China China, Energy Efficiency Label Implementation Product List (15th)

Added 5 items, National Development and Reform Commission promulgated

On April 21, 2020, the China National Development and Reform Commission and the Directorate General of State Market Surveillance officially promulgated the “Energy Efficiency Label Implementation Product List (15th) and Related Implementation Rules”. The outlines are as follows.

 

Newly added items on the “Energy Efficiency Label Implementation Product List”

This time, the following five items are newly added to the list as “15th version”.

Serial No. Product classification Label imple- mentation date Energy efficiency GB
38 Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor July 1, 2020 GB 30523-2013 “Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Energy Efficiency Limit Value and Energy Efficiency Class”
39 Air Purifier July 1, 2020 GB 36983-2018 “Air Purifier Energy Efficiency Limits and Energy Efficiency Classes”
40 LED Lighting Equipment for Road / Tunnel Lighting November 1, 2020 GB 37478-2019 “LED Lighting Equipment Energy Efficiency Limit Value and Energy Efficiency Class for Road / Tunnel Lighting”
41 Duct type air conditioning unit November 1, 2020 GB 37479-2019 “Duct type air conditioning unit energy efficiency limit value and energy efficiency class”
42 Low ambient temperature air heat source heat pump (cold water) unit November 1, 2020 GB 37480-2019 “Low ambient temperature air heat source heat pump (cold water) unit energy efficiency limit value and energy efficiency class”

For each of the above 5 items, “Energy Efficiency Label Implementation Rules” have been newly enacted. The implementation rules stipulate specific specifications for label as well as expression for each item.

 

Implementation rules for current three items have been also revised

The “Implementation Rules” for the following three items being so far included in the “Energy Efficiency Label Implementation Product List” were also additionally revised this time.

Serial No. Product classification Label Imple-mentation date Energy efficiency GB Implementation rule
4 Package unit type Air conditioner November 1, 2020 GB 19576-2019 CEL 004-2020
10 Room Air Conditioner July 1, 2020 GB 21455-2019 CEL 010-2020
34 LED Products for Interior Lighting November 1, 2020 GB 30255-2019 CEL 034-2020

(Note) For products shipped or imported before the label implementation date, the energy efficiency label may be attached based on the revised implementation regulations within one year from the label implementation date.

You can view the “Implementation Rules” of the above three items revised this time from the following URL;

The original text of the ” Energy Efficiency Label Implementation Product List (15th) and Related Implementation Rules” can be viewed at the following URL (Simplified Chinese);
http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/2020-04/29/content_5507366.htm

Author / Responsibility

NAKAZATO Yoshihiro

President of EnviX, Ltd., Senior Consultant.

Business Performance

Now working intensively on the projects of plastic pollution issues and electric vehicle-related technical and marketing development issues.

Background

Graduated from Thunderbird School of International Management (USA).

NAKAZATO Yoshihiro