NDRC, AQSIQ and the State Commission of Certification and Accreditation Administration are responsible for the establishment and implementation of an energy efficiency label system for products with great energy-saving potential and wide applications. Meanwhile, the Catalogue for Products Subject to Energy Efficiency Labels defines universally applicable energy efficiency standards, implementation?span lang="EN-US">rules, and samples and specifications of energy efficiency labels, and enforces a system of compulsory energy efficiency labelling in the light of the successful experience in other countries. Products included in the catalogue must bear a standardised energy efficiency label in a conspicuous position on the product or its packaging, with explanations given in the manual. The system is implemented by way of self-declaration and registration by producers or importers and strict supervision and management by the government departments concerned.

According to an NDRC official, energy efficiency labels are information labels on?span lang="EN-US">the product or its packaging. As indicators of the energy efficiency level and other performance indicators of products, they provide users and consumers with the necessary information for making purchase decisions, so that they can choose energy-efficient products.