{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-206/annex-II/division-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-206/annex-II/division-2.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2012/206",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2012 of 6 March 2012 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for air conditioners and comfort fans (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-206",
  "path": "annex/II/division/2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "The determination of the seasonal energy consumption and efficiency for seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER) and seasonal coefficient of performance (SCOP) shall take into account:",
  "text": "(a) European cooling and heating season(s), as defined in Table 1 below;\n(b) reference design conditions, as defined in Table 3 below;\n(c) electric energy consumption for all relevant modes of operation, using time periods as defined in Table 4 below;\n(d) effects of the degradation of the energy efficiency caused by on/off cycling (if applicable) depending on the type of control of the cooling and/or heating capacity;\n(e) corrections on the seasonal coefficients of performance in conditions where the heating load can not be met by the heating capacity;\n(f) the contribution of a back-up heater (if applicable) in the calculation of the seasonal efficiency of a unit in heating mode.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/206/annex/II/division/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:49:32.398704+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}