Registration of Regulated Machineries
- Requirements
- How to register dealers
- How to register appliances
- Mauritian Standards for Labelling
Requirements
One of the functions of the Energy Efficiency Management Office, under the Energy Efficiency Act 2011, is to devise labelling requirements and specifications for prescribed equipment, machinery and appliances which are imported, manufactured or sold in Mauritius.
Energy Efficiency (Labelling of Regulated Machinery) Regulations 2017 (GN 11 of 2017) have been made under the Energy Efficiency Act 2011 for mandatory labelling of three household electrical appliances.
The regulations provide for the following:
(i) that the regulations will cover, in the first instance, three household electrical appliances, namely refrigerators, electric ovens and dishwashers;
(ii) that every dealer shall affix a label on the appliances when these are put on display for sale;
(iii) that the labels shall be in accordance with the standards developed by the Mauritius Standards Bureau;
(iv) the procedure for registration of dealers and the regulated appliances with the Energy Efficiency Management Office;
(v) that a certificate issued by the Energy Efficiency Management Office attesting compliance of a regulated appliance with the Mauritian Standard will be valid for a period of two years; and
The label allows consumers to compare different models of an appliance, on the basis of its energy efficiency rating and energy consumption, and to make informed purchasing decisions.
How to register dealers?
Note: a dealer can be an importer, a seller or a reseller of household electrical appliances
Dealers will first have to register themselves with the EEMO. An online system has been developed for that purpose. This can be accessed on eeims.govmu.org. The dealer is required to input basic information pertaining to its business and the only document required for registration is a copy of the BRN. Once the dealer has registered with the EEMO, the dealer may register its appliances on the online system.
How to register appliances?
Provision has been made on the online system for the submission of documents and test reports.
Dealers are required to upload a copy of a third party test report or a first party test report which is accredited by an accreditation body which is a signatory to the Mutual Recognition Arrangement of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation and a copy of the energy label. In case of first party test report, certificate of conformity and schedule of accreditation should also be uploaded.
All documents and certificates submitted by dealers for the purpose of registration of a model of an appliance will be referred by the EEMO to the Mauritius Standards Bureau for verification. The cost of verification will have to be borne by the dealer.
Once the Mauritius Standards Bureau issues a confirmation to the EEMO to the effect that the appliance complies with Mauritian Standard for Labelling, the EEMO will issue a certificate to the dealer attesting of the compliance. The certificate will be valid for 2 years. Each model of an appliance will require a certificate.
Note: once the EEMO issues a certificate in respect of a model of an appliance, a dealer need not re-register that model with the EEMO when such model is being imported again. The certificate will be valid for 2 years except if there has been a change in the technology which changes the energy efficiency of that appliance.
Mauritian Standards for Labelling
The Mauritian Standards for labelling of electrical appliances have been developed by the Mauritius Standards Bureau. These are copyright documents. As such copies of the standards have to be procured from the Mauritius Standards Bureau (email: msb@intnet.mu).
The following three standards are of relevance for the purpose of the regulations:
Household refrigerating appliances MS 201
Household electric dishwashers MS 205
Household electric ovens MS 204
