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Division 4.4 Whereby:

United Kingdom

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  1. (a)

    The labels shall be at least 96 mm wide and 192 mm high. Where the label is printed in a larger format, its content shall nevertheless remain proportionate to the specifications above.

  2. (b)

    The background of the label shall be 100 % white.

  3. (c)

    The typefaces shall be Verdana and Calibri.

  4. (d)

    The dimensions and specifications of the elements constituting the label shall be as indicated in the label designs in points 4.1 to 4.3.

  5. (e)

    Colours shall be CMYK – cyan, magenta, yellow and black, following this example: 0,70,100,0: 0 % cyan, 70 % magenta, 100 % yellow, 0 % black.

  6. (f)

    The labels shall fulfil all the following requirements (numbers refer to the figures above):

  7. the colours of the EU logo shall be as follows:

    • the background: 100,80,0,0;

    • the stars: 0,0,100,0;

  8. the colour of the energy logo shall be: 100,80,0,0;

  9. the QR code shall be 100 % black;

  10. the supplier's name shall be 100 % black and in Verdana Bold, 9 pt;

  11. the model identifier shall be 100 % black and in Verdana Regular 9 pt;

  12. the A to G scale shall be as follows:

    • the letters of the energy efficiency scale shall be 100 % white and in Calibri Bold 19 pt; the letters shall be centred on an axis at 4,5 mm from the left side of the arrows;

    • the colours of the A to G scale arrows shall be as follows:

      • A-class: 100,0,100,0;

      • B-class: 70,0,100,0;

      • C-class: 30,0,100,0;

      • D-class: 0,0,100,0;

      • E-class: 0,30,100,0;

      • F-class: 0,70,100,0;

      • G-class: 0,100,100,0;

  13. the internal dividers shall have a weight of 0,5 pt and the colour shall be 100 % black;

  14. the letter of the energy efficiency class shall be 100 % white and in Calibri Bold 33 pt. The energy efficiency class arrow and the corresponding arrow in the A to G scale shall be positioned in such a way that their tips are aligned. The letter in the energy efficiency class arrow shall be positioned in the centre of the rectangular part of the arrow which shall be 100 % black;

  15. the annual energy consumption value shall be in Verdana Bold 28 pt; ‘kWh/annum’ shall be in Verdana Regular 18 pt. They shall be centred and 100 % black;

  16. the pictograms shall be as shown as in the label designs and as follows:

    • the pictograms' lines shall have a weight of 1,2 pt and they and the texts (numbers and units) shall be 100 % black;

    • the numbers under the pictograms shall be in Verdana Bold 16 pt with the units in Verdana Regular 12 pt and they shall be centred under the pictograms;

    • the temperatures values shall be in Verdana Bold 12 pt with the ‘°C’ in Verdana Regular 12 pt and they shall be placed either on the right side of the thermometer pictogram or inside the pictogram representing the ambient temperature;

    • for refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function, except for beverage coolers and ice-cream freezers: if the appliance contains only frozen compartment(s) or only unfrozen compartment(s), only the relevant pictograms, as set out in point 1.2 VII, VIII, IX and X, shall be shown and centred between the internal divider below the annual energy consumption and the bottom of the energy label;

  17. the number of the regulation shall be 100 % black and in Verdana Regular 6 pt.