NoC49/10EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.2.96
AmendedproposalforaEuropeanParliamentandCouncilDirectiveonenergyefficiency
requirementsforhouseholdelectricrefrigerators,freezersandtheircombinations(')
(96/C49/07)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
COM(95)638final—94/0272(COD)
(SubmittedbytheCommissionpursuanttoArticle189a(2)oftheECTreaty)
(')OJNoC390,31.12.1994,p.30.
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THEEUROPEANPARLIAMENT ANDTHECOUNCIL Unchanged
OFTHEEUROPEAN UNION,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
CommunityandinparticularArticle100athereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee ,
Whereasitisimportanttopromotemeasuresaimedat
theprogressiveestablishment oftheinternalmarket;
whereastheinternalmarketcomprisesanareawithout
frontiers,inwhichthefreecirculationofgoods,persons,
servicesandcapitalisensured;
WhereastheCouncilresolutionof15January1985on
theimprovementofenergy-saving programmesinthe
MemberStatesinvitedMemberStatestopursueand,
wherenecessary,increasetheireffortstopromotethe
morerationaluseofenergybythefurtherdevelopment
ofintegratedenergy-saving policies;
WhereastheCouncilresolutionof16September1986
calledfornewCommunityenergypolicyobjectivesfor
1995andconvergenceofthepoliciesoftheMember
States,andinparticulartheobjectiveofimprovingthe
efficiencyoffinalenergydemand(theratiooffinal
energydemandtogrossnationalproduct)byatleast
20%by1995;

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Whereasdomesticrefrigerationappliancesaccountfora
significantshareofdomesticelectricityconsumptionby
householdsintheCommunityandthusoftotalelec­
tricityconsumption ;whereastheelectricityconsumptions
ofdifferentmodelsofrefrigerationappliancesavailable
forpurchaseintheCommunitywiththesamevolume
andfeatures,thatistosaytheirenergyefficiencies,vary
veryconsiderably ;
WhereasseveralMemberStatesareonthepointof
adoptingprovisionsrelatingtotheefficiency
performanceofdomesticrefrigeratorsandfreezers,
whichwillcreatebarrierstotradeoftheseproductsin
theCommunity ;
Whereasitisappropriatetotakeasabaseahighlevelof
protectioninmeasuresfortheapproximation ofthe
provisionslaiddownbylaw,regulationoradministrative
actioninMemberStatesandconcerninghealth,safety,
environmental protectionandconsumerprotection;
whereasthisDirectiveensuresahighlevelofprotection
bothfortheenvironmentandtheconsumer,inaimingat
asignificantimprovementoftheenergyefficiencyof
theseappliances;
Whereastheadoptionofsuchmeasuresfallswithin
Communitycompetenceandwhereastherequirements
ofthisDirectivedonotexceedthosenecessaryto
achieveitsobjectives,thusconformingtothe
requirementsofArticle3boftheTreaty;
Whereas,moreover,Article130roftheTreatycallsfor
theprotectionandimprovementoftheenvironmentand
prudentandrationalutilizationofnaturalresources;
whereaselectricitygenerationanduseaccountsforabout
30%ofman-madecarbondioxides(C02)emmissions
andabout35%ofprimaryenergyuseinthe
Community,andwhereasthesepercentagesare
increasing;
Whereas,furthermore ,CouncilDecision89/364/EEC
whichestablishesaCommunityactionprogrammeto
improvetheefficiencyofelectricityusehasasitstwin
objectivesencouragingconsumerstofavourappliances
andequipmentwithhighelectricalefficiency,aswellas
improvingtheefficiencyofappliancesandequipment;
Whereason29October1990theCouncilsetan
objectiveofstabilizingcarbondioxide(C02)emissionsin
theCommunityat1990levelsbytheyear2000;WhereastheEuropeanCommunityhassettheobjective
ofstabilizingcarbondioxide(COz)emissionsinthe
