Certification
marks
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Significance | Applicable nation | Organization issuing certificate | Types |
UL | UL certification | America,Canada | Underwriter Laboratories Inc. | voluntary certification |
MET certification | America,Canada | MET Laboratories,Inc. | voluntary certification |
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NOM certification | Mexico | Mexico Standardization Committee Accredited certificate authority | Compulsory certification |
Energy efficiency certification
Certificate Marks | Significance |
ENERGY STAR® | |
Lighting Facts Label | |
California Energy Commission (CEC) | |
Title 24 |
Title 24, Building Energy Efficiency Program
for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings
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Common certification in Europe?
Certificate marks | Significance |
Compulsory safety marks for products sold in European countries | |
Obtain certifications of other member states of CB Scheme with a CB Test Certificate issued by NCB. | |
Ensure you gain access to Germany, the largest market in Europe. | |
The national certification marks of Germany are recognized throughout Europe and worldwide | |
The certification marks universally recognized by European countries indicate that the electrical products conform to safety standards of Europe | |
Including Norwegian NEMKO, Swedish SEMKO, Danish DEMKO and Finnish FIMKO, an agreement was made and entered into by certification bodies of these four countries for acceptance of test results among them. |
EU energy efficiency certification
Directive name | Directive meaning |
Erp Directive (2009/125/EC) |
To improve ErP Derective 2005/32/EC,and expand its scope,EU had released the ecological requirement directive 2009/125/EC of Energy-related Products in October 31,2009, this Directive provides a framework for eco design requirements of Energy-related Products. Since November 20, 2009, the ErP directive 2009/125/EC replaces the original EuP directive (2005/32/EC, 2008/28/EC) |
New energy efficiency marking regulations | § September 26, 2012, the EU officially announced the new energy efficiency marking on lights and lamps on the OJ § COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 874/2012 |