Subject matter and scope
Article 1
1. This Regulation establishes requirements for the labelling of, and the provision of supplementary product information on, electric mains-operated refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function, including appliances sold for refrigeration of items other than foodstuffs. 2. This Regulation does not apply to: (a) refrigerated appliances with a direct sales function that are only powered by energy sources other than electricity; (b) refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function that do not use a vapour compression refrigeration cycle; (c) the remote components, such as the condensing unit, compressors or water condensed unit, to which a remote cabinet needs to be connected in order to function; (d) food processing refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function; (e) refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function specifically tested and approved for the storage of medicines or scientific samples; (f) refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function for the sale and display of live foodstuffs, such as refrigerating appliances for the sale and display of living fish and shellfish, refrigerated aquaria and water tanks; (g) saladettes; (h) horizontal serve-over counters with integrated storage designed to work at chilled operating temperatures; (i) refrigerating appliances with direct sales function that have no integrated system for producing cooling and function by ducting chilled air that is produced by an external air chiller unit; this does not include remote cabinets nor does it include category 6 refrigerated vending machines, as defined Annex IV, Table 4; (j) corner cabinets; (k) vending machines that are designed to work at frozen operating temperatures; (l) serve-over fish counters with flaked ice; (m) professional refrigerated storage cabinets, blast cabinets, condensing units and process chillers as defined in Regulation (EU) 2015/1095; (n) wine storage appliances and minibars.