WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CHE/15
2 October 2001
(01-4691)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   SWITZERLAND
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Federal Office of Energy, Berne
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   State Secretariat
for Economic Affairs
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Refrigerators, freezers
and combined units for domestic use; household washing machines, dryers, dishwashers and
household lamps (light sources)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Modification of the
Energy Ordinance, Draft September 2001 (14 pages in French and German)
6. Description of content:   Introduction of mandatory requirements with regard to maximum
power consumption of electric household refrigerators, freezers and their combinations;introduction of new mandatory labelling requirements of power consumption of household
washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers and household lamps
(light sources).  The requirements defined in Annexes 1.2 and 3.1 - 3.6 are equivalent to
those of the EC Directives 96/57/EC; 94/2/EC;  98/11/EC;  95/12 EC;  95/13/EC;
97/17/EC;  96/60/EC;  99/9/EC and 96/89/EC.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Prevention of deceptive practices and unfair competition; harmonization with the
regulations of the European Communities.
8. Relevant documents:   Energy Ordinance
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2002          
10. Final date for comments:   3 December 2001
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           