Unionat1990levelsbytheyear2000andwhereasthis
objectiveislikelytobeunattainable,thusrequiring
strongermeasurestostabilize(C02)emmissionsfrom
withintheEC;

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Unchanged WhereasCouncilDecision91/565/EECestablisheda
programme(theSAVEprogramme)tosupportand
furtherpromoteenergyefficiencyintheCommunity ;
Whereastheenergyefficiencymeasuresincorporatedin
themoreefficientmodelsofrefrigerationappliances
availabledonotexcessivelyincreasetheirproduction
costsandsuchmeasurescanrepaytheirinitialcostin
termsofelectricitysavingswithinafewyearsorless;
whereasthiscalculationdoesnottakeintoaccountthe
addedbenefitoftheavoidedexternalcostsofelectricity
generation,suchastheemissionofcarbondioxide
(C02)andotherpollutants;
Whereasthe'natural'gaininenergyefficiencydueto
marketpressuresandimprovement ofproduction
processes,estimatedataround2°/oayear,will
contributetotheefforttoreachstricterenergy
consumptionnorms;
WhereasCouncilDirective92/75/EEC(theframework Unchanged
Directive)andCommissionDirective94/2/EC(applying
Directive92/75/EEC)whichrequirethecompulsory
labellingofappliancesandtheprovisioninotherforms
ofenergyconsumption information willincrease
consumers'awarenessoftheenergyefficiencyof
domesticrefrigerationappliances;whereasthismeasure
willthereforealsoheightencompetitionontheenergy
efficiencyofappliancesabovethestandardsrequiredby
thisDirective;whereashowevertheprovisionof
informationtoconsumerswithoutstandardswouldhave
onlyapartialeffectintermsofimprovingtheaverage
overallefficienciesofappliancessold;
Whereasanefficientenforcementsystemisnecessaryto
ensurethecorrectimplementation ofthisDirective,fair
competitionamongmanufactures ,andtoprotectthe
rightsofconsumers;
WhereasthisDirective,whichisaimedateliminating Unchanged
technicalbarrierswhithregardtotheenergyefficiency
ofdomesticrefrigerationappliances,mustfollowthe
'newapproach'establishedbytheCouncilresolutionof
7May1985whichspecificallylaysdownthatlegislative
harmonization islimitedtotheadoption,bymeansof
directives,oftheessentialrequirementswithwhich
productsputonthemarketmustconform;
WhereasregardshouldbehadtoCouncilDecision
93/465/EECwhichconcernstheproceduresfor
conformityassessmentintendedtobeusedinthe
technicalharmonization directives;

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Whereas,intheinterestofinternationaltrade,inter­
nationalstandardsshouldbeusedwhereverappropriate ;
whereastheelectricityconsumptionofarefrigeration
applianceisdefinedbytheEuropeanCommitteefor
Standardization StandardEN153ofMay1990whichis
basedonaninternationalstandard;
Whereasdomesticrefrigerationappliancescomplying
withtheenergyefficiencyrequirementsofthisDirective
shouldbeartheCEmarkingandassociatedinformation,
inordertoenablethemtomovefreely,andtobeput
intoserviceinaccordancewiththeirintendedpurpose
withintheCommunity ;
WhereasthisDirectiveisconfinedtodomesticrefrig­
erationappliancesforfoodstuffs,excludingthosewithan
insignificantuseofenergyintotal,thatis,domestic
refrigerationappliancessuppliedbymainselectricity;
whereascommercially usedrefrigerationequipmentis
muchmorevariedandnotappropriateforinclusionin
thisDirective;
HAVEADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
Article1
ThisDirectiveshallapplytoelectricmainsoperatedUnchanged
householdrefrigerators ,frozenfoodstoragecabinets,
foodfreezers,andcombinationsoftheseasdefinedin
AnnexIandreferredtohereafteras'refrigeration
appliances'.Howeverrefrigerationappliancesworking
ontheabsorptionprincipleshallbeexcluded.
