| Name | EU Energy Star |
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| Country | European Union | Properties |
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| Implementing Agencies | European Commission | Expiration Date | ||
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| Implementation Background | The European Commission and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached an agreement in December 2000, amended in 2001, joined the U.S. Energy Star labeling scheme, the first one is valid for five years, aims to promote international trade, and signed a program of office equipment on April 8, 2003, including 8 products, that is computers, monitors, printers, fax machines, copiers, scanners, mailing machines and multifunction devices, European manufacturers can receive the Energy Star label if they meet the requirements. Specified in the agreement, European Union and the United States will jointly set up a technical committee, reviewing existing product specifications and development of new specifications, and welcomes other Contracted countries (Australia, Canada and China, etc.) involved in or proposals. Furthermore, the EU began to promote the Energy Star label in January 2002, primary task focuses on building use and prohibit the use of rules, and put the EU Energy Star program as a part of plan to improve energy efficiency. For European manufacturers, import dealer or retailer, the implementation of the project is entirely voluntary, and the application is completely free of charge. After the signing of the initial agreement was advocacy and derivation started by the European Commission website, develop work plans in 2002, including the development of strategies to promote ENERGY STAR. Different with energy label, EU Energy Star is a guarantee label, also known as certification mark or approval mark, mainly provide a uniform and identical labels for the product meets the specified requirements, no specific information on the label. Guarantee label only represent that the product has reached or exceeded a certain level of energy efficiency, but not the level of degree. Such label is usually for aim the top 10% energy efficiency - 20% of energy-using products, it is mainly used to help consumers distinguish between similar products, make Energy-efficient products are more easily recognized, such as compact fluorescent lamps more energy efficient than incandescent. Guarantee label usually adopt voluntary principles, only applies to certain types of energy-using products. | |||
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| Product List | Product Category | Product Name | ||
| Office Supplies and Equipment | Computers | |||
| Office Supplies and Equipment | Computer Monitors | |||
| Office Supplies and Equipment | Printers | |||
| Office Supplies and Equipment | Duplicators | |||
| Office Supplies and Equipment | Scanners | |||
| Office Supplies and Equipment | Multifunction device | |||
| Office Supplies and Equipment | Fax machines | |||
| Office Supplies and Equipment | Mailing machines | |||
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