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

Label contents for appliances other than beverage coolers and ice-cream freezers

2.  The following information must be included in the label at the points specified in the diagram above—

(a) point I: QR-code;

(b) point II: the supplier’s name or trade mark;

(c) point III: the supplier’s model identifier;

(d) point IV: the scale of energy efficiency classes from A to G;

(e) point V: the energy efficiency class determined in accordance with Schedule 4;

(f) point VI: AE in kWh per year and rounded to the nearest integer;

(g) point VII: for—

(i) refrigerated vending machines, the sum of the net volumes of all compartments with chilled operating temperatures, expressed in litres (L) and rounded to the nearest integer;

(ii) all other refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function, subject to sub-paragraph (iii), the sum of the display areas with chilled operating temperatures, expressed in square meters (m²) and rounded to two decimal places;

(iii) for refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function which do not contain compartments with chilled operating temperatures, omit the pictogram and the values in litres (L) or square meters (m²);

(h) point VIII: for—

(i) refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function in which all compartments with chilled operating temperature have the same temperature class, except refrigerated vending machines—

(aa) for the temperature at the top: the highest temperature of the warmest M-package of the compartment(s) with chilled operating temperatures, in degrees Celsius (°C) and rounded to the nearest integer, as set out in Table 7 in Schedule 4;

(bb) for the temperature at the bottom—

the lowest temperature of the coldest M-package of the compartment(s) with chilled operating temperatures, in degrees Celsius (°C) and rounded to the nearest integer; or

the highest minimum temperature of all M-packages of the compartment(s) with chilled operating temperatures, in degrees Celsius (°C) and rounded to the nearest integer;

as set out in Table 7 in Schedule 4;

(ii) refrigerated vending machines—

(aa) the temperature at the top: the maximum measured product temperature of the compartment(s) with chilled operating temperatures, in degrees Celsius (°C) and rounded to the nearest integer, as set out in Table 7 in Schedule 4;

(bb) omit the temperature at the bottom;

(iii) refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function which do not contain compartments with chilled operating temperatures, omit the pictogram and the values in degrees Celsius (°C) in VIII;

(i) point IX: for—

(i) refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function which do not contain compartments with frozen operating temperatures, omit the pictogram and the values in square meters (m²) in IX;

(ii) all other refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function except vending machines, the sum of the display areas with frozen operating temperatures, expressed in square meter (m²) and rounded to two decimal places;

(j) point X: for—

(i) refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function with all compartments with frozen operating temperatures having the same temperature class, with the exception of refrigerated vending machines—

(aa) the temperature at the top: the highest temperature of the warmest M-package of the compartment(s) with frozen operating temperatures, in degrees Celsius (°C) and rounded to the nearest integer, as set out in Table 7 in Schedule 4;

(bb) the temperature at the bottom—

the lowest temperature of the coldest M-package of the compartment(s) with frozen operating temperatures, in degrees Celsius (°C) and rounded to the nearest integer; or

the highest minimum temperature of all M-packages of the compartment(s) with frozen operating temperatures, in degrees Celsius (°C) and rounded to the nearest integer;

as set out in Table 7 in Schedule 4;

(ii) refrigerated vending machines—

(aa) the temperature at the top: the maximum measured product temperature of the compartment(s) with frozen operating temperatures, in degrees Celsius (°C) and rounded to the nearest integer, as set out in Table 7 in Schedule 4;

(bb) omit temperature at the bottom;

(iii) refrigerating appliances which do not contain compartments with frozen operating temperatures, omit the pictogram and the values in degrees Celsius (°C) in X;

(k) point XI: the S.I. number of these Regulations.