Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 123/2004 of 24 September 2004 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement.
Date: 2004-09-24
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Iceland, Norway, air conditioning, consumer information, energy consumption, household electrical appliance, labelling, noise level

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 123/2004

of 24 September 2004

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and
Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 68/2004 of

4 May 2004 (1).

(2) Annex IV to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 68/2004 of

4 May 2004.

(3) Commission Directive 2002/31/EC of 22 March 2002 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC
with regard to energy labelling of household air-conditioners (2), as corrected by OJ L 34, 11.2.2003,
p. 30, is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Annex II to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

Article 1

1.

the following point shall be inserted after point 4g (Commission Directive 2002/40/EC) of
Chapter IV:

‘4h. 32002 L 0031: Commission Directive 2002/31/EC of 22 March 2002 implementing Council
Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household air-conditioners (OJ L 86,
3.4.2002, p. 26), as corrected by OJ L 34, 11.2.2003, p. 30, as amended by:

— 1 03 T: Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of
Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the
Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of
Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the
European Union is founded adopted on 16 April 2003 (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33).

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with
the following adaptations:

(a)

in Article 4, the words “until 30 June 2003”, shall be replaced by “until the publication of
harmonised standards referred to in Article 2”;

(1) OJ L 277, 26.8.2004, p. 187.
(2) OJ L 86, 3.4.2002, p. 26.

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(b) Annex I shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 7 of Appendix 1 to

Annex II to the present Agreement;

(c) Annex V shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 7 of Appendix 2 to

Annex II to the present Agreement;’

2. Appendices 1 and 2 shall be supplemented as specified in the Annexes I and II to this Decision.

Article 2

Annex IV to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1.

the following point shall be inserted after point 11g (Commission Directive 2002/40/EC):

‘11h. 32002 L 0031: Commission Directive 2002/31/EC of 22 March 2002 implementing Council
Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household air-conditioners (OJ L 86,
3.4.2002, p. 26), as corrected by OJ L 34, 11.2.2003, p. 30 (1).

(1)

Listed here for information purposes only; for application see Annex II, Technical regulations, specifications,
testing and certification.

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read
with the following adaptations:

(a)

in Article 4, the words “until 30 June 2003”, shall be replaced by “until the
publication of harmonised standards referred to in Article 2”;

(b) Annex I shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 7 of Appendix 5

to Annex II to the present Agreement;

(c) Annex V shall be supplemented with the texts as set out in Section 7 of Appendix 6

to Annex II to the present Agreement.’;

2. Appendices 5 and 6 shall be supplemented as specified in Annexes III and IV to this Decision.

Article 3

The texts of Directive 2002/31/EC, as corrected by OJ L 34, 11.2.2003, p. 30, in the Icelandic and
Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union,
shall be authentic.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 25 September 2004, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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Article 5

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 24 September 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kjartan JÓHANNSSON

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ANNEX I

to Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 123/2004

The following section shall be inserted after section 6 in Appendix 1 to Annex II to the Agreement:

‘SECTION 7

Commission Directive 2002/31/EC

(household air-conditioners)

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ANNEX II

to Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 123/2004

The following section shall be inserted after section 6 in Appendix 2 to Annex II to the Agreement:

‘SECTION 7

Commission Directive 2002/31/EC

(household air-conditioners)

Note
Label
Annex I

Fiche and
mail
order
Annexes
II and III

1

2

2

2

3

5

5

6

7

7

8

8

8

9

9

I

II

II

II

V

V

VI

VII

VII

VIII

VIII

VIII

IX

IX

X

EN

IS

NO

Energy

Orka

Manufacturer

Framleiðandi

Model

Gerð

Energi

Merke

Modell

Outside unit

Utandyrabúnaður

Utendørs enhet

Inside unit

Innandyrabúnaður

Innendørs enhet

More efficient

Góð nýtni

Lavt energiforbruk

Less efficient

Slæm nýtni

Høyt energiforbruk

Energy efficiency class
… on a scale of A (more
efficient) to G (less
efficient)

Annual energy
consumption
kWh in cooling mode

Actual consumption
will depend on how the
appliance is used and
climate

Orkunýtniflokkur …á
kvarðanum A (góð nýtni) til
G (slæm nýtni)

Klassifisering av energieef-
fektivitet etter en skala fra A
(lavt energiforbruk) til G
(høyt energiforbruk)

Orkunotkun við kælingu á
ársgrundvelli í kWh

Årlig energiforbruk
kWh ved kjøling

Raunnotkun fer eftir því
hvernig tækiðp er notað og
loftslagi.

