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The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021

Type Statutory-Instrument

Publication 2021-06-18

State In force

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Rinsing effectiveness 9 The rinsing effectiveness of household washing machines and of the washing cycle of household washer-dryers (IR) and the rinsing effectiveness of the complete cycle of household washer-dryers (JR) must based on the detection of the linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) marker, and rounded to one decimal place.

Maximum temperature 10 The maximum temperature reached for 5 minutes inside the laundry being treated in household washing machines and the washing cycle of household washer-dryers must be rounded to the nearest integer.

Weighted water consumption

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(1) The weighted water consumption (WW) of a household washing machine or of the washing cycle of a household washer-dryer must be rounded to the nearest integer and calculated in litres as follows—

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

(a) WW,fullis the water consumption of—

(i) a washing machine, or

(ii) the washing cycle of a household washer-dryer,

for the eco 40-60 programme at rated washing capacity, in litres and rounded to one decimal place;

(b) WW,½is the water consumption of—

(i) a household washing machine, or

(ii) the washing cycle of a household washer-dryer,

for the eco 40-60 programme at half of the rated washing capacity, in litres and rounded to one decimal place;

(i) a household washing machine, or

(ii) the washing cycle of a household washer-dryer,

for the eco 40-60 programme at a quarter of the rated washing capacity, in litres and rounded to one decimal place;

(d) A, B and C are the weighting factors referred to in paragraph 2(7).

(3) For household washer-dryers with a rated washing capacity lower than or equal to 3kg, the weighted water consumption of the wash and dry cycle is the water consumption at rated capacity, rounded to the nearest integer.

(4) For all other washer-dryers, the weighted water consumption (WWD) of the wash and dry cycle must be rounded to the nearest integer and calculated as follows—

$WWD= [ 3×WWD,full±2×WWD, 1 2 ] 5$

(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (4)—

(a) WWD,fullis the water consumption of the wash and dry cycle of a household washer-dryer at rated capacity, in litres and rounded to one decimal place;

(b) WWD,½is the water consumption of the wash and dry cycle of a household washer-dryer at half of the rated capacity, in litres and rounded to one decimal place.

Remaining moisture content

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(1) The weighted remaining moisture content after washing (D) of—

(a) a washing machine, or

(b) the washing cycle of a household washer-dryer,

must be calculated as a percentage as follows, and rounded to one decimal place—

$D=[ A×Dfull±B×D 1 2 ±C×D 1 4 ]$

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

(a) Dfullis the remaining moisture content for the eco 40-60 programme at rated washing capacity, as a percentage and rounded to two decimal places;

(b) D1/2is the remaining moisture content of the eco 40-60 programme at half of the rated washing capacity, as a percentage and rounded to two decimal places;

(c) D1/4is the remaining moisture content of the eco 40-60 programme at a quarter of the rated washing capacity, as a percentage and rounded to two decimal places;

(d) A, B and C are the weighting factors referred to in paragraph 2(7).

Final moisture content

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(1) For the drying cycle of a household washer-dryer, cupboard dry status corresponds to 0per cent final moisture content.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), 0 per cent final moisture content is the thermodynamic equilibrium of the load in ambient air conditions of—

(a) temperature (tested at 20± 2°C); and

(b) relative humidity (tested at 65± 5per cent).

(3) The final moisture content is rounded to one decimal place.

Low power modes

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(1) Where applicable, the power consumption of the off mode (Po), standby mode (Psm) and delay start (Pds) must be measured.

(2) The measured values must be expressed in Watts and rounded to two decimal places.

(3) During measurements of the power consumption in low power modes, the following must be checked and recorded—

(a) the display or not of information;

(b) the activation or not of a network connection.

(4) Where the washing machine or washer-dryer provides a wrinkle guard function, this operation must be interrupted by opening the machine door, or any other appropriate intervention 15 minutes before the measurement of power consumption.

SCHEDULE 11 — Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes - household washing machines and washer-dryers

Interpretation

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In this Schedule “determined values” means the values of the relevant parameters as measured by the market surveillance authority in testing and the values calculated from these measurements.

Verification procedure

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The market surveillance authority must apply the procedure set out in the following paragraphs when verifying the compliance of a product with these Regulations, using the measurement and calculation methods provided for in Schedule 10.

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The market surveillance authority must initially test one single unit of the model of the product to be verified.

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Subject to paragraph 5, the model conforms to these Regulations if all the following conditions are satisfied in respect of the tested unit—

(a) the declared values and, where applicable, the values used to calculate the declared values, are not more favourable for the manufacturer, importer, or authorised representative than the corresponding measurements carried out pursuant to paragraph 1(2)(b)(vii) or 5(2)(d) of Schedule 1A to the 2010 Regulations;

(b) the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative has put in place a system that complies with the requirements of regulation 26(2), (3) and (4) (software updates);

(d) any product information published by the manufacturer, importer, or authorised representative complies with the requirements of Schedule 9;

(e) any product information published by the manufacturer, importer, or authorised representative does not contain values more favourable for the manufacturer, importer, or authorised representative than the declared values;

(f) the determined values meet the verification tolerances set out in Table 15.

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(1) If a unit complies with all the conditions of paragraph 4 except sub-paragraph (f), the market surveillance authority must test three additional units of the model to be verified, or three units of equivalent models.

(2) A model subject to additional testing under this paragraph is deemed to comply with paragraph 4(f) if the arithmetical mean of the determined values for the three additional units meets the verification tolerances set out in the Table below.

(3) If a model fails to meet the test set out in sub-paragraph (2), the model and all equivalent models do not conform to these Regulations.

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Where a model has been designed to be able to detect it is being tested (for example by recognising test conditions or test cycles), and to react specifically by automatically altering its performance during the test with the objective of reaching a more favourable level for any of the parameters specified in these Regulations or included in the technical documentation or included in any of the documentation provided, the model and all equivalent models do not conform to these Regulations.

Verification tolerances

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(1) The verification tolerances set out in Table 15 must be used only by the market surveillance authority and only for the purposes of this Schedule.

(2) The manufacturer, authorised representative or importer of a product must not use the verification tolerances—

(a) as allowed tolerances to establish the declared values;

(b) in order to interpret the declared values with a view to achieving compliance; or

Parameter	Verification tolerances
EW,full, EW,½, EW,1/4, EWD,full, EWD,½	The determined value must not exceed the declared value of EW,full, EW,½, EW,1/4, EWD,full and EWD,½, respectively, by more than 10 per cent.
Weighted energy consumption (EW and EWD)	The determined value must not exceed the declared value of EW, or EWD,, respectively, by more than 10 per cent.
WW,full, WW,½ WW,1/4, WWD,full, WWD,½	The determined value must not exceed the declared value of WW,full, WW,½, WW,1/4, WWD,full and WWD,½, respectively, by more than 10 per cent.
Weighted water consumption (WW and WWD)	The determined value must not exceed the declared value of WW, or WWD,, respectively, by more than 10 per cent.
Washing efficiency index (IW and JW) at all relevant loads	The determined value must not be less than the declared value of IW, or Jw,, respectively, by more than 8 per cent.
Rinsing effectiveness (IR and JR) at all relevant loads	The determined value must not exceed the declared value of IR, or JR, respectively, by more than 1.0 g/kg.
Duration of the eco 40-60 programme (tW) at all relevant loads	The determined value of the programme duration must not exceed the declared value of tW by more than 5 per cent or by more than 10 minutes, whichever is the smaller.
Duration of the wash and dry cycle (tWD) at all relevant loads	The determined value of the cycle duration must not exceed the declared value of tWD by more than 5 per cent or by more than 10 minutes, whichever is the smaller.
Maximum temperature inside the laundry (T) during the washing cycle at all relevant loads	The determined value must not be less than the declared values of T by more than 5 K and it must not exceed the declared value of T by more than 5 K.
Weighted remaining moisture content after washing (D)	The determined value must not exceed the declared value of D by more than 10 per cent.
Final moisture content after drying at all relevant loads	The determined value must not exceed 3 per cent.
Spin speed (S) at all relevant loads	The determined value must not be less than the declared values of S by more than 10 per cent
Power consumption in off mode (Po)	The determined value of power consumption Po must not exceed the declared value by more than 0.10 W.
Power consumption in standby mode (Psm)	The determined value of power consumption Psm must not exceed the declared value by more than 10 per cent if the declared value is higher than 1.00 W, or by more than 0.10 W if the declared value is lower than or equal to 1.00 W.
Power consumption in delay start (Pds)	The determined value of power consumption Pds must not exceed the declared value by more than 10 per cent if the declared value is higher than 1.00 W, or by more than 0.10 W if the declared value is lower than or equal to 1.00 W.

