Article 1 1. This Directive shall apply to electric mains operated household refrigerators, frozen food storage cabinets, food freezers and their combinations. Appliances that may also use other energy sources, such as batteries, are excluded. 2. The information required by this Directive shall be obtained by measurements made in accordance with harmonised standards adopted by the European Standardisation Bodies (CEN, CENELEC, ETSI) under mandate from the Commission in accordance with Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilOJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37., the reference numbers of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union and for which Member States have published the reference numbers of the national standards transposing those harmonised standards. 3. The provisions in Annexes I, II and III requiring the giving of information relating to noise shall apply only where that information is required by Member States under Article 3 of Directive 86/594/EEC. This information shall be measured in accordance with that Directive. 4. In this Directive the definitions set out in Article 1(4) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall apply.

Article 2 1. The technical documentation referred to in Article 2 (3) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall include: the name and address of the supplier, a general description of the appliance, sufficient for it to be identified, information, including drawings as relevant, on the main design features of the model and in particular items which appreciably affect its energy consumption, reports of relevant measurement tests carried out under the standards referred to in Article 1 (2) of this Directive, operating instructions, if any. Where the information relating to a particular model combination has been obtained by calculation on the basis of design, and/or extrapolation from other combinations, the documentation should include details of such calculations and/or extrapolations, and of tests undertaken to verify the accuracy of the calculations undertaken (details of mathematical model for calculating performance and of measurements taken to verify this model). 2. The appliances covered by this Directive shall be divided into the "categories" set out in Annex IV. 3. The label referred to in Article 2 (1) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall be as specified in Annex I to this Directive. It shall be placed on the outside of the front or top of the appliance, in such a way as to be clearly visible, and not obscured. 4. The content and format of the fiche referred to in the third indent of Article 2 (1) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall be as specified in Annex II to this Directive. 5. Where the appliances are offered for sale, hire or hire purchase by means of a printed or written communication, or by other means which imply that the potential customer cannot be expected to see the appliance displayed, such as a written offer, a mail order catalogue, advertisements on the Internet or on other electronic media, that communication shall include all the information specified in Annex III. 6. The energy efficiency class of an appliance shall be as specified in Annex V.

Article 3 Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that all suppliers and dealers established in their territory fulfil their obligations under this Directive.

Article 4 1. Member States shall adopt and publish the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 December 1994. They shall immediately inform the Commission therof. They shall apply those provisions from 1 January 1995. When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States. 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 5 This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 6 This Directive is adressed to the Member States.

null ANNEX I THE LABEL Label design 1. The label shall be in accordance with the following illustrations: 01994L0002-20070101_en_img_1

Notes on label 2. The following notes define the information to be included: Note: I.Supplier's name or trade mark. II.Suppliers model identifier. III.The energy efficiency class of an appliance shall be determined in accordance with Annex V. The appropriate letter shall be placed at the same level as the relevant arrow. IV.Without prejudice to any requirements under the Community Eco-label award scheme, where an appliance has been granted a "Community Eco-label award" pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 880/92OJ No L 99, 11. 4. 1992, p. 1. a copy of the Eco-award mark (the flower) may be added here. The "refrigerator/freezer label design guide" referred to below, explains how the Eco-award mark, may be included in the label. V.Energy consumption in accordance with standards referred to in Article 1 (2) but expressed in kWh per year (i.e. per 24 hours×365). VI.Sum of net storage volume of all compartments that do not merit a star rating (i.e. operating temperature > - 6 °C). VII.Sum of net storage volume of all frozen food storage compartments which merit a star rating (i.e. operating temperature ≤ - 6 °C). VIII.Star rating of frozen food storage compartment, in accordance with standards referred to in Article 1 (2). Where this compartment does not merit any stars, this position shall be left blank. IX.Where applicable noise measured in accordance with Directive 86/594/EEC. NB: The equivalent terms in other languages to those described above are given in Annex VI. Printing 3. The following defines certain aspects of the label: 01994L0002-20070101_en_img_21

