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 ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND LABELLING 
(IMPROVED BIOMASS COOK STOVE S) REGULATIONS, 2019  
 
IN exercise of the powers conferred on the Minister responsible for Energy by 
section 50 (e)  of the Renewable Energy  Act, 2011  (Act 832) these Regulations are 
made this (xx) day of (Month ) 2019. 
 
Purpose of Regulations  
1. The purpose of these Regulations is to provide for:  
(a) the enforcement of minimum performance requirements for improved 
biomass cook stove s prescribed in these Regulations and measured in  accordance 
with the  Ghana-ISO standard test sequence for emissions and performance, safety 
and durability ( GS ISO 19867 -1) as may be repealed, amended or replaced ; and 
 (b) the labelling of  improved  biomass cook stove s. 
Application of Regulations  
2. These Regulations apply to  commercially available  portable  improved biomass 
cookstove s manufactured in Ghana or imported for use in Ghana.  
Duty  to comply with Regulations  
3. (1) A person who manufactures or imports improved biomass cook stove s for use 
in Ghana shall compl y with:  
(a) the minimum performance  standard  prescribed in Table 1 of Schedule I 
and measured in accordance with GS ISO 19867 -1; and 
(b) the labelling requirements prescribed in Schedule  II. 
    (2) All improved biomass  cook stove s offered for sale in Ghana shall meet the 
minimum performance requirement of 20% for thermal efficiency and a safety score 
of 70 measured in accorda nce with  GS ISO 19867 -1. 
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 Labelling requirements  and information   
4. (1) A person s hall not import, store, o ffer for sale, sell, distribute or otherwise  
dispose of a n improved  biomass cook stove  unless the cook stove  bears a label that  
indicates the minimum performance.  
    (2) The label on a n improved  biomass cook stove  shall :  
(a) conform to  the form provided in Schedule I I; and  
(b) contain the information specified in Schedule I I. 
    (3) The label shall be : 
(a) in the English language ; and 
(b) affixed conspicuously on both the body of the cook stove  and packag e that 
contains the  cookstove . 
    (4) The label shall  be in : 
(a) “black and white” with the print and background in colours which preserve 
the legibility of the label where the printing is done on the package; and  
(b) full colour if t he label is affixed on the package.  
    (5) Where the label is affixed on the stove , it shall be in colour , printed on a 
water proof material and affixed conspicuously onto the stove  so that it remains 
clearly visible and is not obscured w henever the stove  is displayed . 
    (6) A person shall not remove the label on a n improved  biomass cookstove before 
the first retail purchase of the cook stove . 
    (7)  For the purposes of this regulation, “first retail purchase” means purcha se of 
an improved biomass  cook stove  by the first end user . 
Technical documentation  
5. (1) A person shall not import, store, offer for sale, sell, distribute or otherwise  
dispose of a n improved  biomass cook stove  unless that person has made available 
sufficient technical documentation to enable the accuracy of the information  
contained in an information sheet or on a label to be assessed.  
    (2) The technical documentation referred to in sub -regulation (1) shall include:  3 
 
  (a) the name and address of the manufacturer and/or the importer ; 
 (b) the type of  biomass fuel used by t he cook stove ; 
(c) relevant drawings on the main design features of the model and parameters 
of the cook stove  which affects its thermal efficiency  and safety ; 
(d) reports of relevant tests undertaken by a n accredited third party cook stove  
testing laboratory to verify the performance of the cook stove  as prescribed in 
GS ISO 19867 -1; and 
 (e) operating instructions.  
    (3) A manufacturer or importer  shall make the technical documentation available 
for inspection by an enforcement authority as and when requested.  
Duties of manufacturer or importer  in respect of information sheet  
6. (1) A manufacturer or importer  of an improved biomass cook stove  shall provide 
an information sheet which shall:  
 (a) be in the English language;  
 (b) contain the information provided in Schedule II I; and  
 (c) be in  the form prescribed in Schedule III.  
    (2) The category of the cookstove  shall be determined in accordance with the 
categories specified in Schedule IV.  
    (3) The thermal efficiency star rat ing of a n improved biomass cook stove  shall be 
determined in accordance with the ratings provided in Schedule I.  
    (4) The safety score of a n improved biomass  cook stove  shall be determined in 
accordance with the procedure prescribed in GS ISO 19867 -1. 
 
