Korea KEA Expand Product Scope of Automatically Approved Items for Reporting Efficiency Management Equipment
On October 10, 2023, The Korea Energy Agency (KEA) issued a notification, intending to expand the "automatic approval of the report" item in order to shorten the time required for review by the person in charge of the agency and the waiting time for the company after the declaration of efficiency management equipment.
| Existing products of automatic approval of report | Air purifiers, converters Built-in LED Application |
| Products intending to expand | Converter External LED lamps, gas water heaters, TV sets, electric vacuum cleaners, electric refrigerators, electric rice cookers, dehumidifiers, kimchi refrigerators, electric cold and hot water dispensers, and domestic gas boilers |
After the expansion, it will shorten the lead time of Korea Energy Efficiency Approval and make it more efficiency.
BTL Group has the experience of Korea approvals for more than 15 years, specialized in solving problems may appear during the application. Safeguarding the smooth flow of customer products in the Korean market.
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