Article2
MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasurestoUnchanged
ensurethatrefrigerationappliancescanbeplacedonthe
marketandputintoserviceonlyiftheelectricity
consumptionoftheappliancetypetowhichthat
appliancebelongsislessthanorequaltothemaximum
allowableelectricityconsumptionvalueascalculated
accordingtotheproceduresdefinedinAnnexI.Refrig­
erationappliancesshallbeconsideredtobelongtothe
sametype,referredtointhisDirectiveas'appliance
type',iftheyareproducedbythesamemanufactureror
underlicencebyadifferentmanufactureranddifferonly
inaspectswhichdonotsignificantlyaffecttheirenergy
consumption inuseinanyway.
Article3
1.MemberStatesmaynotprohibit,restrictorimpedeUnchanged
theplacingonthemarketorputtingintoserviceontheir
territoryofrefrigerationapplianceswhichbeartheCE
markingattestingtotheirconformitywithallthe
provisionsofthisDirective.

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2.MemberStatesshallpresumethatrefrigeration
appliancesbearingtheCEmarkingrequiredunder
Article5complywithalltheprovisionsofthisDirective.
3.Attradefairs,exhibitions,demonstrations ,etc.,
MemberStatesshallnotpreventtheshowingofarefrig­
erationappliancewhichdoesnotconformwiththe
provisionsofthisDirective,providedthatavisiblesign
clearlyindicatesthatsuchanappliancedoesnotso
conformandthatitisnotforsaleuntilithasbeen
broughtintoconformitybythemanufacturerorhis
authorizedrepresentative establishedintheCommunity .
Article4
TheconformityassessmentprocedurestobeappliedtoaUnchanged
giventypeofrefrigerationapplianceinordertoaffixthe
CEmarkingareindicatedinAnnexII.
Article5
TheCEmarkingshallconsistoftheinitials'CE'.TheUnchanged
formofthemarkingtobeusedisshowninAnnexIII.
TheCEmarkingshallbeaffixedtotherefrigeration
appliancedistinctlyandvisibly.
Article6
1.WhereaMemberStateestablishesthattheCEUnchanged
markinghasbeenaffixedunduly,themanufactureror
hisauthorizedrepresentative establishedwithinthe
Communityshallbeobligedtomaketheproductcomply
andtoendtheinfringementundertheconditions
imposedbytheMemberStates;
2.Wherenon-conformity continues,theMember
Statemusttakeallappropriatemeasurestorestrictor
prohibittheplacingonthemarketoftheproductin
questionortoensurethatitiswithdrawnfromthe
market.
Article7
AnydecisiontakenpursuanttothisDirectivewhichUnchanged
includesanyrestrictionontheplacingonthemarket
and/orputtingintoserviceofrefrigerationappliances
shallstatetheprecisegroundsonwhichitisbased.It
shallbenotifiedwithoutdelaytothepartyconcerned,
whichshallatthesametimebeinformedofthelegal
remediesavailabletoitunderthelawsinforceinthe
MemberStateinquestionandofthetimelimitstowhich
suchremediesaresubject.

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Article8
Beforetheexpiryofthreeyearsfromtheadoptionof
thisDirective,theCommissionshallmakeanassessment
oftheresultsobtainedandexpected.Followingthis
assessment,andafterconsultationwithinterestedparties,
theCommissionshallconsidertheneedfornewappro­
priatemeasurestoimprovetheefficiencyofhousehold
refrigerationappliances .Ifthisisthecase,theenergy
efficiencymeasuresandtheirtimingforentryintoforce
willbebasedonenergyefficiencylevelswhichcanbe
economicallyandtechnicallyjustifiedinthelightofthe
circumstances atthetime.Anyothermeasuresjudged
appropriatetoimprovetheefficiencyofhousehold
refrigerationapplianceswillbealsoconsidered .Beforetheexpiryofaperiodoffouryearsfromthe
adoptionofthisDirective,theCommissioninconsul­
tationwithinterestedpartiesshallmakeanassessmentof
theresultsobtainedandexpected.Followingthis
assessment,theCommissionshallconsidertheneedfora
newproposalforCommunitylegislationtoestablisha
secondsetofenergyefficiencystandardsforhousehold
refrigerationappliances .Ifsuchaproposalismade,its
energyefficiencystandardsandtheirtimingforentry
intoforcewouldbebasedonenergyefficiencylevels
whichcanbeeconomicallyandtechnicallyjustifiedin
thelightofthecircumstancesatthetimeoftheproposal.