SCHEDULE 12 — Multi-drum household washing machines and washer-dryers

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(1) For multi-drum household washing machines and multi-drum household washer-dryers—

(a) subject to sub-paragraph (2), paragraphs 2 to 16 and 19(4) to (6) of Schedule 9 apply to any drum;

(b) paragraphs 17, 18 and 19(3) and (7) of Schedule 9 apply to all multi-drum machines.

(2) Paragraphs 2 to 16 and 19(4) to (6) of Schedule 9 apply to each of the drums independently, except where the drums are built in the same casing and can, in the eco 40-60 programme or in the wash and dry cycle, only operate simultaneously. In the latter case, paragraphs 17, 18 and 19(2) of Schedule 9 apply to the multi-drum household washing machine or to the multi-drum household washer-dryer as a whole, as follows—

(a) the rated washing capacity is the sum of the rated washing capacities of each drum;

(b) for washer-dryers, the rated capacity is the sum of the rated capacities of each drum;

(c) the energy and water consumption of a washing machine and the washing cycle of a washer-dryer is the sum of the energy consumption, or water consumption, of each drum;

(d) the energy and water consumption of the complete cycle of a washer-dryer is the sum of the energy consumption, or water consumption, of each drum;

(e) for washing machines, the Energy Efficiency Index is calculated using the rated washing capacity and energy consumption;

(f) for washer-dryers, the Energy Efficiency Index is calculated using the rated capacity and energy consumption;

(g) each drum must comply with the minimum washing efficiency and the minimum rinsing effectiveness requirements;

(h) each drum must comply with the duration requirement applicable to the drum with the largest rated capacity;

(i) the requirements on low power modes apply to the whole machine;

(j) the remaining moisture content after washing is calculated as the weighted average, according to each drum’s rated capacity;

(k) for washer-dryers, the requirement on final moisture content after drying applies individually to each drum.

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The verification procedure set out in Schedule 11 applies to the machine as a whole, with the verification tolerances applying to each of the parameters determined in application of this Schedule.

SCHEDULE 13 — Ecodesign requirements for refrigerating appliances

Interpretation

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In this Schedule and Schedules 14 and 15—

“2-star section” means part of a 3-star or 4-star compartment which— does not have its own individual access door or lid; and has a target temperature and storage conditions of -12 °C;

“airborne acoustical noise emission” means the sound power level of a refrigerating appliance, expressed in A-weighted decibel referred to 1 pico watt (dB(A) re 1 pW);

“ambient controlled anti-condensation heater” means an anti-condensation heater where the heating capacity depends on the ambient temperature or the ambient humidity, or both;

“annual energy consumption” (“AE”) means the average daily energy consumption multiplied by 365 (days per year), expressed in kilowatt hours per year (kWh/a), as calculated in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 14;

“anti-condensation heater” means a heater which prevents condensation on the refrigeration appliance;

“auto-defrost” means a feature by which compartments are defrosted without user intervention to— initiate the removal of frost accumulation at all temperature-control settings; or restore normal operation, where the disposal of the defrosted water is automatic;

“auxiliary energy” (“Eaux”) means the energy used by an ambient controlled anti-condensation heater, expressed in kilowatt-hours per year (kWh/a);

“built-in appliance” means a refrigerating appliance that is designed, tested and marketed exclusively to be— installed in cabinetry or encased (top, bottom and sides) by panels; securely fastened to the sides, top or floor of the cabinetry or panels; and equipped with an integral factory-finished face or to be fitted with a custom front panel;

“built-in factor” (“Bc”) means a compensation factor that takes into account whether the refrigerating appliance is built-in or freestanding, with values as set out Table 19 in Schedule 14.

“cellar compartment” means an unfrozen compartment with a target temperature of 12 °C and storage conditions ranging from 2 °C to 14 °C, as set out in Table 17 in Schedule 14;

“chill compartment” means a compartment which is able to control its average temperature within a certain range without user-adjustments of its control, with— a target temperature equal to 2 °C; and storage conditions ranging from -3 °C to 3 °C, as set out in Table 17 in Schedule 14;

“climate class” means the range of ambient temperatures, as set out paragraph 1(10) of Schedule 14, in which the refrigerating appliances are intended to be used, and for which the required storage temperatures specified in Table 17 in Schedule 14 are met simultaneously in all compartment(s);

“combi appliance” means a refrigerating appliance that has more than one compartment type of which at least one is an unfrozen compartment;

“combi parameter” (“C”) means a modelling parameter that takes into account the synergy effect when different compartment types are combined in one appliance, with values as set out in Table 18 in Schedule 14;

“daily energy consumption” (“Edaily”) means the electricity used by a refrigerating appliance over 24 hours at reference conditions, expressed in kilowatt hours per day (“kWh/24 h”), as calculated in accordance with paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 14;

“declared values” means the values provided by the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative for the stated, calculated or measured technical parameters in the technical documentation, in accordance with the conformity assessment procedure referred to in regulation 29;

“dedicated refrigerating appliance” means a refrigerating appliance with only one type of compartment;

“defrost and recovery period” means the period from the initiation of a defrost control cycle until stable operating conditions are re-established;

“defrost factor” (“Ac”) means a compensation factor that takes into account whether the refrigerating appliance has an auto-defrost or a manual defrost, with values as set out in Table 19 in Schedule 14;

“defrost interval” (“td-f”) means the representative average interval, expressed in hour (h), between— one time of activation of the defrost heater and the next in two subsequent defrost and recovery cycles; or where there is no defrost heater, one time of deactivation of the compressor and the next in two subsequent defrost and recovery cycles;

“defrosting type” means the method to remove frost accumulation on the evaporator of a refrigerating appliance, being either auto-defrost or manual defrost;

“dispenser” means a device that dispenses chilled or frozen load on demand from a refrigerating appliance, such as ice-cube dispensers or chilled water dispensers;

“door heat loss factor” (“D”) means a compensation factor for combi appliances according to— the number of different temperature compartments; or the number of external doors, whichever is lower, as set out in Table 19 in Schedule 14; for the purposes of this definition “compartment” does not include sub-compartment;

“energy efficiency index” (“EEI”) means an index number for the relative energy efficiency of a refrigeration appliance expressed in per cent, as set out in paragraph 7 of Schedule 14;

“equivalent model” means a model which has the same technical characteristics relevant for the technical information to be provided, but which is placed on the market or put into service by the same manufacturer, importer or authorised representative as another model with a different model identifier;

“fast freeze” means a feature that can be activated by the user according to the manufacturer’s, the importer’s or authorised representative’s instructions, which decreases the storage temperature of freezer compartment(s) to achieve a faster freezing of unfrozen foodstuffs;

“freestanding appliance” means a refrigerating appliance that is not a built-in appliance;

“fresh food compartment” means an unfrozen compartment with a target temperature of 4 °C and storage conditions ranging from 0 °C and 8 °C, as set out in Table 17 in Schedule 14;

“guarantee” means any undertaking by the retailer or a manufacturer, importer or authorised representative to the consumer to— reimburse the price paid for the appliance; or replace, repair or handle refrigerating appliances in any way, if they do not meet the specifications set out in the guarantee statement or in the relevant advertising;

“incremental defrost and recovery energy consumption” (“ΔΕd-f”) means the extra average energy consumption for a defrost and recovery operation, expressed in watt hour (“Wh”);

“load factor” (“L”) means a factor accounting for the extra cooling load from introducing warm foodstuffs (beyond what is already anticipated through the higher average ambient temperature for testing), with values as set out in paragraph 3(7) of Schedule 14;

“low noise refrigerating appliance” means a refrigerating appliance— without vapour compression; and with airborne acoustical noise emission lower than 27 A-weighted decibel referred to 1 pico watt (dB(A) re 1 pW);

