Energy-Efficiency Label (Energy Star)

The EU is to adopt the US administrations voluntary "Energy Star" energy-efficiency label for use on office equipment and will share in setting the schemes future standards according to a 1999 agreement with Washington. Although the label applies to many types of appliances, at this point, the EU will only use it for office equipment personal computers, fax machines, computer scanners, copiers, and printers. The current EU eco-labelling system will continue to coexist in spite of the adoption of the Energy Star.

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