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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8213

17 May 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
"Energy" labelling of electric ovens and air-conditioning equipment compulsory in 2003

Brussels, 16/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - From 2003, manufacturers of electric ovens or air-conditioning equipment will have to label the amount of energy consumed by the products exposed for sale. This decision, adopted by the European Commission on Wednesday aims to help consumers save on energy and thus contribute to enhancing the EU's security of energy supply and combat global warming. Other household equipment is already covered by this European labelling programme for energy consumption:...

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