. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/NZL/19 
29 June 2004 
 (04-2789) 
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:   NEW ZEALAND
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry for the Environment, PO Box 10 362, Wellington. 
Phone:  (0064) 4 917 7500;  Fax:  (0064) 4 917 7528. Email:  glenn.wigley@mfe.govt.nz
.    
Web:  www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/air 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   National tariff line 
7321.83.00.09 – Proposed technical regulation targeting domestic wood-burners up to a 
maximum heat output of 40 kW.   
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed Technical 
Regulation - Design Standard for Wood Burners, (1 page, English) 
6. Description of content:    
(1) Design particle emission standard of 1.5 g/kg for all new wood-burners installed in 
urban areas. 
(2) Design thermal efficiency of 65% for all new free-standing wood-burners installed 
in urban areas, and a design thermal efficiency of 62% for inbuilt units. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Environmental: to reduce urban fine particle air pollution by defining a design emission 
standard for new wood-burners installed in urban areas. 
8. Relevant documents:   Proposed Technical regulation – Design standard for wood burners 
(available upon request). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 October 2004 
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 September 2005 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the circulation date G/TBT/N/NZL/19 
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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:        
Contact: Attn:  Glenn Wigley 
Ministry for the Environment 
PO Box 10 362 
Wellington 
NEW ZEALAND 
 Phone:  (0064) 4 917 7500 
Fax:   (0064) 4 917 7528 
Email:  glenn.wigley@mfe.govt.nz 
 
 