N-1.01, r. 1 - Regulation respecting energy efficiency and energy conservation standards for certain products

Updated to 12 December 2023

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chapter N-1.01, r. 1

Regulation respecting energy efficiency and energy conservation standards for certain products

Act respecting energy efficiency and energy conservation standards for certain products

(chapter N-1.01, ss. 21, 22, 23 and 26).

O.C. 434-2017; S.Q. 2021, c. 28, s. 9.

1. A product listed in Schedule 1, whose manufacturing ends during the period determined in that Schedule, must comply with the energy performance requirement provided for each product in Schedule 1.

The compliance of a product is tested and verified according to the applicable test procedure specified in Schedule 1 and according to any specification in Schedule 1.

Where a standard listed in Schedule 1 states that it is based on or harmonized with another standard, the test procedure of the latter standard may be used to test and verify the compliance of the product.

O.C. 434-2017, s. 1; O.C. 1394-2018, s. 1; S.Q. 2021, c. 28, s. 10.

1.1. A product listed in Schedule 2, as defined in the Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016 (SOR/2016-311), must comply with the energy efficiency standards applicable to the product in accordance with the Regulation, based on the period during which its manufacturing is completed.

A product is covered only to the extent that, within the meaning of the Regulation, it is considered as an energy-using product and is not otherwise excluded by an applicable restriction.

Compliance of a product is tested and verified using the applicable testing methods or standards specified in the Regulation.

O.C. 1394-2018, s. 2; S.Q. 2021, c. 28, s. 10.

2. A reference to another text includes subsequent amendments made thereto.

O.C. 434-2017, s. 2; O.C. 1394-2018, s. 3.

3. A product listed in Schedule 1 or 2 must be labelled with an energy efficiency verification mark issued by a body accredited by the Standards Council of Canada to operate a certification program in respect of energy efficiency. The verification mark certifies that the product has been tested and that, as the case may, its energy performance or compliance with the applicable energy efficiency standards have been verified.

For the purposes of the first paragraph, an external power supply may be marked with roman numerals authorized by an accredited body.

O.C. 434-2017, s. 3; O.C. 1394-2018, s. 3; S.Q. 2021, c. 28, s. 10.

4. A product listed in Schedule 1 or 2 must be provided with at least one permanent label bearing the identification of its manufacturer, its model number and its date of manufacturing or bearing a code identifying that date, such as the product's serial number.

A product referred to in section 24 of the Act respecting energy efficiency and energy conservation standards for certain products (chapter N-1.01) must be provided with a permanent label obtained from the Minister certifying that it is demonstrated that the energy consumption equal to or lower than that permitted by regulation results from the various authorized standards.

O.C. 434-2017, s. 4; O.C. 1394-2018, s. 3; S.Q. 2021, c. 28, ss. 10 and 11.

5. A label or a mark provided for in sections 3 and 4 must be affixed so that it is easily located and read without having to disassemble a part of the product.

The label or mark may be affixed on the exterior of the product package.

O.C. 434-2017, s. 5; O.C. 1394-2018, s. 4; S.Q. 2021, c. 28, s. 10.

6. The special stamp that an inspector may affix in the cases referred to in section 32 of the Act respecting energy efficiency and energy conservation standards for certain products (chapter N-1.01) is a red-coloured self-adhesive stamp containing a text indicating that the product cannot be marketed in Québec and the amount of the fines applicable if the stamp is removed. The stamp must be affixed on the exterior of a product package.

O.C. 434-2017, s. 6; S.Q. 2021, c. 28, ss. 10 and 11.

7. A manufacturer of products listed in Schedule 1 or 2 keeps up to date a register containing at least the name of the certification body referred to in section 3.

The register must also contain

(1)  in the case of a product listed in Schedule 1, the number of the product energy performance verification file and all information allowing to show the compliance of the product with the applicable energy performance requirement according to the testing procedure provided for in Schedule 1;

(2)  in the case of a product listed in Schedule 2, the number of the product compliance verification file with the applicable energy efficiency standards and all information allowing to show the compliance of the product with the energy efficiency standards according to the applicable testing methods.

O.C. 434-2017, s. 7; O.C. 1394-2018, s. 5; S.Q. 2021, c. 28, s. 10.

8. Attestations of the verification of the energy performance of appliances issued by the Canadian Standards Association, Warnock Hersey Professional Services Ltd., Underwriters Laboratories Inc. and the Canadian Gas Association before 15 August 2017 in accordance with the Regulation respecting the energy efficiency of electrical or hydrocarbon-fuelled appliances (chapter E-1.2, r. 1), retain their full validity under this Regulation.

O.C. 434-2017, s. 8.

9. This Regulation replaces the Regulation respecting the energy efficiency of electrical or hydrocarbon-fuelled appliances (chapter E-1.2, r. 1).

O.C. 434-2017, s. 9.

10. (Omitted).

O.C. 434-2017, s. 10.

Schedule 1

(ss. 1, 3, 4 and 7)

ENERGY PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND TESTING PROCEDURE APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN PRODUCTS

  

O.C. 434-2017, Sch. 1; O.C. 875-2017, s. 1; O.C. 1394-2018, s. 6; S.Q. 2021, c. 28, s. 10.

Schedule 2

(ss. 1.1, 3, 4 and 7)

PRODUCTS TO WHICH CERTAIN STANDARDS OF THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY REGULATIONS, 2016 (SOR/2016-311) APPLY

The following products are subject to certain standards specified in the Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016 (SOR/2016-311):

Unit heaters

Gas-fired unit heaters

Lighting fixtures

Exit sign

Ceiling fan light kit

Pedestrian module

Traffic signal module

Torchiere

Ceiling fan

Household appliances

Freezer

Gas range

Electric range

Dehumidifier

Clothes washer

Integrated clothes washer-dryer

Dishwasher

Refrigerator and combination refrigerator-freezer

Dryer

Boilers

Gas boiler

Oil-fired boiler

Electric boiler

Water heater

Oil-fired water heater

Air conditioners, condensing units and chillers

Split-system central air conditioner

Single package central air conditioner

Large air conditioner

Room air conditioner

Packaged terminal air conditioner

Single package vertical air conditioner

Large condensing unit

Chiller

Lamps and lamp ballasts

Fluorescent lamp ballast

General service fluorescent lamp

General service incandescent reflector lamp

Motors

Motor

Electronic products

Video product

External power supply

Compact audio product

Television

Commercial refrigeration

Commercial freezer

Refrigerated beverage vending machine

Snack and refrigerated beverage vending machine

Ice-maker

Commercial refrigerator

Commercial refrigerator-freezer

Heat pumps

Internal water loop heat pump

Split-system heat pump

Large heat pump

Ground-source heat pump

Single package heat pump

Packaged terminal heat pump

Single package vertical heat pump

Dry-type transformers

Dry-type transformer

O.C. 1394-2018, s. 7; S.Q. 2021, c. 28, s. 10.

REFERENCES

O.C. 434-2017, 2017 G.O. 2, 1147

O.C. 875-2017, 2017 G.O. 2, 2651

O.C. 1394-2018, 2018 G.O. 2, 5238

S.Q. 2021, c. 28, ss. 9, 10 and 11