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9.1.3 Proposed Process
1. Compliance with voluntary and mandatory standards and label-
ling requirements must be ensured through a credible enforce-
ment scheme to guarantee programme effectiveness. Programme
evaluation will inform necessary programme modifications,
justify further activities and provide the documentation neces-
sary to sustain the standards and labelling programmes over the
longĀ term.
2. The legislative process should ensure that standards and labels are
periodically reviewed and raised ('ratcheted' upward) as the overall
product efficiency on the market improves. The changes will mostly
depend on the results of programme evaluation.
3. In the programme design and improvement process, input from
all stakeholders (government, private companies, consumer asso-
ciations etc.) should be considered. Cooperation among the stake-
holders is the key to the success of programmes. However, the local
and national governments must also hold their decisions final, after
carefully considering all suggestions.
9.2 Measures and Assessments
9.2.1 Proposed Labels for Egypt: Major Appliances
The proposed energy labels are separated into at least four categories:
1. The appliance's details: Specific details of the model and its materi-
als for each appliance.
2. Energy class: A colour code associated with a letter (from A to G)
that gives an idea of the appliance's electrical consumption.
3. Consumption, efficiency, capacity and so forth: This section gives
information according to appliance type.
4. Noise: The noise emitted by the appliance is described in decibels.
9.2.1.1 Refrigerators, Freezers and Combined Appliances
There should be a summary that indicates the energy efficiency; the index is
calculated for each appliance according to its consumption and its compart-
ments' volume taking into account the appliance type. The index is thus not
calculated in kWh (FigureĀ 9.1).
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