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Ref : EIC 111/2

9 March 2012

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 193/2012

US: Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Residential Clothes Washers

The US Department of Energy published in the Federal Register (FR) of 7 March 2012 a final rule establishing new test procedures for residential clothes washers under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. The FR notice is available at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03-07/pdf/2012-4819.pdf. 

DETAILS

2.The new test procedures include provisions for measuring standby mode and off mode energy consumption, and update the provisions for measuring active mode energy and water consumption. The final rule also amends the certification, compliance, and enforcement requirements for residential clothes washers, amends provisions for calculating the estimated annual operating cost for clothes washers, eliminates an obsolete clothes washer test procedure, and amends certain provisions in the currently applicable test procedure.
 

3.This final rule is effective 6 April 2012.

ENQUIRIES

4.For enquiries concerning this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5682.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Cindy Lau)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry




　

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