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Energy Efficiency Labelling Act.

Country/Territory
Germany
Document type
Legislation
Date
2012 (2021)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Act on labelling of energy-consuming products, motor vehicles and tyres with indication of energy consumption and other important resources.
Subject
Energy, Environment gen.
Keyword
Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Energy conservation/energy production Enforcement/compliance Access-to-information Consumer protection Emissions Monitoring
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

Article 1 of the above-mentioned Act establishes that the Act applies to the labelling of products with data on consumption of energy and of other essential resources and CO2 emissions through energy labelling, other product information and disclosures in advertisements and other promotional information. The text – consisting of 19 articles – deals, inter alia, with the following aspects: sphere of application, definition of terms, general requirements for consumption labelling, other product information and information in advertising, responsibility for market surveillance and cooperation, ordinance authorisation, random checks and market surveillance measures, access rights, reporting procedure and requirements, commission body and its tasks, eligibility for consumption labelling and obligation to label consumption. Four Annexes are enclosed.

Full text
German
Website
www.bmj.de; www.bgbl.de

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Energy Efficiency Labelling Ordinance.

Legislation | Germany | 1997 (2021)

Keyword: Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Energy conservation/energy production, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law on transfer of tasks under the Energy Efficiency Labelling Act.

Legislation | Germany | 2004 (2012)

Keyword: Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Energy conservation/energy production, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Passenger Car Energy Consumption Labelling Ordinance.

Legislation | Germany | 2004 (2020)

Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Offences/penalties, Classification/declassification, Access-to-information, Consumer protection, Pollution control, Emissions, Climate change, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Ordinance amending the Energy Efficiency Labelling Act and other provisions on energy.

Legislation | Germany | 2015

Keyword: Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Energy conservation/energy production, Inspection, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX