Australia's energy efficiency

Greenhouse and energy minimum standards and regulations issued by the Australian (referred to as "GEMS"), is at the end of September 30, 2013 transitional period, prior to replace Australia MEPS certification of energy efficiency. GEMS certification period of October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013. Had applied for the MEPS authentication products, allowing for free in transition period to GEMS certification. After the transition period, will no longer be recognized MEPS certification. GEMS certification to compulsory certification, to control the products must have a GEMS certification to sell in the market, and applicants must be Australian locally incorporated company. Involves products include: dishwasher, household refrigeration appliances, linear double fluorescent lamp, ELV lamp, fluorescent lamp ballast transformer and electronic voltage converter, washing machine, general lighting ballast compact fluorescent lamp, general lighting incandescent lamp, electric water heater, etc.


GEMS certification is mainly divided into two steps, first is to choose the product testing, test based on the standard consistent with the original MEPS authentication, as long as it is generally the ISO 17025 approved lab test report all can gain recognition; The second step is to submit test report and other data are registered GEMS, will receive GEMS certification after data has been verified. New regulations and GEMS in registration with the new requirements, the applicant can select a single state register, but unity to the Australian Regulator for registration, and according to the product category, registration fee is 440 to 870 Australian dollars, registration deadline for five years.