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

Application and interpretation

45.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this Part applies to electric mains-operated refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function, including appliances sold for refrigeration of items other than foodstuffs.

(2) This Part does not apply to any appliance listed in—

(a) regulation 9(2); or

(b) paragraph 6 of Schedule 3.

(3) In this Part and Schedules 22 to 28—

“alternative text” means text provided as an alternative to a graphic allowing information to be presented in non-graphical form—

(a)

where display devices cannot render the graphic; or

(b)

as an aid to accessibility such as input to voice synthesis applications;

“declared values” means the values provided by the supplier for the stated, calculated or measured technical parameters in the technical documentation, pursuant to Article 3(3) of the Framework Regulation and in accordance with regulation 46(1)(d) of and Schedule 25 to these Regulations, for the verification of conformity of a product by the market surveillance authority;

“display mechanism” means any screen, including tactile screen, or other visual technology used for displaying internet content to users;

“nested display” means a visual interface where an image or data set is accessed by a—

(a)

mouse click;

(b)

mouse roll-over; or

(c)

tactile screen expansion,

of another image or data set;

“point of sale” means a location where refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function are displayed or offered for sale, hire or hire purchase, and includes trade fairs;

“quick response” (QR) code means a matrix barcode included on the energy label of a product model that links to that model’s information on a publicly accessible website, and contains the information referred to in Schedule 25 (product information sheet);

“semi-vertical cabinet” means a vertical cabinet with a vertical or inclined display opening whose overall height does not exceed 1.5 meters (m);

“tactile screen” means a screen responding to touch, such as that of a tablet computer, slate computer or a smartphone.

(4) Expressions used in this Chapter and Schedules 22 to 28 which are defined in regulation 9 or Schedule 3 have the meanings they bear in those provisions, unless otherwise provided.