Air conditioners and comfort fans
Ecodesign
1. Scope
This Regulation establishes eco-design requirements for the placing on the market of electric mains-operated air conditioners with a rated capacity of ≤ 12 kW for cooling, or heating if the product has no cooling function, and comfort fans with an electric fan power input ≤ 125W.
2. Exemptions
This Regulation shall not apply to:
(a) appliances that use non-electric energy sources;
(b) air conditioners of which the condenser-side or evaporatorside, or both, do not use air for heat transfer medium.
3. Conformity assessment
The conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 8 of Directive 2009/125/EC shall be the internal design control set out in Annex IV to that Directive or the management system set out in Annex V to that Directive.
4. Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. 2. It shall apply from 1 January 2013.
5. Harmonised standards
Commission Communication: Harmonised standards for air conditioners and comfort fans: 2018/C 092/03
Commission Communication: Harmonised standards for air conditioners and comfort fans 2014/C 110/01
Commission Communication: Harmonised standards for air conditioners and comfort fans: 2012/C 172/01
6. FAQ
Ecodesign measures for manufacturers and importers (January 2023)
General for Ecodesign for suppliers and dealers (January 2023) (all regulations)