This part of EN 62552 specifies the essential characteristics of household and similar
refrigerating appliances cooled by internal natural convection or forced air circulation, and
establishes test methods for checking these characteristics.

For the purposes of declaration, the tests defined in this part of IEC 62552 are considered to
be type tests to assess the fundamental design and operation of a refrigerating appliance.
This part of IEC 62552 does not define requirements for production sampling or conformity
assessment or certification.

This part of IEC 62552 does not define a regime for verification testing as this varies by
region and country. When verification of the performance of a refrigerating appliance of a
given type in relation to this standard is necessary, it is preferable, wherever practicable, that
all the tests specified be applied to a single unit. The tests can also be made individually for
the study of a particular characteristic.