Ecodesign Requirements for Refrigerating Appliances with a Direct Sales Function

Draft Communique on Ecodesign Requirements for Refrigerating Appliances with a Direct Sales Function  (25 page(s), in English)

This Communique applies to electric mains-operated refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function, including appliances sold for refrigeration of items other than foodstuffs.

This Communique does not apply to: 

a)    refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function that are only powered by energy sources other than electricity;

b)    the remote components, such as the condensing unit, compressors or water condensed unit, to which a remote cabinet needs to be connected in order to function;

c)    food processing refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function;

d)    refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function specifically tested and approved for the storage of medicines or scientific samples;

e)    refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function that have no integrated system for producing cooling, and function by ducting chilled air that is produced by an external air chiller unit; this does not include remote cabinets nor does it include category 6 refrigerated vending machines, as defined in Table 5 of Annex III;

f)     professional refrigerated storage cabinets, blast cabinets, condensing units and process chillers as defined in Communique on Ecodesign Requirements for Professional Refrigerated Storage Cabinets, Blast Cabinets, Condensing Units and Process Chillers (SGM: 2020/3) published in the Official Gazette dated 5/9/2020 and numbered 31235.

g)    wine storage appliances and minibars.

The requirements in point 1 and point 3(ı) of Annex II do not apply to:

a)    refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function that do not use a vapour compression refrigeration cycle;

b)    refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function for the sale and display of live foodstuffs, such as refrigerating appliances for the sale and display of living fish and shellfish, refrigerated aquaria and water tanks;

c)    saladettes;

d)    horizontal serve-over counters with integrated storage designed to work at chilled operating temperatures;

e)    corner, curved and carousel cabinets;

f)     vending machines designed to work at frozen operating temperatures;

g)    serve-over fish counters with flaked ice.