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Government Legislation

  • Regulations on the Operation of Efficiency Management Machinery, Equipment, or Materials
    • Competent Ministry : Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
    • Advance Publication of Legislation : 2020-08-20
    • Opinion Submission Deadline : 2020-10-19

(1) Reasons for Proposal

These Regulations aim to improve and complement the shortcomings that have emerged in the operation of the system, such as the rise of energy efficiency standards for some items of efficiency management machinery, equipment, or materials such as electric refrigerators and the presentation of mid- to long-term target energy efficiency.

(2) Major Provisions

○ Adjust efficiency standards and present mid- to long-term target energy efficiency standards

Items

Major Provisions

Enforcement Date

Electric refrigerators

· Raise the efficiency rating and minimum energy efficiency standards.

· Present target energy efficiency after 3 and 6 years.

Oct. 1, 2021

Electric air-conditioners

(air-conditioners)

· Raise and adjust the efficiency rating and minimum energy efficiency standards.

· Present target energy efficiency after 3 and 6 years.

Oct. 1, 2021

Window sets

· Raise the efficiency rating and minimum energy efficiency standards.

Oct. 1, 2021

Television sets

(TV)

· Raise the efficiency rating and minimum energy efficiency standards.

· Present target energy efficiency after 3 and 6 years.

Jan. 1, 2022

○ Reinforce the follow-up management of energy efficiency of electric air-conditioners
Make the labeling of energy efficiency for measurement items of electric air-conditioner’s cooling efficiency mandatory.


Regulatory effect assessment
  • 효율관리기자재 운용규정(규제영향분석서).hwp [download]
Legislative proposal (draft)
  • 200814 행정예고안_효율관리기자재운용규정 일부개정안_완v3.hwp [download]