THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF UKRAINE  
RESOLUTION  
No.787 
of 3 September 2008   
Kyiv  
On approval of the Technical Regulations on Maximal Allowed 
Consumption of Electr ic Power by the Devices of Refrigeration 
In accordance with Article 14 of Law of Ukra ine "On standards, technical regulations and 
conformity assessment procedures", th e Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine resolves to :  
1. Approve the Technical regulations on Maximal Allowed Consumption of Electric Power by 
the Devices of Refrigeration and the plan of measures relating to implementation of these 
regulations (attached).  
2. The State Committee for Issues  Concerning Technical Regulat ion and Consumer Policy to 
ensure implementation of the Technical regulations on Maxi mal Allowed Consumption of 
Electric Power by the Devices of Refrigeration and to carry out control over conformity to 
requirements of these regulations.  
   
Prime Minister of Ukraine   Y.TIMOSHENKO   
 
 
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 APPROVED 
by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine  of 3 September 2008 # 787  TECHNICAL REGULATIONS 
the Maximal Allowed Consumption of El ectric Power by the Devices of 
Refrigeration  
General issues  
1. These Technical regulations set forth requir ements relating to energy effectiveness of 
household electric refrigerators, freezers and combinations thereo f (hereinafter - refrigerating 
devices).  
2. In these Technical regulations the terms are used  in the meaning specified in Laws of Ukraine 
"On standards, technical regulati ons and conformity assessment pr ocedures", "On verification of 
conformity" and "On accreditation of c onformity assessment authorities".  
3. These Technical regulations apply to the specifi ed in section 14 of these Technical regulations 
new refrigerating devices operating on the electric current.  
These Technical regulations shall not apply to re frigerating devices opera ting from other energy 
sources, in particular accumulators, and to h ousehold absorption refrigerating devices and 
devices that are manufactured for one-time use.  
4. Putting into circulation the refrigeration equipm ent shall be allowed only on condition that the 
level of consumption of electric energy does not  exceed the maximum level allowed for relevant 
category of refrigeration equipment, determined in  conformity with paragraphs 17 or 18 of these 
Technical regulations.  
5. Producer of a refrigeration device or his aut horized representative - resident of Ukraine 
(hereinafter - authorized person) or in the even t where the producer or his authorized person do 
not carry out an activity in the territory of Ukrain e, or a person who out the refrigerating devices 
into circulation, shall bear responsibility in accordance with legislation for ensuring conformity 
of each refrigeration device put into  circulation with requirements of these Technical regulations.  
6. Putting refrigeration equipment into circula tion without affixing the national mark of 
conformity shall be prohibited.  
7. It shall not be permitted to es tablish a prohibition, restricti on or hamper introduction into 
circulation of refrigeration equipment b earing the national mark of conformity.  
8. In the event where refrigerating devices are subject to other technical regulations, which 
provide for affixing of the national mark of c onformity, the refrigerating devices shall be 
required also to conform to requirements of su ch other technical regul ations. A precondition for 
affixing the national mark is conformity of th e refrigeration equipment with all technical 
regulations.  
9. Affixing to the refrigerating de vices any sign similar in form to the national mark of 
conformity is prohibited. Any ot her mark may be affixed to th e refrigerating devices, their 
packaging, operating instructions or other doc umentation on condition of ensuring clarity and 
readability of the nationa l mark of conformity.  
10. If it has been established that the national mark  of conformity is affixed to the refrigerating 
equipment which does not conform to requirement s of these Technical re gulations, the producer 
or authorized person or a person who has introdu ced the refrigerating equipm ent into circulation, shall be required to ensure conf ormity of the equipment to the requirements of these Technical 
regulations.  
11. In the event of a repeat estab lishment of the fact of improper a ffixing of the national mark of 
conformity to the refrigerating equipment it will be necessary to implement measures aimed to 
limit or prohibit introduction of such products into  circulation or to remove such products from 
the circulation in accordance with  legislation of Ukraine.  
12. Any decision concerning limitation of intr oduction of refrigeration equipment into 
circulation must be substantiated. The adopted decision, as well as the terms set for stopping the 
