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Energy Efficiency Labelling Ordinance.

Country/Territory
Germany
Document type
Regulation
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Ordinance on indication by labelling product information of the energy consumption and other important resources.
Subject
Energy, Environment gen.
Keyword
Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Energy conservation/energy production Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

The purpose of the present Ordinance is to enforce into German law the Council Directive 92/75/EEC on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by household appliances of 22 September 1992 and the Energy Efficiency Labelling Act. The Ordinance applies to the products listed in Annex 1.The text consists of 10 articles as follows: Sphere of application (1); Definition of terms (2); Labelling requirements (3); Labelling, data-sheets (4); Special appliances (5); Technical documentation (6); Wrongful use of labelling (7); Penalties (8).

Full text
German
Website
www.bmj.de