| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2003/750 |
| Year | 2003 |
These Regulations may be cited as the Energy Information (Household Air Conditioners) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 4th April 2003.“the Air Conditioners Directive” means Commission Directive 2002/31/EC implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household air-conditioners;“the Parent Directive” means Council Directive 92/75/EEC on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by household appliances; and“the Directives” means the Air Conditioners Directive and the Parent Directive.(2) In these Regulations, expressions used which are also used in the Directives have the same meaning as in the Directives and—air cooled air conditioners;water cooled air conditioners;liquid chilling packages;air/air, water/air, air/water and water/water heat pumps with electrically driven compressors,these Regulations apply to factory-made units which can be ducted;in the case of units consisting of several parts, these Regulations apply only to those designed and supplied as a complete package;units having two or more indoor sections connected to a single outdoor unit (multiple split system air conditioners or heat pumps) are excluded from the scope of these Regulations;these Regulations do not apply to continuously variable control units;in relation to liquid chilling packages, these Regulations apply only to cooling mode (and not to heating mode) ; andwithout prejudice to paragraph (4) , these Regulations do not apply to installations for use in industrial processes.appliances that can also use other energy sources;air-to-water and water-to-water appliances; orunits with an output (cooling power) greater than 12 kW.(4) These Regulations apply to household air conditioners notwithstanding that they are sold or displayed for non-household use.(5) A household air conditioner to which these Regulations apply is referred to as a regulated household air conditioner.(1) Nothing in these Regulations applies to the rating plate or its equivalent affixed for safety purposes to a regulated household air conditioner.(2) There shall be no obligation on any person to label or provide information notices in accordance with these Regulations in respect of models of household air conditioners of which production has ceased before 1st January 2003, but if an appliance has been labelled or an information notice provided in respect of it, these Regulations shall apply.(3) There shall be no obligation on any person to label or provide information notices in accordance with these Regulations in respect of second hand household air conditioners; but if a second hand appliance sold or displayed by a dealer is labelled or an information notice is provided in respect of it, these Regulations apply to the extent that they impose obligations on the dealer.(4) These Regulations do not impose obligations on a supplier or dealer in relation to a household air conditioner which the supplier or dealer has reasonable grounds to believe is for use by an end user in a country outside the Community.(1) The information required by regulations 6 to 9 shall, where applicable, be obtained by measurements made in accordance with the harmonised standards.(2) Information obtained other than in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be taken for the purposes of these Regulations not to meet the relevant requirement.(1) No supplier shall place on the market a regulated household air conditioner unless he has established technical documentation sufficient to enable the accuracy of the information contained in a label or information notice to be assessed.the name and address of the supplier;a general description of the model, sufficient for it to be unequivocally and easily identified;information (including drawings as relevant) on the main design features of the air conditioner and, in particular, items which appreciably affect its energy consumption;the results of design calculations carried out, where these are relevant;reports of relevant measurement tests carried out on the air conditioner in accordance with the test procedures of the harmonised standards;test reports, where available, including those carried out by relevant notified organisations as defined under Community legislation other than the Directives;where values are derived from those obtained for similar models, the same information for those models; andoperating instructions, if any.(3) Where the information relating to a particular model combination has been obtained by calculation on the basis of design, extrapolation from other combinations or both, the documentation shall include details of such calculations extrapolations or both, as the case may require, and of tests undertaken to verify the accuracy of the calculations undertaken (details of the mathematical model for calculating performance of split systems, and of measurements taken to verify this model) .(4) For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) , the supplier may use documentation already required on the basis of relevant Community legislation.(5) The supplier shall make the technical documentation available for inspection by enforcement authorities for a period ending five years after the last regulated household air conditioner of the model has been manufactured.(1) All suppliers placing on the market regulated household air conditioners shall supply a label in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
