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Citation and commencement1. These Regulations may be cited as the Energy Information (Household Refrigerators and Freezers) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st July 2004.
(a)“the Refrigerators and Freezers Directive” means Commission Directive 94/2/EC(4) as amended by Commission Directive 2003/66/EC(5) implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC(6) with regard to energy labelling of household electric refrigerators, freezers and their combinations;
(b)“the Parent Directive” means Council Directive 92/75/EEC on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by household appliances; and
(c)“the Directives” means the Refrigerators and Freezers Directive and the Parent Directive.
“the 1994 Regulations” means the Energy Information (Refrigerators and Freezers) Regulations 1994(7);
“communication”, as a means by way of which appliances are offered for sale, means a printed or written communication or other means whereby the potential customer cannot be expected to see the appliance displayed, such as a written offer, a mail order catalogue, advertisements on the internet or other electronic media;except for the reference to the Community in regulation 6(3), a reference to the Community includes a reference to the EEA(8);
(a)in England and Wales and Scotland, a local weights and measures authority within the meaning of section 69 (local weights and measures authorities) of the Weights and Measures Act 1985(9); and
“the harmonized standards” means EN 153:1995(10);
Scope3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations apply to electric mains operated household—
(a)refrigerators;
(b)frozen food storage cabinets;
(c)food freezers,
(a)the rating plate or its equivalent affixed for safety purposes to an appliance; or
(b)appliances that may also use other energy sources, such as batteries.
Other Exclusions4.—(1) Nothing in these Regulations shall apply to—
(a)appliances placed on the Community market before 1st July 2004; or
(b)second hand appliances.
Obtaining the information required by these Regulations5.—(1) The information required by regulations 6, 7, 8 and 9 shall be obtained by measurements made in accordance with the harmonized standards.
(2) Where a supplier provides information relating to noise, it shall be measured in accordance with Council Directive 86/594/EEC(11) on airborne noise emitted by household appliances, and the provisions of Schedules 1, 2 and 3 to these Regulations relating to noise information shall apply.
Placing on the Community market: technical documentation6.—(1) No supplier shall place on the Community market a regulated appliance unless he has established technical documentation sufficient to enable the accuracy of the information contained in a label or information sheet to be assessed.
(a)the name and address of the suppliers;
(c)information, including drawings as relevant, on the main design features of the model and in particular items which appreciably affect its energy consumption;
(d)reports of relevant measurement tests carried out under the harmonized standards;
(e)details of such calculations, extrapolations or both, as the case may be, and of tests undertaken to verify the accuracy of the calculations undertaken (details of the mathematical model for calculating performance and of measurements taken to verify this model) where the information relating to a particular model combination has been obtained by calculation on the basis of design, extrapolation from other combinations or both;
(f)operating instructions, if any.
Suppliers' duties in respect of labels7.—(1) Any supplier placing on the Community market a regulated appliance shall supply a label in accordance with this regulation.
Suppliers' duties in respect of information sheets8.—(1) A supplier of a regulated appliance shall provide an information sheet in accordance with this regulation.
(a)it shall be in the relevant language version;
(b)the content and form shall be as specified in Schedule 2 (the information sheet);
(c)the category of the appliance shall be determined in accordance with Schedule 4 (categories of appliance) for the purposes of complying with paragraph 1(3) of that Schedule; and
(d)the energy efficiency class indicated shall be determined in accordance with Schedule 5 (energy efficiency class) for the purposes of complying with paragraph 1(4) of that Schedule.
Suppliers' duty in respect of the accuracy of information9.—(1) For the purposes of these Regulations only, it shall be the duty of a supplier to ensure that the information in an information sheet or on a label which he supplies to a dealer is accurate.
Suppliers' deemed consent to publication of information10. The supplier shall be deemed to consent to the publication of the information given on a label or in an information sheet.
Dealers' duty in respect of displayed appliances11. A dealer who displays a regulated appliance shall attach the label provided by the supplier for that appliance to the outside front or top of the appliance so that the label remains clearly visible and not obscured whenever the appliance is displayed.
Information in respect of mail order and other distance selling12. Where a person offers an appliance for sale by means of a communication, that person shall ensure that the communication—
(a)is in the relevant language;
(b)includes the information specified in Schedule 3 (mail order and other distance selling) and describes the appliance in accordance with Schedules 4 (categories of appliance) and 5 (energy efficiency class); and
(c)where other information is provided, if it is required to be contained in an information sheet it shall be included with the information required by sub-paragraph (b) above in the form defined and the order specified in Schedule 2.
