S.L. 427.80 Art. 4Energy label and information requirements. [

(1) The technical documentation referred to in regulation 6(2)(a) of the Energy Labelling Regulations shall include:

(a) the name and address of the supplier;

(b) a general description of the model, sufficient for it to be identified;

(c) information, including drawings as relevant, on the main design features of the model and in particular items which appreciably affect its energy consumption;

*See regulation 1(5) of these Regulations as originally promulgated. S.L.427.80 COMBINATIONS (IMPLEMENTING MEASURES)

(d) reports of relevant measurement tests carried out under the test procedures of the harmonised standards referred to in sub-regulation (8);

(e) operating instructions, if any.

(2) 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).

(3) The appliances covered by these regulations shall be divided into the ‘categories’ set out in Schedule IV.

(4) The label referred to in regulation 5(1) of the Energy Labelling Regulations shall be as specified in Schedule I. 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.

(5) The content and format of the fiche referred to in regulation 5(2) of the Energy Labelling Regulations shall be as specified in Schedule II.

(6) 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 Schedule III.

(7) The energy efficiency class of an appliance shall be as specified in Schedule V.

(8) The information required by these regulations shall be obtained by means of 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, the reference numbers of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities and for which Member States have published the reference numbers of the national standards transposing those harmonised standards.

(9) The provisions of Schedules 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.

SCHEDULE I Based on Annex I of Directive 94/2/EC

THE LABEL Label Design