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White goods industry ditches voluntary accords
March 25, 2007
White goods industry ditches voluntary accords
New energy efficiency standards for large household appliances should be set through binding legislation and not voluntary agreements, EU white goods industry association Ceced declared.
Announcing a reversal of long-standing policy, Ceced president Magnus Yngen told journalists the association would not renew any of the voluntary agreements it had concluded with the European commission on energy efficiency over the last decade
The move could herald a wider industry move away from voluntary agreements, which have been discredited recently by a European commission acknowledgement that a major agreement by carmakers to cut greenhouse gas emission has failed.
Mr Yngen said the decision had been prompted by two factors. First, national authorities had failed to enforce European energy labelling laws. Second, non-Ceced importers had gained a growing share of the market. Both were encouraging 'free-riders' to flout the standards. Ceced is to carry out a survey of refrigerator energy labels to demonstrate the extent of non-compliance.
For more information, please visit Ceced website.
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