Regulations

Operation Directions for Energy Label Promotion of the Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs
　
Neng-Ji-Zi #10605006120, updated announcement on April 19, 2018, officially implemented on October 01, 2018.
1. The Bureau of Energy (hereinafter referred to as the Bureau) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs formulated the Directions in order to promote energy conservation, encourage companies to manufacture energy-saving and high-efficiency products and guide consumers to make better choices.
2.To promote the energy label initiative, the Bureau may entrust a professional institution as the implementation unit of the Directions to carry out related tasks. The rights and obligations of both parties shall be specified in a separate contract.
3.The energy label referred to in the Directions is the image (as shown in Attachment 1) that has been registered by the Bureau in accordance with the law. Energy labels should be printed in blue and red standard colors (Pantone 293C C100 M070 Y000 K000 and Pantone 165C C000 M070 Y090 K000). After obtaining the Energy Label use permit from the Bureau in accordance with the Directions, the approved Energy Label user shall use the label in the shape of the Energy Label symbol as a registered service/trademark owned by the Bureau and shall not change/modify the shape of Label or add text to the label. However, without changing the shape, the size of the Label may be proportionally enlarged or reduced.
4.The product categories, product types, their respective energy efficiency benchmarks, and Energy Label labeling requirements applicable to the Guidelines shall be developed and promulgated by the Bureau separately.
5.The Bureau may invite experts to form an Energy Label Review Committee (referred to as the Review Committee) to review the following matters:
1)Formulation and revision of energy efficiency benchmarks for energy label products and related management regulations.
2)Sample testing and test results of energy label products.
3)Responses to violations of the use requirements or imitation of energy labels.
4)The implementation unit is responsible for the application, review, approval, reissuance, replacement, and tracking management of the use permit for energy labels.
5)Other matters pertaining to the management of energy labels.
The Review Committee shall consist of 9-11 members, with the Deputy Director General of the Bureau serving as the convener of the Committee. The other committee members shall be of the following representation, and each shall serve a two-year term, which may be renewed when expired.
1)1 person or 2 people representing the Bureau.
2)1-7 members who are experts or scholars from the electrical, mechanical and chemical engineering, energy, environmental protection or economy-related fields.
3)1-6 members from non-government organizations.
6.In principle, committee meetings shall be held every three months. Extraordinary meetings may be held when necessary. The convener serves as the chair of the meetings. If the convener is unable to attend the meetings for some reason, he/she shall appoint one of the committee members to serve as the substitute.
The resolutions are determined by the majority vote of the committee members in presence who represent more than half of the committee. In the event that there are equal numbers of votes for and against a resolution, the chairperson shall make the final decision.
Representatives from relevant agencies or organizations may send their representatives to attend the meetings as needed to provide their opinions.
7.The Bureau may audit the implementation unit in writing or by dispatching personnel, and when necessary, may require the implementation unit to submit a business analysis report to the Review Committee. The implementation unit shall not evade, obstruct or refuse the audit.
The business analysis report referred to above includes items such as review results and analysis of application acceptance, product sampling results and analysis, handling of appeals and reasons for refusals, review and explanation of deficiencies and follow-up management.
8.The implementation unit may invite experts and scholars in the related fields to form an inspection committee to conduct preliminary and secondary reviews of the applications for energy labels. The Inspection Committee holds at least one meeting a month.
The implementation unit reports to the Bureau for the approval of the appointment of experts and scholars of the Inspection Committee.
9.Companies applying for the use of energy labels should be legally established companies or trade names. The products applying for the labels shall comply with the energy efficiency benchmark established as required in accordance with Point 4 above. For product performance and specifications that already have national standards, they shall comply with such national standards.
The products referred to are the appliances or equipment manufactured in-house, contract-manufactured externally or imported by companies and directly use electric energy, fuel, gas, or other energy sources.
10.Before using energy labels, companies shall sign an energy label use contract (shown in Attachment 2) with the implementation unit.
In the event of a change to the company’s name and address and the responsible person’s name, a new contract should be signed within 30 days from the date of the change. If the signing of the new contract is not completed before a deadline, and an improvement is not made within 30 days after being notified of a request for improvement, the use contract for the energy label originally signed will automatically lose its effectiveness.
Before the amendment to the Directions becomes effective, companies should restructure their energy label use contract originally signed with the implementation unit, and the newly signed energy label use contract will take effect starting the date when the amendment to the Directions takes effect.
If companies fail to restructure their contract before the aforementioned deadline, the energy label use contract originally signed will automatically lose its effectiveness starting the date when the amendment to the Directions takes effect.
11.Companies shall provide identification of their product models, fill out an application form for the energy labels and attach the following documents when applying to the implementation unit for the use of energy labels.
1)Supporting documents of the company or business registration.
2)Supporting documents of factory registration (imported products are exempt) of the product manufacturer.
3)Supporting documents for imported products (domestically manufactured products are exempt).
4)Certificate of the Registration of Product Certification and the Certificate of the Type Approval of Product (those that are not required to be inspected as specified by the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection can be exempt) of the Bureau of Standards, Metrology, and Inspection.
5)Basic information on vehicle models (non-automotive products can be exempt) approved by the organization authorized by the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
6)Contracts between product factories and companies that outsource the production (products produced in-house or imported can be exempt).
7)Environmental compliance documents (imported products are exempt) of the companies and production plants (service places).
8)Product energy efficiency test report.
9)Supporting documents for payment of review inspection.
10)Other necessary documents for review.
