. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/HKG/17
16 September 2003
(03-4964)
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:   HONG KONG, CHINA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:
Energy Efficiency Office
Electrical and Mechanical Services DepartmentThe Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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 [     ], 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):   Televisions
(HS codes 8528 1200, 8528 1300, 8528 2100, 8528 2200)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   The Hong Kong
Voluntary Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme for Televisions
(24 pages including annexes in English)
6. Description of content:   Hong Kong, China will introduce a voluntary energy efficiency
labelling scheme for televisions.  The participating manufacturers or agents or retailers will
affix energy labels in a specified format onto their registered appliances to signify that the
appliances have met certain energy efficiency and performance requirements in accordance
with the document “The Hong Kong Voluntary Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme for
Televisions”.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To promote awareness of energy efficiency among consumers.
8. Relevant documents:   -
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }31 December 2003
10. Final date for comments:   15 November 2003G/TBT/N/HKG/17
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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:
Energy Efficiency Office
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region11/F, 111 Leighton Road
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Tel. No: (852) 2881 5236
Fax. No.: (852) 2890 6081
E-mail: swlo@emsd.gov.hk