply to 
household refrigerating appliances. The affordability criterion is not discussed in the 
context of large income disparities across the EU . 
– An explanation was added on how affordability and significance was assessed. 
In addition,  a sensitivity analysis of the life cycle costs (LCC) based on the 
data in the 2016  review study  and the electricity prices in Germany and 
Romania, which are at the higher and lower end respectively of electricity 
prices in the EU  was included.  
(f) The report does not discuss how the primary purpose of eco -labelling, to increase 
energy efficiency of household refrigerating appliances, could be weakened by 
including the objectives of the circular economy . 
– Some text was added to give a better explanation on the correction factors for 
better food preservation. An explanation on the effect of the circular economy 
requirements on the energy consumption was added. In addition, it explains 
better requirements make sense in this respect.  
(g) The methodology behind assessin g the impacts of the proposed measures and the 
modelling results suggest the need to qualify the reported results ; 
– More on the availability of spare parts, the effect of rescaling on the business 
revenue and a paragraph qualifying the conversion between th e revenue and 
employment was added.  
Choice of instrument  
The proposed form of action is a directly applicable Regulation  supplementing Regulation 
(EU) 2017/1369.  This continues the current practice of the existing Energy Labelling  
Regulation for household refrigerating appliances .  
EN 10  EN COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/...  
of XXX  
supplementing  Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council with regard to energy labelling of refrigerating appliances  
 
and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No  1060/2010  
(Text with EEA relevance)  
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,  
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union , 
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
of 28 July 2017 setting a framework for energy labelling  and repealing Directive 
2010/30/EU24, in particu lar Article  11(5) and Article  16(1) thereof,   
Whereas:  
(1) Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council  empowers 
the Commission to adopt delegated acts as regards the labelling or re -scaling of the 
labelling of product groups representing significant potential for energy savings and, 
where relevant , other resources . 
(2) Provisions on the energy labelling of household refrigerating appliances were 
established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No  1060/201025. 
(3) The Ecodesign Worki ng Plan 2016 -2019 established by the Commission in application 
of Article  16(1) of Directive 2009/125/EC sets out the working priorities under the 
ecodesign and energy labelling framework for the period 2016 -2019. The Working 
Plan identifies the energy -related product groups to be considered as priorities for the 
undertaking of preparatory studies and eventual adoption of implementing measures, 
as well as  the review of the current regulations . 
(4) Measures from the Working Plan have an estimated potential to de liver a total in 
excess of 260 TWh of annual final energy savings in 2030, which is equivalent to 
reducing greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 100 million tonnes per year in 
2030. Refrigerating appliances  is one of the product groups listed in the Working Plan, 
with an estimated 10 TWh of annual final energy savings in 2030 . 
                                                 
24 Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the indication 
by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by 
energy -related products ( OJ L 198, 28.07.2017, p. 1).  
25 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No  1060/2010 of 28  September 2010 supplementing Directive 
2010/30/E U of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of 
household refrigerating appliances  (OJ L 314, 30.11.2010, p. 17).   
EN 11  EN (5) Household refrigerating appliances are among the product groups mentioned in 
Article  11(5)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 for which the Commission should 
adopt a delegated act introducing an A to G rescaled label . 
(6) Regulation (EU) No  1060/2010 requir es the Commission to review the regulation on a 
regular basis in light of technological progress .  
(7) The Commission has reviewed Regulation (EU) No  1060/2010 as required by its 
Article 7 and analysed the technical, environmental and economic aspects of as well as 
real-life user behaviour. The review was carried out  in close cooperation with  
stakeholders and interested parties from the Union and  third countries. The results of 
the review were  made public and presented to the Consultation Forum established by 
Article  14 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 .  
(8) The review  concluded that there was a need to introduc e revised energy labelling 
requirements for refrigerating appliances . 
(9) The review concluded  that the electricity of products subject to this Regulation can be 
further significantly reduced by implementing energy label measures focusing on 
refrigerating appliances . 
(10) Refrigerating appliances with a dire ct sales function will be subject to a separate 
ecodesign Regulation  which is under preparation at the time of publication of this 
Regulation . 
(11) Chest freezers, including professional chest freezers, should be in the scope of this 
Regulation, as they are out  of the scope of the Commission Regulation (EU) 
2015/109526 and can be used in other environments than professional environments.  