The implementation unit shall complete the preliminary review of documents and materials within one month for the application referred to in the preceding paragraph, and if necessary, grant one month of extension. If the application needs more supporting documents, the company should be notified to provide them within three months. If the supporting documents are not provided on time or are still not conforming to the requirements, the implementation unit should reject the application.
After the preliminary review is passed, the implementation unit will hold an inspection committee meeting to conduct the secondary review. After the secondary review is passed, the right to use the energy label is obtained starting on the date when the review is passed, and the implementation unit will send out the permit for the use of energy labels.
Applications that are not approved by the inspection committee meeting shall be sent to the Review Committee for deliberation.
The implementation unit shall regularly compile the list of certified companies, product models and certificate numbers and report it to the Review Committee for future reference.
The format of the application shall be determined separately by the Bureau.
12.The Energy Label use permit shall indicate the name and address of the certified company, the name of the responsible person, the name and model number of the product, the permit number, the validity period and other relevant regulations.
13.The Energy label use permit is effective for two years and becomes invalid at the time of expiration. One month before the expiration date of the Energy Label use permit, the company shall submit the following documents to the implementation unit to apply for an extension. After the implementation unit approves them in the preliminary review, an inspection committee meeting is held to conduct the secondary review. If the secondary review is passed, the implementation unit will issue an Energy Label use permit within a two-year extension period.
1)Supporting documents of the company or business registration.
2)Factory registration (imported products are exempt) of the product manufacturer.
3)Supporting documents for imported products (domestically manufactured products are exempt).
4)Certificate of the Registration of Product Certification and the Certificate of the Type Approval of Product (those that are not required to be inspected as specified by the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection can be exempt) of the Bureau of Standards, Metrology, and Inspection.
5)Basic information on vehicle models (non-automotive products can be exempt) approved by the organization authorized by the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
6)Contracts between product factories and companies that outsource the production (products produced in-house or imported can be exempt).
7)Environmental compliance documents (imported products are exempt) of the companies and production plants (service places).
8)Supporting documents for payment of review inspection.
9)Other necessary documents for review.
If the company fails to submit an extension application before the deadline specified in the preceding paragraph, it shall re-apply.
14.If the efficiency benchmark for the energy label changes, the company shall apply for the new energy label in accordance with the revised benchmark.
If the company’s products with the original Energy Label do not meet the revised efficiency benchmark, the use period of the Energy Label shall be shortened to the day before the effective date of the revised benchmark. If the products meet the revised benchmark, the use period of the Energy Label can still continue until the original expiration date.
15.If it is necessary to terminate a product category or item, the Bureau shall make the announcement six months before the termination, and the implementation unit shall no longer accept companies’ applications for using the energy label of the product from the announcement date.
The applications that have been accepted before the announcement shall have the review suspended, and the review fee paid shall be refunded to the companies. For those who have obtained the right to use the Energy Label, the use period of the Energy Label shall be shortened to the day before the effective date of the announcement date.
16.The Energy Label-certified companies shall report to the implementation unit the production and sales volume of products using the energy labels in the previous quarter before the tenth of January, April, July, and October every year. For those who fail to file the reports before the deadline for two consecutive times, the implementation unit may report the deficiency to the Review Committee for deliberation, and request that the Bureau terminates the companies’ right to use the Energy Label.
17.For products that do not have further production or sales within one year after being certified, the implementation unit shall request the companies to submit a written explanation within one month after the notification. If the certified companies have no justified reason or fail to provide an explanation, the implementation unit shall request that the Bureau cancels the Energy Label use permit of such products.
18.The Energy Label use permit and the right-to-use shall not be transferred or traded.
19.If the Energy Label use permit is lost or damaged, the certified companies may explain the reasons and submit supporting documents to the implementation unit for re-issuance or replacement.
When the company name and address, or the name of the person in charge registered in the Energy Label use permit changes, the company shall submit the original Energy Label use permit and other relevant supporting documents to the implementation unit to apply for a replacement within 30 days from the date of the fact. If the replacement is not done before the deadline, and an improvement is not made within 30 days after being notified of the request for improvement, the implementation unit may request the Bureau to cancel the Energy Label use permit originally issued.
20.Companies may only use energy labels on certified products, not on other uncertified products, nor shall they use energy labels as trademarks or service marks.
If the Bureau or the implementation unit discovers violations of the preceding paragraph or other violations of the energy label trademark rights, the Bureau or the implementation unit may notify the company in writing to remove, recall or deface the Energy Label marked on the products within a specified deadline.
The Bureau or the implementation unit may announce the company name and products in the notification as specified in the preceding paragraph on the Energy Label global information website.
If the company fails to remove, recall, or deface the Energy Label marked on the products within a specified deadline, the Bureau or the implementation unit may notify the company in writing that it shall not apply for and use the Energy Label within three years from the date of notification. The Bureau may also pursue legal actions against the company and related personnel in accordance with the Criminal Code, the Trademark Act, and other legal provisions.
21.The implementation unit may conduct random testing of the energy efficiency of Energy Label-certified products from time to time, and companies shall not evade, obstruct, or refuse random testing without reason.
The related costs of the abovementioned random testing, re-test samples and re-test inspections shall be borne by the companies
The implementation unit may purchase samples from the market for random testing, and the related costs of the re-test samples and re-test inspections shall be borne by the companies if the samples fail to pass the random testing.
