regul ec european parliament council novemb commun energi effici label programm offic equip european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe consult committe region act accord procedur laid articl treati offic equip account signific share total electr consumpt effect measur reduc electr consumpt offic equip reduc standbi consumpt accord council conclus standbi loss consum electron equip model commun market level consumpt standbi mode measur reduc electr consumpt equip switch need compromis function commiss ascertain measur order exploit energi save potenti import promot measur aim proper function intern market desir coordin nation energi label initi minimis advers impact industri trade base high level protect propos approxim provis laid law regul administr action member state health safeti environment protect consum protect regul contribut high level protect environ consum aim signific improv energi effici type equip object propos action suffici achiev member state achiev commun level commun adopt measur accord principl subsidiar set articl treati accord principl proportion set articl regul order achiev object articl treati call protect improv environ prudent ration utilis natur resourc object commun polici environ electr gener consumpt account man made carbon dioxid emiss primari energi consumpt commun percentag increas standbi loss electr equip account consumpt council decis eec june commun action programm improv effici electr twin object encourag consum favour applianc equip high electr effici improv effici applianc equip step need improv consum inform unfccc protocol agre kyoto decemb call greenhous gase emiss reduct commun latest period order achiev object stronger measur requir reduc emiss commun decis ec european parliament council septemb review european commun programm polici action relat environ sustain develop quot sustain quot kei prioriti integr environment requir relat energi provis energi effici label applianc council resolut decemb energi effici european commun call increas label applianc equip desir coordin energi effici requir label test method energi effici offic equip extra cost case pai addit cost electr save short time energi save reduct object achiev cost effect manner area disadvantag consum industri offic equip trade worldwid agreement govern unit state america european commun coordin energi effici label programm offic equip facilit intern trade environment protect equip regul aim implement abovement agreement commun order influenc requir energi star label worldwid commun particip label scheme draw technic specif regular review carri commiss ascertain technic criteria set ambiti suffici account commun concern effect enforc system ensur energi effici label programm offic equip implement properli guarante fair condit competit produc protect consum right regul confin offic equip product council direct eec septemb indic label standard product inform consumpt energi resourc household applianc instrument offic equip cost effect measur promot energi effici offic equip voluntari label programm assign task contribut set review technic specif bodi european commun energi star board ecesb order achiev effici neutral implement scheme ecesb compos nation repres ensur energi effici label programm offic equip consist coordin prioriti commun polici commun label qualiti certif scheme establish direct eec regul ec european parliament council juli revis commun eco label award scheme desir coordin commun energi star programm voluntari label energi scheme offic equip commun order prevent confus consum potenti market distort guarante transpar implement scheme ensur consist relev intern standard order facilit access particip scheme manufactur export countri commun adopt regul articl object regul establish rule commun energi effici label programm offic equip hereinaft quot energi star programm quot defin agreement govern unit state america european commun coordin energi effici label programm offic equip hereinaft refer quot agreement quot particip energi star programm voluntari basi articl scope regul appli offic equip product group defin annex agreement subject amend thereof accord articl agreement articl definit purpos regul quot common logo quot mean mark refer annex quot programm particip quot mean manufactur assembl export import retail bodi commit promot design energi effici offic equip product meet specif energi star programm chosen particip energi star programm regist commiss quot specif quot mean energi effici perform requir includ test method determin qualif energi effici offic equip product common logo articl gener principl energi star programm coordin commun label qualiti certif arrang scheme commun eco label award scheme establish regul eec indic label standard product inform consumpt energi resourc household applianc establish direct eec common logo programm particip bodi individu offic equip product promot offic equip product common logo grant quot unit state environment protect agenc quot usepa deem compli regul evid contrari prejudic commun rule conform assess conform mark intern agreement conclud commun countri access commun market product cover regul commun market test commiss member state order verifi complianc requir regul articl registr programm particip applic programm particip submit commiss decis authoris applic programm particip commiss verifi applic agre compli logo user guidelin contain annex agreement commiss publish updat list programm particip commun member state regular basi articl promot inform commiss make maximum effort encourag cooper member state member ecesb common logo awar rais action inform campaign consum supplier dealer gener public member state seek ensur consum interest bodi made awar access detail inform energi star programm commun tool order encourag purchas offic equip product common logo commiss commun institut public author nation level prejudic commun nation law econom criteria encourag energi effici requir demand energi star specif defin requir offic equip product articl voluntari energi label scheme exist voluntari energi label scheme offic equip product member state exist energi star programm commiss member state act order ensur coordin energi star programm nation scheme label scheme commun member state articl european commun energi star board commiss establish european commun energi star board ecesb consist nation repres refer articl relev interest parti ecesb review implement commun energi star programm provid advic assist commiss enabl carri role manag entiti year entri forc regul year ecesb draw report market penetr product bear common logo technolog reduc energi consumpt commiss ensur extent conduct activ ecesb observ respect offic equip product group balanc particip relev interest parti concern product group manufactur retail import environment protect group consum organis commiss establish ecesb rule procedur take account view member state repres ecesb commiss european parliament council inform ecesb activ articl nation repres member state design nation energi polici expert author person hereinaft refer quot nation repres quot respons carri task provid regul nation repres design member state determin repres respect power coordin requir applic articl work plan accord object set articl commiss establish work plan month entri forc regul propos european parliament council consult ecesb work plan includ strategi develop energi star programm set subsequ year object energi effici improv bear mind pursu high standard consum environment protect market penetr energi star programm seek achiev commun level exhaust list offic equip product consid prioriti inclus energi star programm outlin propos educ promot campaign action propos coordin cooper energi star programm voluntari energi label scheme member state work plan review period review time latest month submit european parliament council subsequ monthli interv articl preparatori procedur revis technic criteria view prepar revis specif offic equip product group cover annex agreement submit draft propos repli usepa procedur laid agreement council decis ec conclus behalf european commun agreement govern unit state america european commun coordin energi effici label programm offic equip step commiss request ecesb make suggest revis agreement ecesb make suggest commiss initi commiss consult ecesb receiv propos revis agreement usepa ecesb opinion commiss account result feasibl market studi technolog reduc energi consumpt commiss account object set technic specif high level due regard technolog cost reduc energi consumpt analys ecesb report refer articl articl market surveil control abus common logo connect product cover agreement accord logo user guidelin contain annex agreement fals mislead advertis label logo lead confus common logo introduc regul prohibit commiss ensur proper common logo undertak coordin action articl viii paragraph agreement member state action ensur conform provis regul territori inform commiss member state refer evid complianc programm particip bodi commiss initi action articl implement month entri forc regul member state inform commiss measur ensur complianc articl revis parti agreement discuss renew agreement accord articl xii thereto commiss assess energi star programm light experi gain oper commiss produc submit european parliament council januari report monitor energi effici offic equip market commun give evalu effect energi star programm propos measur complementari programm report examin result dialogu eu usa energi star specif effect articl final provis regul enter forc dai public offici journal european commun regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel novemb european parliament presid fontain council presid reynder oj oj oj opinion european parliament februari oj council common posit publish offici journal decis european parliament octob oj oj oj oj 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