WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/446
25 September 2000
(00-3827)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Economy
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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Household electric
refrigerators and freezers
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Regulations
"On Labelling of Household Electric Refrigerators and Freezers" (14 pages, available in
Latvian)
6. Description of content:    Draft regulations provide requirements for labelling of household
refrigerators and freezers (manufacturer, model, energy efficiency class, energy
consumption, food volume, noise)
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To protect economic interests of consumer by giving information on products.
8. Relevant documents:   92/75/EEC;  94/2/EC
9. Proposed date of adoption: 20 December 2000
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2001
10. Final date for comments:   11 November 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Ministry of Economy
55 Brivibas Street
RigaLatvia, LV 1519
Tel: +371 7013146
Fax: +371 7280882
Email: VainovskaL@lem.gov.lv