Brussels, 05 June 2025. Eurovent has published a new Recommendation, which addresses the implications of the European Commission’s December 2024 FAQs concerning incomplete product deliveries within the context of EU regulations.

The new Recommendation provides manufacturers, suppliers, and other stakeholders with practical guidance on how to interpret and respond to the clarifications introduced by the Commission’s FAQ. These clarifications, which relate to the placing on the market of products and systems that are delivered in parts, have significant ramifications for compliance under the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling frameworks. Key elements of Recommendation 14/8 include A detailed analysis of the legal and operational impacts of the December 2024 FAQ, clarification of scenarios where products are delivered incomplete and guidance on documentation, conformity assessment, and market surveillance considerations.

Upon completion of the Recommendation, Maurizio Orlandi, Chairperson of the Eurovent PG-RDC stated: “The PG-RDC participants connected the dots by gathering all related questions and answers from different FAQs and the Blue Guide. By reading these questions alongside the last published FAQ on incomplete products and identifying the links between them, they created a comprehensive document that provides a clear overview of the entire issue. Now, business operators have a useful detailed guide on the complex aspects of placing incomplete products on the market.”

This Recommendation prepared in a joint effort by participants of the Product Group ‘Commercial Refrigeration Equipment’ (PG-RDC), is part of Eurovent’s ongoing work to ensure the practical implementation of EU environmental and product legislation across its industry sectors. The Product Group covers refrigerated display cabinets, walk-in cold rooms, commercial beverage coolers, ice-cream freezers and refrigeration packs. Its main tasks are advocacy on European and national legislation, development of EN, ISO and Eurovent standards,

The document can be downloaded free of charge on the Eurovent website.

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