The Republic of Belarus has implemented stages for the implememtation of its national energy efficiency conformity assessment (pursuant to Decision № 849 of the Council of Ministers "About the certain issues of the conformity assessment within the National System of Conformity Assessment in the Republic of Belarus" of October 21, 2016).
The requirement to perform compulsory certification of electrical products for their energy efficiency enters into force (depending on the type of a product) as of: 1 February, 1 April, and 1 September 2017.
As of 1 February 2017 compulsory energy efficiency certification is required for: fridges, freezers as well as their combinations, electrical ovens, general purpose incandescent lamps, luminescent lamps, TV and TV monitors, domestic and office equipment.
As of 1 April 2017 energy efficiency certification is required for: air conditioners with the nominal power below 12 kWt and external power sources.
As of 1 September 2017 energy efficiency certification is to be required for dishwashers, washing machines and dryers.