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Should the Product Information of Table 1 of Part 3 of Annex I of Regulation (EU) 206/2012 be provided for all different combinations of a multisplit air conditioner?

As indicated in the footnote to table 1, Annex I, part 3 of Regulation (EU) 206/2012: “For multi-split appliances, data shall be provided at capacity ratio of 1.” As per Annex I, part 1, definition (61): “‘capacity ratio’ means the ratio of the total declared cooling or heating capacity of all operating indoor units to the declared cooling or heating capacity of the outdoor unit at standard rating conditions”.

When the capacity ratio differs from 1, these Product Information Requirements are not mandatory. For all other models placed on the market, these requirements are mandatory. There is no direct link between the product information requirements in table 1 of Annex I, part 3 and the term ‘specific model’ used in Annex II.

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