| 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* | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Revised | Electricity, Gas | ||||
| 10 CFR 431—Energy Efficiency Program For Certain Commercial And Industrial Equipment | United States of America* | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, 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* | Voluntary | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Revised | Electricity, Gas, Oil | ||||
| 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, Revised | Electricity | |||
| BDS 1849:2012 | Bangladesh | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, New | 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, Revised | Electricity | |||
| CEL-020. Refrigerators | China | Refrigerators-Freezers | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Revised | Electricity | |||
| Consumer Protection -Approved Standards for Restricted Electrical Products- Regulations 2016 | Solomon Islands | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, New | Electricity | ||||
| Consumer Protection Act 2001 (Section 30) Minimum Energy Performance Standards and Labelling - MEPSL - Regulations 2016 | Kiribati | Voluntary | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Under development | Electricity | ||||
| CQC61-448104-2016. Energy Conservation and Environmentally-friendly Certification Rules for Household Refrigerators | China | Refrigerators-Freezers | Voluntary | Endorsement Label | Entered into force, Revised | Electricity | |||
| CQC61-448117-2016 Energy Conservation and Environmentally-friendly Certification Rules for Household Refrigerators | China | Refrigerators-Freezers | Voluntary | Endorsement Label | Entered into force, Revised | 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* | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Endorsement Label | Entered into force, Revised | Electricity | ||||
| Department Circular No. DC 2020-06-0016 | Philippines | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, New | Electricity | ||||
| Domestic fridges and freezers | New Zealand | Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Revised | Electricity | |||
| Energy Amendment Act 2012 | Cook Islands | Voluntary | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Under development | Electricity | ||||
| Energy Conservation (Regulated Goods and Registered Suppliers) Regulations 2017 | Singapore* | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Revised | Electricity | ||||
| Energy Conservation Label - Refrigerators | Taiwan of China | Refrigerators-Freezers | Voluntary | Endorsement Label | Entered into force, New | Electricity | |||
| Energy Efficiency Criteria and Labeling Method for Energy Label Qualified Refrigerators | Taiwan of China | Refrigerators-Freezers | Voluntary | Endorsement Label | Entered into force, Revised | Electricity | |||
| Energy Efficiency Grade Label for Commercial Refrigerators | Republic of Korea | Refrigerators-Freezers | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Revised | Electricity | |||
| Energy Efficiency Grade Label for Refrigerators | Republic of Korea | Refrigerators-Freezers | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Revised | Electricity |
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