(1)

‘net volume’ means the volume containing foodstuffs within the load limit;

(2)

‘chilled operating temperature’ means that the temperature of foodstuffs stored in the cabinet is continuously maintained at a temperature between – 1 °C and 5 °C;

(3)

‘frozen operating temperature’ means that the temperature of foodstuffs stored in the cabinet is continuously maintained at a temperature lower than – 15 °C, which is understood as the highest temperature of the warmest package test;

(4)

‘multi-use cabinet’ means that a professional refrigerated storage cabinet or separate compartment of the same cabinet may be set at different temperatures for chilled or frozen foodstuffs;

(5)

‘vertical cabinet’ means a professional refrigerated storage cabinet of overall height equal to or higher than 1 050 mm with one or more front doors or drawers accessing the same compartment;

(6)

‘counter cabinet’ means a professional refrigerated storage cabinet of overall height lower than 1 050 mm with one or more front doors or drawers accessing the same compartment;

(7)

‘light-duty cabinet’, also known as ‘semi-professional cabinet’, means a professional refrigerated storage cabinet only capable of continuously maintaining chilled or frozen operating temperature in all its compartment(s) in ambient conditions corresponding to climate class 3, as detailed in Table 3 of Annex IX; if the cabinet is able to maintain temperature in ambient conditions corresponding to climate class 4, it shall not be considered a light-duty cabinet;

(8)

‘heavy-duty cabinet’ means a professional refrigerated storage cabinet capable of continuously maintaining chilled or frozen operating temperature in all its compartment(s) in ambient conditions corresponding to climate class 5, as detailed in Table 3 in Annex IX;

(9)

‘equivalent professional refrigerated storage cabinet’ means a professional refrigerated storage cabinet model placed on the market with the same net volume, same technical, efficiency and performance characteristics, and same compartment types and volumes as another professional refrigerated storage cabinet model placed on the market under a different commercial code number by the same manufacturer.

I.

supplier's name or trade mark;

II.

supplier's model identifier;

III.

the energy efficiency class, determined in accordance with Annex II; the head of the arrow containing the energy efficiency class shall be placed at the same height as that for the relevant energy efficiency class;

IV.

the annual electricity consumption in kWh in terms of final energy consumption per year, calculated in accordance with Annex IX and rounded to the nearest integer;

V.

the sum of the net volumes, expressed in litres, of all chilled compartments functioning at chilled operating temperature; where no compartments functioning at chilled operating temperature are present, the supplier shall declare ‘- L’ instead of a value;

VI.

the sum of the net volumes, expressed in litres, of all compartments functioning at frozen operating temperature; where no compartments functioning at frozen operating temperature are present, the supplier shall declare ‘- L’ instead of a value;

VII.

the climate class (3, 4 or 5), together with the associated dry bulb temperature (in °C) and the relative humidity (in %), as referred to in Table 3, Annex IX.

(a)

The label shall be at least 110 mm wide and 220 mm high. Where the label is printed in a larger format, its content shall nevertheless remain proportionate to the specifications above.

(b)

The background of the label shall be white.

(c)

Colours shall be CMYK — cyan, magenta, yellow and black; for example, 00-70-X-00 indicates 0 % cyan, 70 % magenta, 100 % yellow, 0 % black.

(d)

The label shall meet the following specifications (numbers refer to the figure above):

1.

The information in the product fiche of the professional refrigerated storage cabinet shall be provided in the following order and shall be included in the product brochure or other literature provided with the product:

2.

A single fiche may cover a number of professional refrigerated storage cabinet models supplied by the same supplier.

3.

The information in the fiche may be given in the form of a copy of the label, either in colour or in black and white, in which case information listed in point 1 and not displayed on the label shall also be provided.

1.

The technical documentation referred to in Article 3(1)(c) shall include:

2.

Where the information included in the technical documentation file for a professional refrigerated storage cabinet model has been obtained by a calculation based on an equivalent professional refrigerated storage cabinet model, the technical documentation shall include details of such calculations and of tests undertaken by suppliers to verify the accuracy of the calculations undertaken. The technical information shall also include a list of all other equivalent professional refrigerated storage cabinet models where the information was obtained on the same basis.

3.

The information contained in this technical documentation may be merged with the technical documentation provided in accordance with measures under Directive 2009/125/EC.

1.

Where end-users cannot be expected to see the product displayed, except on the internet, the information shall be provided in the following order:

2.

Where other information contained in the product fiche is provided, it shall be in the form and order specified in Annex IV.

3.

The size and font in which the information referred in this Annex is printed or shown shall be such that it is legible.

1.

For the purpose of points 2 to 5 of this Annex the following definitions shall apply:

2.

The appropriate label made available by suppliers in accordance with Article 3(1)(b) shall be shown on the display mechanism near the price of the product in accordance with the timelines indicated in Article 3(2). The size of the label shall be such that it is clearly visible and legible and shall be proportionate to the size specified in point 3 of Annex III. The label may be displayed using a nested display, in which case the image used for accessing it shall comply with the specifications in point 3 of this Annex. If nested display is applied, the label shall appear on the first mouse click, mouse roll-over or tactile screen expansion on the image.

3.

The image used for accessing the label in the case of nested display shall:

(c)	be in one of the following two formats:

4.

In the case of nested display, the sequence of display of the label shall be as follows:

5.

The appropriate product fiche made available by suppliers in accordance with Article 3(1)(d) shall be shown on the display mechanism near the price of the product. The size shall be such that the product fiche is clearly visible and legible. The product fiche may be displayed using a nested display, in which case the link used for accessing it shall clearly and legibly indicate ‘Product fiche’. If nested display is used, the fiche shall appear on the first mouse click, mouse roll-over or tactile screen expansion on the link.

AEC

=

annual energy consumption of the cabinet in kWh/year

E24h

=

energy consumption of the cabinet over 24 hours

af

=

adjustment factor to be applied only for light-duty cabinets, according to Annex IX, point 2

SAEC

=

standard annual energy consumption of the cabinet in kWh/year

Vn

=

net volume of the appliance, which is the sum of net volumes of all compartments of the cabinet, expressed in litres.

1.

For the purposes of compliance and verification of compliance with the requirements of this Regulation, measurements and calculations shall be made using harmonised standards the reference numbers of which have been published for that purpose in the Official Journal of the European Union, or using other reliable, accurate and reproducible methods that take into account the generally recognised state-of-the-art methods. They shall meet the technical definitions, conditions, equations and parameters set out in this Annex.

2.

For establishing the values of annual energy consumption and energy efficiency index for professional refrigerated storage cabinets, measurements shall be carried out under the following conditions:

3.

The ambient conditions of climate classes 3, 4 and 5 are shown in Table 3.

Table 3

Ambient conditions of climate classes 3, 4 and 5

1.

The Member State authorities shall test one single unit per model.

2.

The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements provided the following requirements are met:

3.

Where the result referred to in point 2 is not achieved, the Member State authorities shall randomly select three additional units of the same model for testing. As an alternative, the three additional units selected may be of one or more different models which have been listed as equivalent product in the technical documentation.

4.

The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements provided the following requirements are met:

5.

Where the results referred to in point 4 are not achieved, the model and all other equivalent professional refrigerated storage cabinet models shall be considered not to comply with this Regulation. The Member State authorities shall provide the test results and other relevant information to the authorities of the other Member States and to the Commission within one month of the decision being taken on the non-compliance of the model.