Policy | Country | Product Types | Policy Approach | Policy Instrument | Policy Status | Adopted | Revised | Updated by CLASP | Fuel Types |
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16 CFR Part 305 - Energy And Water Use Labeling For Consumer Products Under The Energy Policy And Conservation Act (“Energy Labeling Rule”) | United States of America* | Televisions, Dishwashers, Washing Machines, Ceiling Fans, Heat Pumps, Boilers and Furnaces, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Central ACs, Pool Heaters, Instantaneous Water Heaters, Storage Water Heaters, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Voluntary | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity, Gas, Oil | |||
Algeria Order of 25 Safar 1430 corresponding to 21 February 2009 on the energy labeling of residential refrigerators, freezers, and combined equipment | Algeria | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | 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 | Electricity | |||
BNS 5: Part 8: 2013 Labelling – Energy labelling of household appliances and products - Requirements | Barbados | Televisions, DVD|Blu-Ray Players, Ovens, Dishwashers, Cooktops or Hobs, Clothes Dryers, Washing Machines, Directional Lamps, 3-Phase Motors, Portable Fans, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Evaporative Coolers, Storage Water Heaters, Pumps Other, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2016 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of refrigerating appliances | United Kingdom | Wine Chillers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2016 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of refrigerating appliances | European Union | Wine Chillers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | 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 | 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 | 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 | Electricity | |||
Directive N° 04/2020/Cm/Uemoa Portant Etiquetage Energetique Des Lampes Electriques Et Des Appareils Electromenagers Neufs Dans Les Etats Membres De L’ UEMOA | WAEMU/UEMOA | Tubular Lamps, Directional Lamps, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Refrigerated Cabinets, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
Domestic fridges and freezers | New Zealand | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Efficiency Policy for Deep Freezers | India | Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | 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 | Electricity | |||
Energy Efficiency Grade Label for Freezers | Republic of Korea | Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | 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 | Electricity | |||
Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016 (SOR/2016-311) | Canada | Audio-Visual, Televisions, Displays, Battery Chargers, External Power Supply, Dehumidifiers, Ovens, Microwaves, Dishwashers, Cooktops or Hobs, Clothes Dryers, Washer and Dryers, Washing Machines, Indoor Luminaires, Specialty Luminaires, Specialty Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, 3-Phase Motors, 1-Phase Motors, Ventilation, Ceiling Fans, Space Heating, Heat Pumps, Boilers and Furnaces, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Portable ACs, Packaged Terminals, Chillers - Cooler Towers, Central ACs, Instantaneous Water Heaters, Storage Water Heaters, Pump Systems, Power Transformers, Distribution Transformers, Wine Chillers, Walk-In Coolers and Freezers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Refrigerated Vending Machines, Ice Machines, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity, Gas, Oil | |||
Energy Resources Regulations-Energy Efficiency and Energy Information of Cooling Appliances-5744-2004/SI 721 | Israel | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Commercial Ice Makers Version 3.0 | Canada, United States of America* | Ice Machines | Voluntary | Endorsement Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers Version 4.0 | Canada, United States of America* | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Voluntary | Endorsement Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Residential Refrigerators and Freezers Version 5.0 | Canada, United States of America* | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Voluntary | Endorsement Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
FDNIS ECOSTAND 071-1:2017EE: Minimum Energy Performance Standards Part 1: Refrigerating products | ECOWAS | Wine Chillers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
GN 11/2017: Energy Efficiency (Labelling of Regulated Machinery) Regulations 2017 - amended by GN No. 137 of 2018 | Mauritius | Ovens, Dishwashers, Wine Chillers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
GOST R 51565-2012 Energy efficiency - Household refrigeration appliances and similar - Indicators of energy efficiency and determination methods | Russia | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Voluntary | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | 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 | Electricity | |||
Greenmark N28 - Refrigerators | Taiwan of China | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Voluntary | Endorsement Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Inmetro Ordinance No. 332 of 2 August 2021 | Brazil | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
INTE E11-2 2015 | Costa Rica | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
ISIR 14577, 1st Edition, Household refrigerating appliances - Determination of Criteria for energy consumption and energy labeling instructions | Iran | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
JS 2101:2013 Energy labeling for household refrigerating appliances | Jordan | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
JS1 Part 21:2015 Jamaican Standard Specification for Labelling of commodities Part 21: Energy Labelling of appliances and products | Jamaica | Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Wine Chillers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
L.I. 1958 Energy Efficiency Standards and Labelling - Household Refrigerating Appliances | Ghana | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
