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8 July 2020  
(20-4690) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AME RICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  State of 
Oregon  
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Energy, State of Oregon  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated i f different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other : Technical 
Regulation - Local Government (Article 3.2), Conformity Assessment Procedure - Local 
Government (Article 7.2)   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Appliances; 
Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Test conditions and procedures in general 
(ICS 19.020), Domestic electrical appliances in general (ICS 97.030)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified docume nt: New Energy 
Efficiency Standards (21 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Amends rules to establish new energy efficiency standards and 
testing procedures; updates existing standards and product listing requirements.  
7. Objective and ration ale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the 
environment   
8. Relevant documents:   
• Oregon Daily Filings 29 June 2020:  
https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewRedlinePDF.action?filingRsn=44876  
• G/TBT/N/USA/1232  Proposed Rule to postpone operative date of minimum energy 
efficiency standards for embedded small ba ttery chargers; Vol. 55, No. 11, Oregon 
Bulletin, 1 November 2016 (pages 11 -12): 
https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl%3A76127  
• G/TBT/N/USA/1232/Add.1  - Postponing operative date of minimum energy efficiency 
standards for embedded small battery chargers, Vol. 56, No. 2, Oregon Bulletin, 
1 February 2017 (page 69): 
https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl%3A78749  G/TBT/N/USA/871/Re v.1 
 
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  • Oregon Department of Energy / GET INVOLVED / Ener gy Efficiency Standards 
Rulemaking: https://www.oregon.g ov/energy/Get -Involved/Pages/EE -Standards -
Rulemaking.aspx  
• Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) 330 -092-0005, -0010, -0015 through -0050 
(non seq.): 
https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/displayDivisionRules.action?selectedDivision=1
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  24 July 2020  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/20_4093_00_e.pdf  
 