Misleading information13.—(1) A person shall not display any label, mark, symbol or inscription (other than those required by these Regulations) which relates to the energy consumption of an appliance and which does not comply with the requirements of these Regulations, if such display is likely to mislead or confuse.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a label, mark, symbol or inscription displayed under a Community or national environmental labelling scheme(12).
Presumption of compliance14. Unless there is evidence to the contrary, labels and information sheets are deemed to comply with the provisions of these Regulations.
Enforcement and offences15.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), it shall be the function of every enforcement authority to enforce these Regulations within its area.
Transitional provisions16. Where a regulated appliance is placed on the Community market on or before 30th December 2004, the use of labels, information sheets or communications relating thereto, in respect of which the requirements of these Regulations are not complied with shall be permitted, provided that the provisions of the 1994 Regulations are complied with.
Revocation and saving17.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 1994 Regulations and the Energy Information and Energy Efficiency (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2001(13) to the extent that they amend the 1994 Regulations shall be revoked on 31st December 2004.
(a)to an appliance placed on the Community market before 1st July 2004; or
(b)to a regulated appliance placed on the Community market on or after 1st July 2004 but before 31st December 2004 where the information required to be provided was obtained by measurements made in accordance with EN 153: 1990(14).
WhittyParliamentary Under-Secretary of State,Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsAddressDate: 27th May 2004Regulations 5(2) and 7(2)SCHEDULE 1THE LABELLabel design1. The label shall be in accordance with Figure 1 and shall include the information required by the notes.
NoteI.Supplier’s name or trade mark.II.Supplier’s model identifier.III.The energy efficiency class of an appliance shall be determined in accordance with Schedule 5 (energy efficiency class). The appropriate letter shall be placed at the same level as the relevant arrow.IV.Without prejudice to any requirements under the Community Eco-label award scheme, where an appliance has been granted a “Community Eco-label award” pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 880/92(15) a copy of the Eco-award mark (the flower) may be added here.V.Energy Consumption in accordance with the harmonised standards but expressed in kWh per year (i.e. per 24 hours x 365).VI.Sum of net storage volume of all compartments which do not merit a star rating (i.e. operating temperature > -6 degrees centigrade (“°C”)).VII.Sum of net storage volume of all frozen food storage compartments which merit a star rating (i.e. operating temperature ≤-6°C).VIII.Star rating of frozen food storage compartment, in accordance with the harmonised standards. Where this compartment does not merit any stars, this position shall be left blank.IX.Noise, where applicable(16).Printing3.—(1) Figure 2 defines certain aspects of the label.
Regulations 5(2), 8(2)(b) and 12(c)SCHEDULE 2THE INFORMATION SHEET1. The information sheet shall contain the information specified below. The information may be given in the form of a table covering a number of appliances supplied by the same supplier, in which case it shall be given in the order specified, or given in the description of the appliance.
(1) Supplier’s name or trade mark.
CategoryDescription in information sheet1Larder fridge2Refrigerator/chiller3Refrigerator4Refrigerator5Refrigerator6Refrigerator7Fridge/freezer8Upright freezer9Chest freezer10The supplier may choose its description of the type of appliance(4) The energy efficiency class of the model as defined in Schedule 5 (energy efficiency class), expressed as “Energy Efficiency class… on a scale of A++ (most efficient) to G (least efficient)”. Where this information is provided in a table this may be expressed by other means provided it is clear that the scale is from A++ (most efficient) to G (least efficient).
(5) Where the information is provided in a table, and where some of the appliances listed in the table have been granted a “Community Eco-label” under Regulation (EEC) No. 880/92(17), this information may be included here. In this case the row heading shall state “Community Eco-label award” and the entry shall consist of a copy of the Eco-award mark (the flower). This provision is without prejudice to any requirements under the Community Eco-label award scheme.
(15) “Climate class” in accordance with the harmonised standards. Where the appliance is of ‘temperate’ climate class this may be omitted.
(16) “Noise”, where applicable(18).
2. Where an appliance contains compartments other than a single fresh food compartment and a single frozen food compartment, extra lines may be added in respect of information to be given pursuant to paragraph 1(7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14) and (15) above to include the information in respect of these compartments. In this case the naming and order of listing of the compartments shall be consistent. Where the design temperature of a compartment does not conform to the star rating system, or the standard fresh food compartment temperature (5°C), this design temperature shall be given.