“manual defrost” means not having an auto-defrost function;

“maximum temperature” (“Tmax”) means the maximum temperature inside a compartment during storage testing, as set out in Table 17 in Schedule 14;

“Mc” and “Nc” are modelling parameters that take into account the volume-dependence of the energy use, with values as set out in Table 18 in Schedule 14;

“minimum temperature” (“Tmin”) means the minimum temperature inside a compartment during storage testing, as set out in Table 17 in Schedule 14;

“model identifier” means the code, usually alphanumeric, which distinguishes a specific product model from other models with the same trade mark or the same supplier’s name;

“network” means a communication infrastructure with a topology of links and an architecture that includes physical components, organisational principles, communication procedures and formats (protocols);

“pantry compartment” means an unfrozen compartment with a target temperature of 17 °C and storage conditions ranging from 14 °C to 20 °C, as set out in Table 17 in Schedule 14;

“professional repairer” means a person who provides services of repair and professional maintenance of refrigerating appliances;

“refrigerator-freezer” means a combi appliance that has at least one freezer compartment and at least one fresh food compartment;

“spare part” means a separate part that can replace a part with the same or similar function in a product;

“standard annual energy consumption” (“SAE”) means the reference annual energy consumption of a refrigerating appliance, expressed in kilowatt hours per year (kWh/a), as calculated in accordance with paragraph 4 of Schedule 14;

“steady-state power consumption” (“Pss”) means the average power consumption in steady-state conditions, expressed in watt (“W”);

“thermodynamic parameter” (“rc”) means a modelling parameter which corrects the standard annual energy consumption to an ambient temperature of 24 °C, with values as set out in Table 18 in Schedule 14;

“transparent door” means an external door made of a transparent material which allows the user to see items through it where— at least 75 per cent of the internal cabinet height; and 75 per cent of the internal cabinet width, measured at the front of the cabinet, are transparent;

“unfrozen compartment” means a compartment type with a target temperature equal to or above 4 °C, including a pantry, wine storage, cellar or fresh food compartment with storage conditions and target temperatures, as set out in Table 17 in Schedule 14;

“vacuum insulation panel” (“VIP”) means an insulation panel consisting of a firm, highly-porous material encased in a thin, gas-tight outer envelope from which the gases are evacuated, and which is sealed to prevent outside gases from entering the panel;

“variable temperature compartment”— means a compartment— intended for use as two or more alternative compartment types (for example a compartment that can be either a fresh food compartment or freezer compartment); and which is capable of being set by a user to continuously maintain the operating temperature range applicable for each declared compartment type; does not include a compartment intended for use as a single compartment type that can also meet storage conditions of other compartment types (for example a chill compartment that may also fulfil the requirements of a 0-star compartment);

“wine storage appliance” means a dedicated refrigerating appliance for the storage of wine, with precision temperature control for the storage conditions and target temperature of a wine storage compartment, and equipped with anti-vibration measures;

“wine storage compartment” means an unfrozen compartment with— a target temperature of 12 °C; an internal humidity range from 50 per cent to 80 per cent; and storage conditions ranging from 5 °C to 20 °C, as specified in Table 17 in Schedule 14;

“winter setting” means a control feature for a combi appliance with one compressor and one thermostat, which— according to the manufacturer’s, importer’s or authorised representative’s instructions can be used in ambient temperatures below +16 °C; and consists of a switching device or function that guarantees, even if it would not be required for the compartment where the thermostat is located, that the compressor will continue to maintain the proper storage temperatures in all compartments.

Energy efficiency requirements

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(1) The EEI of refrigerating appliances specified in Table 16 must not be above—

(a) until 29 February 2024, the values set out in column 2 of Table 16;

(b) from 1 March 2024, the values set out in column 3 of Table 16.

	EEI until 29 February 2024	EEI from 1 March 2024
Dedicated low noise refrigerating appliances with fresh food compartments	375	312
Low noise refrigerating appliances with transparent doors	380	300
Other low noise refrigerating appliances, except low noise combi appliances with a frozen compartment	300	250
Wine storage appliances with transparent doors	190	172
Other wine storage appliances	155	140
All other refrigerating appliances, with the exception of low noise combi appliances with a frozen compartment	125	100

Functional requirements

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(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (8), refrigerating appliances must meet the following requirements.

(2) Any fast freeze facility, or any similar function achieved through modification of the temperature settings in freezer compartments, must automatically revert to the manufacturer setting no more than 72 hours after being activated by the user according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

(3) Winter settings must be automatically activated or de-activated in order to maintain frozen compartments at the correct temperature.

(4) Each compartment must be marked with the appropriate identification symbol, as follows—

(a) for frozen compartments, the number of stars of the compartment;

(b) for chill and unfrozen compartments, an indication, provided by the manufacturer, authorised representative or importer, of the type of food that should be stored in the compartment.

(5) If the refrigerating appliance contains vacuum insulation panels, the refrigerating appliance must be clearly labelled with the letters “VIP”, in such a way that the labelling is clearly visible, legible and indelible.

(6) For 2-star sub-compartments or 2-star sections—

(a) a 2-star sub-compartment or 2-star section must be separated from the 3-star or 4-star compartment by a partition, container, or similar construction;

(b) the volume of the 2-star sub-compartment or 2-star section must not exceed 20 per cent of the total volume of the compartment in which it is contained.

(7) For 4-star compartments, the freezing time to bring the temperature of a light load from +25 to -18 °C at an ambient temperature of 25 °C must be such that the resulting freezing capacity is not lower than 4.5 kg per 24 h per 100 litres of volume of the freezer compartment, with a minimum of 2.0 kg/24 h;

(8) Until 1 March 2024, sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) do not apply to combi appliances with one electromechanical thermostat and one compressor which are not equipped with an electronic control board.

Resource efficiency requirements

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(1) Refrigerating appliances must meet the following requirements.

Availability of spare parts 2 Manufacturers, authorised representatives or importers of refrigerating appliances must make available to professional repairers at least the following spare parts, for a minimum period of seven years after placing the last unit of the model on the market— a light sources; b printed circuit boards; c temperature sensors; d thermostats. 3 Manufacturers, authorised representatives and importers of refrigerating appliances must make available to professional repairers and end-users at least the following spare parts, for a minimum period of 10 years after placing the last unit of the model on the market— a door handles; b door hinges; c trays and baskets. 4 Manufacturers must ensure that the spare parts referred to in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) can be replaced with the use of commonly available tools and without permanent damage to the machine. 5 The manufacturer, authorised representative or importer must— a no later than two years after the first unit of a model is placed on the market, publish for that product the list of spare parts referred to in sub-paragraph (2) and the procedure for ordering them on a website which is accessible to the public without charge; and b ensure that the information referred to in paragraph (a) remains accessible throughout the period that the spare parts remain available. 6 When the first unit of a model is placed on the market, the manufacturer, authorised representative or importer must— a publish for that product— i the list of spare parts referred to in sub-paragraph (3); ii the procedure for ordering them; and iii the repair instructions; on a website which is accessible to the public without charge; and b ensure that the information referred to in paragraph (a) remains accessible throughout the period that the spare parts remain available.

Maximum delivery time of spare parts 7 Subject to sub-paragraph (8), during the periods referred to in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative must ensure delivery of spare parts within 15 working days of receiving an order. 8 In relation to products specified in sub-paragraph (2), sub-paragraph (7) does not apply to repairers who have not registered with the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative in accordance with sub-paragraph (10).

