| 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 | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity, Gas | |||
| 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 | |||
| 3795-1/2016 Energy efficiency label requirements for air conditioners part 1: room air conditioner (window-split) with fixed capacity and fixed compressor | Egypt | Space Heating and Space Cooling, Air Conditioning, Room ACs - Stationary ACs | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
| 3795-2/2017 Energy efficiency label requirements for air conditioners part 2: variable capacity room air conditioner (window-split) with variable speed compressor | Egypt | Space Heating and Space Cooling, Air Conditioning, Room ACs - Stationary ACs | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
| 3795-5/2018 Energy efficiency label requirements for air conditioners part 5: fixed capacity ducted room air conditioner with fixed speed compressor | Egypt | Room ACs - Stationary ACs | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
| 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 | Electricity | |||
| Algeria Order of 25 Safar 1430 corresponding to 21 February 2009 on the energy labeling of household air-conditioners | Algeria | Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Portable ACs | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
| AS/NZS 3823.2:2013 Performance of electrical appliances—Air conditioners and heat pumps—Part 2: Energy labelling and minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) requirements | New Zealand | Heat Pumps, Room ACs - Stationary ACs | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
| AS/NZS 4776.2:2008: Liquid-chilling packages using the vapour compression cycle—Minimum energy performance standard (MEPS) and compliance requirements | New Zealand | Chillers - Cooler Towers | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
| BDS 1852:2012 Performance of air conditioners and heat pumps — energy labelling and minimum energy performance standard (MEPS) requirements | Bangladesh | Heat Pumps, Room ACs - Stationary ACs | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
| BDS 1853:2012 Performance of close control air conditioners — minimum energy performance standard (MEPS) requirements | Bangladesh | Room ACs - Stationary ACs | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | 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 | |||
| CARICOM Regional Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme | CARICOM | Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers | Voluntary | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Under development | Electricity | |||
| CEL - Water Chillers | China | Chillers - Cooler Towers | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
| CEL-023. Room Air Conditioners | China | Room ACs - Stationary ACs | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
| Commission Decision of 9 November 2007 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to electrically driven, gas driven or gas absorption heat pumps | European Union | Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Central ACs | Voluntary | Endorsement Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity, Gas | |||
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 626/2011 of 4 May 2011 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of air conditioners | United Kingdom | Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Portable ACs, Packaged Terminals | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 626/2011 of 4 May 2011 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of air conditioners | European Union | Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Portable ACs, Packaged Terminals | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
| Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2281 of 30 November 2016 | United Kingdom | Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Chillers - Cooler Towers, Industrial Process Chillers | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
| Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2281 of 30 November 2016 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products | European Union | Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Chillers - Cooler Towers, Industrial Process Chillers | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity |
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