3. The information contained in the label may be given in the form of a copy of the label, either in colour or in black and white. In this case the further information given only in the information sheet must still be included.
Regulations 5(2) and 12(b)SCHEDULE 3MAIL ORDER AND OTHER DISTANCE SELLING1.—(1) Mail order catalogues and other communications shall contain the following information, given in the order specified below—
(a)energy efficiency class of the model in accordance with paragraph (4) of Schedule 2 (energy efficiency class);
(b)energy consumption in accordance with paragraph (6) of Schedule 2 (energy consumption);
(c)net storage volume of the fresh food storage compartment (5°C) in accordance with paragraph (7) or, as the case may be, paragraph (9) of Schedule 2 (net storage volume);
(d)net storage volume of the frozen food storage compartment, and of the chill compartment when available, in accordance with paragraph 1(8) or, as the case may be, paragraph 1(9) or (10) of Schedule 2 (net storage volume);
(e)star rating in accordance with paragraph (11) of Schedule 2;
(f)noise, where applicable(19).
Regulations 8(2)(c) and 12(b)SCHEDULE 4CATEGORIES OF APPLIANCE1. The appliances covered by the Directive shall be divided up into the following ‘categories’:—
CategoryDescription1Household refrigerators, without low temperature compartments2Household refrigerator/chillers, with compartments at 5° and/or 10°3Household refrigerators, with no-star low temperature compartments4Household refrigerators, with low temperature compartments *5Household refrigerators, with low temperature compartments **6Household refrigerators, with low temperature compartments ***7Household refrigerator/freezers, with low temperature compartments *(***)8Household food freezers, upright9Household food freezers, chest10Household refrigerators and freezers with more than two doors, or other appliances not covered aboveRegulations 7(2), 8(2)(d) and 12(b)SCHEDULE 5ENERGY EFFICIENCY CLASSPART 1Definitions of Classes A+ and A++1.—(1) An appliance shall be classified as A+ or A++ where the energy efficiency index alpha (I) is within the ranges specified in Table 1.
Table 1Energy efficiency index α(Iα)“Energy efficiency class”30 > IαA++42 > Iα ≥ 30A+Iα ≥ 42A to G (see below)(2) The energy efficiency index alpha shall be calculated using the formula:
“AC” means the annual energy consumption of the appliance (in accordance with the harmonised standards); and
“SCα” means the standard annual energy consumption α of the appliance.
“SCα” is calculated as:
“Vc” means the net volume (in litres) of the compartment (in accordance with the harmonised standards);
“Tc” is the design temperature (in °C) of the compartment;
the values of M and N are given in Table 2; and
the values of FF, CC, BI and CH are given in Table 3.
Table 2Type of applianceTemperature of coldest compartmentMαNα(1)For these appliances, the temperature and star rating of the compartment with the lowest temperature will determine the values of M and N. Appliances with –18°C *(***) compartments shall be considered as fridge-freezers *(***).
1. Larder Fridge>-6°C0.2332452. Refrigerator/chillers>-6°C0.2332453. Refrigerator no star>-6°C0.2332454. Refrigerator*≤-6°C *0.6431915. Refrigerator**≤-12°C **0.4502456. Refrigerator***/≤-18°C ***/*(***)0.7773037. Fridge/freezer *(***)≤-18°C ***/*(***)0.7773038. Upright freezer≤-18°C *(***)0.5393159. Chest freezer≤-18°C *(***)0.47228610. Multi-door or other appliance(1)(1)Table 3Correction factorValueConditions(1)An appliance is “built-in” only if it is designed exclusively for installation within a kitchen cavity with a need of furniture finishings, and tested as such.
FF (frost free)1.2
For “frost free” (ventilated) frozen food compartments;
CC (climate class)1.2
For “tropical” appliances;
For “subtropical” appliances;
BI (built-in)1.2
For built-in appliances (1) of under 58cm in width;
CH (chill compartment)50 Kwh/y
For appliances with a chill compartment of at least 15 litres;
(3) If an appliance is not A+ or A++, it shall be classified in accordance with Part 2.
PART 2Definition of Classes A to G2. The energy efficiency class of an appliance shall be determined in accordance with Table 4.