The indicator letter for A+ and A++ appliances shall be in accordance with the following illustrations, and shall be placed in the same position as the A indicator for A class appliances 01994L0002-20070101_en_img_22

Colours used:CMYK: cyan, magenta, yellow, black.Example: 07X0: 0 % cyan, 70 % magenta, 100 % yellow, 0 % black.Arrows: A: X0X0, B: 70X0, C: 30X0, D: 00X0, E: 03X0, F: 07X0, G: 0XX0. Outline colour X070.All text is in black. The background is white. Complete printing information is contained in a "refrigerator/freezer label design guide" obtainable from:The Secretary of the Committee on Energy Labelling and Standard Product Information for Household Appliances Directorate-General for Energy DG XVII,Commission of the European Communities,200 Rue de la Loi,B-1049 Brussels. ANNEX II THE FICHEThe fiche shall contain the following information. The information may be given in the form of a table covering a number of appliances supplied by the same supplier, in which case it shall be given in the order specified, or given in the description of the appliance: 1.Supplier's name or trade mark. 2.Supplier's model identifier. 3.Type of appliance as follows:

Category	Description in fiche
1	Larder fridge
2	Refrigerator/chiller
3	Refrigerator
4	Refrigerator
5	Refrigerator
6	Refrigerator
7	Fridge/freezer
8	Upright freezer
9	Chest freezer
	For category 10 appliances, the supplier may choose its description of the type of appliance.

4.The energy efficiency class of the model as defined in Annex V, expressed as "Energy efficiency class … on a scale of A++ (most efficient) to G (least efficient)". Where this information is provided in a table this may be expressed by other means provided it is clear that the scale is from A++ (most efficient) to G (least efficient). 5.Where the information is provided in a table, and where some of the appliances listed in the table have been granted a "Community Eco-label award" under Regulation (EEC) No 880/92, this information may be included here. In this case the row heading shall state "Community Eco-label award", and the entry shall consist of a copy of the Eco-award mark (the flower). This provision is without prejudice to any requirements under the Community Eco-label award scheme. 6.Energy consumption in accordance with standards referred to in Article 1 (2) but expressed in kWh per year (i.e. per 24 hours×365), described as: "energy consumption XYZ kWh per year, based on standard test results for 24 h. Actual energy consumption will depend on how the appliance is used and where it is located." 7.Net storage volume of fresh food storage compartment (5 °C) in accordance with standards referred to in Article 1 (2) — omit for classes 8 and 9. 8.Net storage volume of frozen food storage compartment, and of chill compartment when available, in accordance with standards referred to in Article 1(2) — omit for classes 1, 2 and 3. For class 3 appliances the net volume of the "ice box". 7 and 8.For classes 2 and 10 the net volume of each compartment should be listed, in accordance with standards referred to in Article 1 (2). 9.Star rating of frozen food storage compartment, if any, in accordance with standards referred to in Article 1 (2). 10.The mention "no frost" may be included here when in accordance with the definitions given in the standards referred to in Article 1 (2). 11."Power cut safe Z h" defined as "temperature rise time" in accordance with standards referred to in Article 1 (2). 12."Freezing capacity" in kg/24 h in accordance with standards referred to in Article 1 (2). 13."Climate class" in accordance with the standards referred to in Article 1 (2). Where appliance is of "temperate" climate class this may be omitted. 14."Noise", where applicable, measured in accordance with Directive 86/594/EEC. 15.If the model is produced in order to be built-in, this should be stated. Where an appliance contains compartments other than a single fresh food compartment and a single frozen food compartment, extra lines may be added at 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 to include the information in respect of these compartments. In this case the naming and order of listing of the compartments shall be consistent. Where the design temperature of a compartment does not conform to the star rating system, or the standard fresh food compartment temperature (5 °C), this design temperature shall be given.The information contained in the label may be given in the form of a copy of the label, either in colour or in black and white. In this case the further information given only in the fiche must still be included. Note: The equivalent terms in other languages to those described above are given in Annex VI. ANNEX III MAIL ORDER AND OTHER DISTANCE SELLINGMail order catalogues and other printed communications referred to by Article 2 (5) of this Directive shall contain the following information, given in the order specified: 1.Energy efficiency class (Annex II, point 4) 2.Energy consumption (Annex II, point 6) 3.Net volume of fresh food compartment (Annex II, point 7) 4.Net volume of frozen food compartment (Annex II, point 8) 5.Star rating (Annex II, point 9) 6.Noise (Annex II, point 14) Where other information contained in the product information fiche is provided, it shall be in the form defined in Annex II and shall be included in the above list in the order specified for the fiche.The size and font, in which all the information referred to above is printed, shall be legible. Note: The equivalent terms in other languages to those described above are given in Annex VI. ANNEX IV CATEGORIESThe appliances covered by this Directive shall be divided into the following "categories": 1.Household refrigerators, without low temperature compartments. 2.Household refrigerator/chillers, with compartments at 5 °C and/or 10 °C. 3.Household refrigerators, with no-star low temperature compartments. 4.Household refrigerators, with low temperature compartments *. 5.Household refrigerators, with low temperature compartments **. 6.Household refrigerators, with low temperature compartments ***. 7.Household refrigerator/freezers, with low temperature compartments *(***). 8.Household food freezers, upright. 9.Household food freezers, chest. 10.Household refrigerators and freezers with more than two doors, or other appliances not covered above. ANNEX V ENERGY EFFICIENCY CLASS PART 1:Definitions of Classes A+ and A++ An appliance shall be classified as A+ or A++, where the energy efficiency index alpha (Iα) is within the ranges specified in Table 1.