22.The implementation unit conducts the energy efficiency random testing specified in the Directions at the venue where the Energy Label-certified products are manufactured, stored, displayed, or sold. The rules for the random testing are as followed:
1)In each product category, each certified company shall conduct random testing of at least one product.
2)For product categories that have companies with more certified products or a larger sales volume, the number of products picked for random testing may be increased.
3)Product categories that have more than 30% of failure rate in the overall random testing from the previous year may require a larger number of products to undergo random testing.
4)Certified companies that have product categories pass the random testing for two consecutive years may have the product categories go through random testing every other year.
5)Product categories for which the classification labeling of energy efficiency has not been promoted shall be picked for random testing first.
The implementation unit requests for the Review Committee’s approval of the number of products selected for random testing for the year and randomly selects the model numbers for random testing.
The implementation unit may contact the company to be audited to discuss the sampling location and schedule. If product sampling is difficult, another sampling location may be designated.
23.The implementation unit shall entrust a credible testing laboratory to conduct the energy efficiency random testing of the certified products as specified in the abovementioned point.
The implementation unit randomly selects three samples of the product model to be tested; one is a sample to be tested, and the other two are backup samples to be put through re-testing. If three units of samples cannot be obtained due to some special circumstances, at least one unit must be allocated for testing.
The company shall deliver one unit of sealed samples to the designated laboratory for energy efficiency testing within three days from the date of the sample sealing.
If the test results fail to meet the energy efficiency benchmark requirements, the implementation unit shall notify the company of the results of the random testing and request the Bureau to remove the relevant information of the model number and the product series from the Energy Label global information website.
Within 10 days after receiving the notification of unqualified random testing, the company shall send the two remaining sealed samples to the designated inspection laboratory for re-testing.
If the re-test results of the abovementioned two units of samples meet the energy efficiency benchmark requirements, the implementation unit shall report the results to the Bureau and reinstate the product information on the Energy Label global information website.For companies that do not continue with the re-test or that the re-test results fail to meet the benchmark, the implementation unit shall request the Bureau to remove the relevant information of the model number and cancel the Energy Label use permit for the product series.
24.For samples purchased from the market for testing, the implementation unit may take the following measures:
1)Open auction.
2)Those that are no longer usable and have no commercial value shall be disposed of as waste.
3)Other methods approved by the Bureau.
After the samples provided by the company have been tested, the implementation unit shall notify the company to retrieve them before a specified deadline. For samples that are not retrieved on time, the implementation unit may dispose of them using the abovementioned methods.The proceeds from the open auction or disposal shall be handed over to the treasury if there is any surplus after deducting the necessary storage and administrative expenses.
25.If the company fails to send the samples to the designated laboratory for testing before a deadline or applies for termination of the use of the energy label of the product during the random testing phase, the implementing unit shall report to the Bureau to cancel the Energy Label use permit of the product model and the same product series and may switch to random testing other products with an effective model number.
If the company fails to cooperate with the random testing, the implementation unit shall report to the Bureau to cancel the Energy Label use permit of the company’s product and stop accepting the company’s application for the use of the product’s energy label for a year starting the notification date of the cancellation. The case received will be returned, and the review fee paid will also be refunded.
26.If the sample fails the preliminary test, and the company fails to send the re-test samples to the designated laboratory for testing or pay relevant fees before a deadline or applies for termination of the use of the energy label of the product during the re-test testing phase, the implementing unit shall report to the Bureau to cancel the Energy Label use permit of the company’s product, and stop accepting the company’s application for the use of the product’s energy label for half a year starting the notification date of the cancellation. The case received will be returned, and the review fee paid will also be refunded.
27.Under any of the following circumstances, the implementation unit may request the Bureau to revoke the company’s right to use the Energy Label for the certified products. The Bureau or the implementation unit may notify the company in writing that it shall not apply for the use of the Energy Label within three years:
1)The application documents provide falsified or incorrect information.
2)Obtain the right to use the Energy Label by fraud, coercion, or other improper methods.
28.If the certified company is involved in any of the following circumstances, the implementation unit shall request the Bureau to terminate the right to use the Energy Label:
1)Apply for termination of use.
2)Dissolution or out of business.
3)Relevant permits, registrations, licenses, or other certification documents are revoked or terminated by the competent authority or the competent authority of the applicable industry according to the law.
4)The Energy Label use contract signed between the company and the implementation unit is lost or terminated.
5)Transferred or traded in violation of Point 18.
6)Evasion, obstruction, or refusal of the unscheduled random tests to be conducted by the implementation unit without reason.
7)Circumstances that violate the Directions or other relevant laws or regulations that are deemed serious in accordance with the deliberation of the Bureau or the Review Committee.
29.The Bureau may publish the names of companies that have obtained the right to use the Energy Label, product models, functions and specifications, energy efficiency or energy consumption values, product random test and re-test results, and the names of the companies and products that infringe the trademark right of the Energy Label on the global information website.
30.Products that have been granted the Energy Label certification before the announcement of the amendment to the Directions shall all be applicable for the amended Directions after the effective date of the amended Directions.
If it is necessary to terminate the Energy Label use contract and the certified company’s right to use the energy label due to subsequent amendments to the Directions, the implementation unit may request the Bureau to terminate the right-to-use of the Energy Label and terminate the Energy Label use contract with the company.
31.For any outstanding matters not covered in the Directions, the resolution of the Energy Label Review Committee or the latest announcement made by the Bureau on the Energy Label website shall prevail.

