China’s National Development and Reform Commission released “List of Products Regulated under Water Efficiency Labeling (2nd Batch)” and three related Implementation Rules on October 15, 2020. The three Implementation Rules are as follows.
- CWL 01-2020 Implementation Rules for Water Efficiency Labeling of Water Closets (Revised)
- CWL 02-2020 Implementation Rules for Water Efficiency Labeling for Smart Water Closets
- CWL 03-2020 Implementation Rules on Water Efficiency Labeling for Dishwashers
The followings are English translation of the full text of ” Product list for Water Efficiency Labeling (the 2nd batch)”.
Number | Product name | Application scope | Standards of water efficiency | Date of implementation |
---|---|---|---|---|
CWL01-2020 | Water
closets |
Applicable to water closets (except smart water closets ) installed in cold water piping systems in building facilities and the water supply pressure is 0.6 MPa or less. | GB25502 Water Efficiency Limits and Water Efficiency Grades for Water Closets | January 1, 2021 |
CWL02-2020 | Smart water closets | Applicable to smart water closets installed in cold water piping systems in building facilities and the water supply pressure is 0.1 to 0.6 MPa. | GB38448 Limits and Grades of Energy Efficiency and Water Efficiency for Smart Water Closets | January 1, 2021 |
CWL03-2020 | Dishwasher | Applicable to domestic electric dishwashers and similar applications which using hot and/or cold water. Not applicable to dishwashers which are commercial use or similar use. | GB38383 Limits and Grades of Energy Efficiency and Water Efficiency for Dishwashers | April 1, 2021 |
In addition, the full text of the “Implementation Rules on Water Efficiency Labeling” for water closets, smart water closets and dishwashers can also be found from the notification. Among these, “Implementation Rules on Water Efficiency Labeling for Water Closets” for “Product List for Water Efficiency Labeling ( the 1st batch), published in January 2018, will be abolished as the implementation of the revised version on January,1 2021.
The original text of the above article can be accessed through the URL below (Simplified Chinese).
https://www.ndrc.gov.cn/xxgk/zcfb/ghxwj/202010/t20201015_1244277.html