Responsibilities of suppliers
Article 3
1. Suppliers placing residential ventilation units on the market shall ensure that from 1 January 2016 the following requirements are fulfilled: (a) each residential ventilation unit is accompanied by a printed label in the format and containing the information set out in Annex III, the label must be provided at least in the packaging of the unit. For each model of residential ventilation units an electronic label in the format and containing the information set out in Annex III shall be made available to dealers; (b) a product fiche, as set out in Annex IV, is made available. The fiche must be provided at least in the packaging of the unit. For each model of residential ventilation units an electronic product fiche, as set out in Annex IV, shall be made available to dealers, and on free access websites; (c) technical documentation, as set out in Annex V, is made available on request to the Member State authorities and the Commission; (d) instructions for use are made available; (e) any advertisement for a specific model of residential ventilation units that discloses energy-related or price information contains the specific energy consumption class of that model; (f) any technical promotional material concerning a specific model of residential ventilation unit which describes its specific technical parameters states the specific energy consumption class of that model. 2. From 1 January 2016 residential ventilation units placed on the market shall be provided with a label in the format set out in Annex III, point 1, if they are unidirectional residential ventilation units, and with a label in the format set out in Annex III, point 2, if they are bidirectional ventilation units.