Regulations

A summary of the regulatory standards, MEPS and labelling requirements for products in New Zealand.

The Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart Quality and Audit manual documents below are version 3.3 of the manual and supporting guidelines.

Version 3.3 of the Quality and Audit manual is effective for all assessments and installations from 4 February 2013. It updates all previous versions.

The documents, intended for use by Service Providers and Auditors of Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart, have been developed through a series of internal reviews and build upon previous feedback and changes made to the audit process in 2010 and 2011.

Importers, manufacturers and sellers of products that are regulated for energy efficiency have some legal obligations to meet.

This guide, Meeting registration and compliance requirements under product energy efficiency regulations, describes what those obligations are and how to meet them.

External power supplies, or power adaptors, are covered by energy efficiency regulations. If you import, manufacture or sell external power supplies - even if they come packaged with a product - there are some requirements you must meet before you can legally sell them in New Zealand.

This fact sheet describes what the requirements for external power supplies are, and how to meet them.