Access to repair and maintenance information 9 From no later than two years after the placing on the market of the first unit of a model or of an equivalent model until the end of the period referred to in sub-paragraph (2), the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative must provide access to appliance repair and maintenance information to professional repairers in accordance with the following provisions. 10 The manufacturer’s, importer’s or authorised representative’s website must set out the process for professional repairers to register for access to repair and maintenance information. 11 Before granting access to the information, manufacturer, authorised representative or importer may require the professional repairer to demonstrate that— a the professional repairer has the technical competence to repair refrigerating appliances, and complies with the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989; b the professional repairer is covered by insurance for liabilities resulting from its activities. 12 The request for registration must be accepted or refused within 5 working days from the date of the request. 13 Manufacturers, authorised representatives or importers may charge reasonable and proportionate fees for access to the repair and maintenance information or for receiving regular updates. A fee is reasonable if it does not discourage access by failing to take into account the extent to which the professional repairer uses the information. 14 Once registered, a professional repairer must be given access to requested repair and maintenance information within one working day of any request. The information may be provided for an equivalent model or model of the same family, if appropriate. The available repair and maintenance information must include— a the unequivocal appliance identification; b a disassembly map or exploded view; c list of necessary repair and test equipment; d component and diagnosis information (such as minimum and maximum theoretical values for measurements); e wiring and connection diagrams; f diagnostic fault and error codes (including manufacturer-specific codes, where applicable); and g data records of reported failure incidents stored on the refrigerating appliance (where applicable).

Requirements for dismantling for material recovery and recycling 15 Manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives must ensure that refrigerating appliances are designed in such a way that the materials and components referred to in Annex 7 of the WEEE Directive can be removed with the use of commonly available tools.

Information requirements

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(1) Manufacturers, their authorised representatives or importers of refrigerating appliances must provide the information specified in sub-paragraph (3) in the form of instruction manuals for installers and end-users.

(2) The information referred to in sub-paragraph (1) must be made available on a website which is accessible to the public without charge.

(3) The information referred to in sub-paragraph (1) is—

(a) the combination of drawers, baskets and shelves that result in the most efficient use of energy for the refrigerating appliance;

(b) guidance about where and how to store foodstuffs in a refrigerating appliance for best preservation over the longest period, to avoid food waste;

(c) the recommended setting of temperatures in each compartment for optimum food preservation. These settings must accord with the storage conditions set out in Table 17 in Schedule 14;

(d) an estimation of the impact of temperature settings on food waste;

(e) a description of the effects of special modes and features, and in particular how temperatures are affected in each compartment and for how long;

(f) for wine storage appliances, a statement that the appliance is intended to be used exclusively for the storage of wine;

(g) instructions for the correct installation and end-user maintenance, including cleaning, of the refrigerating appliance;

(h) for a freestanding refrigerating appliance, a statement that it is not intended to be used as a built-in appliance;

(i) for appliances without a 4-star compartment, a statement that the appliance is not suitable for freezing foodstuffs;

(j) how to access professional repair such as internet web pages, addresses and contact details;

(k) relevant information for ordering spare parts, directly or through other channels provided by the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative;

(l) the minimum period during which spare parts, necessary for the repair of the appliance, are available;

(m) the minimum duration of the guarantee of the refrigerating appliance offered by the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative;

(n) for refrigerating appliances with climate class, the following statements—

(i) extended temperate: ‘this refrigerating appliance is intended to be used at ambient temperatures ranging from 10 °C to 32 °C’;

(ii) temperate: ‘this refrigerating appliance is intended to be used at ambient temperatures ranging from 16 °C to 32 °C’;

(iii) subtropical: ‘this refrigerating appliance is intended to be used at ambient temperatures ranging from 16 °C to 38 °C’;

(iv) tropical: ‘this refrigerating appliance is intended to be used at ambient temperatures ranging from 16 °C to 43 °C’;

(o) instructions on how to find the model information on a publicly accessible website.

(4) The instruction manuals referred to in sub-paragraph (1) must be provided with the product when it is placed on the market.

Technical documentation requirements

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(1) The technical documentation file required for the conformity assessment of the product must comply with the following.

(2) Where the information in the technical documentation for a particular model has been obtained—

(a) from a model that has the same technical characteristics relevant for the technical information to be provided but is produced by a different manufacturer;

(b) by calculation on the basis of design or extrapolation from another model of the same or a different manufacturer; or

the technical documentation must include the details of any such calculation and the assessment undertaken by the manufacturer to verify the accuracy of the calculation, and, where appropriate, the declaration of identity between the models of different manufacturers.

(3) The technical documentation must include a list of all equivalent models, including the model identifiers.

(4) The technical documentation must include all the information specified in Annex 6 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2016 of 11 March 2019[^f00034] supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of refrigerating appliances (the labelling regulation).

(5) The information referred to in paragraph (4) must be provided in the order and format set out in Annex 6 of the labelling regulation.

SCHEDULE 14 — Measurement methods and calculations for refrigerating appliances

1

(1) Sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) apply for the purposes of the measurements and calculations referred to in paragraphs 2 to 7.

(2) For refrigerating appliances with anti-condensation heaters that can be switched on and off by the end-user, the anti-condensation heaters must be—

(a) switched on;

(b) if adjustable, set at maximum heating; and

(3) For refrigerating appliances with ambient controlled anti-condensation heaters, the ambient controlled anti-condensation heaters must be switched off or otherwise disabled, where possible, during the measurement of energy consumption.

(4) For refrigerating appliances with dispensers that can be switched on and off by the end-user, the dispensers must be switched on but not operating during the energy consumption test.

(5) For the measurement of energy consumption, variable temperature compartments must operate at the lowest temperature that can be set by the end-user to continuously maintain the temperature range of the compartment type which has the lowest temperature, as set out in Table 17.

(6) For the energy consumption test of refrigerating appliances that can be connected to a network, the communication module must be activated and the unit must be connected, but it is not a requirement that any communication or data exchange should take place during the test.

(7) For the performance of chill compartments—

(a) in the case of a variable temperature compartment rated as a fresh food or chill compartment, the energy efficiency index (EEI) must be determined for each temperature condition and the highest value must be applied;

(b) a chill compartment must be able to control its average temperature within a certain range without user adjustments; this must be checked during the energy consumption tests at 16 °C and 32 °C ambient temperature.

(8) For adjustable volume compartments, where the volumes of two compartments are adjustable relative to one another by the end-user, the energy consumption and the volume must be tested when the volume of the compartment with the higher target temperature is adjusted to its minimum volume.

(9) The specific freezing capacity must be calculated as 24 times the light load weight, divided by the freezing time to bring the temperature of the light load from +25 °C to -18 °C at an ambient temperature of 25 °C, expressed in kg/24 h and rounded to one decimal place.

(10) For the determination of climate classes, the ambient temperature ranges SN, N, ST or T are as follows—

(a) the extended temperate (SN) has a temperature range from 10 °C to 32 °C;

(b) the temperate (N) has a temperature range from 16 °C to 32 °C;

(d) the tropical (T) has a temperature range from 16 °C to 43 °C.

(11) The light load weight for each 4-star compartment must be—

(a) 3.5 kg/100 l of the volume of the 4-star compartment evaluated, rounded up to the nearest 0.5 kg; and

(b) 2 kg for a 4-star compartment with a volume for which 3.5 kg/100 l leads to a value lower than 2 kg.

(12) Where a refrigerating appliance includes a combination of 3-star and 4- star compartments, the sum of the light load weights is increased so that the sum of the light load weights for all the 4-star compartments must be—

(a) 3.5 kg/100 l of the total volume of all 3-star and 4-star compartments, rounded up to the nearest 0.5 kg; and,

(b) 2 kg for a total volume of all 3-star and 4-star compartments for which 3.5 kg/100 l leads to a value lower than 2 kg.

Storage conditions and target temperatures per compartment type

2

(1) Table 17 sets out the storage conditions and target temperature per compartment type.

Group	Compartment type	Storage conditions	Storage conditions	Tc
		Tmin	Tmax
		°C	°C	°C
Unfrozen compartments	Pantry	+14	+20	+17
	Wine storage	+5	+20	+12
	Cellar	+2	+14	+12
	Fresh food	0	+8	+4
Chill compartment	Chill	-3	+3	+2
Frozen compartments	0-star and ice-making	N/A	0	0
	1-star	N/A	-6	-6
	2-star	N/A	-12	-12
	3-star	N/A	-18	-18
	Freezer (4-star)	N/A	-18	-18

(2) For the purposes of Table 17—

(a) for the entries relating to pantry, cellar and fresh food, Tmin and Tmax are the average values measured over the test period (average over time and over a set of sensors);

(b) for the entry relating to wine storage—

(i) Tmin and Tmax are the average values measured over the test period (average over time for each sensor) and define the maximum allowed temperature operating range;

(ii) the average temperature variation over the test period for each sensor must be no more than ± 0.5 kelvin (K); during a defrost and recovery period the average of all sensors must not rise more than 1.5 K above the average value of the compartment;

(d) for all the entries relating to frozen compartments, Tmax is the maximum value measured over the test period (maximum over time and over a set of sensors);

(e) for the entries relating to 2-star, 3-star and 4-star frozen compartments, where the compartment is of the auto-defrosting type, the temperature (defined as the maximum of all sensors) must not rise more than 3.0 K during a defrost and recovery period.

