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
CEL-027. Microcomputers
China
Computers
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2012
2013
May 2021
Electricity
Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/424 of 15 March 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for servers and data storage products
United Kingdom
Computers, Servers
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2014
2019
October 2023
Electricity
Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/424 of 15 March 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for servers and data storage products
United Kingdom
Computers, Servers
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2014
2019
October 2023
Electricity
Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/424 of 15 March 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for servers and data storage products
European Union
Computers, Servers
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2014
2019
September 2023
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, Induction Cookstoves or Hobs, Rice Cookers, Electric Kettles, Cooktops or Hobs, Washing Machines, Indoor Luminaires, Streetlighting, Tubular Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, 3-Phase Motors, Ceiling Fans, Portable Fans, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Storage Water Heaters, Distribution Transformers, Refrigerated Cabinets, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2011
2023
January 2024
Electricity
GB 21456-2014 Minimum allowable values of the energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for household induction cookers
China
Induction Cookstoves or Hobs
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2008
2015
June 2021
Electricity
GB 21456-2024 Minimum allowable values of the energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for household and similar kitchen appliances
Asia and Pacific, China
Induction Cookstoves or Hobs, Rice Cookers, Microwaves, Electric Kettles
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2008
2024
September 2025
Electricity
GB 28380-2012 Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy grades for microcomputers
China
Computers
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2012
2016
June 2021
Electricity
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Computer Monitors) Determination 2014
Australia
Computers
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
1999
2014
December 2023
Electricity
LI 2446 Energy Commission (Energy Efficiency Standards and Labelling) (Computers) Regulations, 2022
Ghana
Computers
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2022
March 2023
Electricity
Mandatory Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme (MEELS)
Hong Kong SAR of China
Televisions, Dehumidifiers, Induction Cookstoves or Hobs, Clothes Dryers, Washing Machines, Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Storage Water Heaters, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2008
2020
November 2020
Electricity
MEPS for Computers
New Zealand
Computers
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2013
August 2018
Electricity
Regulation on Energy Efficiency Requirements for Mass-Produced Systems, Vehicles, and Appliances
Switzerland
Computers, Servers, Networking Equipment, Stand-by and networked devices, Televisions, Set Top Boxes (STB), Displays, External Power Supply, Vacuum Cleaners, Ovens, Dishwashers, Cooktops or Hobs, Coffee Machines, Clothes Dryers, Washer and Dryers, Washing Machines, Tubular Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Indoor Luminaires, 3-Phase Motors, Industrial Fans, Heat Pumps, Boilers and Furnaces, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Storage Water Heaters, Building Circulator Pumps, Pumps Other, Power Transformers, Refrigerated Cabinets, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2017
2021
February 2021
Electricity, Other Solid Fuel
TCVN 11848:2021 - Notebook computers
Vietnam*
Computers
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2017
2021
January 2024
Electricity
TCVN 13371:2021 - Desktop computers
Vietnam*
Computers
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2017
2021
January 2024
Electricity
TCVN 13372:2021 Energy Efficiency for induction hobs
Vietnam*
Induction Cookstoves or Hobs
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Adopted
2021
January 2024
Electricity
TCVN 13373:2021 - Infrared cookers
Vietnam*
Induction Cookstoves or Hobs, Cooktops or Hobs
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Adopted
2021
January 2024
Electricity