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Policy	Country	Product Types	Policy Approach	Policy Instrument	Policy Status	Adopted	Revised	Updated by CLASP	Fuel Types
10 CFR 430—Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products	United States of America*	Electronics, Uninterruptable Power Supply, Battery Chargers, External Power Supply, Dehumidifiers, Air Cleaners, 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, Distribution Transformers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only+-27 More	Mandatory	Minimum Performance Standard	Entered into force, Revised	1990	2016	December 2024	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, Building Circulator Pumps, Pump Systems, Pool Pumps, Power Transformers, Walk-In Coolers and Freezers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Refrigerated Vending Machines, Ice Machines, Freezers-only+-18 More	Mandatory	Minimum Performance Standard	Entered into force, Revised	1994	2023	December 2020	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+-10 More	Voluntary	Comparative Label	Entered into force, Revised	1980	2019	November 2020	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, Revised	1986	2004	October 2022	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, Revised	2001	2013	June 2021	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, Revised	2001	2014	June 2021	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, Revised	1998	2012	January 2016	Electricity
JS 2101:2013 Energy labeling for household refrigerating appliances	Jordan	Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only	Mandatory	Comparative Label	Entered into force, Revised	2013	2014	June 2021	Electricity
JS 2102:2013 Technical Regulation on eco-design requirements for household refrigerating appliances	Jordan	Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only	Mandatory	Minimum Performance Standard	Entered into force, Revised	2013	2014	June 2021	Electricity
MEPS and labeling schemes for refrigerators	Oman	Refrigerators-Freezers	Mandatory	Minimum Performance Standard	Under development			November 2019	Electricity
MEPS and labeling schemes for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers	Qatar	Refrigerators-Freezers	Mandatory	Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard	Entered into force, New	2016		October 2019	Electricity
National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Policy 2023	Pakistan	Tubular Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Space Heating and Space Cooling, Portable Fans, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers+-4 More	Not applicable	Comparative Label, Endorsement Label, Minimum Performance Standard	Entered into force, New	2023		January 2024	Electricity, Gas, LPG
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, Revised	2007	2018	November 2019	Electricity
Turkish Official Gazette No 31434 \| Energy Labeling of Cooling Devices (2019/2016/EU) (SGM:2021/8)	Turkey	Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only	Voluntary	Comparative Label	Entered into force, Revised	2002	2021	December 2023	Electricity
Turkish Official Gazette No 31434 \| Environmentally Friendly Design Requirements for Cooling Devices (2019/2019/EU) (SGM:2021/7)	Turkey	Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only	Voluntary	Minimum Performance Standard	Entered into force, Revised	2011	2021	December 2023	Electricity
UAE.S 5010 3: 2020 – Labeling – Energy Efficiency Label for Electrical Appliances Part 3: Household Refrigerating Appliances.	United Arab Emirates	Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only	Mandatory	Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard	Entered into force, Revised	2013	2020	June 2021	Electricity