It is important to note that compliance with the DoE Level VI standard is regulated from the date of manufacture in the US or import into the US, so legacy products can still be shipped as long as existing power supplies meet these stipulations. Labeling requirements will be mandated to meet the same International Efficiency Marking Protocol for External Power Supplies Version 3.0 as the current Level V standard. Globally, it is expected that other nations will soon follow suit with the Level VI standard. In the EU, the current voluntary Code of Conduct (CoC) Tier 1 and Tier 2 requirements for external power supplies are expected to become mandatory European Ecodesign Directives, first essentially harmonizing with the US Level VI standard and then taking the lead with the more stringent Tier 2 rules. It should also be expected that countries with efficiency regulations previously in-line with the US, including Canada, will move to harmonize with these newer US and European standards.