EU Adopts New Regulation for Energy Star Programme
December 17, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The European Union (EU) Council of Ministers adopted a new regulation for the implementation of the Energy Star programme in EU member states.
This regulation requires EU institutions and member states' governmental authorities, when purchasing office equipment, to use energy efficiency criteria no less demanding than those defined in the Energy Star programme.
Energy Star is part of the European Community strategy to better manage energy demand, contribute to security of energy supply and mitigate climate change.
"The requirement of the new Energy Star regulation to apply ambitious energy efficiency criteria in the public procurement of office equipment will further push manufacturers to put efficient equipment on the market while making good use of public money. This achievement proves the EU's commitment to turn ambitious energy efficiency goals into reality," said Andris Piebalgs, European Commission (EC) energy commissioner.
Under this new regulation, the usual thresholds for public supply contracts apply. This is the first time that the council and the European Parliament have agreed on making certain energy efficiency criteria mandatory for public procurement.
The energy efficiency criteria defined in the Energy Star programme are continuously upgraded by the EU in close cooperation with EU member states and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Further information is available online on the Energy Star web site.
Source: European Commission.