Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Parent Directive” means Council Directive 92/75/EEC M1 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by household appliances;

• “the Air Conditioners Directive” means Commission Directive 2002/31/EC M2 implementing the Parent Directive with regard to energy labelling of household air-conditioners;

• “the Directives” means the Parent Directive and the Air Conditioners Directive.

In these Regulations, expressions used which are also used in one or both of the Directives have the same meaning as in that or those Directives, and—

• “the 2003 Regulations” means the Energy Information (Household Air Conditioners) Regulations 2003 M3;

• “appliance” means a household air conditioner of the descriptions referred to in regulation 3(1) and (2);

• “communication” means a printed or written communication or other means whereby the potential customer cannot be expected to see the regulated appliance displayed, such as a written offer, a mail order catalogue, advertisements on the Internet or on other electronic media; and “distributes a communication” shall be construed accordingly;

• “the Community” means the European Community, and a reference to the Community includes a reference to an EEA State which is not a member State of the Community;

• “dealer” means a retailer or other person who offers for sale, displays or sells appliances to end-users;

• “EEA State” means a state that is a Contracting Party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993 M4;

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• F2“harmonised standards” means EN 14511:2007 Parts 1-4;

• “information sheet” means a standard table of information relating to the regulated appliance in question;

• F3“local weights and measures authority” means a local weights and measures authority within the meaning of section 69 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985;

• “records” includes any books, documents, marks or symbols and any records in non-documentary form;

• “regulated appliance” means an appliance to which these Regulations apply;

• “sale” includes hire and hire-purchase and related expressions shall be construed accordingly;

• “supplier”, in relation to a regulated appliance, means the manufacturer of that appliance or his authorised representative in the Community or the person who places the appliance on the Community market.