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Voluntary Labeling Scheme for Approved Plumbing Products

At present, the WSD has a General Acceptance (GA) system in place to pre-approve plumbing products used in new plumbing projects. To obtain a GA status, a supplier should submit either test results of a sample of its product or certificate issued by authoritative certification bodies to prove conformity of the product to the statutory standards. If the submission is acceptable, the WSD will include that product into its pre-approved list. Builders can use it in new plumbing projects before the GA expiry date of that project (max. 5 years).

The WSD has worked in collaboration with the plumbing suppliers to launch a voluntary labeling scheme for GA products in the retail market. Under the scheme, a supplier is required to affix a label onto the product packaging or display panel of the GA product which has joined the scheme. With the label, the public can readily distinguish GA products from other products. Besides, each label contains a QR code for retrieval of useful information about the product such as its country of origin, GA expiry date, quality assurance details etc.

The scheme is applicable to both new and existing GA products. Interested applicants for Voluntary Labelling Scheme shall complete and submit the application form above together with relevant documents to WSD.

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