Determination of the AE

3

(1) For all refrigerating appliances other than low noise appliances, the energy consumption must be determined as follows.

(2) Testing must be carried out at ambient temperatures of 16 °C and 32 °C.

(3) The average air temperatures in each compartment must be equal to or below the target temperatures specified in Table 17 for each compartment type claimed by the manufacturer, the importer or authorised representative. Values above and below target temperatures may be used to estimate the energy consumption at the target temperature for each relevant compartment by interpolation, as appropriate.

(4) The main components of energy consumption to be determined are—

(a) a set of steady state power consumption values (Pss), expressed in Watts and rounded to one decimal place, each at a specific ambient temperature and at a set of compartment temperatures, which are not necessarily the target temperatures;

(b) the representative incremental defrost and recovery energy consumption (ΔΕd-f), expressed in watt-hours (Wh) and rounded to one decimal place, for products with one or more auto-defrost system (each with its own defrost control cycle) measured at an ambient temperature of 16 °C (ΔΕd-f16) and 32 °C (ΔΕd-f32);

(c) defrost interval (td-f), expressed in hours (h) and rounded to three decimal places, for products with one or more defrost systems (each with its own defrost control cycle) measured at an ambient temperature of 16 °C (td-f16 ) and 32 °C (td-f32 ); td-f must be determined for each system under a certain range of conditions;

(d) for each test performed the Pss and ΔΕd-f are added together to form a daily energy consumption at a certain ambient temperature (ET) as follows—

ET = 0.001 × 24 × (Pss + ΔΕd-f /td-f ),

expressed in kilowatt-hours per day (kWh/24 h), specific to the settings applied;

(e) Eaux , expressed in kilowatt-hours per year (kWh/a) and rounded to three decimal places.

(5) Each of the parameters in sub-paragraph (4) must be determined through tests.

(6) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (5)—

(a) measurement data must be averaged over a test period which is taken after the appliance has been in operation for a certain time;

(b) to improve the efficiency and accuracy of testing, the length of the test period is not fixed; it must be such that the appliance is in steady state condition during this test period;

(c) the steady state condition is validated by examining all data within this test period against a set of stability criteria determined in accordance with regulation 31.

(7) AE, expressed in kWh/a, must be rounded to two decimal places and calculated as follows—

Where—

(a) the load factor L is—

(i) 0.9 for refrigerating appliances with only frozen compartments; and

(ii) 1.0 for all other appliances;

(b) Edaily is rounded to three decimal places expressed in kWh/24 h, and calculated from ET at an ambient temperature of 16 °C (E₁₆) and at an ambient temperature of 32 °C (E₃₂ ) as follows—

Edaily = 0.5 × (E₁₆ + E₃₂)

(8) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (7) E₁₆ and E₃₂ are derived by interpolation of the energy test at the target temperatures set out in Table 17.

(9) For low noise refrigerating appliances, the energy consumption is determined in accordance with the preceding provisions of this paragraph except—

(a) testing must be carried out at an ambient temperature of 25 °C;

(b) Edaily, expressed in kWh/24 h and rounded to three decimal places for the calculation of the AE is E₂₅,

where E₂₅ is ET at an ambient temperature of 25 °C and derived by interpolation of the energy tests at the target temperatures listed in Table 17.

Determination of the standard annual energy consumption (SAE)

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(1) For all refrigerating appliances, SAE, expressed in kWh/a and rounded to two decimal places, is calculated as follows—

$SAE=C×D× n c=1 ∑ Ac×Bc×[ Vc /V ] ×( Nc±V×rc×Mc )$

where—

(a) c is the index number for a compartment type ranging from 1 to n, with n the total number of compartment types;

(b) Vc, expressed in dm³ or litres and rounded to the first decimal place is the compartment volume;

$V≤ n ∑ Vc c=1$

(d) rc, Nc, Mc and C are modelling parameters specific to each compartment with values as set out in Table 18; and

(e) Ac , Bc and D are the compensation factors with values as set out in Table 19.

(2) When carrying out the calculations in this paragraph, for the variable temperature compartments, the compartment type with the lowest target temperature for which the manufacturer has declared it suitable must be chosen.

Modelling parameters per compartment type for the calculation of SAE

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(1) Table 18 sets out the modelling parameters per compartment type for the calculation of SAE.

Compartment type	rc	Nc	Mc	C
Pantry	0.35	75	0.12	(a) between 1.15 and 1.56 for combi appliances with 3- or 4-star compartments; (b) 1.15 for other combi appliances; (c) 1.00 for other refrigerating appliances.
Wine storage	0.6	75	0.12	(a) between 1.15 and 1.56 for combi appliances with 3- or 4-star compartments; (b) 1.15 for other combi appliances; (c) 1.00 for other refrigerating appliances.
Cellar	0.6	75	0.12	(a) between 1.15 and 1.56 for combi appliances with 3- or 4-star compartments; (b) 1.15 for other combi appliances; (c) 1.00 for other refrigerating appliances.
Fresh food	1.00	75	0.12	(a) between 1.15 and 1.56 for combi appliances with 3- or 4-star compartments; (b) 1.15 for other combi appliances; (c) 1.00 for other refrigerating appliances.
Chill	1.10	138	0.12	(a) between 1.15 and 1.56 for combi appliances with 3- or 4-star compartments; (b) 1.15 for other combi appliances; (c) 1.00 for other refrigerating appliances.
0-star and ice-making	1.20	138	0.15	(a) between 1.15 and 1.56 for combi appliances with 3- or 4-star compartments; (b) 1.15 for other combi appliances; (c) 1.00 for other refrigerating appliances.
1-star	1.50	138	0.15	(a) between 1.15 and 1.56 for combi appliances with 3- or 4-star compartments; (b) 1.15 for other combi appliances; (c) 1.00 for other refrigerating appliances.
2-star	1.80	138	0.15	(a) between 1.15 and 1.56 for combi appliances with 3- or 4-star compartments; (b) 1.15 for other combi appliances; (c) 1.00 for other refrigerating appliances.
3-star	2.10	138	0.15	(a) between 1.15 and 1.56 for combi appliances with 3- or 4-star compartments; (b) 1.15 for other combi appliances; (c) 1.00 for other refrigerating appliances.
Freezer (4-star)	2.10	138	0.15	(a) between 1.15 and 1.56 for combi appliances with 3- or 4-star compartments; (b) 1.15 for other combi appliances; (c) 1.00 for other refrigerating appliances.

(2) For the purposes of table 18—

(a) rc is (Ta-Tc)/20, where Ta = 24 °C and Tc is the determined value as set out in Table 17;

(b) C for combi appliances is determined as follows—

(i) frzf = Vfr/V, where—

(aa) Vfr is the 3- or 4-star compartment volume;

(bb) V is the total volume of the appliance;

(ii) if frzf ≤ 0.3, C = 1.3 + 0.87 × frzf;

(iii) if 0.3 < frzf < 0.7, C = 1.87 – 1.0275 × frzf;

(iv) in any other case, C = 1.15.

Compensation factors per compartment type in the calculation of SAE:

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Table 19 sets out the compensation factors per compartment type.