    (5) Where the manuf acturer or importer  provides a product brochure with the 
cook stove , the brochure must contain the information sheet.  
    (6) Where a manufacturer or importer  provides a cook stove  without a product 
brochure, the manufacturer or importer  must provi de the information sheet with any 
other relevant document.  4 
 
 Access to information on technical documentation and information sheet  
7. (1) The information required under regulations 4, 5 and 6 shall be obtained in 
accordance with the test procedures specifie d in GS ISO 19867 -1. 
    (2) Information  obtained in a manner contrary to sub -regulation (1) shall for the 
purposes of these Regulations be deemed not to be valid.  
Duty of manufacturer or importer  to ensure accuracy of information  
8. (1) A manufacture r or importer  shall ensure that the information in an information 
sheet or on a label in respect of a n improved biomass  cook stove  that the 
manufacturer or importer  supplies is accurate.  
    (2) The duty required of a manufacturer or importer  under sub -regulation (1) do es 
not de viate  from any other right of action which a person may have by law against 
the manufacturer, importer  or any other person with respect to the inaccuracy of 
information in an information sheet or on a label.  
Consent to publication of information  
9. The manufacturer or importer  shall be deemed to have consented to the 
publication of the information given in an information sheet or on a label of a n 
improved biomass  cook stove  which that manufacturer or importer  deals in.  
Information in respect of mail order and ot her distance selling  
10. (1) Where a person offers a n improved biomass  cook stove  for sale to a consumer 
in this country through a particular medium of communication, that person shall 
ensure that the communication:  
 (a) is in the English Language;  
 (b) includes the inf ormation specified in Schedule V; and  
(c) describes the cook stove  in accordance with the thermal efficiency star 
ratings provided in Schedule I , the safety score  and the categories of Schedule 
IV. 
    (2) Where other information is provided as require d in an information sheet, it 
shall be incorporated in the information required under sub -regulation (1 ) (b) and (c) 
in the form provided and in the sequence indicated in Schedule III.  5 
 
 Misleading information  
11. (1) A person shall not display a label, mark , or symbol or inscription which 
relates to the performance of a stove  if the display is likely to be deceptive, 
misleading or false.  
    (2) Sub -regulation (1) shall not apply to a label, mark, symbol or inscription 
displayed under an environment al, endorsement or other existing labelling schemes.  
Power of enforcement authority to require technical documentation  
12. Where an enforcement authority has reason to suspect that the information given 
in an information sheet or on a label is incorrect, t he authority may by notice served  
on the manufacturer or importer of the stove , require the manufacturer or importer 
to provide the authority with the technical documentation referred to in regulation 5 
within a specified time period.  
Power of enf orcement authority to inspect stove  
13. An enforcement authority may at any reasonable  time: 
(a) enter any premises or place where that authority  has reason to believe  that 
biomass cook stove s are being manufactured,  assembled , distributed , offered 
for sale or being disposed of; and  
(b) examine a stove  
(i) displayed for sale;  
(ii) at the point of import; or  
(iii) at a warehouse  
to ascertain whether the stove s comply with the provisions of these 
Regulations.  
Power to seize and detain stove  and supporting document  
14. (1) Where an enforcement authority has reason to believe that any provision of 
these Regulations has been violated, that authority may:  
(a) at any reasonable time enter premises other than a dwelling pl ace and 
inspect any biomass cook stove ; 6 
 
