Peru Postpones Implementation of New Requirements for Mandatory Certification of Energy Appliances

On April 6, 2019, Peruvian Government published Supreme Decree No. 009-2019-EM to postpone the date of implementation of requirements for mandatory certification established by Technical Regulation on the Energy Efficiency Labelling of Energy Using Equipment No. 009-2017-EM of July 4，2017.

According to the new Decree, requirements to submit a Certificate of Conformity will enter into force gradually for the following energy appliances within the following deadlines:

For household lamps and similar products for general lighting — from April 7, 2019 to November 3, 2019

For three-phase asynchronous or induction electric motors with squirrel cage rotor —from April 7, 2019 to December 3, 2019

From  April 7, 2019 to April 1, 2020 — for the following products:

Domestic refrigeration equipment

Household washing machines

Household tumble dryers

Air conditioners

Domestic water heaters

For ballasts for household and similar fluorescent lamps and boilers — till April 1, 2020

During the transition period, importers, distributors or sellers must incorporate the energy efficiency label complying with the Technical Regulation and its Annexes without the need to present a certificate of conformity. Each annex contains an image of the Energy Efficiency Label for its specific product.