Table 4Energy efficiency index: IEnergy efficiency classI < 55A55 ≤ I < 75B75 ≤ I < 90C90 ≤ I < 100D100 ≤ I < 110E110 ≤ I < 125F125 ≤ IGwhere—
“energy efficiency index” (expressed as a percentage) = annual energy consumption of appliance in accordance with the harmonised standards / standard annual energy consumption of appliance;
“standard annual energy consumption of appliance” (expressed in kWh/year) = M × adjusted net volume + N;
“adjusted net volume” (expressed in litres) = net volume of fresh food compartment + Ω × net volume of frozen food compartment; andthe values of M, N and Ω are taken from Table 5.
Table 5Category of ApplianceΩMN(1)For refrigerator/chiller the adjusted volume = net volume of fresh food compartment + Ω × net volume of chiller (10°C) compartment (expressed in litres).
(2)For ‘no frost’ appliances as defined in the harmonised standards, this index is increased by a provisional factor of 1.2 giving a value of 2.58 (this allows for the possible bias of the measurement method, which does not allow for the lack of ice build-up on “no frost” appliances. In practice, ice build-up will somewhat increase the consumption of “conventional” appliances).
(3)Adjusted net volume (AV) shall be calculated by the formula:
“Tc” is design temperature (in °C) of each compartment;
“Vc” is the net volume (in litres) of each compartment; and
“Fc” is a factor which equals 1.2 for “no frost” compartments and 1 for other compartments.
(4)For these appliances, the values of M and N shall be determined by the temperature and star rating of the compartment with the lowest temperature, in accordance with Table 6.
1. Larder fridge—0.2332452. Refrigerator/chiller0.75(1)0.2332453. Refrigerator no star1.250.2332454. Refrigerator*1.550.6431915. Refrigerator**1.850.4502456. Refrigerator***2.150.6572357. Fridge/freezer*(***)0.7773038. Upright freezer2.15(2)0.4722869. Chest freezer2.15(2)0.44618110. Multi-door or other appliancesTable 6Temperature of coldest compartmentEquivalent categoryMN>-6c1Larder fridge
3No-star refrigerator
0.233245≤ -6°C *4 Refrigerator (*)0.643191≤ -12°C **5 Refrigerator (**)0.450245≤-18°C ***6 Refrigerator (***)0.657235≤-18°C *(***)with freezing capacity
7 Fridge/freezer *(***)0.777303Regulation 15(3)SCHEDULE 6OFFENCES, ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER MATTERSPART 1Provisions as to OffencesOffences and penalties1.—(1) It shall be an offence to contravene or fail to comply with—
(a)regulation 6 (placing on the Community market: technical documentation);
(b)regulation 7 (suppliers' duties in respect of labels);
(c)regulation 8 (suppliers' duties in respect of information sheets);
(d)regulation 9 (suppliers' duty in respect of the accuracy of information);
(e)regulation 11 (dealers' duty in respect of displayed appliances);
(f)regulation 12 (information in respect of mail order and other distance selling);
(g)regulation 13 (misleading information);
(h)paragraph 5 of this Schedule (obstruction of authorised officers and false statements);
(i)paragraph 8(8) of this Schedule (prohibition of purported power of entry, inspection, seizure and detention by unauthorised persons);
(j)paragraph 12(1) of this Schedule (restrictions on disclosure of information).
(2) A person guilty of the offence of contravening paragraph 12(1) of this Schedule shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, and on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
Prosecution of offences2. Proceedings for an offence under these Regulations shall not be instituted—
(b)in Northern Ireland, except by or on behalf of an enforcement authority or the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Defences3. In proceedings against a person for an offence under these Regulations, it shall be a defence for that person to show that he took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid committing the offence.
PART 2Provisions as to EnforcementObstruction of an authorised officer and false statements5.—(1) A person shall not—
(c)without reasonable excuse fail to give to any such officer who is so acting any other assistance or information which he may reasonably require of him for the purpose of the exercise of the officer’s functions under any provision of these Regulations.
(a)make any statement which he knows is false in any material particular; or
(b)recklessly make a statement which is false in any material particular.
Power of an enforcement authority to require technical documentation6. Where an enforcement authority has reason to suspect that the information given on a label or in an information sheet is incorrect, the authority may by notice served on the supplier of the regulated appliance to which the label or information sheet refers, require him to furnish to the authority within such reasonable time as may be specified in the notice such technical documentation within the meaning of regulation 6 (placing on the Community market: technical documentation) as the authority considers appropriate.