Theproposalmayalsocontainanyotherprovisions
judgednecessarytoimprovetheeffectivenessofthis
Directive .
Article9
1.Before1January1996,MemberStatesshalladopt
andpublishthelaws,regulationsandadministrative
provisionsnecessarytocomplywiththisDirective.They
shallimmediatelyinformtheCommissionthereof.1.Withinayearaftertheadoptionofthepresent
Directive,MemberStatesshalladoptandpublishthe
laws,regulationsandadministrative provisionsnecessary
tocomplywiththisDirective .Theyshallimmediately
informtheCommission thereof.
MemberStatesshallapplysuchprovisionsasfrom
1January2000.MemberStatesshallapplysuchprovisionstwoyears
aftertheadoptionofthepresentDirective.
Unchanged "WhenMemberStatesadopttheseprovisions,theseshall
containareferencetothisDirectiveorshallbeaccom­
paniedbysuchreferenceatthetimeoftheirofficial
publication .Theprocedureforsuchreferenceshallbe
adoptedbyMemberStates.
2.MemberStatesshallcommunicate tothe2.Unchanged
Commissionthetextsoftheprovisionsofnationallaw
whichtheyadoptinthefieldcoveredbythisDirective.
3.MemberStatesshall,duringtheperiodupto
1January2000,permittheplacingonthemarketand/or
theputtingintoserviceofrefrigerationapplianceswhich
complywiththeregulationsinforceintheMember
StatesatthedateofadoptionofthisDirective.3.MemberStatesshall,duringthetwoyearperiod
aftertheadoptionofthisDirective,permittheplacing
onthemarketand/ortheputtingintoserviceofrefrig­
erationapplianceswhichcomplywiththeregulationsin
forceintheMemberStatesatthedateofadoptionof
thisDirective .

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Article10
ThisDirectiveshallenterintoforceonthe20thdayUnchanged
followingthatofitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Article11
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.Unchanged
ANNEXI
Proceduresforcalculatingthemaximumallowableelectricity Unchanged
consumptionforagivenrefrigerationappliancetypeandforthe
verificationofconformitytherewith
Theelectricityconsumptionofarefrigerationappliance(which
maybeexpressedaskWhper24hours)isafunctionofthe
categoryofappliancetowhichitbelongs,(e.g.onestarrefrig­
erator,chestfreezer,etc.),itsvolume,andtheenergyefficiency
ofitsconstruction ,(e.g.thicknessofinsulation,compressoreffi­
ciency,etc.).Insettingenergyefficiencystandardstherefore,
allowancesmustbemadeforthemainexogenousfactorswhich
influenceenergyconsumption (i.e.thecategoryoftheappliance
anditsvolume).Forthisreason,themaximumallowableelec­
tricityconsumptionsofagivenrefrigerationappliancetypeare
definedbyalinearequationwhichisafunctionofthevolume
oftheapliance,withdifferentequationsdefinedforeach
categoryofappliance.
Tocalculatethemaximumallowableelectricityconsumptionof
agivenappliancetype,itmustthereforefirstbeallocatedtothe
appropriatecategoryfromthefollowinglist:
Category Description
1Refrigeratorwithoutfrozenfoodcompartment
2Refrigeratorwith*frozenfoodcompartment
3Refrigeratorwith!'rl'rfrozenfoodcompartment
4Refrigeratorwith***frozenfoodcompartment
5Refrigeratorwith*(***)freezer
6Refrigerator-cellar
7Chestfreezer
8Uprightfreezer
Becauserefrigerationappliancescontaindifferentcompartments
withdifferentmaintainedtemperatures ,(whichwillclearly
influencetheirelectricityconsumption),themaximumallowable
electricityconsumption isdefinedinfactasafunctionofthe
adjustedvolume,whichisaweightedsumofthevolumesofthe
differentcompartments .
