1. Unit C3 Jacek Truszczynski 10/06/2010 Energy Star Board 10 June 2010

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3. | 3 NOUVELLE LÉGISLATION EUROPÉENNE POUR ÉCONOMISER L’ÉNERGIE Overview. EPA's Enhanced Testing and Verification Programme: overview. Possible continuation of the EU Energy Star Programme: presentation of options and discussion

4. | 4 NOUVELLE LÉGISLATION EUROPÉENNE POUR ÉCONOMISER L’ÉNERGIE Background (EPA). Increased scrutiny of voluntary programs » Proliferation of green standards – national, international, media, retail » Concern over “greenwashing” » Inspector General Reports at EPA and DOE » General Accounting Office ENERGY STAR Investigation. New Partnership Agreement » “Verification of compliance with program requirements will be increased and efforts will be enhanced to identify and address product performance issues.” » “Verification of ENERGY STAR Qualifying Products will be enhanced in two ways: All products will be required to be tested in an accredited laboratory and qualifying product information be submitted to the government before the product can be qualified as ENERGY STAR Enhanced ‘off-the-shelf’ product testing will be instituted across the full suite of ENERGY STAR covered product categories through a combination of EPA/DOE testing, manufacturer funded/EPA-DOE administered testing, or other third party testing.”

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6. | 6 NOUVELLE LÉGISLATION EUROPÉENNE POUR ÉCONOMISER L’ÉNERGIE Key elements (EPA). Testing and reporting prior to qualification (all products) » Ensure that EPA has testing information on all products prior to labeling » Require test data from accredited labs that is representative of the product in the marketplace. Continued testing after qualification (10-30%) » Verify that products continue to meet the ENERGY STAR requirements regardless of changes in the production process » Provide consumers with confidence that ENERGY STAR products are delivering the savings they expect. Both to be carried out by CB

7. | 7 NOUVELLE LÉGISLATION EUROPÉENNE POUR ÉCONOMISER L’ÉNERGIE Timeline (EPA) Key Milestones May 3:Draft AB requirements May 17:Draft Lab requirements June 4:Draft Qualification and Verification requirements July:Finalize all requirements; begin accepting AB and CB applications July-Dec:Recognize ABs, CBs, and labs Sept:Finalize Partner Commitments and resign all agreements Dec 31: Require qualification in recognized labs for all new ENERGY STAR products; phase-in retesting requirements for existing products

8. | 8 NOUVELLE LÉGISLATION EUROPÉENNE POUR ÉCONOMISER L’ÉNERGIE Expectations towards us (EPA). 2 Options » Host Country institute changes in product qualification that harmonizes with EPA enhanced testing requirement and share data with EPA » Have EPA manage the qualification of products using the new testing requirements and export data back to host country

9. | 9 NOUVELLE LÉGISLATION EUROPÉENNE POUR ÉCONOMISER L’ÉNERGIE Possible options. Continue with full involvement. Continue under new terms. Replace Energy Star with other instruments

10. | 10 NOUVELLE LÉGISLATION EUROPÉENNE POUR ÉCONOMISER L’ÉNERGIE Continue with full involvement. Third-party verification - use labs accredited under Ecolabel? » Ecolabel specifications for office equipment do not require 3rd-p verification on the energy aspect ->lack of accredited labs to do the testing. More market surveillance » Resources? » Are these products a priority for m. surveillance?

11. | 11 NOUVELLE LÉGISLATION EUROPÉENNE POUR ÉCONOMISER L’ÉNERGIE Continue under new terms. Have EPA manage the qualification of products using the new testing requirements and export data back to host country » Approach already applied for e.g. in the case of Canada » EPA does not exclude accrediting labs outside of the US (using for e.g. recognised schemes such as TCO in the case of computers; the primary reference will be accreditation with ISO/IEC 65) » Provisions on public procurement would probably need to be dropped

12. | 12 NOUVELLE LÉGISLATION EUROPÉENNE POUR ÉCONOMISER L’ÉNERGIE Replace Energy Star with other instruments. Is it desirable in light of calls for strengthened international cooperation?. Is it feasible for office equipment?. Timeline