Policy | Country | Product Types | Policy Approach | Policy Instrument | Policy Status | Adopted | Revised | Updated by CLASP | Fuel Types |
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10 CFR 430—Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products | United States of America* | Uninterruptable Power Supply, Battery Chargers, External Power Supply, Dehumidifiers, Ovens, Microwaves, Dishwashers, Clothes Dryers, Washing Machines, Tubular Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, Ceiling Fans, Duct Fans, Heat Pumps, Boilers and Furnaces, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Central ACs, Pool Heaters, Instantaneous Water Heaters, Storage Water Heaters, Showers or Showerheads, Urinals, Taps or Faucets, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity, Gas | |||
10 CFR 431—Energy Efficiency Program For Certain Commercial And Industrial Equipment | United States of America* | Washing Machines, Streetlighting, Air Compressors, 3-Phase Motors, 1-Phase Motors, Heat Pumps, Boilers and Furnaces, Portable ACs, Packaged Terminals, Central ACs, Instantaneous Water Heaters, Storage Water Heaters, Pump Systems, Pool Pumps, Power Transformers, Walk-In Coolers and Freezers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Refrigerated Vending Machines, Ice Machines, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
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 | |||
AS 1731.14–2003: Refrigerated display cabinets—Part 14: Minimum energy performance standard (MEPS) requirements | New Zealand | Refrigerated Cabinets | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | 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 | Electricity | |||
BDS 1849:2012 | Bangladesh | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | 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 | |||
CEL - Commercial refrigerated cabinets with self-contained condensing unit | China | Refrigerated Cabinets | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
CEL-020. Refrigerators | China | Refrigerators-Freezers | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
CEL-028. Refrigerated Display Cabinets with Remote Condensing Units | China | Refrigerated Cabinets | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | 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 | |||
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 | |||
Department Circular No. DC 2020-06-0016 | Philippines | Lighting, Tubular Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | 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 Conservation (Regulated Goods and Registered Suppliers) Regulations 2017 | Singapore* | Televisions, Clothes Dryers, Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, 3-Phase Motors, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Energy Efficiency Grade Label - Electrical cooler and Heater for drinking - water storage | Republic of Korea | Water Coolers | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Energy Efficiency Grade Label for Commercial Refrigerators | Republic of Korea | Refrigerators-Freezers | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Energy Efficiency Grade Label for Freezers | Republic of Korea | Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
Energy Efficiency Grade Label for Kimchi Refrigerators | Republic of Korea | Kim-chi Refrigerators | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
Energy Efficiency Grade Label for Refrigerators | Republic of Korea | Refrigerators-Freezers | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Energy Efficiency Label No5 for Refrigerated Cabinet | Thailand | Refrigerated Cabinets | Voluntary | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Energy Efficiency Label No5 for Water Dispenser | Thailand | Water Coolers | Voluntary | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | 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 Policy for Direct Cool Refrigerator | India | Refrigerators-Freezers | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Energy Efficiency Policy for Frost-Free Refrigerators | India | Refrigerators-Freezers | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | 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 Labeling Scheme | Tajikistan | Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Boilers and Furnaces, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers | Voluntary | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity, Gas | |||
GB 12021.2-2015 The maximum allowable values of the energy consumption and energy efficiency grade for household refrigerators | China | Refrigerators-Freezers | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
GB 26920.1-2011 Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades of commercial refrigerating appliances-Part 1:Refrigerated display cabinets with remote condensing unit. | China | Refrigerated Cabinets | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
GB 26920.2-2015 Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades of commercial refrigerating appliances-Part 2:Commercial refrigerated cabinets with self-contained condensing unit. | China | Refrigerated Cabinets | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
GB 26920.3-2019 Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for commercial refrigerating appliances—Part 3: Refrigerated beverage vending machines | China | Refrigerated Vending Machines | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
GB 30978-2014 Minimum allowable values of the energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for water dispensers | China | Water Coolers | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | 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 | |||
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Refrigerated Cabinets) Determination 2020 | Australia | Refrigerated Cabinets | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Guide on Minimum Energy Performance Standards for Refrigerator | Malaysia | Refrigerators-Freezers | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Implementing Guidelines of the Philippine Energy Labeling Program for Air Conditioners | Philippines | Refrigerators-Freezers | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
Implementing Guidelines of the Philippine Energy Labeling Program for Refrigerating Appliances | Philippines | Refrigerators-Freezers | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
Inmetro Ordinance No. 332 of 2 August 2021 | Brazil | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity |
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