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Regulation Impact Statement for Consultation: MEPS and other measures for Commercial Ice Makers: The notified consultation document presents policy options to introduce Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for commercial ice-makers offered for sale in New Zealand and Australia. (...) The proposed measures contribute to the New Zealand Government's priorities under the Emissions Reduction Plan to "Use energy efficiently, lower costs and manage demand for energy" as well as targets under the Climate Change Response Act to reach net zero emissions by 2050. (...)

Equipment Energy Efficiency (E3) Consultation Regulation Impact Statement – for consultation on the energy efficiency of electronic displays: he notified consultation document presents policy options to: Increase the Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and update the Mandatory Energy Performance Labelling (MEPL) requirements for televisions and computer monitors; Introduce MEPS and MEPL requirements for digital signage displays.The policy options are to align with the MEPS levels in the European Union ecodesign requirements (2019/2021) for electronic displays. Different transition timeframes and approaches are considered in the consultation document. Consideration is also being given to the use of international test standards including IEC 62087. (...) The proposed measures contribute to the New Zealand Government's priorities under the Emissions Reduction Plan to "Use energy efficiently, lower costs and manage demand for energy" as well as targets under the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019 to reach net zero emissions by 2050.; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment

Clothes washing machines: Australian Determination (which New Zealand will align with): Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2015 (legislation.gov.au). Rotary clothes dryers: Australian Determination (which New Zealand will align with): Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Rotary Clothes Dryers) Determination 2015 (legislation.gov.au). Dishwashers: Australian Determination (which New Zealand will align with): Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Dishwashers) Determination 2015 (legislation.gov.au): he Energy Efficiency Conversation Authority (EECA) proposes to align New Zealand's energy requirements for clothes washing machines, rotary clothes dryers and dishwashers with the relevant Australian Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Determinations. (...) Alignment with the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2015 will involve (...) The proposed measures also contribute to the New Zealand Government's priorities under the Emissions Reduction Plan to "Use energy efficiently, lower costs and manage demand for energy" as well as targets under the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019 to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

Cutting lead levels in paints: proposed amendments to group standards: The Environmental Protection Agency proposes to reduce lead levels permitted in paints by amending the following group standards: Surface Coating and Colourants; Aerosols; Corrosion Inhibitors; and Graphic Materials. The proposals include amendments to: 1. Limit lead in paints covered by the Surface Coatings and Colourants Group Standards and Aerosols Group Standards to 90 ppm; 2. Add lead limits to the Corrosion Inhibitors Group Standards (...)

Executive Decree No. 9 of 6 May 2022 "regulating Law No. 187 of 2 December 2020, which regulates the reduction and gradual replacement of single-use plastics": The general objective of the notified Executive Decree is to establish criteria to guarantee that single-use plastics are reduced and gradually replaced by sustainable alternatives that are less harmful to the environment and human health, in accordance with the time frames and guidelines established in the law.

Conformity assessment procedure for the marketing and importation of the items provided for in Article 8 of Law No. 187 of 2 December 2020: Procedure for imported products; procedure for domestic products.

Draft Regulation on fertilizers and like substances: The notified draft Regulation establishes provisions to regulate activities relating to the life cycle of fertilizers and like substances from a sustainable soil management perspective. The provisions also seek to promote the competitiveness and sustainability of domestic agriculture and to improve food and nutrition security and food safety with a view to ensuring the safety, quality and efficient use of fertilizers and like substances and minimizing their adverse health and environmental impacts.

Draft Supreme Decree approving the Technical Regulation establishing the minimum energy efficiency standard for lighting sources for domestic and similar general lighting uses: The notified draft Technical Regulation seeks to establish the minimum energy efficiency standard (MEPS) for lighting sources for domestic and similar general lighting uses in order to be marketed in the country. The purpose of this Technical Regulation is to promote the efficient use of energy, through provisions that establish the necessary measures and procedures for the minimum energy performance standard of lighting sources for use in the national territory, in order to reduce energy consumption, mitigate the effects of climate change, protect the environment, and care for the health and well-being of society.

Draft Regulation for the installation and operation of charging infrastructure for electric mobility: (...) seeks to establish a regulatory framework to provide guidance to the various actors involved in the installation and operation of electrical mobility charging infrastructure. It seeks to establish the minimum requirements for the installation, operation, security and maintenance of electrical mobility charging infrastructure, as well as the design and construction of such facilities. It also seeks to safeguard human safety, the environment, health and its environment, as well as preventing practices likely to mislead consumers and their environment.

Prescribing the Guidelines on the Philippine Transport Vehicles Fuel Economy Labeling Program (VFELP) for Compliance of Vehicle Manufacturers, Importers, Distributors, Dealers, and Rebuilders: The mandatory implementation of the VFELP will lead to, among others, the empowerment of consumers by enabling them to validate information provided by vehicle manufacturers, importers, distributors, dealers, and rebuilders which will facilitate the selection of fuel-efficient transport vehicles, realization of fuel savings, elimination of fuel-inefficient vehicles in the market, and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.