Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2024 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 

This Regulation does not apply to: (a) refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function that are only powered by energy sources other than electricity; (b) the remote components, such as the condensing unit, compressors or water condensed unit, to which a remote cabinet needs to be connected in order to function; (c) food processing refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function; (d) refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function specifically tested and approved for the storage of medicines or scientific samples; (e) refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function that have no integrated system for producing cooling, and function by ducting chilled air that is produced by an external air chiller unit; this does not include remote cabinets nor does it include category 6 refrigerated vending machines, as defined in Table 5 of Annex III; (f) professional refrigerated storage cabinets, blast cabinets, condensing units and process chillers as defined in Regulation (EU) 2015/1095 of the European Parliament and Council; (g) wine storage appliances and minibars.

This Policy is under review by the European Commission in the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation working plan 2025-2030 and is expected to be revized in 2028.