Inspectors from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Tradeand market control officials have plans to levy administrative fines onmanufacturers and importers of home appliances and industrial devicesthat fail to meet energy labeling requirements, the Saigon Times Dailyreported.
Speaking at a workshop on energy labeling in HCM Citylast week, Luong Xuan Nhung, Deputy Director of the department’s energymanagement division, said the inspection team would check localenterprises from now to the end of this year.
Since July 1, 2013,producers and importers of some home appliances and industrial deviceshave been forced to put energy labels on their products in accordancewith the Law on Energy Efficiency and Conservation.
Energylabeling can lead consumers to select energy-efficient products andlimit the use of energy-inefficient products. However, no firm in thecity has been fined for violating the regulation so far, Nhung said.
InFebruary, the department conducted a survey of 20 retail stores,traditional markets and supermarkets, taking 500 samples of six products- tubular fluorescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps,air-conditioners, electric cookers, washing machines and electric fans.
Thesurvey showed that 68 percent of air-conditioners and washing machinesfollowed the energy labeling regulations, followed by electric cookerswith 50 percent, electric fans with 38 percent and lamps 28 percent.
Mostenterprises were found not to label their products, use wrong labels,import prohibited products or provide wrong details, Nhung said.
NguyenHoang Linh from the General Department of Energy under the Ministry ofIndustry and Trade said that there had been nearly 700 enterprisesregistering to label electric devices.
In fact, no firms in thecountry have been fined since July 1, 2013 and law enforcement forceshave just warned a number of violators, Linh said.
According toGovernment Decree 134/2013/ND-CP, enterprises are subject to the highestfine of 60 million VND for violating energy labeling rules.
HuynhKim Tuoc, Director of the HCMC Energy Conservation Center, saidenterprises are still facing difficulties due to a complicated labelregistration process, slow goods clearance and poor capability in labelcertification. In addition, label certification fees for some productsare still high.
According to the Government’s Decision51/2011/QD-TTg that provides a list of equipment and devices subject toenergy labeling, some electric devices must bear energy labels fromJanuary 1, 2013. Then, the deadline was delayed till the end of June2013.
The list of devices and equipment required to be energy-labeled are household appliances and industrial equipment.
Householdappliances consist of tubular fluorescent lamps, compact fluorescentlamps, electromagnetic and electronic ballasts for fluorescent lamps,air-conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, electric cookers andelectric fans.
Meanwhile, industrial equipment includes electricity transformers and electric motors.-VNA
Speaking at a workshop on energy labeling in HCM Citylast week, Luong Xuan Nhung, Deputy Director of the department’s energymanagement division, said the inspection team would check localenterprises from now to the end of this year.
Since July 1, 2013,producers and importers of some home appliances and industrial deviceshave been forced to put energy labels on their products in accordancewith the Law on Energy Efficiency and Conservation.
Energylabeling can lead consumers to select energy-efficient products andlimit the use of energy-inefficient products. However, no firm in thecity has been fined for violating the regulation so far, Nhung said.
InFebruary, the department conducted a survey of 20 retail stores,traditional markets and supermarkets, taking 500 samples of six products- tubular fluorescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps,air-conditioners, electric cookers, washing machines and electric fans.
Thesurvey showed that 68 percent of air-conditioners and washing machinesfollowed the energy labeling regulations, followed by electric cookerswith 50 percent, electric fans with 38 percent and lamps 28 percent.
Mostenterprises were found not to label their products, use wrong labels,import prohibited products or provide wrong details, Nhung said.
NguyenHoang Linh from the General Department of Energy under the Ministry ofIndustry and Trade said that there had been nearly 700 enterprisesregistering to label electric devices.
In fact, no firms in thecountry have been fined since July 1, 2013 and law enforcement forceshave just warned a number of violators, Linh said.
According toGovernment Decree 134/2013/ND-CP, enterprises are subject to the highestfine of 60 million VND for violating energy labeling rules.
HuynhKim Tuoc, Director of the HCMC Energy Conservation Center, saidenterprises are still facing difficulties due to a complicated labelregistration process, slow goods clearance and poor capability in labelcertification. In addition, label certification fees for some productsare still high.
According to the Government’s Decision51/2011/QD-TTg that provides a list of equipment and devices subject toenergy labeling, some electric devices must bear energy labels fromJanuary 1, 2013. Then, the deadline was delayed till the end of June2013.
The list of devices and equipment required to be energy-labeled are household appliances and industrial equipment.
Householdappliances consist of tubular fluorescent lamps, compact fluorescentlamps, electromagnetic and electronic ballasts for fluorescent lamps,air-conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, electric cookers andelectric fans.
Meanwhile, industrial equipment includes electricity transformers and electric motors.-VNA
