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USA - United States of America
ESS USA ECO DESIGN
Eco design; Energy efficiency; Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards; GMS; Minimum Energy Performance Standards; MEPS; Energy label

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Anwendungsbereich des Regulatory Essentials

This ESSENTIAL decscribes the legal obligations for manufacturers and the regulatory requirements concerning ecodesign and energy efficiency for products in the USA.

Stakeholder:

Manufacturer

Geltende Rechtsvorschriften:

National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987 (NAECA), enacted March 17, 1987, is a United States Act of Congress that regulates energy consumption of specific household appliances. The Energy Policy Act of 1992 is an Act to provide for improved energy efficiency, mandatory since 24 October 1992. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and was enacted 8 August 2005. 10 CFR Part 429 sets forth the procedures to be followed for certification, determination and enforcement of compliance of covered products and covered equipment with the applicable conservation standards set forth in parts 430 and 431 of this subchapter.

Nationale Anwendungsebene:

eco design, energy efficiency

Länder:

 

USA - United States of America

Kommentar bezüglich der Vergleichbarkeit mit der EU-Gesetzgebung:

The US legislation in relation to eco design is not comparable to the EU legislation. the US legislation is focused on energy-efficiency standards, while the European Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation (ESPR) covers much more aspects of sustainibility (energy-efficiency, recycling, CO2-Footprint, substances of concern, etc.). ...

Status:

Published 2022-02-28 by Inken Green and Linda Kritzler
Last change 2025-12-05 by Inken Green: Are national standards based on IEC/ISO standards? , Eco-design and energy consumption labeling

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Inhalt des Regulatory Essentials

Scope of legislation
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Scope of legislation
https://www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/stand... ...ere/buildings/standards-and-test-procedures'

Responsible actors
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Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g. - economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider), - user (commercial/industrial/professional), - user (private, consumer)?

Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)
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What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)

Penalty by this legislation
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What are the possible penalties (e. g. sales ban, fines) in the case of non-compliance?

Exemption clauses
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Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.

Sub-federal legislation of states/counties
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E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.

FTA/MRA status with EU
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Has the country signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or a Mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with EU?

Authority
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Name of the authority for approval, registration, market surveillance and/or enforcement

Market surveillance authority
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Name of the authority for market surveillance and/or enforcement

Comment on the comparability to EU legislation
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Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Registration at related authority required?
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Product registration? Manufacturer registration? Importer / Representative registration? if required.

Local representative legally required?
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[Yes/No]

Equipment authorization (approval process)

Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)
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Means each legally required approval process prior placing on the market, importation or putting into service

Is the IECEE CB Scheme accepted by the authority/approval body?
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"[Yes/ No / no information available] [Text] Information (website)"

Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority
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e. g. SDoC, technical documentation (for 10 years), filled-in approval forms (e. g. ACMA in AUT)

Conformance document validity and renewal
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Validity for Conformance document name mentioned. For mandatory certification validity is important.

Is a factory inspection legally required
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Hint to voluntary certification scheme
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If a important voluntary certification schemes exists, one link will be given. Important voluntary schemes are for example: UL, CSA, VCCI (Japan)

Hint to voluntary certification scheme
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If a important voluntary certification schemes exists, one link will be given. Important voluntary schemes are for example: UL, CSA, VCCI (Japan)

Testing & Standards

Specific requirements for testing
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e. g. is an accredited test lab. mandatory, limits, test samples, product description

General information to the application of standards
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e. g. China: GB standards are mandatory, EU: harmonized standards shall be published in the OJEU with respect to "presumption of conformity"

Source for standards for conformity assessment
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National Standardisation Organisation
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Link to organisation

Are national standards based on IEC/ISO standards?
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Undetailed information

Is in-country testing legally required?
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Acceptance of foreign test reports
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Regulatory labelling, markings and user information

Regulatory label (mandatory)
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e. g. product label

Regulatory e-labelling allowed?
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e. g. put the regulatory information and labels in a software menu

Required information on the product and/or packaging
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e. g. address of the manufacturer/importer, serial number

User instructions language(s)
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Regulated by the legal provisions

User instruction requirements and specific compliance notes
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Form, sentence inside, simple text. E. g. FCC/ISED compliance information, SAR information, battery, environmental information like waste

Digital user documentation allowed?
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User instructions allowed by QR-Code/internet or digital medium or integrated in device with display? Safety instruction allowed by QR-Code or digital medium?

Warnings, symbols
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e. g. ANSI Z 535.4


Allgemeine Informationen

   
USA - United States of America

Code, Kontinent, Wirtschaftsraum

USA, North America

Wirtschaftsraum

Offizielle Amtssprache

The United States of America doesn’t have an official language on the federal level. They do use English as the primary language for official documents and publications, legislation, orders, regulations and rulings. The states with English as the only official language are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming. Puerto Rico has declared Spanish the principal language, but both English and Spanish are official languages. In the US Virgin Islands, only English is official, while American Samoa has English and Samoan. Guam has English and Chamorro has official languages and in the Northern Mariana Islands, English, Chamorro and Carolinian are official.

Normen Institut

American National Standards Institute - ANSI | https://ansi.org/

HS Codemitglied

Yes, since 1970

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