| | | 1.__Testing.__The commission shall adopt procedures for | | testing the energy efficiency of covered products.__The | | commission shall use United States Department of Energy approved | | test methods or, in the absence of such test methods, other | | appropriate nationally recognized test methods.__The | | manufacturers of such products shall cause samples of the | | products to be tested in accordance with the test procedures | | adopted pursuant to this subsection. |
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| | | 2.__Certification.__Manufacturers of covered products, except | | for single-voltage external AC-to-DC power supplies and high- | | intensity discharge lamp ballasts, shall certify to the | | commission that such products are in compliance with the | | provisions of this chapter.__Such certifications must be based on | | test results.__The commission shall adopt rules governing the | | certification of such products and may work in coordination with | | the certification programs of other states with like standards. |
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| | | 3.__Identification.__Manufacturers of covered products, except | | for high-intensity discharge lamp ballasts, shall identify each | | product offered for sale or installed in the State as being in | | compliance with the provisions of this chapter by means of a | | mark, label or tag on the product and packaging at the time of | | sale or installation.__The commission shall adopt rules governing | | the identification of such products and packaging and may | | coordinate the rules with the labeling programs of other states | | with like standards. |
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| | | 4.__Commission testing.__The commission may test covered | | products using an accredited testing facility.__If products so | | tested are found to be not in compliance with the minimum energy | | efficiency standards established under section 3603, the | | commission shall: |
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| | | A.__Charge the manufacturer of such a product for the cost | | of product purchase and testing; and |
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| | | B.__Provide information to the public on the product found | | to be not in compliance with the standards. |
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| | | 5.__Inspections.__With prior notice and at reasonable and | | convenient hours, the commission may make periodic inspections of | | distributors or retailers of covered products to determine | | compliance with the provisions of this chapter.__The commission | | shall work with the Department of Administrative and Financial | | Services to coordinate inspections of covered products that are | | installed as part of public improvements as defined in Title 5, | | section 1741. |
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