(12) Wine storage appliances and low noise refrigerating appliances ( such as  minibars), 
including those with transparent doors, do n ot have a direct sales function. Wine bars 
are usually either used in household environments or in restaurants , whereas  mini bars 
are usually used in hotel rooms. Therefore, wine storage appliances and mini bars, 
including those with transparent doors shou ld be covered by  this Regulation . 
(13) The electricity used by household refrigerating appliances accounts for a significant 
share of total household electricity demand in the Union. In addition to the energy 
efficiency improvements already achieved, the scope for further reducing the energy 
consumption of household refrigerating appliances is substantial.  
(14) The review has  show n that the electricity consumption of products subject to this 
Regulation can be further reduced significantly by implementing energy label 
measures focusing on energy efficiency and annual energy consumption. In order for 
end-users to make an informed decision, information on airborne acoustical noise and 
the compartment types should also be included . 
(15) The relevant product parameters should be measured using  reliable, accurate and 
reproducible methods . Those methods should  take into account recognised state -of-
the-art measurement methods including, where available, harmonised standards 
                                                 
26 Commission Regulat ion (EU) 2015/1095 of 5 May 2015 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the  
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for professional 
refrigerated storage cabinets, blast cabinets, condensing units and process chillers . (OJ L 177, 8.7.2015, 
p. 19 ).  
EN 12  EN adopted by the Euro pean standardisation bodies , as listed in Annex I to Regulation 
(EU) No  1025/2012  of the European Parliament and of the Council27. 
(16) To improve the effectiveness of this Regulation, products that automatically alter their 
performance in test conditions to imp rove the declared parameters should be 
prohibited .  
(17) The measures provided for in this Regulation were discussed by the Consultation 
Forum and the Member State experts in accordance Article s 14 of Regulation (EU) 
2017/1369.  
(18) Regulation (EU) No  1060/2010 should therefore be repealed , 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  
Article 1 
Subject matter and scope  
1. This Regulation establishes requirements for the labelling of , and the provision of 
supplementary product information on , electric mains -operated refrigerating 
appliances with a volume of more  than 10 litres and of less than or equal to 1500 
litres;   
2. This Regulation does not apply to:  
(a) products covered by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1095 with regard to 
ecodesign requirements for professional refrigerated storage  cabinets, blast 
cabinets, condensing units and process chillers ; 
(b) refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function;  
(c) mobile refrigerating appliances.  
Article 2 
Definitions  
For the purpose of this Regulation, the  following definitions shall apply : 
(1) ʻmain s’ or ‘electric mains’ means the electricity supply from the grid of 230 (±10  %) 
volt of alternating current at 50  Hz; 
(2) ‘refrigerating appliance’ means an insulated cabinet with one or more compartments 
that are controlled at specific temperatures, cooled by natural or forced convection 
whereby the cooling is obtained by one or more energy consuming means ; 
(3) ‘compartment’ means an enclosed space within a refrigerating appliance, which is 
directly accessible through one or more external doors and may itself be  divided into 
sub-compartments. For the purpose of this Regulation, unless specified otherwise, 
‘compartment’ refers to both compartments and sub -compartments;  
                                                 
27 Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on 
European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 
94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 
2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 
87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council  (OJ L 316, 
14.11.2012, p. 12 )  
EN 13  EN (4) ‘external door’ is the part of a cabinet that can be moved or removed to at least allow 
the load  to be moved from the exterior to the interior or from the interior to the 
exterior of the cabinet;  
(5) ‘sub-compartment’ means a permanent enclosed space in a compartment having a 
different operating temperature range from the compartment in which it is locat ed; 
(6) ‘volume’ (V) means the volume of the space within the inside liner of the 
refrigerating appliance , equal to the sum of the compartment volumes, in dm³ or 
litres ; 
(7) ‘compartment volume’ ( Vc) means the volume of the space within the inside liner of 
the com partment, expressed in dm³ or litres;  
(8) ‘refrigerating appliance with a direct sales function’ means an refrigerating appliance 
used for the functions of displaying and selling items at specified temperatures below 
the ambient temperature to customers, acces sible directly through open sides or via 
one or more doors, or drawers, or bot h, including those  with areas used for storage or 
assisted serving of items not accessible by the customers ; 
(9) ‘mobile refrigerating appliance’ means a refrigerating appliance used  in vehicles or 
any other means of transportation where there is no access to the mains electricity 
grid, that:  
(a) can operate reliably and safely when exposed to mechanical vibrations and a 
tilted position;  and 
(b) uses extra low -voltage electricity (<120V DC) o r fossil fuel  or both  as the 
energy source for the refrigeration functionality, including a refrigerating 
appliance  that, in addition to extra low voltage electricity or fossil fuel , or both, 
can be electric mains operated . 
