Filenews 22 February 2021
A new energy label on electrical appliances is adopted by Cyprus from 1 March 2021, together with all the countries of the European Union, with the reform of labelling deemed necessary, as the current classification is confusing to consumers. This is because in the upper categories A+, A++ and A+++ many devices are crowded, as opposed to the lower categories which are empty, since the most energy-intensive devices are now banned on the market.
The Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry informs consumers that in order to remedy this situation the European Commission considered that the label should be upgraded as follows: All categories with '+' will be abolished and replaced by scale A to G. Category A (green) consumes the least energy and category G (red) the most.
The maximum category A will, for the time being, be vacant to make room for the most energy efficient devices to be produced in the future. Leaving room for stricter standards, the Commission aims to encourage innovation and green growth, in addition to helping consumers to compare consumption and choose less energy-intensive products and thus save money. In addition, the label is an incentive for businesses to invest in the design and development of energy-efficient products.
Initially the new label will be applied from 1 March 2021 to the following four product groups and should be visible in physical and electronic stores: household refrigerators and wine maintenance refrigerators, dishwashers, washing machines and washing machines-dryers and electronic monitors. The new energy labels will also be extended to light sources, i.e. lamps from 1 September 2021 and to other product groups at a later stage.
The new energy labels also include a QR code, which by scanning it leads to the European energy labelling product database, known as EPREL. Energy and environmental information on products bearing the EU energy label is entered in the database, and it is also possible to compare the different models with each other.
More information and graphical examples can be found on the Energy Agency's website, "Policy Areas - Energy Product Labelling". Min Energy labelling elect