Thus,forthepurposesofthisDirective,,theadjustedvolume
(Va<jj)ofarefrigerationapplianceisdefinedas:
Vadi-2VcXWcXFc
whereVcisthenetvolumeofagiventypeofcompartmentin
theappliance,Wcistheweightingcoefficientforthattypeof
compartmentandFcisafactorwhichequals1,2fornofrost
compartments and1forothercompartments .Boththeadjusted
volumeandthenetvolumesareinlitres.Theweightingcoef­
ficientsforthedifferenttypesofcompartmentare:

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Wc(weightingcoefficient)
Cellarcompartment
Freshfoodcompartment
0°Ccompartment
Compartmentwithoutstars
*compartment
**compartment
***and*(***)compartment0,75
1,00
1,25
1,25
1,55
1,85
2,15
ThemaximumallowableelectricityconsumptionEmax(inkWh
per24hoursexpressedtotwodecimalplaces),foranappliance
typewithadjustedvolumeVacijforeachappliancecategoryis
definedbythefollowingequations:
Emax(kWk/24hours)Category Description Efnax(kWh/24hours) Category Description
1Refrigeratorw/oFFC
2Refrigeratorwith*FFC
3Refrigeratorwith**FFC
4Refrigeratorwith***FFC(0,225xVadj+237)/365 1
(0,599xVadj+178)/3652
(0,437xVadj+238)/3653
(0,616xVadj+221)/3654
5Refrigeratorw/oFFC(0,207xVadj+218)/365
Refrigeratorwith*FFC(0,557xvadj+166)/365
Refrigeratorwith**FFC(0,402xVadj+219)/365
Refrigeratorwith***FFC(0,573xVadj+206)/365
Refrigeratorwith*(***)
freezer (0,697xVadj+272)/365
Refrigerator-cellar (0,207xVadj+218)/365
Chestfreezer (0,480xVadj+195)/365
Uprightfreezer (0,434xVadj+262)/365(0,778xVadj+303)/3655Refrigeratorwith*(***)
freezer
6Refrigerator-cellar
7Chestfreezer
8Uprightfreezer(0,225xVadj+237)/3656
(0,480xVadj+195)/3657
(0,478XVadj+289)/3658
TestproceduresforverifyingwhetheranappliancetypeconformstoUnchanged
theelectricityconsumptionrequirementsofthisDirective
Iftheelectricityconsumptionofarefrigerationappliance
representativeoftheproductionoftheappliancetypesubjectto
verificationislessthanorequaltothemaximumallowableelec­
tricityconsumptionvalueEmaxasdefinedaboveplus15%,the
appliancetypetowhichitbelongsisconfirmedasconforming
totheelectricityconsumptionrequirementsofthisDirective.If
theelectricityconsumptionoftheapplianceisgreaterthanthe
maximumallowableelectricityconsumptionvalueplus15%,
theelectricityconsumptionofafurtherthreeappliancesofthe
sametypeshallbemeasured.Ifthearithmeticmeanoftheelec­
tricityconsumptionsofthesethreeappliancesislessthanor
equaltothemaximumallowableelectricityconsumptionvalue
plus10%,theappliancetypetowhichtheybelongisconfirmed
asconformingtotheelectricityconsumptionrequirementsof
thisDirective.Ifthearithmeticmeanexceedsthemaximum
allowableelectricityconsumptionvalueplus10%,theappliance
typetowhichtheybelongshallbejudgednottoconformtothe
electricityconsumptionrequirementsofthisDirective.
Definition
ThetermsusedinthisAnnexaredefinedasintheEuropean
StandardoftheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardization
EN153ofMay1990.