Table 1

Energy efficiency index α (Iα)	"Energy efficiency class"
30 > Iα	A++
42 > Iα ≥ 30	A+
Iα ≥ 42	A to G (see below)

In Table 1 Iα = ACSCα × 100 where: ACannual energy consumption of appliance (in accordance with Annex I, note V) SCαstandard annual energy consumption α of appliance SCα is calculated as MαX CompartmentsVc ×25 - Tc20 × FF × CC × BI + Nα + CH where: Vc is the net volume (in litres) of the compartment (in accordance with standards referred to in Article 1(2)). Tc is the design temperature (in °C) of the compartment. The values of Mα and Nα are given in Table 2 and the values of FF, CC, BI and CH are given in Table 3

Table 2 For these appliances, the temperature and star rating of the compartment with the lowest temperature will determine the values of M and N. Appliances with – 18 °C *(***) compartments shall be considered as fridge-freezers *(***).

Type of appliance	Temperature of coldest compartment	Mα	Nα
1Larder Fridge	> – 6 °C	0,233	245
2Refrigerator/chiller	> – 6 °C	0,233	245
3Refrigerator no star	> – 6 °C	0,233	245
4Refrigerator *	≤ – 6 °C *	0,643	191
5Refrigerator **	≤ – 12 °C **	0,450	245
6Refrigerator ***/	≤ – 18 °C **/(***)	0,777	303
7Fridge-freezer (**)	≤ – 18 °C **/(***)	0,777	303
8Upright freezer	≤ – 18 °C (**)	0,539	315
9Chest freezer	≤ – 18 °C (**)	0,472	286
10Multi-door or other appliance

Table 3 An appliance is "built-in" only if it is designed exclusively for installation within a kitchen cavity with a need of furniture finishing, and tested as such.

