The European Committee of Manufacturers of Domestic Equipment (CECED) represents the European manufacturers of household refrigerators, freezers and their combinations’ in Europe. Its members include major household appliances manufacturers and a number of national trade associations. The Commitment covers almost the totality of the European household refrigerating appliances industry. CECED represents more than 95% of the market.

This Commitment sets quantified and staged targets in terms of energy efficiency thresholds and fleet consumption targets. In addition it provides a method for monitoring the evolution of energy efficient appliances diffusion into the market that allows to track progress and results.

The Commitment should result in a saving of about 4.5 TWh in year 2006 and 11.6 TWh in year 2010. This is in line with the TWh saving for household refrigerating appliances. More important results may be achieved by the introduction of complementary measures aimed at market transformation driving consumers choice towards more efficient products or early replacement: such public incentives co-ordinated in national supportive measures could contribute to raise energy savings to 15 TWh in 2010.