Act on the Rational Use of Energy
Japan
Electronics, Information Technology, Computers, Audio-Visual, Televisions, Lighting, Space Heating and Space Cooling, Air Conditioning, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Water, Water Heating
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
1979
2018
October 2022
Electricity
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
2003
2018
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
BDS 252:1990 Portable electric immersion water heaters for domestic use (First Revision)
Bangladesh
Instantaneous Water Heaters
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
1990
December 2020
Electricity
CEL - Commercial refrigerated cabinets with self-contained condensing unit
China
Refrigerated Cabinets
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted
2017
May 2021
Electricity
CEL-009. Domestic Gas Instantaneous Water Heater and Gas Fired Heating - Hot Water Combination Boilers
China
Instantaneous Water Heaters
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2008
2015
May 2021
Gas
CEL-012. Electric Storage Water Heaters
China
Storage Water Heaters
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted
2009
May 2021
Electricity
CEL-020. Refrigerators
China
Refrigerators-Freezers
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2005
2015
July 2021
Electricity
CEL-026. Domestic solar water heating system
China
Storage Water Heaters
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2012
2012
August 2018
Solar
CEL-028. Refrigerated Display Cabinets with Remote Condensing Units
China
Refrigerated Cabinets
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2012
2012
May 2021
Electricity
CEL-035. Heat Pump Water Heaters
China
Heat Pumps, Instantaneous Water Heaters
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2008
2015
May 2021
Electricity
CEL-040. Groundwater Source Heat Pump Systems
China
Instantaneous Water Heaters, Storage Water Heaters
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2008
2015
May 2021
Electricity
CNS 11010-89: Electric Water Heaters
Taiwan of China
Storage Water Heaters
Voluntary
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
1989
2015
August 2018
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
CQC31-439133-2013. CQC Mark Certification - Heat pump water heater
China
Storage Water Heaters
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2002
2014
June 2021
Electricity
CQC31-439343-2020. Energy Conservation Certification Rules for Refrigerated Beverage Vending Machines
China
Refrigerated Vending Machines
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted
2020
May 2021
Electricity
CQC31-448113-2012. CQC Mark Certification - Refrigerated Display Cabinets With Remote Condensing Unit
China
Refrigerated Cabinets
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2012
2012
June 2021
Electricity
CQC31-448116-2016 Energy Conservation Certification Rules for Commercial refrigerated cabinets with self-contained condensing unit
China
Refrigerated Cabinets
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2012
2016
June 2021
Electricity
CQC31-448173-2018. CQC Mark Certification Electric Storage Water Heaters
China
Storage Water Heaters
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2002
2018
May 2021
Electricity
CQC31-448174-2015. CQC Mark Certification - Water Dispenser
China
Water Coolers
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted
2015
June 2021
Electricity
CQC32-439154-2016 Water Conservation Certification Rules for Household and Similar Use Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Treatment Purifiers
China
Water Coolers
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted
2016
June 2021
Electricity
CQC61-448104-2016. Energy Conservation and Environmentally-friendly Certification Rules for Household Refrigerators
China
Refrigerators-Freezers
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
1999
2016
May 2021
Electricity
CQC61-448117-2016 Energy Conservation and Environmentally-friendly Certification Rules for Household Refrigerators
China
Refrigerators-Freezers
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
1999
2016
August 2018
Electricity
CQC61-448261-2012. CQC Mark Certification - Domestic Solar Water Heating Systems
China
Storage Water Heaters
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2002
2012
June 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
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
2020
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
Draft MEPS for chillers
Indonesia
Refrigeration, Industrial Process Chillers
Not applicable
Minimum Performance Standard
Under development
October 2022
Electricity
Draft MEPS for RDCs
Indonesia
Refrigerated Cabinets
Not applicable
Minimum Performance Standard
Under development
October 2022
Electricity
Efficiency Policy for Deep Freezers
India
Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2023
May 2023
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 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
October 2022
Electricity
Energy Conservation Label - Refrigerators
Taiwan of China
Refrigerators-Freezers
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted
1995
August 2018
Electricity
Energy Conservation Labeling Program Requirements for Chilled-Warm-Hot Drinking water Dispensers; En-Tech 10405000331
Taiwan of China
Water Coolers
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2013
2015
August 2018
Electricity
Energy Conservation Labeling Program Requirements for Warm-Hot Drinking Water Dispensers
Taiwan of China
Water Coolers
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2013
2010
August 2018
Electricity
Energy Conservation Labeling Program Requirements for Warm-Hot Water Fountains Machines
Taiwan of China
Water Coolers
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2013
2014
August 2018
Electricity
Energy Efficiency Criteria and Labeling Method for Electric Storage Tank Boiling Water Heaters; No. En-Tech 10205017171
Taiwan of China
Storage Water Heaters
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2008
2013
October 2022
Electricity