Refrigerators
& freezers
Pictograms and legislation
Obligations of suppliers
(a) each refrigerating appliance is supplied with a printed label in the format as set out in Annex III;
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(b) the parameters of the product information sheet, set out in Annex V, are entered into the product database;
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(c) if specifically requested by the dealer, the product information sheet shall be made available in printed form;
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(d) the content of the technical documentation, set out in Annex VI, is entered into the product database;
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(e) any visual advertisement for a specific model of refrigerating appliances contains the energy efficiency class and the range of energy efficiency classes available on the label in accordance with Annex VII and Annex VIII;
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(f) any technical promotional material concerning a specific model of refrigerating appliances, including technical pro motional material on the internet, which describes its specific technical parameters includes the energy efficiency class of that model and the range of energy efficiency classes available on the label, in accordance with Annex VII;
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(g) an electronic label in the format and containing the information, as set out in Annex III, is made available to dealers for each refrigerating appliance model;
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(h) an electronic product information sheet, as set out in Annex V, is made available to dealers for each refrigerating appliance model.
Obligations of dealers
(a) each refrigerating appliance, at the point of sale, including at trade fairs, bears the label provided by suppliers in accordance with point 1(a) of Article 3, with the label being displayed for built-in appliances in such a way as to be clearly visible, and for all other refrigerating appliances in such a way as to be clearly visible on the outside of the front or top of the refrigerating appliance;
(b) in the event of distance selling, the label and product information sheet are provided in accordance with Annexes VII and VIII;
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(c) any visual advertisement for a specific model of refrigerating appliance, including on the internet, contains the energy efficiency class and the range of energy efficiency classes available on the label, in accordance with Annex VII;
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(d) any technical promotional material concerning a specific model of refrigerating appliance, including technical promotional material on the internet, which describes its specific technical parameters includes the energy efficiency class of that model and the range of energy efficiency classes available on the label, in accordance with Annex VII.