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Are absorption chillers excluded from the scope of Regulation (EU) 2016/2281?

If the product is intended to be used/marketed solely to operate as a comfort chiller, it is in the scope of Regulation (EU) 2016/2281.

If the product is intended to be used/marketed solely to operate as a high temperature process chiller, it is not in scope of Regulation (EU) 2016/2281 (exempted by Art 1.2(l).

If the product is intended to be used/marketed for dual use i.e. either comfort chilling or high temperature process chilling, it is still a comfort chiller according to Regulation (EU) 2016/2281 and therefore in scope for the requirements related to comfort chillers.

Disclaimer: Please note that the European Commission cannot provide a legally binding interpretation of the EU legislation, as this is the sole competence of the European Court of Justice. Any remarks from the European Commission services are without prejudice to the position the Commission might take should related cases arise in a procedure before the Court of Justice.