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Detail of GEF Project #576
| GEF Project ID | 576 |
| UNDP PMIS ID | 993 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Barrier Removal to Encourage and Secure Market Transformation and Labeling of Refrigerators |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Region | Africa |
| Focal Area | Climate Change |
| Operational Program | 5 |
| Approval Date | 1998-03-26 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 1999-04-27 |
| Project Completion Date | 2004-12-01 |
| Project Status | Project Closure |
| GEF Agency | UNDP |
| Executing Agency | AME |
| Description | In addressing institutional, technical, information, capacity and market barriers, the project would ensure that energy efficiency and consumption labels are developed and adopted by all local refrigerator manufacturers (who supply 95% of the Tunisian market needs), thereby guaranteeing consumer awareness of the consumption and economic perspective of purchasing any potential unit. The project will also ensure an effective testing, monitoring and enforcement capacity in the country to achieve compliance with labeling standards and requirements. The economic, technological and environmental implications of labeling make it a major action in the implementation of Tunisian policy aiming at sustainable development. Furthermore, critical barrier removal activities will also serve to activate market forces and promote Market Transformation to more efficient models. At the same time, the project will ensure that local manufacturers are able to join market development and comply with labeling criteria and future binding standards that limit consumption. Such standards are expected to be issued around the year 2005. |
| Implementation Status | 1.Adoption of a new article in the decree defining the minimum energy performance standards for cold appliances and specifying the banning of refrigerators which belong to categories 7 and 8 by July 2006. 2.Launching of a vast communication campaign relating to labeling to inform and better direct the choice of the public on most performing appliances 3.Preparation of the regional closing workshop (planned for end of November 2005) in collaboration with the Arab regional PDFA on Building codes, labeling and standards 4.Final TPR meeting hold in June 2005 |
| GEF Project Grant | 710,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 710,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 1,236,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 1,946,000 USD |
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