The Ecodesign for Energy-Using Products Regulations 2007

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 1Listed products

PART 1Listed products and implementing measures

1.  “Listed product” means—

(a)a boiler or an appliance;

(b)a refrigerator appliance;

(c)a ballast for fluorescent lighting,

as defined in this Schedule.

2.  “Implementing measure” in relation to—

(a)a boiler or an appliance, means Council Directive 92/42/EEC on efficiency requirements for new hot water boilers fired with liquid or gaseous fuels(1);

(b)a refrigerator appliance, means Directive 96/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency requirements for household electric refrigerators, freezers and combinations thereof(2);

(c)a ballast for fluorescent lighting, means Directive 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency requirements for ballasts for fluorescent lighting(3).

PART 2Boilers and appliances

1.  The following definitions have effect—

(a)“a boiler” means the combined boiler body-burner unit which—

(i)is designed to transmit to water the heat released from burning;

(ii)is fired by liquid or gaseous fuels; and

(iii)has a rated output of no less than 4kW and no more than 400kW;

and

(b)“an appliance” means—

(i)the boiler body designed to have a burner fitted; or

(ii)the burner designed to be fitted to a boiler body.

2.  The following are not within the definition in paragraph 1—

(a)a boiler capable of being fired by fuels other than liquid or gaseous fuels, including solid fuels;

(b)equipment for the instantaneous preparation of hot water;

(c)a boiler designed to be fired by fuels the properties of which differ appreciably from liquid or gaseous fuels commonly marketed;

(d)a cooker or an appliance designed mainly to heat the premises in which they are installed and, as a subsidiary function, to supply hot water for central heating and sanitary hot water;

(e)an appliance with a rated output of less than 6kW using gravity circulation and designed solely for the production of stored sanitary hot water;

(f)a boiler manufactured on a one-off basis; or

(g)cogeneration units as defined in Directive 2004/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of cogeneration based on a useful heat demand in the internal energy market(4).

PART 3Refrigerator appliances

1.  “A refrigerator appliance” means—

(a)a refrigerator;

(b)a frozen food storage cabinet;

(c)a food freezer; or

(d)a combination of any of (a), (b) or (c),

for household use supplied by mains electricity.

2.  The following are not within the definition in paragraph 1—

(a)a refrigerator appliance manufactured on a one-off basis;

(b)a refrigerator appliance capable of using energy sources apart from mains electricity, in particular accumulators; or

(c)a refrigerator appliance working on the absorption principle.

PART 4Ballasts for fluorescent lighting

1.  “A ballast for fluorescent lighting” means a ballast—

(a)operated by mains electricity; and

(b)used for fluorescent lighting,

as defined in point 3.4 of European Standard EN 50294.

2.  The following are not within the definition in paragraph 1—

(a)a ballast integrated within a lamp;

(b)a ballast—

(i)designed specifically for a luminaire to be mounted in furniture;

(ii)which forms a non-replaceable part of the luminaire; and

(iii)which cannot be tested separately from the luminaire, according to point 2.1.3 of European Standard 60920;

or

(c)a ballast to be exported from the Community either as a single component or incorporated in a luminaire.