 (b) require a person engaged in a stove  business or employed in connection 
with a stove  business to produce supporting document  in respect of stove ; 
(c) seize a stove  that is not p roperly  labelled or  that is labelled in such a way 
as to be  deceptive, misleading or false;  
(d) seize and detain a stove  for the purpose of testing to verify  the information 
on the label;  
(e) seize and detain any relevant document to be us ed as evidence in 
proceedings in respect of an offence committed under these Regulations;  
(f) cause a container containing imported items at the port or a warehouse in -
land to be opened for the purpose of inspection; and  
(g) break open a container or wareh ouse where efforts made to get it opened 
under sub -regulation (1) (f) has failed.  
    (2) For the purposes of sub -regulation (1) (b) and (e), the enforcement authority 
may require information stored electronically to be made available to the authority 
in printed form.  
Powers of enforcement authority to test stove  
15. (1) An enforcement authority may purchase and test a biomass stove  to determine 
whether a provision of these Regulations has been violated.  
       (2) An enforcement authority  shall have the power to obtain and test a stove  to 
determine whether a provision of these Regulations has been violated.  
       (3) Where an enforcement authority is requested by any person to test a  stove  to 
verify information on the la bel and it is practicable for the authority to comply with 
the request, the authority shall seize, detain and test the stove . 
       (4) The test conducted on a stove  purchased under sub -regulation (1), obtained 
or seized and tested under  sub-regulations (2) (3), shall be in accordance with the 
procedures specified in the Standard s. 
Order to access information or obtain stove  
16. (1) An enforcement authority may apply to the court within which jurisdiction 
that authority exercises  powers for an order to enter premises where a stove  is being 
manufactured or stored, if the authority has reason to believe that a stove  or 7 
 
 document which the authority has power to inspect or seize, can assist in the 
disclosure of evide nce of any of these Regulations being violated, where:  
 (a) the authority is refused entry to the premises; or  
 (b) a notification to enter premises would defeat the object of the entry; or  
 (c) the premises are unoccupied or the occupier is temporarily ab sent. 
(2) The court may grant an order to enter the premises, which shall be valid for 
a period of one month.   
(3) With respect to sub -regulations (1) and (2), an  enforcement authority shall 
as soon as practicable serve the person against whom the power ha s been 
exercised, a written notice which shall:  
 (a) state precisely  what has been seized and detained; and  
 (b) explain where, within what period and on what grounds a petition against 
the seizure or detention may be brought under regulation 18.  
Procedur e for re -labelling seized stove  
17. (1) Where an enforcement authority seizes a stove  from a manufacturer or 
importer  under regulation 14 (1) (d), the enforcement authority shall within forty -
eight hours of detention of these stove s give notice to the manufacturer or importer 
to properly label the stove s if the minimum performance requirements have been 
complied with.  
       (2) T he notice shall state that the stove  must be re -labelled in the required 
manner or w ithdrawn from the market within twenty -eight days . Imported stove s 
that have failed to re -label must be exported out of the country within twenty -eight 
days.  
       (3) Where a manufacturer or an importer is required under sub - regulation ( 1) 
to re-label a stove , the re -labelling shall be done under the supervision of an officer 
authorised  for the purpose by the Energy Commission or the Ghana Standards 
Authority.  
       (4) Where a manufacturer or an  importer fails to re -label a stove , it shall be 
destroyed in accordance with regulation 22 (2). 
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 Petition against detention or seizure  
18. (1) A person whose stove  is detained or seized under regulation 14, may within 
seven days after the detention  or seizure petition the Comm ission for the release of 
the seized or detained stove . 
     (2) The Commission shall within seven days of receiving the petition either  
confirm the seizure or order the seized stove s to be released to the petitioner.  
Compensation for los s of stove  or supporting document  
19. (1) Where an enforcement authority exercises power under these Regulations to 
seize and detain any stove  or supporting document , the enforcement authority shall 
be liable to pay compensation to any pe rson who has  an interest in the stove  or 
supporting document for any loss or damage caused by the exercise of the power if:  
(a) there has been no contravention of these Regulations in relation to the 
stove  or supporting document; and  
(b) the exercise of the power is not attributable to the negligence  of that 
person . 
      (2) A dispute as to the right to or the amount of compensation payable shall be 
determined by arbitration at the first instance.  
Recovery of expenses by enforcement autho rity 
20. (1) Where an enforcement authority  incurs costs in the : 
(a) seizure, detention, test, or supervision of re -labelling under these 
Regulations; or  
(b) destruction of a stove  which does not meet the minimum performance 
requirements of these regulations  
the enforcement authority shall surcharge the manufacturer or importer with the 
costs incurred.  
Restrictions on disclosure of information  
21. (1) A person shall not disclose information:  
 (a) obtained by that person for the purpose of its comm unication to another 
person to ensure compliance with a requirement imposed by these Regulations; or  9 
 