　

Guidelines for the Operation of Energy Label Program, Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs
　
1. The Guidelines (“Guidelines”) below are duly established by the Bureau of Energy (“Bureau”) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (”MOEA”), to promote energy conservation, encourage manufacturers to produce high efficiency energy saving products, and to guide the consumers in preferential purchasing of these products.
2.In order to implement the Energy Label Program, the Bureau may commission an organization to serve as the Implementation Body for these Guidelines, and to conduct relevant implementation activities. The relevant responsibilities and obligations between the two parties (Bureau and the Implementation Body) shall be defined in a separate contract.
3.The product categories and their respective energy efficiency criteria applicable to the Guidelines shall be promulgated by the Bureau separately. The color and printing of the Energy Label shall be based on the Pantone Process 196-1 CVS C100 M070 Y000 K000, and Pantone Process 49-1 CVS C000 M070 Y100 K000. After obtaining the Label Usage Certificate in accordance with the Guidelines, the approved Energy Label user shall use the Label in the shape of the Energy Label symbol as registered service/trade mark owned by the Bureau, and shall not change/modify the shape of Label or add text to the Label. However, without changing the shape, the size of the Label may be proportionally enlarged or reduced.
4.The product categories, product types, their respective energy efficiency criteria and Energy Label labeling requirements applicable to the Guidelines shall be developed and promulgated by the Bureau separately.
5.In order to review the product categories, product types, energy efficiency criteria and labeling requirements applicable to the Guidelines, the Bureau may invite relevant experts to form an Energy Label Review Committee (“Committee”). The Committee shall be consisted of 7-9 members, and with the Director General and Deputy Director General of the Bureau serving as convener and deputy-convener of the Committee respectively. The Committee members shall be of the following representation, and each shall serve a two-year term under contract with the convener, which may be renewed when expired.
1) 4-5 members (may be technical experts or representatives from the academia) from the electrical, mechanical, chemical engineering or energy related fields;
2) 1-2 members from other relevant private sector organizations.
6.In principle, the Committee meetings shall be convened by the convener every three-month with the convener serving as chairperson of the meetings, but may hold provisional meetings in between if necessary. However, if the convener is unable to chair the meetings, the deputy-convener may serve as the chairperson. If both convener and deputy-convener can not be present, the convener shall assign a committee member to serve as the chairperson for the meetings. During the meetings, a resolution shall only be reached when over half of the committee members are present, and over half of the members present are for the resolution. When equal numbers of committee members are for and against the resolution, the convener shall break the tie.
When the meeting is in session, representatives from relevant agencies or organizations may be invited to present their views.
7.The guidelines concerning the application of label usage and the proper usage of label shall be developed and promulgated by the Bureau separately.
8.While applying for the usage of Energy Label, the applicant shall note the product model number, fill out the application, and submit the completed application to the Implementation Body.
Upon receiving the application, the Implementation Body shall complete the initial document review within a one-month period, which may be extended for one more month if necessary. If the submitted application documentation is deemed insufficient, the Implementation Body shall notify the applicant to submit required documents within a two-month period. If requested documents are not submitted with this period or are submitted but still deemed insufficient, then Implementation Body may reject the application.
After the application has passed the initial document review, the Implementation Body shall refer the application to the Committee for Committee review. After a successful Committee review, the Implementation Body shall notify the applicant to sign Energy Label Usage Contract within a one-month period, and shall request the Bureau to issue Label Usage Certificate to the applicant. The format of the label usage application shall be promulgated by the Bureau separately.