(10) ‘energy efficiency index’ (EEI) means an index number for the relative energy 
efficiency of a refrigeration appliance expressed in percentage . 
For the purposes of the Annexes, additional definitions are set out in Annex  I. 
Article  3 
Obligations of suppliers  
1. Suppliers shall ensure that:  
(a) each refrigerating appliance  is supplied with a printed label in the format as set 
out in Annex  III; 
(b) the parameters of the product information sheet , set out in Annex  V are entered 
into the product database ; 
(c) if requested by the dealer, the product informati on sheet shall be made 
available in printed form;  
(d) the content of the technical documentation , as set out in Annex  VI, uploaded 
into the product database ; 
(e) any visual advertisement for a specific model of refrigerating appliances,  
including on the internet,  contains the energy efficiency class  and the range of 
efficiency classes available on the label  in accordance with Annex  VII;  
EN 14  EN (f) any technical promotional material concerning a specific model of refrigerating 
appliances , including on the internet,  which descr ibes its specific technical 
parameters includes the energy efficiency class of that model  and the range of 
efficiency classes available on the label, in accordance with Annex  VII; 
(g) an electronic label in the format and containing the information as set out in 
Annex  VIII shall be made available to dealers for each refrigerating appliance  
model;  
(h) an electronic product information sheet  as set out in Annex  VIII is made 
available to dealers for each refrigerating appliance  model . 
2. The energy efficiency class shall be based on the energy efficiency index calculated 
in accordance with Annex  II. 
Article 4 
Obligations of dealers  
Dealers shall ensure that:  
(a) each refrigerating appliance , at the point of sale, bears the label provided by suppliers 
in accordance with point  (a) of Article  3, with the label being displayed in such a 
way as to be clearly visible;  
(b) in the event of distance selling and sale through the internet, the label and pr oduct 
information sheet are provided in accordance with Annex es VII and V III; 
(c) any visual advertisement for a specific model of refrigerating appliance, including on 
the internet,  contains the energy efficiency class  and the range of efficiency classes 
available on the label , in accordance with Annex  VII; 
(d) any technical promotional material concerning a specific model of refrigerating 
appliance , including technical promotional material on the internet, which describes 
its specific technical parameters includes the energy efficiency class of that model  
and the range of efficiency classes available on the label , in accordance with 
Annex  VII. 
Article 5   
Obligations of internet hosting platforms  
Where a hosting service  provider as  referred to in Article  14 of Directive 2000/31/EC allows 
the selling of refrigerating appliances  through its internet site, the service provider shall 
enable the showing of the electronic label and electronic product fiche sheet provided by the 
dealer on the display mechanism in ac cordance with the provisions of Annex  VIII and shall 
inform the dealer of the obligation to display them.  
Article  6 
Measurement methods  
The information to be provided pursuant to Articles  3 and  4 shall be obtained by reliable, 
accurate and reproducible measurement and calculation methods, which take into account the 
recognised state -of-the-art measurement and calculation methods, set out in Annex  IV.  
EN 15  EN Article 7 
Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes  
Member States shall apply the verificat ion procedure laid down in Annex  IX when 
performing the market surveillance checks referred to in Article  8(3) of Regulation (EU) 
2017/1369.  
Article  8 
Revi ew 
The Commission shall review this Regulation in the light of technological progress and 
present the  results , including, if appropriate, a draft revision proposal,  of this review to the 
Consultation Forum no later [OP – please insert date : five years after the entry into force  of 
the present Regulation ]. This review  shall in particular assess the possibility to introduce 
requirements on circular economy aspects such as material efficiency, reparability, durability, 
upgradability and recyclability .  
Article  9 
Repeal  
Regulation (EU) No  1060/2010  is repealed as of 1 April 2021 . 
Article  10 
Entry into force and application  
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official 
Journal of the European Union.  
It shall apply from 1 April 2021 . However, Article s 3(1)(a) and  (b) shall apply from  
1 December 2020 . 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.  
Done at Brussels,  
 For the Commission  
 Jean-Claude JUNCKER  
 The P resident