AS/NZS 4776.2:2008: Liquid-chilling packages using the vapour compression cycle—Minimum energy performance standard (MEPS) and compliance requirements
New Zealand
Chillers - Cooler Towers
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2008
2011
November 2019
Electricity
AS/NZS 4474.2:2009: Performance of household electrical appliances—Refrigerating appliances—Energy labelling and minimum energy performance standard requirements
New Zealand
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
1997
2018
November 2019
Electricity
BDS 1849:2012
Bangladesh
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2012
January 2020
Electricity
BDS 1850:2012 Energy efficiency rating of household refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers
Bangladesh
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2012
2016
January 2020
Electricity
CEL - Water Chillers
China
Chillers - Cooler Towers
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted
2008
May 2021
Electricity
Consumer Protection -Approved Standards for Restricted Electrical Products- Regulations 2016
Solomon Islands
Tubular Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Central ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2016
November 2020
Electricity
Consumer Protection Act 2001 (Section 30) Minimum Energy Performance Standards and Labelling - MEPSL - Regulations 2016
Kiribati
Tubular Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Central ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Voluntary
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Under development
June 2021
Electricity
CQC31-439131-2013. CQC Mark Certification - Lithium bromide absorption water chiller
China
Chillers - Cooler Towers
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2010
2013
June 2021
Electricity
CQC31-439136-2016. Energy Conservation Certification Rules for Water Chillers
China
Chillers - Cooler Towers
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2010
2016
May 2021
Electricity
CQC62-439112-2019. Certification Rules for Cooling Tower
China
Chillers - Cooler Towers
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted
2019
May 2021
Electricity
Decision No. 14/2023/QD-TTg: Lists of Low-Efficiency Equipment Subject to Elimination and Low-Efficiency Generating Sets Banned from Development and Application Roadmaps
Vietnam*
Computers, Imaging Equipment, Televisions, Displays, Rice Cookers, Electric Kettles, Cooktops or Hobs, Washing Machines, Indoor Luminaires, Streetlighting, Tubular Lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, Motors, 3-Phase Motors, Ceiling Fans, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Storage Water Heaters, Power Transformers, Refrigerated Cabinets, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Not applicable
Comparative Label, Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2011
2023
January 2024
Electricity
Domestic fridges and freezers
New Zealand
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
1986
2018
August 2018
Electricity
Efficiency Policy for Chillers
India
Chillers - Cooler Towers
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Adopted
2023
October 2023
Electricity
Efficiency Policy for Deep Freezers
India
Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2023
2023
December 2024
Electricity
Energy Amendment Act 2012
Cook Islands
Tubular Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Central ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Voluntary
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Under development
October 2022
Electricity
Energy Efficiency Grade Label for Freezers
Republic of Korea
Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted
2010
November 2019
Electricity
Energy Efficiency of Electrical Appliances, Equipment and Lighting Products Act No. 24 of 2016
Vanuatu
Tubular Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Central ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Voluntary
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2017
August 2019
Electricity
GB 19577-2015 The Minimum Allowable Values of the Energy Efficiency and Energy Efficiency Grades for Water Chillers
China
Chillers - Cooler Towers
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2004
2017
June 2021
Electricity
GB 29540-2013 Minimum allowable values of the energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for lithium bromide absorption chillers
China
Chillers - Cooler Towers
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2013
May 2021
Electricity
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
Australia
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2019
December 2023
Electricity