9.The applicant shall bear the costs of product energy efficiency testing incurred during the application process, as well as during periodic testing after the product has been approved to use the Energy Label.
10.The Energy Label Usage Certificate (“Certificate”) shall indicate business name, address and name of representative of the approved Energy Label user (“licensee”), together with the product name and model number of the approved/licensed product, serial number of certificate and the expiration date.
11.The validity period of the Certificate is two years. Within the validity period, the licensee may use the Energy Label on the licensed product without cost. Within 4 months prior to the expiration of the Certificate and the contract, the licensee may submit original Logo Usage Certificate, basic information for licensee and licensed product, together with licensed product production and sales data to Implementation Body to apply for renewal of label usage contract. The contract renewal period is two years and may be renewed multiple times. In order for the expiring contract to be renewed, the licensee must have record for actual licensed product production and sales.
12.If revisions are made to the Energy Label energy efficiency criteria, the applicant should base the application on the revised criteria. However for licensee whose contract has not expired, it may continue to use the Energy Label until the contract expiration date. Four months prior to the expiration date of the label usage contract, the Implementation Body shall notify the license in writing to renew the contract. While submitting renewal application, the licensee shall submit proofs that its product meets the revised energy efficiency criteria to the Implementation Body for review, and may continue to use the Label after passing the renewal review. However, the aforementioned requirements do not apply to energy efficiency criteria which have been lowered.
13.If there is a need to repeal certain product categories or types, the Bureau shall promulgate the list of such products at least six (6) months prior to the repeal’s taking effect, and shall since not accepting label usage application for such products.
14.The licensee shall compile the licensed product production and sales data for the previous quarters, prior to the tenth-day of the months of January, April, July and October, to Implementation Body for management and filing purpose.
15.If there is no record of actual licensed product production and sales within one year after the licensee’s receiving the Label Usage Certificate, the Implementation Body shall request the licensee to submit explanation in writing for review by the Review Committee. If the licensee submits no explanation or the explanation is deemed not acceptable, the Review Committee shall make the resolution to request the Bureau to terminate the licensee’s rights to label usage.
16.The Energy Label Usage Certificate and the label usage rights may not be transferred or sold.
17.In case the Energy Label Usage Certificate is lost or damaged, the licensee may submit statement of fact and corresponding proofs to Implementation Body and apply for re-issuance of usage certificate.
18.The licensee may only use the Energy Label on licensed product, and shall neither use the label on un-licensed products, nor use the label as trade mark or service mark.
19.The Implementation Body may conduct unscheduled energy efficiency sampling and testing on licensed product, and the licensee may not refrain from, obstruct, or refuse such testing.
20.The Implementation Body may commission credible testing organization to conduct product sampling and testing as specified in the previous article. If the results from such sampling and testing do not meet the requirements of energy efficiency criteria for which the product licensing is based upon, the Implementation Body shall inform the licensee in writing to conduct corrective actions within a 3-month period, and shall conduct product re-testing within one month after the expiration of three-month period. While conducting the re-testing, the number of product samples shall double the number normally used for sampling product with the same product model number. If the results from the re-testing still do not meet the requirements of the corresponding energy efficiency criteria, the Implementation Body shall report to the Review Committee, and the Committee shall then request the Bureau to terminate the licensee’s rights to label usage.
21.In the event that the licensee is subjected to any of the following conditions, the Implementation Body shall report to the Review Committee for review and then the Committee shall request the Bureau to terminate the licensee’s rights of label usage:
(1) the licensee applies for a termination of the contract;
(2) the business of the licensee has been suspended or shut-down;
(3) the licensee's business license has been revoked or repealed by the government;
(4) the licensee did not pass the contract renewal review;
(5) the licensee did not apply for contract renewal as per Article 12(2);
(6) the licensee did not provide licensed product production and sales data as per Article 14;
(7) the licensee did not provide written explanation as to why licensed product has no record of production or sales as per Article 15;
(8) the licensee violates Articles 16 regarding no certificate transfer or sale;
(9) the licensee violates Article 18 regarding proper certificate use;
(10) the licensee refrains from, obstructs, or refuses unscheduled testing conducted by the Implementation Body;
(11) Re-test results of the licensee's licensed product did not meet the requirements of the energy efficiency criteria.
For licensee whose rights to label usage have been terminated by the Bureau, the Implementation Body shall inform them in writing to stop using the Energy Label and return the Label Usage Certificate within a designated period. If the licensee fails to return the Certificate within the designated period, the Bureau shall cancel the Certificate.
Guidelines for the Application and Usage of Energy Label
1.The Guidelines ("Guidelines") below are duly established by the Bureau of Energy ("Bureau") of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, to promote the Energy Label Program and to serve as the reference and basis for applicants' application for Energy Label usage.
2.The applicant shall submit label usage application to the Implementation Body commissioned by the Bureau to operate the Energy Label Program.
3.The applicant shall be legally registered corporation or enterprise, and the product for which Energy Label usage application has been submitted shall meet the following requirements:
(1) the requirements of corresponding product test methods and energy efficiency criteria stipulated by the Energy Label Program;
(2) the requirements of relevant national standards specifying corresponding product performance and specification, if such standards are available; The products mentioned above denote appliances or equipment which are self-manufactured, manufactured by contractors, or imported, and which directly utilize electricity, fuel oils, fuel gases, or other types of energy.
4.The applicant for Energy Label usage shall submit application in the name of company or factory, and shall apply one Energy Label certificate number for each product model number.
5.The applicant shall submit one set of completed application form (see Appendix 1) while applying for the usage of Energy Label, which shall contain the following information:
(1) Basic Information for Applicant and Product
(i) company overview
(ii) product specification
(iii) basic product manufacturing process flow chart, applicable conditions, premises, and notes on usage limitations;
(iv) product photos (3" X 5') and notes on product series.
(2) Proofs of meeting basic qualifications
(i) Applicant with self-manufactured and self-marketed product
a. One copy of business registration certificate;
b. One copy of factory registration certificate; manufacturing factory (not required if products are imported, or product manufacturing factories are not required to apply for factory registration certificate in accordance with Factory Management Act);
c. (not applicable to motor vehicles) Registration Certificate for Product Certification or Certificate for Model Certification issued by the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection, MOEA;
d. (applicable to motor vehicles) Basic Information for Motor Vehicle Types issued by MOEA authorized organizations;
e. Certification issued by the local, municipal or county/city level environmental protection bureau, within the six-month period prior to the date of application, to prove that the factory has not received penalties of consecutive daily fines, order to suspend operation, order to shut down operation, revoke of permit, or referred to prosecution during the prior one year period;
f.Miscellaneous.
(ii)Applicant with contractor-manufactured but self-marketed product