violations of requirements of these Technical regu lations shall be notified to parties concerned.  
Method for computation of the maxim um allowed level of consumption of 
electric energy by the refrigerating equipment  
13. Level of consumption of electric energy by  the refrigerating eq uipment depends on the 
category, volume, energy effectiveness of the desi gn thereof (thickness of thermo insulation, 
compressor effectiveness, etc.) and the ratio of th e temperature of the air outside and inside the 
equipment.  
14. Depending on the level of consumption of electri c energy, refrigerating devices can be of the 
following categories:  
category 1 - a refrigerator without a low-temperature compartment. A low-temperature 
compartment - any compartment the temperature of th e air in which is equal or less than -6° C;  
category 2 - a refrigerator with a compartment the temperature of the air in which is +5° C and/or 
+12° C;  
category 3 - a refrigerator with a low-temperatur e compartment not marked with an asterisk;  
category 4 - a refrigerator with a low-temperatur e compartment marked with one asterisk (*);  
category 5 - a refrigerator with a low-temperatur e compartment marked with two asterisks (**);  
category 6 - a refrigerator with  a low-temperature compartment marked with three asterisks 
(***);  
category 7 - a refrigerator-freezer with a fre ezing compartment marked with four asterisks 
(****);  
category 8 - freezer-cabinet;  
category 9 - freezer-box;  
category 10 - a refrigerator-freezer with more than two doors or other devices.  
15. The maximum allowed level of consumpti on of electric energy by the refrigerating 
equipment shall be determined for each categor y thereof based on the linear equation that is 
function of the volume/capacity of the equipment.  For refrigeration equipment having several compar tments, an adjusted volume/capacity, which is 
a weighted  sum of capacities of all compartments  of the refrigeration equipment, will be used.  
16. Adjusted volume of the refrigeration equipment V np shall be determined using the formula:  
Vnp = ΣVc · Wc · Fc · Cc,  
Where Vc – volume of the specific type of comp artment, liters; We - temperature coefficient 
determined using the following formula:  
Wc = (25 - Tc) / 20,  
Where Tc – temperature determined for each compartment, ° C; Fc - the coefficient that equals 
1.2 for no-frost compartment and 1 - for other compartments; Cc - the coefficient that equals 1 - 
for refrigeration equipment of climate classes N and SN, Xc (weight coefficient) - for 
refrigeration equipment of climate class ST, Yc (the weight coefficient) - for refrigeration 
equipment of climate class T.  
The weight coefficients Xc and Yc for various types of compartmen ts of refrigeration equipment 
are presented in Annex 1.  
17. The maximal allowed level of c onsumption of electric energy (E max) by refrigerating 
equipment of various categories shall be determined using form ulas shown in annex 2 (with 
precision at the level of two digits after the dot).  
18. For refrigerators-freezers with more than two doors E max shall be computed using formulas 
shown in annex 3.  
Procedures for conducting tests for determining conformity of the level of 
consumption of electric energy by refrige rating equipment with requirements of 
the Technical regulations  
19. Level of consumption of electric energy by refr igerating equipment shall be determined in 
conformity with the state standard DSTU EN  153 "Methods for measuring energy consumption 
and relevant characteristics of household refrigerators, freezing chambers, freezers and 
combinations thereof that operate from the electric current net".  
Testing of refrigeration equipment shall be  carried out under the following conditions:  
temperature air outside the refrigeration equipmen t for climate classes SN, N, ST and T must be 
+25° C;  
marginal deviations of the volta ge of alternate electric curren t is ±1 percent of the nominal 
voltage 220 В;  
marginal deviations of the frequency of alternat e electric current is ±1 percent of the nominal  
frequency of 50 Hz.  
20. In the event where the level of consumption of electric energy by the tested refrigerating 
equipment does not exceed the value of E max determined in conformity with paragraphs 17 or 18 of these Technical regulations by 15 percent, the refrigerating devices will be regarded as such 
that conform to requirements of  these Technical regulations.  
If the level of consumption of electric en ergy by such refrigerating equipment exceeds E max by 
15 percent, then three refrigerat ing devices must be tested.  
In the event where the average arithmetic value of the level of consumption of electric energy of 
the three devices does not exceed the value of E max by 10 percent, the refr igerating devices shall 
be regarded as such that conform to re quirements of these Technical regulations.  
If the average arithmetic value exceeds the value of E max by 10 percent, the refrigerating devices 
