Division 6 Effective date

The effective date of the present specifications shall be as follows:

1. A..

   Qualifying products under Tier 1 of this specification

   Tier 1 of this specification shall commence on 1 January 2005. All products, including models originally qualified under previous specifications, with a date of manufacture on or after 1 January 2005, must meet the new requirements in order to qualify for Energy Star (including additional shipments of models originally qualified under the previous version).

2. B..

   Qualifying and labelling products under Tier 2 of this specification:

   The second phase of this specification, Tier 2, shall commence on 1 January 2006. Specifications for Tier 2 shall apply to products with a date of manufacture on or after 1 January 2006.

3. C..

   The date of manufacture is the date (e.g. month and year) on which a specific unit is completely assembled.