Compartment type	Ac	Ac	Bc	Bc	D	D	D	D
	Manual defrost	Auto-defrost	Freestanding appliance	Built-in appliance	≤ 2	3	4	> 4
Pantry	1	1	1	1.02	1	1.02	1.035	1.05
Wine storage	1	1	1	1.02	1	1.02	1.035	1.05
Cellar	1	1	1	1.02	1	1.02	1.035	1.05
Fresh food	1	1	1	1.02	1	1.02	1.035	1.05
Chill	1	1	1	1.03	1	1.02	1.035	1.05
0-star and ice-making	1	1.10	1	1.05	1	1.02	1.035	1.05
1-star	1	1.10	1	1.05	1	1.02	1.035	1.05
2-start	1	1.10	1	1.05	1	1.02	1.035	1.05
3-star	1	1.10	1	1.05	1	1.02	1.035	1.05
Freezer (4-star)	1	1.10	1	1.05	1	1.02	1.035	1.05

For the purposes of Table 19, the numbers in the second row of the column headed “D” are the number of external doors or compartments, whichever is lower.

Determination of the EEI

7

EEI, expressed in per cent and rounded to the first decimal place, is calculated as—

SCHEDULE 15 — Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes –refrigerating appliances

Interpretation

1

In this Schedule “determined values” means the values of the relevant parameters as measured by the market surveillance authority in testing and the values calculated from these measurements.

Verification procedure

2

3

The market surveillance authority must initially test one single unit of the model of the product to be verified.

4

Subject to paragraph 5, the model conforms to these Regulations if all the following conditions are satisfied in respect of the tested unit—

(a) the declared values and, where applicable, the values used to calculate the declared values, are not more favourable for the manufacturer, importer, or authorised representative than the corresponding measurements carried out pursuant to paragraph 1(2)(b)(vii) or 5(2)(d) of Schedule 1A to the 2010 Regulations;

(b) the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative has put in place a system that complies with the requirements of regulation 32(2), (3) and (4) (software updates);

(d) any product information published by the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative does not contain values more favourable for the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative than the declared values;

(e) the determined values meet the verification tolerances set out in Table 20.

5

(1) If a unit complies with all the conditions of paragraph 4 except sub-paragraph (e), the market surveillance authority must test three additional units of the model to be verified or three units of equivalent models.

(2) A model subject to additional testing under this paragraph is deemed to comply with paragraph 4(e) if the arithmetical mean of the determined values for the three additional units meets the verification tolerances set out in Table 20.

(3) If a model fails to meet the test set out in sub-paragraph (2), the model and all equivalent models do not conform to these Regulations.

6

Verification tolerances

7

(1) The verification tolerances set out in Table 20 must be used only by the market surveillance authority and only for the purposes of this Schedule.

(2) The manufacturer, authorised representative or importer of a product must not use the verification tolerances—

(a) as allowed tolerances to establish the declared values;

(b) in order to interpret the declared values with a view to achieving compliance; or

(3) Where three additional units are tested in accordance with paragraph 5, the determined value for the purposes of Table 20 means the arithmetic mean of the values determined for those three additional units.

Parameters	Verification tolerances
Total volume and compartment volume	The determined value must not be more than 3 per cent or 1 litre (whichever is the greater value) lower than the declared value.
Freezing capacity	The determined value must not be more than 10 per cent lower than the declared value.
E₃₂	The determined value must not be more than 10 per cent higher than the declared value.
Eaux	The determined value must not be more than 10 per cent higher than the declared value.
Annual energy consumption	The determined value must not be more than 10 per cent higher than the declared value.
Internal humidity of wine storage appliances (per cent)	The determined value must not differ from the limits of the declared range by more than 10 per cent.
Airborne acoustical noise emission	The determined value must not be more than 2 dB(A) re 1 pW more than the declared value.
Temperature rise time	The determined value must not be more than 15 per cent lower than the declared value.

SCHEDULE 16 — Ecodesign requirements for electric motors and variable speed drives

Energy efficiency requirements for motors

1

(1) From 1 July 2021, three-phase motors must meet the following requirements.

(2) In this Schedule “IE” means energy efficiency for motors, expressed in International Energy efficiency classes in accordance with the following provisions.

(3) The energy efficiency of three-phase motors—

(a) with a rated output equal to or above 0.75 kW and equal to or below 1,000 kW;

(b) with 2, 4, 6 or 8 poles; and

must correspond to at least the IE3 efficiency level set out in Table 22 or Table 25, as applicable.

(4) The energy efficiency of three-phase motors—

(a) with a rated output equal to or above 0.12 kW and below 0.75 kW;

(b) with 2, 4, 6 or 8 poles; and

must correspond to at least the IE2 efficiency level set out in Table 21 or Table 24, as applicable.

2

(1) From 1 July 2023, motors must meet the following requirements.

(2) The energy efficiency of

(a) Ex eb increased safety motors—

(i) with a rated output equal to or above 0.12 kW and equal to or below 1,000 kW; and

(ii) with 2, 4, 6 or 8 poles; and

(b) single-phase motors with a rated output equal to or above 0.12 kW,

must correspond to at least the IE2 efficiency level set out in Table 21 or Table 24, as appropriate.

(3) The energy efficiency of three-phase motors—

(a) which are not—

(i) brake motors;

(ii) Ex eb increased safety motors; or

(iii) other explosion-protected motors;

(b) with a rated output equal to or above 75 kW and equal to or below 200 kW; and

must correspond to at least the IE4 efficiency level set out in Table 23 or Table 26, as appropriate.

3

(1) IE is set out in Tables 21 to 26, for different values of the motor rated output power PN at 50 Hz or 60 Hz.

(2) IE classes are determined at rated output power (PN), rated voltage (UN), and based on 25 °C ambient reference temperature.

(3) For 50/60 Hz motors, the requirements in Tables 21 to 26 must be met at both 50Hz and 60 Hz at the rated output power specified for 50 Hz.

(4) For 50Hz motors the requirements in Tables 21 to 23 must be met at 50 Hz at the rated output power specified for 50 Hz.

(5) For 60Hz motors the requirements in Tables 24 to 26 must be met at 60 Hz at the rated output power specified for 60 Hz.

(6) Losses must be determined in accordance with Schedule 17.