  (b) which consists of a secret manufacturing process or trade secret and that 
was obtained by that person in the course of the exercise of a power  or duty  conferred 
on the person by these Regulations.  
      (2) despite sub -regulation (1), a person may disclose information if the 
information is a public information or the disclosure is made:  
 (a) for the purpose of the facilitation of the exercise of powers by an 
enforcement authority under these Regulations or any other enactment;  
 (b) in connection with the investigation of a criminal offence; or  
 (c) for the purposes of a civil or criminal proceeding.  
Forfeiture and destruction of seized stove  
22. (1) A biomass stove  found on the market  which does not conform to these 
Regulations is liable  for seizure and forfeiture.  
      (2) The Minister shall acting on the recommendation of the Commission given  
in collaboration with the Ghana Standards Authority , destroy  any forfeited biomass 
stove  or re-export any imported stove  that is liable for forfeiture . 
 
Offences and penalties  
23. A person who : 
(a) manufactures locally or imports a stove  that does not meet the minimum 
performance requirement  contrary to regulation 3 ; 
(b) fails to comply with a labelling or re -labelling requirement  contrary to 
regulation 4  and 17, respectively ; 
(c) remove s the label on a portable stove  contrary to regulation 4 ( 6); 
(d) fails to pr ovide technical documentation contrary to regulation 5;  
(e) fails to provide an information sheet contrary to regulation 6;  
(f) provides inaccurate information sheet contrary to regulation 8;  10 
 
 (g) fails to comply with the communication requirements contrary  to 
regulation 10;  
(h) provides misleading information contrary to regulation 11;  
(i) obstructs or interferes with an enforcement authority in the exercise of that 
authority’s powers  
commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction  to a fine not exce eding two 
hundred and fifty penalty units or imprisonment for a  term not exceeding twelve 
months or both . 
Offence by corporate bodies  
24. (1) Where an offence under these Regulations is committed by a body  corporate 
or by a member of a partnership or a firm, every director or  officer of the body 
corporate or a member of the partnership or any other person concerned with the 
management of the firm shall be deemed guilty of that  offence  and is liable on 
summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand  penalty units and is in 
addition liable to the payment of compensation for any damage caused from the 
breach to the satisfaction of the court.  
      (2) Contrary to sub -regulation (1), a person shall not be convicted of an offence 
if it is proved that:  
(a) due diligence  was exercised  to ensure  compliance with the provisions of 
these Regulations; and  
(b) the offence was committed without that person’s  knowledge, consent or 
involvement . 
Aiding and abetting  
25. An enforcement authority that:  
 (a) assists a per son to contravene these Regulations; or  
 (b) discloses information contrary to regulation 21  
commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction  to a fine not exceeding two 
hundred and fifty penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve 
months or both.  11 
 
 Transitional provisions  
26. Except for a used stove , a person who has placed a stove  on the market before 
the commencement of these Regulations shall within six months after the 
commencement of these Regulations, comply wi th the labelling requirements of 
these Regulations if that stove  meets the minimum thermal efficiency requirements 
of these Regulations.  
27. This Regulations shall enter into force 24 months after its passage.  
Interpretation  
28. In these Regulatio ns unles s the context otherwise requires:  
“Act” means the Renewable Energy Act, 2011  (Act 832); 
“biomass ” means solid fuels from plant and animal sources such as charcoal, 
firewood, briquette, and pellets;  
“CO” means carbon monoxide;  
“Carbon monoxide” means toxic gas formed during the incomplete 
combustion of carbonaceous material;  
“Commission” means Energy Commis sion;  
“communication” means the manner in which a stove  is offered for sale, 
whereby the potential customer cannot be expected to see the stove  displayed 
such as a written offer, a mail order catalogue, advertisement on the internet 
or other electronic media;  
“court” includes a lower court;  
“dwelling place” means a place of residence;  
“emissions” means carbon monoxide  and or particulate matter ; 
“endorsement labelling scheme” includes a voluntary labelling scheme that 
guarantees stove  performance standards that is equal to or exceeds the 
minimum threshold established by a recognized advisory body;  
“end user” means the final user of an appliance;  
“enforcement  authority” means  12 
 
