The APEC Seminar on ‘Cooperation on Energy Labelling’ was held from 17 – 19 November 2003 in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei. Presentations covered individual economy programmes, examples of cooperative programmes and general topics related to the seminar subject. Details in this publication.

• Foreword
• Introduction and Welcome
• The APEC Energy Standards Information System
• The IEA & its Role in Energy Labelling
• Development of Energy Labelling in Malaysia; Past, Present and Future
• Singapore’s Energy Labelling Initiative for Household Electrical Appliances
• The Design and Market Research of China’s Energy Efficiency Information Label
• Outline of a Consumer Energy Performance Labelling in Viet Nam
• Mandatory Energy Efficiency Performance Program for Appliances and Equipment: the Present and Outlook
• Seminar Discussion Paper
• ASEAN Energy Label – Status and Plan
• The Energy Label Program and Policies of Chinese Taipei
• Energy Standards & Labelling Programmes: UNDP’s Perspective
• CLASP Cooperative Programmes, Present and Future
• Energy Labels and the Consumer – lessons from Twenty Years Living with Labels
• Mexico’s Energy-Efficiency Labelling Experience
• The Chilean Energy Performance Labelling Initiatives
• Update of the Philippine Energy Labelling Programme for Household Appliances and Lighting Systems
• Household Electric Refrigerating Appliances for Kim-chi and New Items
• Energy Efficiency Labelling in Russia
• The South Asia Regional Initiative on Energy Performance Harmonization
• Top Runner Program and Labelling in Japan
• Energy Labelling for Lighting and Experiences in Chinese Taipei
• The Development of the Australian Label
• Harmonization of Standards – the Australian and New Zealand Experience
• Discussion