a. One copy of business registration certificate (for contracted manufacturing factory);
b. One copy of factor registration certificate for contracted manufacturing factory;
c. (not applicable to motor vehicles) Registration Certificate for Product Certification or Certificate for Model Certification issued by Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection, MOEA;
d. (applicable to motor vehicles) Basic Information for Motor Vehicle Types issued by MOEA authorized organizations;
e. Certification issued by the local, municipal or county/city level environmental protection bureau, within the six-month period prior to the date of application, to prove that the factory has not received penalties of consecutive daily fines, order to suspend operation, order to shut down operation, revoke of permit, or referred to prosecution during the prior one year period;
f.A copy of manufacturing contract between contracted manufacturing factory and the applicant;
g.Completed application form from the contracted manufacturing factory;
h.Miscellaneous.
Notes:
(f) and (g) are required if the contracted manufacturing factory submitted the application on applicant's behalf;
If the manufacturing factory and the product marketer belong to the same corporate group, there is no need to supply documents required in (f) and (g).
(iii)Applicant with imported product
a. One copy of business registration certificate;
b. One copy of import permit or authorized dealership documents;
c. (not applicable to motor vehicles) Registration Certificate for Product Certification or Certificate for Model Certification (except motor vehicles) issued by Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection, MOEA;
d. (applicable to motor vehicles) Basic Information for Motor Vehicle Types issued by MOEA authorized organizations;
e. Miscellaneous.
(3) Proofs of products' energy efficiency. If there are revisions to the documents required in this article, separate announcement shall be made by the Implementation Body.
6.The Proofs of product energy efficiency may include the following:
(1). (not applicable to motor vehicles) Original or a copy (equivalent to the original) of the energy efficiency test report issued by a credible domestic testing laboratory (include laboratories accredited by the Taiwan Accreditation Foundation) which conducted the tests based on designated/promulgated energy efficiency test methods;
(2)(applicable to motor vehicles) Original or a copy (equivalent to the original) of the motor vehicle energy efficiency test report issued by a credible testing organization approved by the MOEA or government of the motor vehicle manufacturing countries;