 (a) Officers of Customs Division, Ghana Revenue Authority ; 
(b) Inspectors of the Energy Commission;  
(c) Officers of the Ghana Standards Authority; and  
(d) any other authorized officer designated by the Customs Excise and 
Preventive Service, the Energy Commission or the Ghana Standards 
Authority;  
 “importer” means a person who pl aces a stove  from a foreign country on the 
Ghanaian market and supplies that stove  for the first time;  
“improved biomass  cook stove ” means a biomass cookstove that  has a thermal 
efficiency of ≥20% and a safety score of 70 measured in accorda nce with  GS 
ISO 19867 -1; 
“information sheet” means standard table of information related to a stove ; 
“ISO” means International Organisation for Standar disation  
“label” means a label relating to a biomass cook stove  which contains 
information on its consumption of biomass and emissions (whether or not it 
also contains other information);  
“Minister” means Minister responsible for Energy;  
“PM” means  particular matter which are fine solids and liquids of a 
sufficiently small size to be suspended in air ; 
“PM 2.5” means  fine particulate matter  such that the aerodynamic equivalent 
diameter of the particles is less than or equal to 2 .5 μm  
“product brochure” includes a pamphlet or booklet that contains introductory 
information about a product;  
“safety” is the ability of a cook stove  to be operated at an acceptable level of 
risk of harm  
“sale” includes a hire -purchase sale;  
“standards” means the ISO 19867 -1:2018 (E); 
“stove or cookstove ” means  an appliance primarily employed for the cooking 
of food, but which can also be employed for space or water heating, or other 
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 “supporting document” includes a book,  document, label, mark, symbol 
inscription and a record in a non -documentary form;  
“thermal efficiency ” means  the ratio of  useful energy delivered for heating the 
contents of a cooking vessel to the energy in the raw fuel as fired ; 
“traditional cook stove ” is a type of cook stove  or three -stone open fire that has 
been in long existence in a region and has been established from generation 
to generation.  
Commencement  
28. Regulation 23 shall commence after the commencement of these Regulations.  
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SCHEDULE I 
Performance Rating for Biomass Cook stove s  
(Regulation 3(1)(a)) 
1. Definitions of performance star rating of cook stove s 
The performance of an improved biomass cook stove  shall be classified  using the ranges specified 
in Table 1.  
Table 1  
Star 
Rating  Thermal Efficiency 
(%) Emissionsa 
CO (g/MJd)  PM 2.5 
(mg/MJd)  
4 ≥50 ≤3.0 ≤5 
3 ≥40 ≤4.4 ≤62 
2 ≥30 ≤7.2 ≤218  
1 ≥20 ≤11.5  ≤481  
 
aThe emissions rate values refer to ‘fugitive’ emissions that are emitted directly into the k itchen. For unvented stove s 
(without chimney) total emissions are used for the emission rate values whereas for vented stove s (with chimney) 
usually most of the emissions are emitted to the exterior of the kitchen, hence only ‘fugitive’ e missions are  measured. 
CO is measured in grams per megajoule delivered to the pot (g/MJd) and PM 2.5 is milligrams per megajoule delivered 
to the pot (mg/MJd).  
 
A cook stove  that is tested shall  be assigned a star rating for thermal efficiency perf ormance . For 
example : a cook stove  with thermal efficiency of  ≥40 would be rated 3 -star for thermal efficiency . 
The ratings for emissions are demonstrative of equivalent thresholds for PM 2.5 and CO in similar 
categories.  
 
2. Definition of star rating categories  
The star rating categories for thermal efficiency, CO,  and PM 2.5 shall be defined as in Table 2  
(adapted from the ISO voluntary performance targets for cook stove s based on laboratory testing: 
ISO/TR 19867 -3:2018(E) ).  
 
