. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/EEC/28
26 March 2003
(03-1737)
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:   EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   European Commission
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:
European Commission,
EC-TBT Enquiry Point,
Fax:  0032 2 299 80 43,
E-mail:  ec-tbt@cec.eu.int
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 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):           
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:
Commission Directive amending Directive 94/2/EC implementing Council Directive
92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household electric refrigerators, freezers and
their combinations (7 pages, in English).
6. Description of content:   Revises energy labelling of household cold appliances
(refrigerators and freezers) to take account of improvements in efficiency.  Two new classes
(A+ and A++) are introduced.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The amendment will introduce higher energy efficiency classes as in some markets over
half of appliances sold are in the best (A) class.  This will contribute to the objectives ofenergy conservation and environmental protection.
8. Relevant documents:   Draft Directive
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  March 2004
10. Final date for comments:   30 May 2003G/TBT/N/EEC/28
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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:
European Commission,
EC-TBT Enquiry Point,
Fax:  0032 2 299 80 43,E-mail:  ec-tbt@cec.eu.int