DC2020-06-0015

Status: operative
Confidence: high
Effective date: 2020-06-30

Full title: Prescribing the Guidelines of the Philippine Energy Labeling Program (PELP) for Compliance of Importers, Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers of Electrical Appliances and Other Energy-Consuming Products (ECP)

Issued: June 15, 2020 | By: Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi

Superseded DC2016-04-0005 (PESLP compliance policy), which was made obsolete by the enactment of RA 11285 (EEC Act). Implements EEC-IRR Rule XII (DC2019-11-0014) on energy efficiency rating and labeling [DC2020-06-0015, Preamble, 2020-06-15].

Key Provisions

Scope: All importers, manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and retailers of ECPs, equipment, and transport vehicles [DC2020-06-0015, §2, 2020-06-15]
Implementing unit: EUMB (policy, COPE, MEPP, enforcement); EPRED (registrations, label issuance, TWG convener); Field Offices (market monitoring in regions); ITMS (NEECD and online systems) [DC2020-06-0015, §4, 2020-06-15]
Coverage: Originally 4 categories (air conditioners, refrigerating appliances, TVs, lighting) [DC2022-11-0035, Whereas clauses, 2022-11]. Digest: DC2022-11-0035: Expanding the Coverage of the Philippine Energy Labeling Program (PELP) for the Compliance of Importers, Manufacturers, Distributors, Dealers and Retailers of Energy Consuming Products (ECPs) (2022) first replaced Annex B with 7 categories: cleaning/laundry (8), cooking/food (12), cooling/heating/ventilating (12), grooming (5), ICT (15), lighting (5), RE products (3). Digest: DC2024-05-0017: Prescribing Amendments to Department Circular No. DC2020-06-0015, as Amended, or the Philippine Energy Labeling Program (PELP) Guidelines (2024) added an 8th category, auxiliary devices (8+), to the same annex [DC2020-06-0015, Annex B, 2020-06-15]
Fees (Annex A): Company Registration PhP1,600; Product Registration PhP300/model; Energy Label PhP300/issuance; Lab Recognition PhP15,000 [DC2020-06-0015, Annex A, 2020-06-15]
COPE: Code of Practice (calculation method) accompanies each per-ECP implementing guideline; issued after public consultation [DC2020-06-0015, §§9, 11, 2020-06-15]
TWGs: Interim technical bodies for PPR development; members receive PhP500/meeting honorarium (max PhP1,000/month) [DC2020-06-0015, §10, 2020-06-15]
Compliance: Annual sales inventory submission by anniversary of label approval [DC2020-06-0015, §12, 2020-06-15]
Monitoring: At least once per year per region [DC2020-06-0015, §13, 2020-06-15]
Penalties (Annex C, amended Digest: DC2022-11-0035: Expanding the Coverage of the Philippine Energy Labeling Program (PELP) for the Compliance of Importers, Manufacturers, Distributors, Dealers and Retailers of Energy Consuming Products (ECPs) ): six violation types mapped to a three-tier fine schedule (PhP10K–200K / 201K–500K / 501K–1M) by violation and offense count, not a uniform 1st/2nd/3rd progression — see Digest: DC2022-11-0035, Annex C — Schedule of Penalties and Fines for the full table; per-product-model basis; criminal liability applies in addition [DC2020-06-0015, §14, Annex C, 2020-06-15]
Publication: Non-compliant products within 72 hours on DOE website; biannual newspaper publication; annual PELP implementation report [DC2020-06-0015, §15, 2020-06-15]

Pages Created/Updated

Updated: Philippine Energy Labeling Program (PELP) (added DC2020-06-0015 regulatory framework: scope, implementing units, product coverage (Annex B), fees (Annex A), COPE, TWGs, enforcement, penalties, publication requirements)
Updated: meta/sources-index.md
Updated: meta/ocr-queue.md

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