 
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 Table 2  
Star R ating 
Category  Thermal Efficiency  CO  PM 2.5  
Highest (4)  Represents the best 
existing combustion 
technology for solid 
biomass  cook stove s Cook stove s under this 
category would give 
emissions  that would 
result in kitchen CO 
concentration  that meets 
the WHO 24 -hour mean 
air quality guideline value 
of 7 mg/m3. Cook stove s under this 
category would give 
PM 2.5 emission rate that 
would result in kitchen 
indoor air quality that 
meets the WHO annual 
mean air quality 
guideline value  of 10 
μg/m3. This level of 
PM 2.5 has been found to 
be associated with 
minimal  adverse health 
risk, and has a Re lative 
Risk (RR)a of 1.0 for 
child Acute Lower  
Respiratory Infections 
(ALRI).  
Intermediate 
(1-3) 1-star represent 
cook stove s with 
simple techn ology 
improvements over 
the baseline (open -
fires or ‘coal pot’). 
The rating is evenly 
spaced based on four 
(4) rating categories.  Cook stove s that are 1 -star 
for CO have been set to 
cover 97% of homes that 
would give emissions that 
would result in kitchen CO 
concentration at or below 
230 mg/m3 during cooking  
events, a level associated 
with slight headache and 
impaired judgment  with 
203 hours from the start of 
exposure.  
The intermediate emission 
rate 2 - to 3-star represent 
equal mathematical 
divisio ns between 1- and 
4-star for the percentage of 
homes covered at 7 mg/m3 
daily average CO 
concentration.  
 Intermediate emission 
rate stars have been set to 
achieve levels of  indoor 
air quality that are 
equivalent to RR of 
3.0 (1-star), 2.5 ( 2-star), 
and 1.5  (3-star), based on 
the Integrated Exposure 
Response ( IER) function  
for child  
ALRI.  16 
 
 Lowest (0)  The thermal 
efficiency observed 
with ‘traditional’ 
cook stove s including 
open fires  and ‘coal 
pots’   An emission rate higher 
than 1 -star, observed with  
open fires , ‘çoal pots’ and 
other simple solid fuel 
cook stove  technologies.  
 An emission rate higher 
than 1 -star, observed  
with open fires , ‘coal 
pots’ a nd other simple 
solid fuel cook stove  
technologies.  
aRelative Risk (RR) is the risk of a disease experienced by an individual exposed to a higher level of  a risk factor 
compared to the risk experienced by individuals exposed to a lower leve l of the risk factor. A RR of 1. 0 implies no 
additional risk, while a RR of 2 .5 and 3.0 means two and a half,  and thrice the risk, respectively . 
 
 
3. Fuel efficiency or savings based on thermal efficiency  
The fuel efficiency or savings of cook stove s that do not produce charcoal used as fuel shall  be 
estimated against the thermal efficiency of the b aseline cook stove  (the traditional aluminum 
cook stove  or ‘tree -stone -fire’) using the formula:  
 
Percent fuel savings = 1 – [ηT/ηx] 
 
Where  
ηT is the traditional cook stove  thermal efficiency, %;  
ηx  is the new cook stove  thermal efficiency, %.  
 
Table  3 shows potential fuel savings, against a traditional biomass cook stove  of thermal efficiency 
18%.  
 
Tabl e 3 
Dimensions and 
Ratings  Star 
Rating  Thermal 
Efficiency  Fuel 
Savings  
Better  
 4 >50%  >64%  
3 >40%  >55%  
2 >30%  >40%  
1 >20%  >10%  
0 <18%  - 
 
 
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 SCHEDULE I I 
(Regulation s 3(b), 4(2)(a) and (b) ) 
 
