Belarus – Energy Efficiency and Energy Labelling
Belarus’s regulatory authority recently confirmed its Energy Efficiency (EE) Approval and Energy Labelling (EL) requirements, and application procedure as follows:
Energy Efficiency
1.AC-powered household electrical appliances will require EE Certification.
2.Certification can be obtained either via local testing or via a paperwork-only process based on test reports issued by accredited ISO/IEC 17025 third-party testing laboratories.
3.Mandatory surveillance will be performed once every two years. A decision on whether the surveillance procedure will be performed based on the acceptance of CIG023 reports (paperwork-only) or via local testing will be made at a later stage.
4.No local representative will be required for EE Certification.
5.Certificates will be valid for 5 years.
6.Although requirements for EE compliance come into force on September 1, 2017 and July 1, 2018 depending on product scope, manufacturers can obtain EE Certification in advance which will be dated with the planned implemented dates.
7.Products that have already been introduced on Belarus market before September 1, 2017 and July 1, 2018 will not be affected.
8.Applicable fees for EE certification and annual surveillance will be confirmed nearer the date of implementation.
9.Lead time is expected to be 4 weeks.
Energy Labelling
1.Energy labels (EE labels) are mandatory for all products with the exception of:
①External power sources and household and office equipment (cooktops, microwave cookers, toasters, fryers, electrically operated knives, food processors, coffee machines; printers, scanners, monitors, amplified speakers of AC power supply, multimedia projectors, broadcasting receivers, video tape recorders, video recorder cameras, sound-recording devices, audio amplifiers, home theater systems, electric musical instruments; other equipment for sound and image record and playback, including equipment for image and sound transmission in ways other than telecommunication channels via signals and other means, except for TV sets ).
2.EE label must be in the Russian language. Manufacturers are required to provide technical documentation and Energy Labelling with the following information:
①Manufacturer’s name or trade mark;
②Manufacturer’s model identification;
③The energy efficiency class of an appliance;
④The energy consumption of an appliance etc. (data depends on specific product).
⑤Dealers need to ensure EE labels
The EE and EL requirements will come into force on September 1, 2017 and July 1, 2018 depending on the product scope.