shall be regarded as such that  do not conform to requirements of  these Technical regulations.  
Conformity assessment procedures  
21. Producer or authorized person  shall carry out asse ssment of conformity of refrigeration 
equipment to requirements of these T echnical regulations applying module А (inner production 
control) in conformity with th e Technical regulations modules fo r assessment of conformity and 
requirements relating to applicat ion of the national mark of c onformity, which are used in 
technical regulations, approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 7 
October 2003 # 1585 (Official gazette of Ukraine, 2003, # 41, p. 2175).  
Producer or its authorized person shall affix to each refrigerating device the national mark of 
conformity and prepare a declara tion of conformity of refrigerat ion equipment to requirements of 
the Technical regulations. The fo rm of the declaration of confor mity is presented in Annex 4.  
22. Producer or its authorized person shall prep are the specified in paragraph 23 of these 
Technical regulations technica l documentation, keep it togeth er with the declaration of 
conformity during three years fo llowing the date of manufacture of the last refrigeration 
equipment and shall provide it for examinati on in cases provided for by the legislation.  
23. The technical documentation sh all be prepared in the nationa l language and must contain:  
name/title and location of the producer;  
general description of the mode l of refrigeration equipment wh ich must be adequate for its 
identification;  
information concerning principal characteristics of the design of the refrigeration equipment, 
including necessary drawings, in particular charact eristics that significantly affect the level of 
consumption of electric energy, size, vol ume and compressor characteristics;  
operating instructions;  protocols of the tests of the level of consumption of electric energy;  
verification of conformity of th e results of such tests to the estimates derived under paragraph 17 
or 18 of these Tec hnical regulations.  
24. Producer or its authorized person shall be re sponsible for determination of the level of 
consumption of electric energy by the refrig erating equipment by means of the tests under paragraph 19, as well as for co rrectness of computations carr ied out in conformity with 
paragraph 17 or 18 of these Technical regulations.  
Producer shall implement measures  to ensure, during the production process, conformity of the 
produced refrigeration equipmen t with the technical documentation and with requirements of 
these Technical regulations.  
25. Person who has introduced the refrigerating devices into circulation shall carry out 
assessment of their conformity to requirements of these Tec hnical regulations by applying 
module G (individual produc t unit examination) in conformity  with the Technical regulations 
modules for assessment of confor mity and requirements relating to application of the national 
mark of conformity, which are us ed in technical regulations.  
During the application of the sa id module a person who has introdu ced the refrigerating devices 
into circulation shall affix to each tested unit of refrigeration equipment the national mark of 
conformity and shall prepare a declaration of conformity on the basis of the certificate of 
conformity, issued in accordance with legisl ation by the conformity assessment agency.  
26. To obtain a certificate of conformity, a person who has introduced refrig erating devices into 
circulation, shall submit to one of the designated conformity assessment agencies, at one’s own 
choice, an application for test ing each unit of refrigeration equipment. The application must 
contain:  
name/title and location of the producer;  
general description of the refr igeration equipment model adequate for its identification;  
operating instructions.  27. Designated conformity assessment agency shall:  examine every sample of the refrigeration equipm ent and carry out the tests in conformity with 
paragraph 19 of these Technical regulations;  
issue certificates of c onformity on the basis of the performed tests and grant a permission to affix 
its identification number on every tested sample of refrigeration equipment.  
28. A person who has introduced refrigerating devices  into circulation shal l keep the declaration 
of conformity and certificates of conformity during three year s from the date of putting the 
refrigeration equipment into circulation and shall provide them for examination in cases 
provided for under the legislation.  
29. A person who has introduced refrigerating devi ces into circulation sh all bear responsibility 
both for determination of the level of cons umption of electric energy by each sample 
refrigeration equipment unit by conducting the test s in conformity with paragraph 19, and for 
correctness of computations carri ed out in conformity with paragraph 17 or 18 of these Technical 
regulations.  
   