(3) A copy of relevant certificates or proofs, if the product has received label usage certificates from other credible domestic labeling programs or other quality related certifications;

(4)If the domestic testing organizations can not conduct the product's energy efficiency testing, the applicant may submit energy efficiency test reports from foreign testing laboratories, and enclosed proof that such laboratories are accredited by the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) or Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC), to the Review Committee for review.
7.The Proofs of product energy efficiency may include the following:
(1)Application Submittal: The applicant should fill out the Energy Label Application Form, and stamp the completed form with corporate seal. The completed application form together with all required documentation should then be sent to the Implementation Body for processing.
(2) Initial Review: Upon receiving the application, the Implementation Body shall complete the initial document review and decide whether to forward the application to the Review Committee within a one-month period, which may be extended for one more month if necessary. The one-month initial review period does not include the time to submit additional documentation or conduct on-site product sampling and testing. If the submitted documentation is deemed insufficient, the Implementation Body shall notify the applicant to submit additional documents within a two-month period. If the requested documents are not submitted within this period or are submitted but still deemed insufficient, Implementation Body may reject the application and inform the Review Committee of the decision.

(3)Committee Review: The Review Committee shall conduct the Committee Review (second review) upon receiving the Implementation Body's recommendation. After the Committee Review, the Implementation Body shall inform the applicant of the review result in writing.

(4)Certificate Issuance: If the application has been approved by the Review Committee after the Committee Review, the Implementation Body shall notify the applicant in writing to sign Energy Label Usage Contract within a one-month period. After the contract has been signed, the Implementation Body shall request the Bureau to issue Label Usage Certificate to the applicant.