Law 2004-72 and Decree 2004-2145; Amended by Law 2009-07 | Tunisia | Air Conditioning, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Mandatory Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme (MEELS) | Hong Kong SAR of China | Televisions, Dehumidifiers, Induction Cookstoves or Hobs, Clothes Dryers, Washing Machines, Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Storage Water Heaters, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
MEPS and labeling schemes for freezers and refrigerators | Seychelles | Freezers-only, Refrigerators-Freezers | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Under development | Electricity | |||
MEPS and labeling schemes for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers | Qatar | Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
Ministry of Industry and Trade Decree N 769 | Russia | Imaging Equipment, Televisions, Displays, Ovens, Microwaves, Dishwashers, Washer and Dryers, Non-Directional lamps, Elevators, Boilers and Furnaces, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Instantaneous Water Heaters, Storage Water Heaters, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Voluntary | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity, Gas | |||
Nordic Ecolabel 003 White Goods | Sweden | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Voluntary | Endorsement Label | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
PNS 396-2:2013 - Household appliances - Energy efficiency factor (EEF) and labeling requirements - Part 2: Regrigerators and Freezers | Philippines | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
Procel Seal - Refrigerators, Freezers, Refrigerator-Freezers | Brazil | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Voluntary | Endorsement Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Reglamento Tecnico Aparatos De Refrigeracion Y Congelacion | Venezuela | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Regulation on Energy Efficiency Requirements for Mass-Produced Systems, Vehicles, and Appliances | Switzerland | Computers, Servers, Networking Equipment, Stand-by and networked devices, Televisions, Set Top Boxes (STB), Displays, External Power Supply, Vacuum Cleaners, Ovens, Dishwashers, Cooktops or Hobs, Coffee Machines, Clothes Dryers, Washer and Dryers, Washing Machines, Tubular Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Indoor Luminaires, 3-Phase Motors, Industrial Fans, Heat Pumps, Boilers and Furnaces, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Storage Water Heaters, Building Circulator Pumps, Pumps Other, Power Transformers, Refrigerated Cabinets, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity, Other Solid Fuel | |||
Regulations under Consumer Protection Act 2015 | Tonga | 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 | Electricity | |||
Resolution Ex SCIyM No. 319|99 | Argentina | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Resolution No. 1334 - Minimum Efficiency Standard for Domestic Refrigerators and Freezers | Chile | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
Resolution No.31: refrigerators, freezers, refrigerator-freezers | Panama | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No 702 of 7 August 2013: On approval of technical regulations on energy labelling | Ukraine | Washer and Dryers, Washing Machines, Wine Chillers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Voluntary | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No.702: On the approval of the Technical Regulation on energy labelling | Ukraine | Washing Machines, Wine Chillers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Revisions to Requirements on Labeling and Inspection of Energy Consumption and Energy Efficiency Rating for Refrigerator|Freezer Products | Taiwan of China | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Voluntary | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
RTE INEN 035|2009 | Ecuador | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
RTS 97.01.01:15 Energy efficiency. Household refrigerators and freezers. Limits, test methods and labelling requirements | El Salvador | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
RTS 97.02.01:15 Energy efficiency. Self-contained commericial refrigeration equipment. Limits, test methods and labelling requirements | El Salvador | Refrigerated Cabinets, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
Samoa Energy Efficiency (Approved Energy Using Products Standards) Regulations 2018 | Samoa* | Non-Directional lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Central ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
SASO 2892:2018 MEPS and labeling schemes for refrigerating appliances | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Schedule 25 - Deep Freezers | India | Freezers-only | Voluntary | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
Sello FIDE No. 011 - Domestic Refrigerators | Mexico | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Voluntary | Endorsement Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Sello FIDE No. 4117 - Self-Contained Commercial Refrigeration Appliances | Mexico | Refrigerated Cabinets, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Voluntary | Endorsement Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Standard NOM-015-ENER-2012 - Domestic Refrigerators and Freezers | Mexico | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
Standard NOM-022-ENER/SCFI-2014 - Commercial Refrigeration | Mexico | Refrigerated Cabinets, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Supreme Decree No. 009-2017-EM Technical Regulation on the Labeling of Energy Efficiency to Energy Products. | Peru | Clothes Dryers, Washer and Dryers, Washing Machines, Tubular Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, Boilers and Furnaces, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Instantaneous Water Heaters, Storage Water Heaters, Wine Chillers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity, Gas | |||
Trade Standards (Household Electric Refrigerating Appliances) Order 2007, under the Trade Standards Quality Control Decree 1992, no.24 | Fiji | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity |
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