Test Purchases7.—(1) An enforcement authority shall have power, for the purposes of ascertaining whether any provision of these Regulations has been contravened, to purchase, or to authorise an officer of the authority to purchase, any regulated appliance.
(a)a regulated appliance purchased under this paragraph by or on behalf of an enforcement authority is submitted to a test;
the authority shall allow the person from whom the regulated appliance was purchased or any person who is a party to the proceedings or has an interest in the appliance to have the appliance tested.
(3) A test of a regulated appliance purchased under this paragraph, or seized and detained under paragraph 8 (power to enter premises and inspect, seize and detain appliances etc), shall be carried out in accordance with the test procedures of the harmonised standards.
Power to enter premises and inspect, seize and detain regulated appliances etc8.—(1) A duly authorised officer of an enforcement authority may, at all reasonable hours and on—
(a)he may, for the purpose of ascertaining whether an offence under these Regulations has been committed, enter any premises, other than premises used only as a dwelling, and inspect any appliance;
(3) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(b) and(2)(d) of sub-paragraph (2), the officer may require information stored electronically to be made available to him in printed form.
(i)that any appliances or records, which a duly authorised officer has power under this paragraph to inspect, require to be produced, copy or seize, are on any premises and that their inspection, production, copying or seizure is likely to disclose evidence of the commission of an offence under these Regulations; or
the justice may by warrant, which shall continue in force for a period of one month, authorise an officer of an enforcement authority to enter the premises in accordance with the warrant, if need be by force.
(c)indicating at which office of the enforcement authority and between which hours a copy of these Regulations is available to be consulted.
(b)explaining where, within what period and on what grounds an appeal against such detention may be brought under paragraph 9 (appeals against detention), and whether the things detained would be released while an appeal were pending.
Appeals against detention of appliances etc9.—(1) Any person having an interest in any regulated appliance or records which are for the time being detained under paragraph 8 (power to enter premises and inspect, seize and detain appliances etc) by an enforcement authority or by a duly authorised officer of an enforcement authority may apply for an order requiring the appliance or records to be released to him or to another person.
(a)to any magistrates' court in which proceedings have been brought in England and Wales or Northern Ireland for an offence in respect of a contravention of any provision of these Regulations in relation to the appliance or records;
(b)where no such proceedings have been so brought, by way of complaint to a magistrate’s court; or
(a)that proceedings have not been brought for an offence in respect of a contravention of any provision of these Regulations in relation to the appliance or records; and
and an order so made may contain such provision as appears to the court to be appropriate for delaying the coming into force of the order pending the making and determination of any appeal (including any application under section 111 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980(20) or article 146 of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (statement of case)(21)).
Compensation for loss etc of appliances or records seized10.—(1) Where a duly authorised officer of an enforcement authority exercises any power under paragraph 8 (power to enter premises and inspect, seize and detain appliances etc) to seize and detain any regulated appliance or records, the enforcement authority shall be liable to pay compensation to any person having an interest in the appliance or records in respect of any loss or damage caused by the exercise of the power if—
(a)there has been no contravention of any provision of these Regulations in relation to the regulated appliance or records; and
Recovery of expenses of enforcement11.—(1) This paragraph shall apply where a court convicts a person of an offence in respect of a contravention of any provision of these Regulations in relation to any regulated appliance or records.
(2) The court may (in addition to any order it may make as to costs and expenses) order the person convicted to reimburse an enforcement authority for any expenditure which has been or may be incurred by that authority in connection with any seizure or detention by or on behalf of the authority of the regulated appliance or records.
PART 3Miscellaneous and SupplementalRestrictions on disclosure of information12.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a person shall not disclose any information—
(d)in pursuance of section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000(22);
(e)in pursuance of regulation 3 of the Environmental Information Regulations 1992(23).
(3) The enactments referred to in sub-paragraph (2)(a) are—
(b)the relevant statutory provisions within the meaning of Part I of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974(25) or within the meaning of the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(26);
(c)the Weights and Measures Act 1985(27);
(d)the Weights and Measures (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(28);
(e)the Consumer Protection Act 1987(29);
(f)the Consumer Protection (Northern Ireland) Order 1987(30);
(g)the Low Voltage Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1989(31);
(h)any enactment made for the purpose of securing compliance with Council Directive 84/450/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the member States concerning misleading advertising(32).
“relevant person” means any of the following—
(b)the Office of Fair Trading;
(e)any person who is charged with enforcing any of the enactments and subordinate legislation referred to in sub-paragraph (3).