(5)Contract Renewal: Within 4 months prior to the expiration of the Certificate and contract, the licensee may submit product energy efficiency test results, records of licensed product production and sales, and proof that it has received no environmental related penalties to the Implementation Body to apply for renewal of label usage contract. The contract renewal period is two years and may be renewed multiple times. While applying for contract renewal, the applicant shall submit proof to the Implementation Body that its product meets the latest revised Energy Label energy efficiency criteria, and may continue to use the Energy Label until after the application has been approved. However, if the applicable product energy efficiency criteria have not been revised, or if the energy efficiency criteria are revised but are lowered, then there is no need for the licensee to submit energy efficiency test data during renewal application.
8.The shape of the Energy Label shall be based on the Registered Energy Label symbol (ROC Logo registration number: 00000057). The color and printing of the Energy Label shall be based on the Pantone Process 196-1 CVS C100 M070 Y000 K000 and the Pantone Process 49-1 CVS C000 M070 Y100 K000. However, the licensee may change the color of the Label depending on the product packaging.
9.Only the Energy Label licensee may use the Energy Label. While using the label, the licensee may not change/modify the shape of Label, but may proportionally enlarge or reduce the label without changing the shape. Also the licensee may print the Label Certificate number or the wording "Energy Label" outside of and at the bottom of the label. The Energy Label may be printed or affixed to the prominent areas on the product, packaging, container, product catalog shipping document.
10.The licensee shall meet the following requirement while using the label:
(1)The licensee shall compile the licensed product production and sales data for the previous quarters, prior to the tenth-day of the months of January, April, July and October, to Implementation Body for management and filing purpose. The term "licensee" denotes entities approved/licensed to use the Energy Label;
(2) If the licensee ceases to produce the licensed products, it should notify the Implementation Body within three months after the production ceased;

(3)The licensee may not refrain from, obstruct, or refuse the energy efficiency testing requested by the Implementation Body;

(4)In case the Energy Label Usage Certificate is lost or damaged, the licensee may submit statement of fact and corresponding proofs to Implementation Body and apply for re-issuance;

(5)The Energy Label Usage Certificate and the label usage rights may not be transferred or sold;

(6)The licensee may only use the Energy Label on licensed product, and shall neither use the label on un-licensed products, nor use the label as trade mark or service mark;

(7) The licensee may not continue to use the Energy Label if the usage contract has expired and no renewal application has been submitted, or the Bureau has revoked the licensee's rights to label usage. Continuing usage of Energy Label under such circumstances will be considered an act of piracy or infringement.
Incentive Measures

The Energy Label licensed products may be eligible for the preferential procurement treatment stipulated under the "Measures for the Preferential Procurement of Environmental Protection Products by the ROC Government Agencies" and thus increase the product market. In addition, while purchasing Energy Label licensed products, both public and private entities may apply for reduced business income tax and low-interest loans in accordance with the "Guidelines for Granting Low-interest Loans for Procurement of Energy Saving Equipment".
Incentives
Products approved to use Energy Label have been designated as product categories for preferential procurement in the “Measures for the Priority Procurement of Environmentally Preferable Products by ROC Government Agencies”. As such, the market share of labeled products is expected to expand greatly. Based on the “Measures for Investment Deductions of Corporations Purchasing Energy Saving Equipment or Equipment Employing New or Cleaner Technologies” and “Guidelines for the Preferential Granting of Loans on Energy Saving Equipment Purchases”, organizations which purchase energy labeled products may qualify for income tax deduction and preferential loans.

Please refer to the following regulations:
“Measures for Priority Procurement of Environmentally Preferable Products by ROC Government Agencies”
“Measures for Investment Deductions of Corporations Purchasing Energy Saving Equipment or Equipment Employing New or Cleaner Technologies”
Guidelines for Preferential Granting of Loans on Energy Saving Equipment Purchases”
Description of Fees
Neng-Ji-Zi Document #09904034180
Amended the “Fee-charging Standards for Energy Label,” which became effective on March 16, 2010.
Fee-charging Standards for Energy Label
Article 1 These Standards are formulated in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 of the Charges and Fees Act.
Article 2 Companies who apply with the Bureau of Energy of the Ministry of Economic Affairs or agencies entrusted with the use of Energy Labels shall pay the review fees according to the following standards:
I.NT$1,000 per model of each main model per each new application. NT$1,000 per model of a model series.
II.NT$1,000 per model of each contract renewal application.
III.NT$100 per certificate for the change of company name, address, telephone number and the responsible person.
Article 3 After the review fee stipulated in the preceding article has been paid, no application for refund shall be accepted for any reason, except when there is an incorrect payment or overpayment that shall be handled in accordance with the Charges and Fees Act.
Article 4 The Standards shall become effective on January 1, 2008.

National Treasury Administration of the Central Bank
Account: Review Fee Account of the Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Account Number: 05269601019000
Payer shall indicate in the Remarks field: Company name - Energy Label (application number or certificate number to be renewed)

　
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