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ANNEXII
Conformityassessmentprocedures(ModuleA) Unchanged
1.Thismoduledescribestheprocedurewherebythemanu­
facturerorhisauthorizedrepresentative establishedwithin
theCommunity,whocarriesouttheobligationslaiddownin
point2,ensuresanddeclaresthattherefrigerationappliance
typesatisfiestherelevantrequirementsofthisDirective.The
manufacturer shallaffixtheCEmarktoallrefrigeration
appliancesofthistypehemanufacturesanddrawupa
writtendeclarationoftheirconformity .
2.Themanufacturer shallestablishthetechnicaldocumentation
describedinparagraph3andheorhisauthorizedrepresen­
tativeestablishedwithintheCbmmunityshallkeepit,fora
periodendingnotlessthanthreeyearsafterthelastofthe
refrigerationappliancetypehasbeenmanufactured ,atthe
disposaloftherelevantnationalauthoritiesforinspection
purposes.
Whereneitherthemanufacturernorhisauthorizedrepresen­
tativeisestablishedwithintheCommunity,theobligationto
keepthetechnicaldocumentation availableshallbethe
responsibilityofthepersonwhoplacestherefrigeration
appliancetypeontheCommunitymarket.
3.Technicaldocumentation shallenableanassessmenttobe
madeoftheconformityoftherefrigerationappliancetype
withtherelevantrequirementsofthisDirective.Itshallcover
thedesign,manufactureandoperationoftherefrigeration
appliancetypeandshallcontainasfarasisrelevantfor
assessment :
(i)thenameandtheaddressofthemanufacturer ;
(ii)ageneraldescriptionofthemodelsufficientforittobe
uniquelyidentified;
(iii)information,includingdrawingsasrelevant,onthemain
designfeaturesofthemodelandinparticularonitems
whichappreciablyaffectitselectricityconsumption ,such
asdimensions,volume(s),compressorcharacteristics ,
specialfeatures,etc.;
(iv)theoperatinginstructions,ifany;
(v)reportsofelectricityconsumptionmeasurement tests
carriedoutasrequiredbyparagraph5;
(vi)detailsoftheconformityofthesemeasurementtestsas
comparedtotheenergyconsumptionrequirementsasset
outinAnnexI.
4.Wheredifferencesbetweenmodelsaresuchthattheyhave
nosignificanteffectontheirenergyconsumption ,thatisthey
belongtothesameappliancetypeasdefinedinArticle2,
manufacturers mayusethedatafroma'basemodel'.Inthis
casethetechnicaldocumentation shallconsistofthe
informationlistedaboveforthebasemodel,supplemented
foreachothermodelproducedbythemanufacturer bya
descriptionofthedifferencesbetweenthatmodelandthe
basemodel.Technicaldocumentation establishedforother
Communitylegislationmaybeusedinsofarasitmeetsthe
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5.Manufacturers ofrefrigerationappliancesshallberesponsible
forestablishingtheelectricityconsumptionofeachrefrig­
erationappliancetypecoveredbythisDirectiveaccordingto
theproceduresspecifiedinEuropeanStandardEN153,as
wellastheappliance'stypeconformitywiththerequirements
ofArticle2.
6.Themanufacturerorhisauthorizedrepresentative shallkeep
acopyofthedeclarationofconformitywiththetechnical
documentation .
7.Themanufacturershalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryinorder
thatthemanufacturing processshallensurethatthemanu­
facturedrefrigerationappliancescomplywiththetechnical
documentation referredtoinpoint2andwiththerelevant
requirementsoftheDirective.
ANNEXIII
CEconformitymarking
Unchanged TheCEconformitymarkingshallconsistoftheinitials'CE'
takingthefollowingform:
Ifthemarkingisreducedorenlargedtheproportionsgivenin
theabovegraduateddrawingmustberespected.
ThevariouscomponentsoftheCEmarkingmusthave
substantiallythesameverticaldimension,whichmaynotbeless
than5mm.