Correction factor	Value	Condition
FF (frost-free)	1,2	For "frost-free" (ventilated) frozen food compartments
FF (frost-free)	1	Otherwise
CC (climate class)	1,2	For "tropical" appliances
	1,1	For "subtropical" appliances
	1	Otherwise
BI (built-in)	1,2	For built-in appliances of under 58 cm in width.
BI (built-in)	1	Otherwise
CH (chill compartment)	50 Kwh/y	For appliances with a chill compartment of at least 15 litres
CH (chill compartment)	0	Otherwise

If an appliance is not A+ or A++, it shall be classified in accordance with Part 2. PART 2:Definitions of Classes A to G The energy efficiency class of an appliance shall be determined in accordance with the following Table 1:

TABLE 1

Energy efficiency index: I	Energy efficiency class
I < 55	A
55 ≤ I < 75	B
75 ≤ I < 90	C
90 ≤ I < 100	D
100 ≤ I < 110	E
110 ≤ I < 125	F
125 ≤ I	G

Where:"energy efficiency index" (expressed as a percentage) = annual energy consumption of applianceIn accordance with Annex I, note V. / standard annual energy consumption of appliance"standard annual energy consumption of appliance" (expressed in kWh/year) = M × adjusted net volume + Nandadjusted net volume (expressed in litres) = net volume of fresh food compartment + Ω × net volume of frozen food compartment.The values of M, N and Ω are taken from Table 2.

Class of appliance	Ω	M	N
1 Larder fridge	—	0,233	245
2 Refrigerator/chiller	0,75	0,233	245
3 Refrigerator no star	1,25	0,233	245
4 Refrigerator *	1,55	0,643	191
5 Refrigerator **	1,85	0,450	245
6 Refrigerator ***	2,15	0,657	235
7 Fridge/freezer (**)		0,777	303
8 Upright freezer	2,15	0,472	286
9 Chest freezer	2,15	0,446	181
10 Multi-door or other appliances

TABLE 3

Temperature of coldest compartment	Equivalent class	M	N
> - 6 °C	1/2/3 Larder fridge/ no-star refigerator/refrigerator chiller	0,233	245
≤ - 6 °C *	4 Refrigerator (*)	0,643	191
≤ - 12 °C **	5 Refrigerator (**)	0,450	245
≤ - 18 °C ***	6 Refrigerator (***)	0,657	235
≤ - 18 °C (**)with freezing capacity	7 Fridge/freezer (**)	0,777	303

