Third-Party Certification Directives

The directives below provide additional requirements intended to clarify and elaborate upon the Conditions and Criteria for all EPA-recognized accreditation bodies, certification bodies, and laboratories.

• Directive #2011-01, March 21, 2011, Appropriate Marketing of ENERGY STAR Services by EPA-recognized Bodies (94KB)
• Directive #2011-02, March 21, 2011, EPA Policy on Laboratory Scopes of Accreditation for the ENERGY STAR Program (52KB)
• Directive #2011-03, April 8, 2011, Proficiency Testing and Inter-Laboratory Comparison Testing Requirements for Lighting Laboratories (43KB)
• Directive #2011-04, May 9, 2011, ENERGY STAR Verification Testing for Certification Bodies - Test Sample Sizes and Determining Testing Failures (Non-Lighting Products) (80KB)
• Directive #2011-05, June 14, 2011, Measured versus Reported Values for ENERGY STAR Certification (63KB)
• Directive #2011-06, Revised November 19, 2015, ENERGY STAR Verification Testing Supplement (199KB)
• Directive #2012-01, August 16, 2016, ENERGY STAR Luminaires Verification Testing Guidance: Test Requirements, Sample Sizes and Determining Testing Failures (247KB)
• Directive #2012-02, September 28, 2012, ENERGY STAR Brand Owner Policy (155KB)
• Directive #2014-01, April 1, 2014, Responsibilities for Maintaining Product Certifications (171KB)
• Directive #2015-01, Revised December 14, 2015, ENERGY STAR Lamps Verification Testing– Test Requirements, Sample Sizes and Reporting Failures (178KB)
• Directive #2015-02, April 16, 2015, ENERGY STAR Verification Testing for Independent Coil Manufacturers (ICM) Combinations (155KB)