WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/CHN/48 
6 May 2004 
 (04-2029) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Standardization Administration of China (SAC) 
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:         
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 app licable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Household electric 
washing machines ICS:  27.010 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   Maximum Allowable 
Values of Energy Consumption and Energy Efficiency Grade for Household Electric 
Washing Machines (8 pages, in Chinese) 
6. Description of content:   This standard specifies the maximum allowable values of energy 
and water consumption for household electric washing machines. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
For the protection of the environment 
8. Relevant documents:   -       
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined       
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the date of notification 
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:        
China WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point 
Tel.:  +86 10 82260618 
Fax:   +86 10 82262448 E-mail:  tbt@aqsiq.gov.cn 
 