ANNEX VI

Note	Fiche	Mail order	ES	DA	DE	EL	EN	FR	IT	NL	PT
Label	Annex II	Annex III
Annex I	Annex II	Annex III
			Energía	Energi	Energie	Ενέργεια	Energy	Énergie	Energia	Energie	Energia
I			Fabricante	Mærke	Hersteller	Κατασκευαστής	Manufacturer	Fabricant	Costruttore	Fabrikant	Fabricante
II			Modelo	Model	Modell	Μοντέλο	Model	Modèle	Modello	Model	Modelo
			Más eficiente	Lavt forbrug	Niedriger Verbrauch	Αποδοτικό	More efficient	Économe	Bassi consumi	Efficiënt	Eficiente
			Menos eficiente	Højt forbrug	Hoher Verbrauch	Μη αποδοτικό	Less efficient	Peu économe	Alti consumi	Inefficiënt	Ineficiente
	3 category 1		Frigorífico sin compartimento de baja temperatura	Køleskab uden frostboks	Kühlgerät	Ψυγείο/αποθηκευτής τροφών	Larder fridge	Réfrigérateur sans compartiment à basse température	Frigorifero senza scomparti a bassa temperatura	Koelkast zonder vriesvak	Frigorífico sem compartimento de baixa temperatura
	category 2		Frigoríficobodega	Køle-svaleskab	Gerät mit Kühlfach/Kellerfach	Ψυγείο/θάλαμος ταχείας ψύξεως	Refrigerator/chiller	Réfrigérateur avec compartiment de rafraîchissement	Frigorifero con scomparti cantina	Koel-kelderkast	Frigorífico-garrafeira
	categories 3 to 6		Frigorífico	Køleskab	Kühlgerät	Ψυγείο	Refrigerator	Réfrigérateur	Frigorifero	Koelkast met vriesvak	Frigorífico
	category 7		Frigorífico-congelador	Køleskab/Fryser	Kühl-Gefrierkombination	Ψυγείο/καταψύκτης	Fridge/freezer	Réfrigérateur/congélateur	Frigo/Congelatore	Koel-vrieskast	Frigorífico/congelador
	category 8		Congelador vertical	Fryseskab	Gefrierschrank	Καταψύκτης κατακόρυφου τύπου	Upright freezer	Congélateur armoire	Congelatore verticale	Diepvrieskast	Congelador vertical
	category 9		Congelador tipo arcón	Kummefryser	Gefriertruhe	Καταψύκτης οριζόντιου τύπου	Chest freezer	Congélateur coffre	Congelatore orizzontale	Diepvrieskist	Congelador horizontal(arca)
	5	1	Clase de eficiencia energética … en una escala que abarca de A (más eficiente) a G (menos eficiente)	Relativt energiforbrug … på skalaen A (lavt forbrug) til G (højt forbrug)	Energieeffizienzklasse … auf einer Skala von A (niedriger Verbrauch) bis G (hoher Verbrauch)	Τάξη ενεργειακής απόδοσης … σε μια κλίμακα από το Α (αποδοτικό) έως το G (μη αποδοτικό)	Energy efficiency class … on a scale of A (more efficient) to G (less efficient)	Classement selon son efficacité énergétique … sur une échelle allant de A (économe) à G(peu économe)	Classe di efficienza energetica … su una scala da A (bassi consumi) a G(alti consumi)	Energie-efficiëntieklasse … op een schaal van A (efficiënt) tot G (inefficiënt)	Classe de eficiência energética … numa escala de A (eficiente) a G (ineficiente)
V	6	2	Consumo de energía	Energiforbrug	Energieverbrauch	Χρήση ενέργειας	Energy consumption	Consommation d'énergie	Consumo di energia	Energieverbruik	Consumo de energia
V	6	2	kWh/año	kWh/år	kWh/Jahr	kWh ανά έτος	kWh per year	kWh par an	kWh/anno	kWh per jaar	kWh/ano
V	6	2	Sobre la base del resultado obtenido en 24 h en condiciones de ensayo normalizadas	På grundlag af standardtest	Auf der Grundlage von Ergebnissen der Normprüfung über 24 h	Βάσει αποτελεσμάτων των πρότυπων δοκιμών επί 24ωρο	Based on standard test results for 24 h	Sur la base du résultat obtenu pour 24 h dans des conditions d'essai normalisées	In base ai risultati di prove standard per 24 ore	Gebaseerd op de resultaten van een standaardtest gedurende 24 uur	Com base nos resultados do ensaio normalizado de 24 h
