1 Requirements on Minimum Energy Performance Standard and Energy 
Efficiency Rating Labelling and Inspection for Electric Pots       
(Amendment Draft)  
Subject : Amendment to the Requirements on Minimum Energy Performance 
Standard and Energy Efficiency Rating La belling and Inspection for Electric Pots  
Basis: Paragraph 4, Article 14 of the Energy Management Act  
Announcement ： 
1. Application Scop e：The Electric Pots  stated  in this Announcement refer to  those 
meeting the definition of Electric Pot s as defined in CNS 1 2625 , and promulgated by 
the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) of the Ministry of 
Economic Affair s (MOEA) as products requiring inspection before marketing.  
2. Test Method ：In accordance with CNS 12625 . 
3. The testing and calculation  of Electric Pots shall comply with the following 
requirements ： 
(1) The Water Capacity of Electric Pot s shall be tested in acco rdance with CNS 
12625 .The measured value of Water Capacity rounded off to the first decimal 
place and shall be greater than or equal to 95% of the declared value of products.  
(2) The Normalized Standing Loss per 24 h  value  (Est,24) of Electric Pot s shall b e 
tested in accordance with CNS 12625 .The measured value of Est,24 rounded off to 
the third  decimal place shall not be lower than the Minimum Energy Performance 
Standard (MEPS) of Electric Pot s (see Table 1), and shall be less than or equal to 
105% of the declared value of products.  
4. Labelling Scheme for Energy Performance and Energy Efficiency Rating  
(1) The minimum size of displayed label shall be : 90mm (height) 60mm  (width).The 
samples and specifications are provided as follow : 
 
  
  
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(2) The Energy Efficienc y Rating Label shall include the information listed as below : 
(i) Name of the product ( Electric Pots ) 
(ii)Model number of the product;  
(iii)Rated water  capacity  (Liters) ; 
(iv)Normalized standing loss  per 24 h value  (kWh/24 h ); 
(v)Energy Efficiency Rating classified in accordance with the “Energy Efficiency 
Rating Standards for Electric Pots ” of Table 2;.  
(vi)Annual electricity consumption (kWh), which is calculated by the  Normalized 
standing loss  per 24 h  value (kW h/24 h )  365 days /year ; 
(vii) The year a nd the number of announcement of the applied Energy Efficiency 
Rating Standards for Electric Pots ; 
(viii) Registration number of the product; and  
(ix) Other texts designated by the Central Competent Authority.  
(3) The display or post of the label  
While display ing or marketing Electric Pots , the firms shall display, post or 
disclose the Energy Efficiency Rating Label on the front of the products , and shall 
not hide, destroy or adopt other means to render the label ling not recognizable by 
the consumers.  
While ma nufacturing or importing the products, the firms  shall display or attach 
the Energy Efficiency Rating Label in/on the product instruction/manual  or the 
smallest sales package of the product , or place the label in a prominent area on the 
front of the produc ts. 
(4) Energy efficiency rating  
The products shall be classified for Energy Efficiency Rating based on the labeled 
Est,24, and shall be labeled on the Energy Efficiency Rating Label.   3 (5) Market Inspection  
The Central Competent Authority may apply random inspectio n per annum while 
applying the inspection of the Energy Efficiency Rating Labelling. The samples 
for random inspection shall be designated by the Central Competent Authority, 
and shall be delivered by the firms to the designated inspection laboratories for  
testing within the required term. The amount of samples for random inspection 
shall be decided based on the total amount of products marketed by the 
manufacturers or the importers of the previous year. In principle, one unit shall be 
sampled for inspectio n for 6 ,000 units. If the total amount is less than 6,000 units, 
one unit shall still be sampled for inspection. Nonetheless, the Central Competent 
Authority may adjust the amount of sampl es and the sampling ratio for random 
inspection according to actual needs.  
 
Table 1 MEPS for Electric Pots  
Rated Water Capacity,  
V (Liters , L) Normalized Standing Loss per 24 h  
Est,24 (kWh/24  h) 
All models  0.140V+0.641  
 
Table 2 Energy Efficiency Rating S tandards for Electric Pots  
Rated Water  
Capacity,  V 
(Liters , L) Energy Efficiency 
Rating  Normalized Standing Loss per 24 h  
Est,24 (kWh/24 h)  
All models  Class 1 Est,24≦0.067V＋0.308  
Class 2 0.067V＋0.308 < E st,24 ≦0.085V＋0.391  
Class 3 0.085V＋0.391 < E st,24 ≦0.104V＋0.474  
Class 4 0.104V＋0.474 < E st,24 ≦0.122V＋0.558  
Class 5 0.122V＋0.558 < E st,24 ≦0.140V＋0.641