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By joining this scheme, participants can keep pace with the international trend which calls for the use of energy labels. At the same time, they can give assurance to their customers that their products are energy saving and of high quality.
The Consumer Council will also publish details of those registered.
An appliance to be qualified for registration should meet the performance tests and energy consumption test requirements.
After joining the scheme, participants are required to produce and affix specified labels at their own cost on all registered appliances. It is expected that room- coolers with such labels will come into the market towards the end of the year.
The label gives annual energy consumption, energy efficiency grading and other important information of the appliance, such as the cooling capacity.
The energy efficiency grading of the appliance will be assessed on a scale of 1 to 5, by comparing to appliances in the same category according to the specified method laid down in the scheme. The test methods are based on the ISO 5151 standard.
EMSD will carry out random checks on registered and unregistered appliances and take necessary follow-up actions to ensure that the scheme operates effectively.
In the event of the labelling scheme being abused, legal action can be initiated under either the Trade Descriptions Ordinance or the copyright legislation, as appropriate.
EMSD may de-register a non-compliant product with immediate effect if the registration of an appliance is contrary to public interest.
A participant who decides to discontinue participating in the scheme or to withdraw any registered model from the registered appliances list will have to give at least three months' notice to EMSD.
Further enquiries can be made in writing to EMSD Energy Efficiency Office at 11th floor, 111 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay or on 2881 1562.
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