  
 
 
Weight coefficients 
 for various types of compartmen ts of refrigeration equipment  
Weight coefficient Compartments  
  Xc  Yc  
Compartment for cooling of the products 1,25  1,35  
Compartment for preserving fresh products 1,2  1,3  
Compartment, the temperature of the air in which equals 0° C  1,15  1,25  
Low temperature compartment not market with asterisks  1,15  1,25  
Low temperature compartment, marked  with one asteri sk (*)  1,12  1,2  
Low temperature compartment, marked with two asterisks (**)  1,08  1,15  
Low temperature compartment, mark ed with three asterisks (***), 
and the freezing compartment marked  with four asterisks" (****)  1,05  1,1  
 
 
   Annex 1  
to the Technical regulations   
 
 
FORMULAS 
for determination of the maximum allowed level of consumption of electric 
energy (E max) by refrigerating equipment  
Category  Name of refrigeration equipment  Formula for determination 
Emax, KWatts · hour/day  
1  Refrigerator without a low te mperature compartment  (0,207 · V пр + 218) / 365  
2  Refrigerator with compartment, temperature air in which 
is  +5° C and/or +12° C  (0,207 · V пр + 218) / 365  
3  Refrigerator with a low-temperature compartment, not 
marked with asterisk  (0,207 · V пр + 218) / 365  
4  Refrigerator with a low-temperature compartment, 
marked with one asterisk (*)  (0,557 · V пр + 166) / 365  
5  Refrigerator with a low-temperature compartment, 
marked with two asterisks (**)  (0,402 · V пр + 219) / 365  
6  Refrigerator with a low-temperature compartment, 
marked with three asterisks (***)  (0,573 · V пр + 206) / 365  
7  Refrigerator-freezer with the freezing compartment, 
marked with four asterisks (****)  (0,697 · V пр + 272) / 365  
8  Freezer-cabinet (0,434 · V пр + 262) / 365  
9  Freezer-box  (0,48 · V пр + 195) / 365  
 
 
   Annex 2  
to the Technical regulations   
 
 
FORMULAS 
for determination of the maximum permitted level of consumption of electric 
energy (E max) by refrigerating equipment with more than two doors 
Compartment with the lowest 
temperature  Category of refrigeration 
equipment  Formula for determination 
Еmax, KWatts • hour/day 
> - 6° C  1 - 3  (0,207 • V пр + 218) / 365  
≤ -6° C(*)  4  (0,557 • V пр + 166) / 365  
≤ -12° C (**)  5  (0,402 • V пр + 219) / 365  
≤ -18° C (***)  6  (0,573 • V пр + 206) / 365  
≤ -18° C (****)  7  (0,697 • V пр + 272) / 365  
 
 
   Annex 3  
to the Technical regulations   
 
 
DECLARATION  
of conformity  
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 
(full name of the producer, his authorized person - resident of  Ukraine, person who has introduced the refrigerating devices in to 
circulation,  
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 
 location thereof, code in conformi ty with EDRPOU (if available)  
represented by 
_______________________________________________________________________________  
                                                                         (job title, surname, first and second name of the auth orized person)  
confirms that ______________________________________________________________________ 
                                                                                       (full name of refrigeration equipment, 
____________________________________________________________________________________,  
                                                                                                    type, make, model)  
which is manufactured in conformity with 
____________________________________________________________  
                                                                                           (name of regulatory documents that v erify conformity to
____________________________________________________________________________________,  
                                                                       T e c h n i c a l  r e g u l a t i o n s  o n  t h e  m a x i m u m  p e r m i t t e d  
                                                                   consumption of electric energy by refrigerating equipment)  
conforms to the Technical regulations.  
Certificate of conformity* _______________________________________________________________ 
                                                                                              (number of the certificate, date of its registration, period of validity 
_____________________________________________________________________________________. 
                                              name/title and location of the designated conformity assessment authority)  
This declaration is prepared on the basis of responsibil ity of the producer or his authorized representative, 
person, who has introduced the refriger ating devices into circulation.  
_________________________ 
(job title of individual who prepared the declaration)   
___________________ 
(signature)  
___________________ 
(initials and surname)  
 
 Annex 4  
to the Technical regulations   
                                   Place of seal                                __________20__  
Place for mark denoting  
 registration of the declaration  
 
 
 
____________ 
* Used in case of application of the module under which assessment of conformity of the refrigeration equipment must be carried 
out by the designated conformity assessment authority.  
 
  
   
 
 
 
 APPROVED  
by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 3 September 2008 # 787  PLAN OF MEASURES 
concerning implementation of the T echnical regulations on the maximum 
permitted consumption of electric ener gy by refrigerating equipment for the 
period until 2009  
Measure  Agencies responsible for 
implementation  Period of 
implementation  
1. Designating an agency responsible for implementation of the Technical regulations  State committee on technical 
regulation and consumer 
policy  Second half of 2008 
2. Making, if required, own regulatory-legal acts 
conform to provisions of the Technical regulations  State committee on technical 
regulation and consumer 
policy  
Ministry of industrial policy  
NAER  - " -  
3. Promoting implementation of the Technical 
regulations through mass media, as well as by conducting seminars and conferences Ministry of industrial policy  
State committee on technical regulation and consumer 
policy  - " -  
4. Preparing national enterprises for production 
of refrigeration equipment in conformity with requirements of the Technical regulations  Ministry of industrial policy  Second half of 2008 
- 2009  
5. Voluntary implementation by enterprises of the Technical regulations by applying conformity assessment procedures to the refrigeration equipment  - " -  - " -  
6. Designating agencies for assessment of 
conformity of refrigeration equipment to requirements of the Technical regulations  State committee on technical 
regulation and consumer 
policy  
Ministry of industrial policy  
NAER  - " -  
7. Mandatory implementation of the Technical 
regulations  by enterprises  Ministry of industrial policy  2009  
 
 
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