COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 94/2/EC
of 21 January 1994
implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household electric refrigerators, freezers and their combinations
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources of household appliances (1), and in particular Articles 9 and 12 thereof,
Whereas under Directive 92/75/EEC the Commission is to adopt an implementing directive in respect of household appliances including refrigerators, freezers and their combinations;
Whereas electricity use by refrigerators and freezers accounts for a significant part of total Community electricity demand; whereas the scope for reduced energy use by these appliances is substantial;
Whereas CEN (European Committee for Standardization) standard EN 153 provides a method for measuring the consumption of energy of refrigerators, freezers and their combinations;
Whereas the Community, confirming its interest in an international standardization system capable of producing standards that are actually used by all partners in international trade and of meeting the requirements of Community policy, invites the European standards organizations to continue their cooperation with international standards organizations;
Whereas the European Committe for Standardization and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (Cenelec) are the bodies recognized as competent to adopt harmonized standards in accordance with the general guidelines for cooperation between the Commission and these two bodies signed on 13 November 1984; whereas, within the meaning of this Directive, a harmonized standard is a technical specification (European standard or harmonization document) adopted by CEN or Cenelec on the basis of a remit (mandate) from the Commission in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive 83/189/EEC of 28 March 1983 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations (2), as last amended by Commission Decision 92/400/EEC (3), and on the basis of those general guidelines;
Whereas the measures set out in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up under Article 10 of Directive 92/75/EEC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
1. This Directive shall apply to electric mains operated household refrigerators, frozen food storage cabinets, food freezers and their combinations. Appliances that may also use other energy sources, such as batteries, are excluded.
2. The information required by this Directive shall be measured in accordance with EN 153 of May 1990 or with harmonized standards, the reference numbers of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities and for which Member States have published the reference numbers of the national standards transposing those harmonized standards. The information relating to noise, where applicable, shall be measured in accordance with Council Directive 86/594/EEC (4).
3. The harmonized standards referred to in paragraph 2 shall be drawn up under mandate from the Commission in accordance with Directive 83/189/EEC.
4. 'Dealer', 'supplier', 'information sheet', and 'supplementary information' shall have the meanings set out in Article 1 (4) of Directive 92/75/EEC.
Article 2
1. The technical documentation referred to in Article 2 (3) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall include:
- the name and address of the supplier,
- a general description of the appliance, sufficient for it to be identified,
- information, including drawings as relevant, on the main design features of the model and in particular items which appreciably affect its energy consumption,
- reports of relevant measurement tests carried out under the standards referred to in Article 1 (2) of this Directive,
- operating instructions, if any.
2. The appliances covered by this Directive shall be divided into the 'categories' set out in Annex IV.
3. The label referred to in Article 2 (1) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall be as specified in Annex I to this Directive. It shall be placed on the outside of the front or top of the appliance, in such a way as to be clearly visible, and not obscured.
4. The content and format of the fiche referred to in the third indent of Article 2 (1) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall be as specified in Annex II to this Directive.
5. In the circumstances covered by Article 5 of Directive 92/75/EEC, and where the offer for sale, hire, or hire purchase, is provided by means of a printed communication, such as a mail order catalogue, then that printed communication shall include all the information specified in Annex III to this Directive.
6. The energy efficiency class of an appliance shall be as specified in Annex V.
Article 3
Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that all suppliers and dealers established in their territory fulfil their obligations under this Directive.
Article 4
1. Member States shall adopt and publish the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 December 1994. They shall immediately inform the Commission therof. They shall apply those provisions from 1 January 1995.
When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 5
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Article 6
This Directive is adressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 January 1994.