Published in March 2007, this case study looks at the impact of India’s  labeling program. It covers:  

• the situation in India before the start of the Labeling Program development
• the markets for the products of interest, suppliers, market channels, local manufacturing, importers, used appliance market, etc.
• Institutional Arrangements in India’s Labeling Program
• the labeling options considered
• Test Standards, Test Laboratories, and Testing
• Verification and Compliance
• Information programs
• Monitoring Results

This work was supported by the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry and the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan.

Author: Tanmay Tathagat, IIEC