1. Label design  
The label shall be in accordance with Figur e 1 and shall include the information in the notes.  
 
Figure 1  
 
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 2. Notes to Figure 1  
The information to be included in the label are provided in the following notes:  
(1) Type of appliance  
(2) Type of solid biomass fuel used by the appliance  
(3) Brand name or trademark  
(4) Manufactur er’s model identifier or number  
(5) Maximum pot size the stove  can support, usi ng the local aluminum pot sizes  
(6) The potential emission value for  the release of PM 2.5 measured in milligram per mega 
joules of energy delivered (mg/MJd) determined  in accordance with the test procedures of 
ISO 19867 -1:2018 (E) 
(7) The potential emission value for the release of CO measured in gram per me ga joules of 
energy delivered ( g/MJd) determined in accordance with the test procedures of ISO 19867 -
1:2018 (E) 
(8) The ther mal efficiency star rating shall be determined in accordance with Schedule I, Table 
1 
(9) The fuel efficiency of the stove  shall be determined in accordance with Schedule I , Table 
3 
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 An “emissions approved” symbol or logo shall be used  in accordance with Figure 2  when the stove  
achieves a four star rating for PM 2.5 and CO, in accordance with Schedule I, Table 1 . 
 
Figure 2  
 
 
 
 
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 3. Printing  
The dimensions of the label shall be as illustrated in Figure 3 and shall be placed visibly on the 
body of  the cook stove  or packaging. The following colour scheme shall apply:  
(1) All text in black, gold , white  or red as illustrated  
(2) The background of the label shall be in gold  
(3) All stars shall be in black  
(4) Border line shall be in black  
 
 
 
 
 
Figure 3 
 
 
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 SCHEDULE III  
Regulation 6(1)(b) and (c)  
The Information Sheet  
 
1. The information sheet shall contain the information specified below. The information may be 
presented in a tabular form in the order specified covering all cook stove s supplied by the same 
importer  or manufacturer.  
(1) Importer’s  or manufacturer’s name or trade mark  
(2) Manufacturer’s model identifier or number  
(3) Type of appliance  as follows  
 
Category  Description in information sheet  
1.  Natural draft domestic stove  
2.  Natural draft ins titutional stove  
3.  Forced draft domestic stove  
4.  Forced  draft institutional stove  
 
(4) The type of solid biomass fuel the stove  uses 
(5) The maximum capacity of the stove , using the traditional aluminum pot sizes  
(6) The t hermal efficiency star rating of the model as defined in Schedule I, expressed on a 
scale of 1 to 4 with 1 -Star being the least efficient and 4 -Star the most efficient  
(7) The fuel efficiency or savings based on thermal efficiency determined in accordance with  
Schedule I and expressed as per cent . The actual fuel efficiency will depend on how the 
stove  is used and where it is placed  
(8) The PM 2.5 emissions of the stove  determined in accordance with  the test procedures of  the 
Standard , expressed in  mg/MJd  
(9) The CO emissions of the stove  determined in accordance with the test procedures of the 
Standard , expressed in g/MJd  
(10) The safety score determined in accordance with the test procedures of the Standard  
 
2. The information contained in the label may be given in the form of a copy of the label, either 
in colour or in black and white. In this case, the further information given only in the 
information sheet must still be included.  
 
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 SCHEDULE  IV 
Regulation 6(2)  
Categories of Stove s 
 
The biomass cook stove s regulated under this Regulations shall be grouped under the following 
categories:  
 
Category  Description  
1.  Natural draft domestic stove  
2.  Natural draft institutional stove  
3.  Forced draft domestic stove  
4.  Forced draft institutional stove  
 
 
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 SCHEDULE  V 
Regulation 10(1)(b)  
Mail Order and Other Distance Selling  
 
1. Mail order catalogues and other marketing related communication shall contain the following 
specified information:  
(1) the fuel used by t he stove  in accordance with paragraph 1(4) of Schedule III  
(2) maximum pot capacity of the stove  in accordance with paragraph 1(5) of Schedule III  
(3) thermal efficiency star rating of the model in accordance with paragraph 1(6) of 
Schedule III  
(4) fuel efficiency or savings in accordance with paragraph 1(7) of Schedule III  
(5) the potential PM 2.5 emissions to be released by the stove  in accordance with paragraph 
1(8) of Schedule III  
(6) the potential CO emissions to be released by the stove  in accordance with paragraph 
1(9) of Schedule III  
(7) safety score in accordance with paragraph 1(10) of Schedule III  
2. The size and font in which all the information referred to in paragraph 1 is printed, shall be 
legible.