PART 3Refrigerator appliances
1. The conformity assessment procedures applicable to a refrigerator appliance are—
(a)module A with the additional provisions in paragraph 2; and
(b)the electricity consumption procedure described in paragraph 3.
2. The following additional technical documentation must form part of the general technical documentation to be established under paragraph 1 of module A—
(a)information, including drawings as relevant, on the main design features of the model, in particular on items which appreciably affect its electricity consumption, including dimensions, volume(s), compressor characteristics and special features;
(b)any operating instructions;
(c)the results of electricity consumption procedure carried out under paragraph 3; and
(d)details of the conformity of those results compared with the energy consumption provisions of the product requirements.
3. The electricity consumption procedure referred to in paragraph 1 means—
(a)if the electricity consumption of a refrigeration appliance is less than or equal to the maximum allowable electricity consumption plus 15%, the manufacturer may make a declaration of conformity; or
(b)if the electricity consumption of a refrigeration appliance is greater than the maximum allowable electricity consumption plus 15%, the manufacturer must test a further three appliances and if the arithmetic mean of the electricity consumptions of those three appliances is—
(i)less than or equal to the maximum allowable electricity consumption plus 10%, the manufacturer may make a declaration of conformity; or
(ii)in excess of the maximum allowable electricity consumption plus 10%, the manufacturer must not make a declaration of conformity.
4. For the purposes of paragraph 3, a manufacturer must establish the electricity consumption of a refrigerator appliance in accordance with European Standard EN 153.