Interministerial order of November 29, 2008 - Classification of the energy efficiency of domestic appliances

Source: International Energy Agency
Last updated: 25 July 2020

This regulation applies to:




  • Refrigerators, freezers and combined appliances

  • Domestic air conditioners

  • Domestic lighting



 



Regarding domestic energy conditioners the classes are determined as follow:



 



Split and multi-split air conditioners (air-cooled):




  • A class: 3,20 < EER

  • B class: 3,20 = EER > 3,00

  • C class: 3,00 = EER > 2,80

  • D class: 2,80 = EER > 2,60

  • E class: 2,60 = EER > 2,40

  • F class: 2,40 = EER > 2,20

  • G class: 2,20 = EER



 



Packaged air conditioners (air-cooled):




  • A class: 3,00 < EER

  • B class: 3,00 = EER > 2,80

  • C class: 2,80 = EER > 2,60

  • D class: 2,60 = EER > 2,40

  • E class: 2,40 = EER > 2,20

  • F class: 2,20 = EER > 2,00

  • G class: 2,00 = EER



 



Single ducted air conditioners (air-cooled):




  • A class: 2,60 < EER

  • B class: 2,60 = EER > 2,40

  • C class: 2,40 = EER > 2,20

  • D class: 2,20 = EER > 2,00

  • E class: 2,00 = EER > 1,80

  • F class: 1,80 = EER > 1,60

  • G class: 1,60 = EER



 



Split and multi-split air conditioners (water-cooled):




  • A class: 3,60 < EER

  • B class: 3,60 = EER > 3,30

  • C class: 3,30 = EER > 3,10

  • D class: 3,10 = EER > 2,80

  • E class: 2,80 = EER > 2,50

  • F class: 2,50 = EER > 2,20

  • G class: 2,20 = EER



 



Packaged air conditioners (water-cooled):




  • A class: 4,40 < EER

  • B class: 4,40 = EER > 4,10

  • C class: 4,10 = EER > 3,80

  • D class: 3,80 = EER > 3,50

  • E class: 3,50 = EER > 3,20

  • F class: 3,20 = EER > 2,90

  • G class: 2,90 = EER



 



Split and multi-split air conditioners (air-cooled in heating mode):




  • A class: 3,60 < COP

  • B class: 3,60 = COP > 3,40

  • C class: 3,40 = COP > 3,20

  • D class: 3,20 = COP > 2,80

  • E class: 2,80 = COP > 2,60

  • F class: 2,60 = COP > 2,40

  • G class: 2,40 = COP



 



Packaged air conditioners (air-cooled in heating mode):




  • A class: 3,40 < COP

  • B class: 3,40 = COP > 3,20

  • C class: 3,20 = COP > 3,00

  • D class: 3,00 = COP > 2,60

  • E class: 2,60 = COP > 2,40

  • F class: 2,40 = COP > 2,20

  • G class: 2,20 = COP



 



Single ducted air conditioners (air-cooled in heating mode):





  • A class: 3,00 < COP

  • B class: 3,00 = COP > 2,80

  • C class: 2,80 = COP > 2,60

  • D class: 2,60 = COP > 2,40

  • E class: 2,40 = COP > 2,10

  • F class: 2,10 = COP > 1,80

  • G class: 1,80 = COP



 



Split and multi-split air conditioners (water-cooled in heating mode):




  • A class: 4,00 < COP

  • B class: 4,00 = COP > 3,70

  • C class: 3,70 = COP > 3,40

  • D class: 3,40 = COP > 3,10

  • E class: 3,10 = COP > 2,80

  • F class: 2,80 = COP > 2,50

  • G class: 2,50 = COP



 



Packaged air conditioners (water-cooled in heating mode):




  • A class: 4,70 < COP

  • B class: 4,70 = COP > 4,40

  • C class: 4,40 = COP > 4,10

  • D class: 4,10 = COP > 3,80

  • E class: 3,80 = COP > 3,50

  • F class: 3,50 = COP > 3,20

  • G class: 3,20 = COP

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