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Passenger Car Energy Consumption Labelling Ordinance.

Country/Territory
Germany
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004 (2020)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Ordinance on Consumer Information on Fuel Consumption, CO2 Emissions and Electricity Consumption of New Passenger Cars (Pkw-EnVKV).
Subject
Energy, Environment gen.
Keyword
Energy conservation/energy production Offences/penalties Classification/declassification Access-to-information Consumer protection Pollution control Emissions Climate change Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Entry into force notes
This regulation comes into force on the first day of the fifth calendar month following the promulgation.
Abstract

The Ordinance provides for obligation of the manufacturers and dealers who exhibit new passenger cars, provide sale or lease offers or advertise them, should give information on fuel consumption, CO 2 emissions and, if applicable, electricity consumption of the vehicles. According to the Ordinance, a notice is displayed at the point of sale in a clearly visible manner, showing the CO 2 efficiency classes, the official fuel consumption values, the official specific CO 2 emissions and, where applicable, the official electricity consumption of all models of new passenger cars exhibited at or through the point of sale. Manufacturers and dealers who create advertising material must ensure that the advertising material contains information on the official fuel consumption and the official specific CO 2 emissions of the relevant models of new passenger cars. The Ordinance consists of 9 Articles referring to issues of labelling obligation, information on fuel consumption, CO 2 emissions and power consumption, CO 2 efficiency classes, guide to fuel consumption, advertising and misuse of designations. The ordinance has 4 Annexes.

Full text
German
Website
www.gesetze-im-internet.de

References - Legislation

Implements

Energy Efficiency Labelling Act.

Legislation | Germany | 2012 (2021)

Keyword: Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Energy conservation/energy production, Enforcement/compliance, Access-to-information, Consumer protection, Emissions, Monitoring

Source: FAO, FAOLEX