Rated output power PN[kW]	2 poles	4 poles	6 poles	8 poles
0.12	53.6	59.1	50.6	39.8
0.18	60.4	64.7	56.6	45.9
0.20	61.9	65.9	58.2	47.4
0.25	64.8	68.5	61.6	50.6
0.37	69.5	72.7	67.6	56.1
0.40	70.4	73.5	68.8	57.2
0.55	74.1	77.1	73.1	61.7
0.75	77.4	79.6	75.9	66.2
1.1	79.6	81.4	78.1	70.8
1.5	81.3	82.8	79.8	74.1
2.2	83.2	84.3	81.8	77.6
3	84.6	85.5	83.3	80.0
4	85.8	86.6	84.6	81.9
5.5	87.0	87.7	86.0	83.8
7.5	88.1	88.7	87.2	85.3
11	89.4	89.8	88.7	86.9
15	90.3	90.6	89.7	88.0
18.5	90.9	91.2	90.4	88.6
22	91.3	91.6	90.9	89.1
30	92.0	92.3	91.7	89.8
37	92.5	92.7	92.2	90.3
45	92.9	93.1	92.7	90.7
55	93.2	93.5	93.1	91.0
75	93.8	94.0	93.7	91.6
90	94.1	94.2	94.0	91.9
110	94.3	94.5	94.3	92.3
132	94.6	94.7	94.6	92.6
160	94.8	94.9	94.8	93.0
200 up to 1,000	95.0	95.1	95.0	93.5
Rated output power PN[kW]	2 poles	4 poles	6 poles	8 poles
---	---	---	---	---
0.12	60.8	64.8	57.7	50.7
0.18	65.9	69.9	63.9	58.7
0.20	67.2	71.1	65.4	60.6
0.25	69.7	73.5	68.6	64.1
0.37	73.8	77.3	73.5	69.3
0.40	74.6	78.0	74.4	70.1
0.55	77.8	80.8	77.2	73.0
0.75	80.7	82.5	78.9	75.0
1.1	82.7	84.1	81.0	77.7
1.5	84.2	85.3	82.5	79.7
2.2	85.9	86.7	84.3	81.9
3	87.1	87.7	85.6	83.5
4	88.1	88.6	86.8	84.8
5.5	89.2	89.6	88.0	86.2
7.5	90.1	90.4	89.1	87.3
11	91.2	91.4	90.3	88.6
15	91.9	92.1	91.2	89.6
18.5	92.4	92.6	91.7	90.1
22	92.7	93.0	92.2	90.6
30	93.3	93.6	92.9	91.3
37	93.7	93.9	93.3	91.8
45	94.0	94.2	93.7	92.2
55	94.3	94.6	94.1	92.5
75	94.7	95.0	94.6	93.1
90	95.0	95.2	94.9	93.4
110	95.2	95.4	95.1	93.7
132	95.4	95.6	95.4	94.0
160	95.6	95.8	95.6	94.3
200 up to 1,000	95.8	96.0	95.8	94.6
Rated output power PN[kW]	2 poles	4 poles	6 poles	8 poles
---	---	---	---	---
0.12	66.5	69.8	64.9	62.3
0.18	70.8	74.7	70.1	67.2
0.20	71.9	75.8	71.4	68.4
0.25	74.3	77.9	74.1	70.8
0.37	74.3	77.9	74.1	70.8
0.40	78.9	81.7	78.7	74.9
0.55	81.5	83.9	80.9	77.0
0.75	83.5	85.7	82.7	78.4
1.1	85.2	87.2	84.5	80.8
1.5	86.5	88.2	85.9	82.6
2.2	88.0	89.5	87.4	84.5
3	89.1	90.4	88.6	85.9
4	90.0	91.1	89.5	87.1
5.5	90.9	91.9	90.5	88.3
7.5	91.7	92.6	91.3	89.3
11	92.6	93.3	92.3	90.4
15	93.3	93.9	92.9	91.2
18.5	93.7	94.2	93.4	91.7
22	94.0	94.5	93.7	92.1
30	94.5	94.9	94.2	92.7
37	94.8	95.2	94.5	93.1
45	95.0	95.4	94.8	93.4
55	95.3	95.7	95.1	93.7
75	95.6	96.0	95.4	94.2
90	95.8	96.1	95.6	94.4
110	96.0	96.3	95.8	94.7
132	96.2	96.4	96.0	94.9
160	96.3	96.6	96.2	95.1
200 up to 249	96.5	96.7	96.3	95.4
250 up to 314	96.5	96.7	96.5	95.4
315 up to 1,000	96.5	96.7	96.6	95.4
Rated output power PN[kW]	2 poles	4 poles	6 poles	8 poles
---	---	---	---	---
2	4	6	8
0.12	59.5	64.0	50.5	40.0
0.18	64.0	68.0	55.0	46.0
0.25	68.0	70.0	59.5	52.0
0.37	72.0	72.0	64.0	58.0
0.55	74.0	75.5	68.0	62.0
0.75	75.5	78.0	73.0	66.0
1.1	82.5	84.0	85.5	75.5
1.5	84.0	84.0	86.5	82.5
2.2	85.5	87.5	87.5	84.0
3.7	87.5	87.5	87.5	85.5
5.5	88.5	89.5	89.5	85.5
7.5	89.5	89.5	89.5	88.5
11	90.2	91.0	90.2	88.5
15	90.2	91.0	90.2	89.5
18.5	91.0	92.4	91.7	89.5
22	91.0	92.4	91.7	91.0
30	91.7	93.0	93.0	91.0
37	92.4	93.0	93.0	91.7
45	93.0	93.6	93.6	91.7
55	93.0	94.1	93.6	93.0
75	93.6	94.5	94.1	93.0
90	94.5	94.5	94.1	93.6
110	94.5	95.0	95.0	93.6
150	95.0	95.0	95.0	93.6
185	95.4	95.4	95.0	93.6
220	95.4	95.4	95.0	93.6
250	95.4	95.4	95.0	93.6
300	95.4	95.4	95.0	93.6
335	95.4	95.4	95.0	93.6
375 up to 1000	95.4	95.8	95.0	94.1
Rated output power PN[kW]	2 poles	4 poles	6 poles	8 poles
---	---	---	---	---
2	4	6	8
0.12	62.0	66.0	64.0	59.5
0.18	65.6	69.5	67.5	64.0
0.25	69.5	73.4	71.4	68.0
0.37	73.4	78.2	75.3	72.0
0.55	76.8	81.1	81.7	74.0
0.75	77.0	83.5	82.5	75.5
1.1	84.0	86.5	87.5	78.5
1.5	85.5	86.5	88.5	84.0
2.2	86.5	89.5	89.5	85.5
3.7	88.5	89.5	89.5	86.5
5.5	89.5	91.7	91.0	86.5
7.5	90.2	91.7	91.0	89.5
11	91.0	92.4	91.7	89.5
15	91.0	93.0	91.7	90.2
18.5	91.7	93.6	93.0	90.2
22	91.7	93.6	93.0	91.7
30	92.4	94.1	94.1	91.7
37	93.0	94.5	94.1	92.4
45	93.6	95.0	94.5	92.4
55	93.6	95.4	94.5	93.6
75	94.1	95.4	95.0	93.6
90	95.0	95.4	95.0	94.1
110	95.0	95.8	95.8	94.1
150	95.4	96.2	95.8	94.5
185	95.8	96.2	95.8	95.0
220	95.8	96.2	95.8	95.0
250	95.8	96.2	95.8	95.0
300	95.8	96.2	95.8	95.0
335	95.8	96.2	95.8	95.0
375 up to 1000	95.8	96.2	95.8	95.0
Rated output power PN[kW]	2 poles	4 poles	6 poles	8 poles
---	---	---	---	---
2	4	6	8
0.12	66.0	70.0	68.0	64.0
0.18	70.0	74.0	72.0	68.0
0.25	74.0	77.0	75.5	72.0
0.37	77.0	81.5	78.5	75.5
0.55	80.0	84.0	82.5	77.0
0.75	82.5	85.5	84.0	78.5
1.1	85.5	87.5	88.5	81.5
1.5	86.5	88.5	89.5	85.5
2.2	88.5	91.0	90.2	87.5
3.7	89.5	91.0	90.2	88.5
5.5	90.2	92.4	91.7	88.5
7.5	91.7	92.4	92.4	91.0
11	92.4	93.6	93.0	91.0
15	92.4	94.1	93.0	91.7
18.5	93.0	94.5	94.1	91.7
22	93.0	94.5	94.1	93.0
30	93.6	95.0	95.0	93.0
37	94.1	95.4	95.0	93.6
45	94.5	95.4	95.4	93.6
55	94.5	95.8	95.4	94.5
75	95.0	96.2	95.8	94.5
90	95.4	96.2	95.8	95.0
110	95.4	96.2	96.2	95.0
150	95.8	96.5	96.2	95.4
185	96.2	96.5	96.2	95.4
220	96.2	96.8	96.5	95.4
250	96.2	96.8	96.5	95.8
300	96.2	96.8	96.5	95.8
335	96.2	96.8	96.5	95.8
375 up to 1000	96.2	96.8	96.5	95.8

4

(1) To determine the minimum efficiency of 50 Hz motors with rated power outputs (PN) of between 0.12 and 200 kW not provided in Tables 21 to 26, the following formula must be used—

$ηn=A× [ log⁡10( PN / 1kW ) ] 3 ±B× [ log⁡10( PN / 1kW ) ] 2 ±C×log⁡10( PN / 1kW )±D$

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), A, B, C and D are interpolation coefficients to be determined according to Tables 27 and 28.

(3) The minimum efficiency of a motor with a rated power output (P) between 0.55 kW and 0.75 kW must be calculated by linear interpolation from the obtained minimum efficiencies of a motor with a rated power output of 0.55 kW and a motor with a rated power output of 0.75 kW.

5

The minimum efficiency of 60 Hz motors at a rated power not provided in Tables 24 to 26 must be determined as follows—

(a) the efficiency of a rated power at, or above, the midpoint between two consecutive values in the tables is the highest of the two efficiencies;

(b) the efficiency of a rated power below the midpoint between two consecutive values in the tables is the lowest of the two efficiencies.