Savings for certain privileges13. Save for paragraph 6 (power of an enforcement authority to require technical information), nothing in these Regulations shall be taken as requiring any person—
Saving for civil rights14. A contract relating to a regulated appliance shall not be void or unenforceable by reason only of a contravention of any provision of these Regulations.
Service of documents15.—(1) Any document required or authorised by virtue of these Regulations to be served on a person may be so served—
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), and for the purposes of section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978(33) (which relates to the service of documents by post) in its application to that paragraph, the proper address of any person on whom a document is to be served by virtue of these Regulations shall be his last known address except that—
These Regulations implement Council Directive 92/75/EEC (on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by household appliances) and Commission Directive 94/2/EC as amended by Commission Directive 2003/66/EC (implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household electric refrigerators, freezers and their combinations).
(4)OJ No. L 45, 17.2.1994, p. 1.
(5)OJ No. L 170, 9.7.2003, p. 10.
(6)OJ No. L 297, 13.10.1992, p. 16.
(7)S.I. 1994/3076 as amended by S.I. 2001/3142.
(8)The parent Directive was extended to the European Economic Area by EEA Joint Committee Decision No 7/94 of 21st March 1994 (OJ No. L 160, 28.6.1994, p. 1) and the Refrigerators and Freezers Directive was extended by EEA Joint Committee Decision 22/98 of 17th December 1998 (OJ No. L 342, 17.12.1998, p. 32) and EEA Joint Committee Decision 19/2004 of 19th March 2004, which has yet to be published in the Official Journal.
(9)1985 c. 72, as amended by paragraph 75 of Schedule 16 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 and paragraph 144 of Schedule 13 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39).
(10)European standard EN 153 of 1995 entitled “Methods of measuring the energy consumption of electric mains operated household refrigerators, frozen food storage cabinets, food freezers and their combinations, together with associated characteristics” (OJ No C 065, 1.3.1997, p. 16), which is transposed in the United Kingdom by British Standard BS EN 153:1996 of the same title published by the British Standards Institution on 15th April 1996.
(11)OJ L No. 344, 6.12.1986, p. 24. This Directive was transposed by the Household Appliances (Noise Emission) Regulations 1990 (S.I. 1990/161 as amended by S.I. 1994/1386); see regulation 4 of those Regulations requiring that where noise information is given, it must be determined in accordance with Council Directive 86/594/EEC.
(12)See, for example, European Parliament and Council Regulation 1980/2000 (OJ No. L237, 21/09/2000, p. 1).
(13)S.I. 2001/3142.
(14)European standard EN 153 of 1990 entitled “Methods of measuring the energy consumption of electric mains operated household refrigerators, frozen food storage cabinets, food freezers and their combinations, together with associated characteristics”, which is transposed in the United Kingdom by British Standard BS EN 153:1990 of the same title published by the British Standards Institution on 31st December 1990.
(15)OJ No. L 099, 11.04.1992, p. 1. This Regulation has been replaced by European Parliament and Council Regulation 1980/2000 (OJ L 237, 21.09.2000, p.1) although decisions based on the 1992 Regulation remain in force until they are revised or have expired.
(16)Where noise information is provided, the Household Appliances (Noise Emission) Regulations 1990 apply (S.I. 1990/161 as amended by S.I. 1994/1386).
(17)OJ No. L 099, 11.04.1992, p. 1. This regulation has been replaced by European Parliament and Council Regulation 1980/2000 (OJ No. L 237, 21/09/2000, p. 1) although decisions based on the 1992 Regulation remain in force until they are revised or have expired.
(18)Where noise information is provided, the Household Appliances (Noise Emission) Regulations 1990 apply ( S.I. 1990/161 as amended by S.I. 1994/1386).
(19)Where noise information is provided, the Household Appliances (Noise Emission) Regulations 1990 apply (S.I. 1990/161 as amended by S.I. 1994/1386).
(20)1980 c. 43.
(21)S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26).
(22)2000 c. 36.
(23)S.I. 1992/3240 amended by S.I. 1998/1447.
(24)1968 c. 29.
(25)1974 c. 37.
(26)S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9), to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
(27)1985 c. 72.
(28)S.I. 1981/231 (N.I. 10), to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
(29)1987 c. 43.
(30)S.I. 1987/2049 (N.I. 12), to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
(31)S.I. 1989/728.
(32)OJ No. L 250, 19.9.1984, p. 17.