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Commission Regulation (EC) No 643/2009Show full title
Commission Regulation (EC) No 643/2009 of 22 July 2009 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for household refrigerating appliances (Text with EEA relevance)
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1.CLASSIFICATION OF HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATING APPLIANCESU.K.
Household refrigerating appliances are classified in categories as in Table 1. Each category is defined by the specific compartment composition as specified in Table 2 and is independent of the number of doors and/or drawers.
Table 1
Household refrigerating appliances categories
| Category | Designation |
|---|---|
| 1 | Refrigerator with one or more fresh-food storage compartments |
| 2 | Refrigerator-cellar, cellar and wine storage appliances |
| 3 | Refrigerator-chiller and refrigerator with a 0-star compartment |
| 4 | Refrigerator with a 1-star compartment |
| 5 | Refrigerator with a 2-star compartment |
| 6 | Refrigerator with a 3-star compartment |
| 7 | Refrigerator-freezer |
| 8 | Upright freezer |
| 9 | Chest freezer |
| 10 | Multi-use and other refrigerating appliances |
Household refrigerating appliances that cannot be classified in categories 1 to 9 because of compartment temperature are classified in Category 10.
Table 2
Household refrigerating appliance classification and relevant compartment composition
| a also includes 3-star frozen-food cabinets. | |||||||||||
| Notes: Y = the compartment is present; N = the compartment is not present; O = the presence of the compartment is optional; | |||||||||||
| Nominal temperature (for the EEI) (°C) | Design T | + 12 | + 12 | + 5 | 0 | 0 | – 6 | – 12 | – 18 | – 18 | Category(number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compartment types | Other | Wine storage | Cellar | Fresh food storage | Chill | 0-star/Ice making | 1-star | 2-star | 3-star | 4-star | |
| Appliance Category | Compartments composition | ||||||||||
| REFRIGERATOR WITH ONE OR MORE FRESH-FOOD STORAGE COMPARTMENTS | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | 1 |
| REFRIGERATOR-CELLAR, CELLAR AND WINE STORAGE APPLIANCE | O | O | O | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | 2 |
| O | O | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| REFRIGERATOR-CHILLER AND REFRIGERATOR WITH A 0-STAR COMPARTMENT | O | O | O | Y | Y | O | N | N | N | N | 3 |
| O | O | O | Y | O | Y | N | N | N | N | ||
| REFRIGERATOR WITH A 1-STAR COMPARTMENT | O | O | O | Y | O | O | Y | N | N | N | 4 |
| REFRIGERATOR WITH A 2-STAR COMPARTMENT | O | O | O | Y | O | O | O | Y | N | N | 5 |
| REFRIGERATOR WITH A 3-STAR COMPARTMENT | O | O | O | Y | O | O | O | O | Y | N | 6 |
| REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER | O | O | O | Y | O | O | O | O | O | Y | 7 |
| UPRIGHT FREEZER | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | O | Ya | Y | 8 |
| CHEST FREEZER | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | O | N | Y | 9 |
| MULTI-USE AND OTHER APPLIANCES | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 10 |
Household refrigerating appliances are classified in one or more climate classes as shown in Table 3
Table 3
Climate classes
| Class | Symbol | Ambient average temperature °C |
|---|---|---|
| Extended temperate | SN | + 10 to + 32 |
| Temperate | N | + 16 to + 32 |
| Subtropical | ST | + 16 to + 38 |
| Tropical | T | + 16 to + 43 |
The refrigerating appliance shall be capable of maintaining the required storage temperatures in the different compartments simultaneously and within the permitted temperature deviations (during the defrost cycle) as defined in Table 4 for the different types of household refrigerating appliances and for the appropriate climate classes.
Multi-use appliances and/or compartments shall be capable of maintaining the required storage temperatures of the different compartment types where these temperatures can be set by the end-user according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Table 4
Storage temperatures
| a for frost-free household refrigerating appliances during the defrost cycle, a temperature deviation of no more than 3 K during a period of 4 hours or 20 % of the duration of the operating cycle, whichever is the shorter, is allowed | |||||||
| Notes: tom : storage temperature of the other compartment twma : storage temperature of the wine storage compartment with a variation of 0,5 K tcm : storage temperature of the cellar compartment t1m, t2m, t3m : storage temperatures of the fresh-food compartment tma : average storage temperature of the fresh-food compartment tcc : instantaneous storage temperature of the chill compartment t*, t**, t*** : maximum temperatures of the frozen-food storage compartments storage temperature for the ice-making compartment and for the ‘0-star’ compartment is below 0 °C | |||||||
| Storage temperatures (°C) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other compartment | Wine storage compartment | Cellar compartment | Fresh-food storage compartment | Chill compartment | One-star compartment | Two-star compartment/section | Food freezer and three-star compartment/cabinet |
| tom | twma | tcm | t1m, t2m, t3m, tma | tcc | t* | t** | t*** |
| > + 14 | + 5 ≤ twma ≤ + 20 | + 8 ≤ tcm ≤ + 14 | 0 ≤ t1m, t2m, t3m ≤ + 8; tma ≤ + 4 | – 2 ≤ tcc ≤ + 3 | ≤ – 6 | ≤ – 12a | ≤ – 18a |
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