. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CHE/32
7 November 2003
(03-5968)
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
Non-tariff Measures Division
CH 3003 Bern
Tel. ++ 41 31 324 07 82
Fax. ++ 41 31 324 09 58
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, otherwis e national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Household Electric
Ovens
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Modification to
the Energy Ordinance, October 2003  (4 pages each in German and French)
6. Description of content:   Introduction of mandatory requirements for household electric
ovens with regard to the labelling of power consumption. The requirements are equivalent
to those of Commission Directive 2002 /40/EC of 8 May 2002 implementing Council
Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household electric ovens.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of the Environment; Consumer Info rmation; harmonization with the legislation
of the European Community.
8. Relevant documents:   Energy Ordinance of 07.12.1998 (RS 730.01)
http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/c730_01.htmlG/TBT/N/CHE/32
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9. Proposed date of adoption: November 2003
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 2004          
10. Final date for comments:   15 November 2003
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:           