	6	2	El consumo real depende de las condiciones de utilización del aparato y de su localización	Det faktiske energiforbrug afhænger af, hvorledes apparatet benyttes, og hvor det anbringes	Der tatsächliche Verbrauch hängt von der Nutzung und vom Standort des Geräts ab	Η πραγματική κατανάλωση εξαρτάται απο τον τρόπο χρήσεως και το σημείο που είναι τοποθετημένη η συσκευή	Actual consumption will depend on how the appliance is used and where it is located	La consommation réelle dépend des conditions d'utilisation et de la localisation de l'appareil	Il consumo effettivo dipende dal modo in cui l'apparecchio viene usato e dal posto in cui è situato	Werkelijk verbruik wordt bepaald door de wijze waarop het apparaat wordt gebruikt en de plaats waar het staat	O consumo real varia com as condições de utilização do aparelho e com a sua localização
VII	7	3	Volumen alimentos frescos l	Rumfang af kølerum l	Nutzinhalt Kühlteil l	Νωπές τροφές σε λίτρα	Fresh food volume l	Capacité de denrées fraiches l	Scomparto alimenti freschi l	Inhoud koelruimte l	Volume de alimentos fescos l
VIII	8	4	Volumen alimentos congelados l	Rumfang af frostrum l	Nutzinhalt Gefrierteil l	Κατεψυγμένες τροφές σε λίτρα	Frozen food volume l	Capacité de denrées congelées l	Scomparto alimenti congelati l	Inhoud vriesruimte l	Volume de alimentos congelados l
	10		Sin escarcha	Frostfri	No frost	Αυτόματη απόψυξη	No frost	Froid ventilé	Tipo ventilato(Frost free)	Zelfontdooiend	Frio ventilado
	11		Autonomía … h	Sikkerhed ved strømafbrydelse … t	Lagerzeit bei Störung … h	Αυτονομία σε ώρες	Powercut safe … h	Autonomie de … h	Autonomia di conservazione senza energia elettrica … h	Conserveringsduur bij stroomuitval … uur	Autonomia … h
	12		Capacidad de congelaciónkg/24 h	Indfrysningskapacitetkg/24 h	Gefriervermögen kg/24 h	Ψυκτική ισχύς(Kg/24ωρο)	Freezing capacitykg/24 h	Charge(en kg/24 h)	Potere di congelamentoKg/24 h	VriesvermogenKg/24 uur	Capacidade de congelaçãokg/24 horas
	13				subnormal	Κάτω της ηπίας	Sub-normal
	13		Templado	tempereret	normal	Ήπια	Temperate	Tempéré	Temperata	Gematigd	Temperada
	13		Subtropical	subtropisk	subtropisch	Υποτροπική	Subtropical	Subtropical	Subtropicale	Subtropisch	Subtropical
	13		Tropical	tropisk	tropisch	Τροπική	Tropical	Tropical	Tropicale	Tropisch	Tropical
IX	14	6	Ruido[dB(A) re 1 pW]	LydeffektniveaudB(A) (Støj)	Geräusch(dB(A) re 1 pW)	Θόρυβος (dB(A) ανά 1 pW)	Noise (dB(A) re 1 pW)	Bruit[dB(A) re 1 pW]	Rumore dB(A) re 1 pW	GeluidsniveaudB(A) re 1 pW	Nível de ruídodB(A) re 1 pW
			Ficha de información detallada en los folletos del producto	Brochurerne om produktet indeholder yderligere oplysninger	Ein Datenblatt mit weiteren Geräteangaben ist in den Prospekten enthalten	Μια κάρτα με πληροφοριακές λεπτομέρειες Περιλαμβάνεται στο φυλλάδιο	Further information is contained in product brochures	Une fiche d'information détaillée figure dans la brochure	Gli opuscoli illustrativi contengono una scheda particolareggiata	Een kaart met nadere gegevens is opgenomen in de brochures over het apparaat	Ficha pormenorizada em folheto do produto
			Norma EN 153 mayo 1990	Standard: EN 153 af maj 1990	Norm EN 153 Ausgabe Mai 1990	Προδιαγραφές του ΕΝ 153 Μαΐου 90	Norm EN 153 May 1990	Norme EN 153, mai 1990	Norma EN 153 Maggio 1990	Norm EN 153 mei 1990	Norma EN 153, Maio de 1990
			Directiva sobre etiquetado de refrigeradores 94/2/CE	Direktiv om energimærkning af kølemøbler 94/2/EF	Kühlgeräte-Richtlinie 94/2/EG	Κοινοτική οδηγία προδιαγραφών 94/2/ΕΚ για ψυγεία	Refrigerator Label Directive 94/2/EC	Directive 94/2/CE relative à l'étiquetage des réfrigérateurs	Direttiva 94/2/CE relativa all'etichettatura dei frigoriferi	Richtlijn Etikettering koelkasten 94/2/EG	Directiva 94/2/CE relativa à etiquetagem de aparelhos frigoríficos

Commission Directive 94/2/EC of 21 January 1994 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household electric refrigerators, freezers and their combinations