Energy Efficiency Requirements

Energy Efficiency & Labeling Requirements

Our Energy Efficiency coverage focuses on laws and regulations that contain mandatory energy labeling requirements and energy efficiency requirements for products. 

Requirements apply to energy-using and energy-related products, which are defined as goods that have a direct or indirect impact on energy consumption during use. This means it covers all types of products, regardless of the type of energy used, except for wood-fueled products.

Mandatory energy efficiency labeling requires that a product is supplied with an energy label showing the energy class of the product on a graded scale and specific energy-related information. It is a tool that targets consumers with energy information so that they may make informed purchasing decisions. Generally, this energy label must also be used on all advertising and technical promotional material. Furthermore, these laws often require the product label and energy efficiency information to be registered in a central database for market surveillance purposes. 

Energy efficiency regulations are another tool that is used to tackle energy consumption. These types of laws contain restrictions on the amount of energy a product can use in order to make it more efficient. This includes setting minimum energy performance requirements and consumption limits for maximum power demand in on-mode, standby mode, network standby mode and off-mode. These regulations aim to eliminate inefficient products from the market by prohibiting the sale of products that fail to meet minimum performance levels.

Our Coverage of Energy Efficiency Requirements

Our regulatory content in C2P is historically comprehensive with a robust QA process to ensure quality, consistency and accuracy.

Sources covered include, but are not limited to:

• EU: Framework for Energy Efficiency Labelling, Regulation (EU) No 2017/1369
• EU: Energy Labelling of Household Ovens and Cooking Fume Extractors, Draft Regulation, February 2024
• EU: Operational Details for the Functioning of the European Product Registry for Energy Labelling (EPREL), Regulation (EU) 2024/994
• EU: Ecodesign Requirements for Servers and Data Storage Products, Draft Regulation, January 2025
• EU: Energy Labelling of Smartphones and Slate Tablets, Regulation No. 2023/1669
• EAEU: Approving Technical Regulations on Energy Efficiency Requirements for Energy-Consuming Devices, Decision No. 114, 2019
• China: Catalogue of Products Subject to Energy Efficiency Labelling (17th Batch), Announcement No. 45, 2025
• Canada: Energy Efficiency Regulations, SOR/2016-311, 2016 – Proposed Amendment – (on harmonizing energy efficiency and testing standards with USA, in addition to some more stringent standards) Draft Regulations, June 2024
• Denmark: Energy Labelling of Products, Act 1521/2018
• USA: Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products, Rules, 10 CFR 430, As Amended 2016
• Mexico: Energy Efficiency and Safety Requirements for Self-Contained Commercial Refrigerators, Draft Standard, PROY-NOM-022-ENER/SE-2024
• Malaysia: Performance, Testing and Labelling of Energy-Using Products, Guidance Document, December 2024
• Jordan: Energy Labeling of Energy Related Products, Draft Technical Regulation, June 2023

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