Det faktiske energiforbruket
avhenger av hvordan appa-
ratet brukes og av klimaet

Cooling output

Kæling

Kjøleeffekt

Energy efficiency ratio
(EER) at full load

Orkunýtnihlutfall við fullan
styrk

Energieffektivitets-kvotient
ved full belastning

The higher the better

Því hærri, því betri

Jo høyere, desto bedre

Size

Stærð

Type

Cooling only

Kæling eingöngu

Bare kjøling

Cooling/
heating

Kæling/hitun

Kjøling/oppvarming

Air cooled

Loftkældur

Water cooled

Vatnskældur

10

Heat output

Hitun

Luftkjølt

Vannkjølt

Varmeeffekt

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Note
Label
Annex I

Fiche and
mail
order
Annexes
II and III

XI

11

EN

IS

NO

Heating performance:
A (more efficient)
G (less efficient)

Hitunarhæfni:
A (góð nýtni)
G (slæm nýtni)

Energieffektivitetsklasse for
oppvarmingsfunksjonen
A (lav)
G (høy)

XII

12

Noise
(dB(A) re 1 pW)

Hávaði
(dB(A) re 1 pW)

Støy
(dB(A) re 1 pW)

Further information is
contained in product
brochures

Nánari upplýsingar er að
finna í bæklingum sem fylgja
vörunum

Produktbrosjyrene inne-
holder ytterligere
opplysninger

Norm EN 814

Staðall EN 814

Standard EN 814

Air conditioner

Loftræstibúnaður

Klimaanlegg

Energy label Directive
2002/31/EC

Tilskipun 2002/31/EB um
orkumerkingar

Direktiv 2002/31/EF om
energimerking

11

Heating mode energy
efficiency class

Orkunýtniflokkur við hitun

Energieffektivitetsklasse ved
oppvarming’

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ANNEX III

to Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 123/2004

The following section shall be inserted after section 6 in Appendix 5 to Annex IV to the Agreement:

‘SECTION 7

Commission Directive 2002/31/EC

(household air-conditioners)

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ANNEX IV

to Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 123/2004

The following section shall be inserted after section 6 in Appendix 6 to Annex IV to the Agreement:

‘SECTION 7

Commission Directive 2002/31/EC

(household air-conditioners)

Note
Label
Annex I

Fiche and
mail
order
Annexes
II and III

1

2

2

2

3

5

5

6

7

7

8

8

8

9

9

I

II

II

II

V

V

VI

VII

VII

VIII

VIII

VIII

IX

IX

X

EN

IS

NO

Energy

Orka

Manufacturer

Framleiðandi

Model

Gerð

Energi

Merke

Modell

Outside unit

Utandyrabúnaður

Utendørs enhet

Inside unit

Innandyrabúnaður

Innendørs enhet

More efficient

Góð nýtni

Lavt energiforbruk

Less efficient

Slæm nýtni

Høyt energiforbruk

Energy efficiency class
… on a scale of A (more
efficient) to G (less
efficient)

Annual energy
consumption
kWh in cooling mode

Actual consumption
will depend on how the
appliance is used and
climate

Orkunýtniflokkur …á
kvarðanum A (góð nýtni) til
G (slæm nýtni)

Klassifisering av energieef-
fektivitet etter en skala fra A
(lavt energiforbruk) til G
(høyt energiforbruk)

Orkunotkun við kælingu á
ársgrundvelli í kWh

Årlig energiforbruk
kWh ved kjøling

Raunnotkun fer eftir því
hvernig tækiðp er notað og
loftslagi.

Det faktiske energiforbruket
avhenger av hvordan appa-
ratet brukes og av klimaet

Cooling output

Kæling

Kjøleeffekt

Energy efficiency ratio
(EER) at full load

Orkunýtnihlutfall við fullan
styrk

Energieffektivitets-kvotient
ved full belastning

The higher the better

Því hærri, því betri

Jo høyere, desto bedre

Size

Stærð

Type

Cooling only

Kæling eingöngu

Bare kjøling

Cooling/heating

Kæling/hitun

Kjøling/oppvarming

Air cooled

Loftkældur

Water cooled

Vatnskældur

10

Heat output

Hitun

Luftkjølt

Vannkjølt

Varmeeffekt

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Note
Label
Annex I

Fiche and
mail
order
Annexes
II and III

XI

11

EN

IS

NO

Heating performance:
A (more efficient)
G (less efficient)

Hitunarhæfni:
A (góð nýtni)
G (slæm nýtni)

Energieffektivitetsklasse for
oppvarmingsfunksjonen
A (lav)
G (høy)

XII

12

Noise
(dB(A) re 1 pW)

Hávaði
(dB(A) re 1 pW)

Støy
(dB(A) re 1 pW)

Further information is
contained in product
brochures

Nánari upplýsingar er að
finna í bæklingum sem fylgja
vörunum

Produktbrosjyrene inne-
holder ytterligere
opplysninger

Norm EN 814

Staðall EN 814

Standard EN 814

Air conditioner

Loftræstibúnaður

Klimaanlegg

Energy label Directive
2002/31/EC

Tilskipun 2002/31/EB um
orkumerkingar

Direktiv 2002/31/EF om
energimerking

11

Heating mode energy
efficiency class

Orkunýtniflokkur við hitun

Energieffektivitetsklasse ved
oppvarming’