Article 1Subject matter and scope

1.

This Regulation establishes eco-design requirements for the placing on the market of electric mains-operated air conditioners with a rated capacity of ≤ 12 kW for cooling, or heating if the product has no cooling function, and comfort fans with an electric fan power input ≤ 125W.

2.

This Regulation shall not apply to:

(a)

appliances that use non-electric energy sources;

(b)

air conditioners of which the condenser-side or evaporator-side, or both, do not use air for heat transfer medium.