IE code	Coefficients	2 poles	4 poles	6 poles	8 poles
IE2	A	22.4864	17.2751	-15.9218	6.4855
IE2	B	27.7603	23.978	-30.258	9.4748
IE2	C	37.8091	35.5822	16.6861	36.852
IE2	D	82.458	84.9935	79.1838	70.762
IE3	A	6.8532	7.6356	-17.361	-0.5896
IE3	B	6.2006	4.8236	-44.538	-25.526
IE3	C	25.1317	21.0903	-3,0554	4.2884
IE3	D	84.0392	86.0998	79.1318	75.831
IE4	A	-8.8538	8.432	-13.0355	-4.9735
IE4	B	-20.3352	2.6888	-36.9497	-21.453
IE4	C	8.9002	14.6236	-4.3621	2.6653
IE4	D	85.0641	87.6153	82.0009	79.055
IE code	Coefficients	2 poles	4 poles	6 poles	8 poles
---	---	---	---	---	---
IE2	A	0.2972	0.0278	0.0148	2.1311
IE2	B	-3.3454	-1.9247	-2.4978	-12.029
IE2	C	13.0651	10.4395	13.247	26.719
IE2	D	79.077	80.9761	77.5603	69.735
IE3	A	0.3569	0.0773	0.1252	0.7189
IE3	B	-3.3076	-1.8951	-2.613	-5.1678
IE3	C	11.6108	9.2984	11.9963	15.705
IE3	D	82.2503	83.7025	80.4769	77.074
IE4	A	0.34	0.2412	0.3598	0.6556
IE4	B	-3.0479	-2.3608	-3.2107	-4.7229
IE4	C	10.293	8.446	10.7933	13.977
IE4	D	84.8208	86,8321	84.107	80.247

Product information requirements for motors

6

(1) The product information on motors set out in sub-paragraphs (3) and (6) must be visibly displayed on—

(a) the technical data sheet or user manual supplied with the motor, unless an internet link to that information is supplied with the product;

(b) the technical documentation for the purposes of conformity assessment pursuant to regulation 35;

(c) subject to sub-paragraph (10), websites of the manufacturer of the motor, its authorised representative or the importer, and for this purpose websites must be accessible to the public without charge; and

(d) the technical data sheet supplied with products in which the motor is incorporated.

(2) In the technical documentation, the information in sub-paragraphs (3) and (6)—

(a) must be provided in the order set out in those paragraphs; and

(b) may be displayed using clearly understandable graphs figures or symbols instead of text.

(3) The information to be displayed is—

(a) rated efficiency (ηΝ) at the full, 75 per cent and 50 per cent rated load, and voltage (UN), determined based on 25 °C ambient reference temperature, rounded to one decimal place;

(b) efficiency level IE2, IE3 or IE4, as determined in paragraphs 3 to 5;

(d) the model identifier of the product;

(e) the number of poles of the motor;

(f) the rated power outputs (PN) or range of rated power output in kW;

(g) the rated input frequency of the motor in Hz;

(h) the rated voltage or range of rated voltage in V;

(i) the rated speed or range of rated speed in rpm;

(j) whether the motor is single-phase or three-phase;

(k) information on the range of operating conditions for which the motor is designed, including—

(i) altitudes above sea-level;

(ii) minimum and maximum ambient air temperatures including for motors with air cooling;

(iii) water coolant temperature at the inlet to the product, where applicable;

(iv) maximum operating temperature;

(v) potentially explosive atmospheres;

(l) if the motor is considered exempt from efficiency requirements in accordance with paragraph 10, the specific reason why it is considered exempt.

(4) The information in sub-paragraph (3) must be displayed—

(a) from 1 July 2021 in respect of motors to which paragraph 1 applies; and

(b) from 1 July 2023 in respect of motors to which paragraph 2 applies.

(5) From 1 July 2022, the information in sub-paragraph (6) must also be displayed.

(6) The information referred to in sub-paragraph (5) is the power losses expressed in percentage (per cent) of the rated output power at the following different operating points for speed versus torque—

(a) (25;25);

(b) (25;100);

(d) (50;50);

(e) (50;100);

(f) (90;50);

(g) (90;100)

determined based on 25 °C ambient reference temperature, rounded to one decimal place, and for this purpose losses must be determined in accordance with Schedule 17.

(7) If the motor is not suited for operation at any of the operating points for speed versus torque in sub-paragraph (6), “N/A” or “Not Applicable” must be indicated for such points.

(8) Subject to sub-paragraph (9), the information referred to sub-paragraph (3)(a) and (b) and the year of manufacture must be durably marked on or near the rating plate of the motor.

(9) If the size of the rating plate and surrounding area makes it impossible to mark all the information referred to in sub-paragraph (3)(a) and (b), only—

(a) the rated efficiency at full rated load and voltage; and

(b) the information referred to in sub-paragraph (3)(b);

must be marked.

(10) The information in sub-paragraphs (3) and (6) is not required to be published on free access websites for tailor-made motors with a special mechanical and electrical design manufactured on the basis of a specific customer request if this information is included in the commercial offers provided to the customers.

(11) Manufacturers must provide information in the technical data sheet or user manual supplied with the motor on any specific precautions that must be taken when motors are—

(a) assembled;

(b) installed;

(d) used,

with VSDs.

(12) For motors exempt from the efficiency requirements in accordance with paragraph 10(1)(m), the motor or its packaging, and the technical documentation, must clearly indicate “Motor to be used exclusively as spare part for” and the unique model identification of the product for which it is intended.

(13) For 50 Hz and 60 Hz motors, the information set out above must be provided at the applicable frequency.

(14) For 50/60 Hz motors the information set out above must be provided at 50 Hz, except for the rated efficiency at full load, which must be specified at both 50Hz and 60Hz.

Efficiency requirements for variable speed drives

7

(1) From 1 July 2021, VSDs must meet the following requirements.

(2) The power losses of VSDs rated for operating with motors with a rated output power equal to or above 0.12 kW and equal to or below 1,000 kW must not exceed the maximum power losses corresponding to the IE2 efficiency level.

(3) Energy efficiency for VSDs, expressed in International Energy efficiency classes (IE), is determined based on the power losses as follows—

(a) the maximum power losses of the IE2 class are 25 per cent lower than the reference value referred to in Table 29;

(b) where the apparent output power of a VSD is between two values in Table 29, the higher power loss value and the lower value of the test load displacement factor must be used for the IE class determination; and

Apparent output power of VSD (kVA)	Rated power of motor (kW) (indicative)	Reference power losses (kW), at 90 per cent rated motor stator frequency and 100 per cent rated torque-producing current	Test load displacement factor cos phi (+/- 0.08)
0.278	0.12	0.100	0.73
0.381	0.18	0.104	0.73
0.500	0.25	0.109	0.73
0.697	0.37	0.117	0.73
0.977	0.55	0.129	0.73
1.29	0.75	0.142	0.79
1.71	1.1	0.163	0.79
2,29	1.5	0.188	0.79
3.3	2.2	0.237	0.79
4.44	3	0.299	0.79
5.85	4	0.374	0.79
7.94	5.5	0.477	0.85
9.95	7.5	0.581	0.85
14.4	11	0.781	0.85
19.5	15	1.01	0.85
23.9	18.5	1.21	0.85
28.3	22	1.41	0.85
38.2	30	1.86	0.85
47	37	2.25	0.85
56.9	45	2.70	0.86
68.4	55	3.24	0.86
92.8	75	4.35	0.86
111	90	5.17	0.86
135	110	5.55	0.86
162	132	6.65	0.86
196	160	8.02	0.86
245	200	10.0	0.87
302	250	12.4	0.87
381	315	15.6	0.87
429	355	17.5	0.87
483	400	19.8	0.87
604	500	24.7	0.87
677	560	27.6	0.87
761	630	31.1	0.87
858	710	35.0	0.87
967	800	39.4	0.87
1,088	900	44.3	0.87
1,209	1,000	49.3	0.87

Product information requirements for variable speed drives

8

(1) From 1 July 2021 the product information set out in sub-paragraph (3) must be visibly displayed on—

(a) the technical data sheet or user manual supplied with the VSD, unless an internet link to that information is supplied with the product;

(b) the technical documentation for the purposes of the conformity assessment pursuant to regulation 35;

(c) subject to paragraph (4), websites of the manufacturer of the VSD, its authorised representative or the importer, and for this purpose websites must be accessible to the public without charge; and

(d) the technical data sheet supplied with products in which the VSD is incorporated.

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