WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.235
30July1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-3036)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: European Commission
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Household lamps
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Commission
Directive Implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC withRegard toEnergy Labelling
ofHousehold Lamps ...(18pages -11languages)
6. Description ofcontent: Theproposal implements Council Directive No.92/75 for
Lamps. Itwillintroduce acompulsory, harmonized labelling scheme combined withthe
provision ofaharmonized energy information fiche. Itwillrequire manufacturers to
produce harmonized labels andfiches andretailers toapply thelabels toappliances
whenever theyaredisplayed.
7. Objective andrationale: Rational energy use: thescheme willencourage consumers to
buyandmanufacturers tosell,more energy-efficient lamps. Atthesame timebarriers
totrade created bydiffering national scheme willbeavoided.
8. Relevant documents: Council Directive 92/75/EEC of22September 1992
Draft III/5251/95 Rev.1
9. Proposed dateofadoption: October/November 1996
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: Oneyearafteradoption
10. Final dateforcomments: 15September 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: DGIII-A-1