. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CAN/54
7 January 2003
(03-0023)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: English/
French
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CANADA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Natural Resources
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:
Canadian Enquiry Point,
200-270 Albert Street,
Ottawa, Ontario,Canada, K1P 6N7
Tel.: +1 613 238 3222,
Fax.: +1 613 569 7808
E-mail: info@scc.ca
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):   Incandescent reflector
lamps, fluorescent lamp ballasts, room air conditioners, dishwashers, dry-type transformers(ICS : 29.140.20, 29.140.30, 23.120, 97.040.40, 29.180)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposed Amendment
to the Energy Efficiency Regulations (pages 3740-3761; English and French)
6. Description of content:   The Regulations Amending the Energy Efficiency Regulations
(“the amendment”) will increase the stringency of the existing energy efficiency standards
for fluorescent lamp ballasts (“ballasts”), room air conditioners and 60 to 66 Watt PAR
lamps.  It introduces new standards for BR and ER incandescent reflector lamps and
dry-type transformers.  The amendment will also update the energy performance test
procedures referenced for general service fluorescent lamps and motors and introduce minorchanges to dishwasher and model number definitions and to annual energy consumption
calculations.  The revisions to the standards for ballasts, reflector lamps, room air
conditioners and dishwashers are, with some minor differences, consistent with the
standards currently in effect in the United States.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of the environmentG/TBT/N/CAN/54
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8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 14 December 2002
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Not stated
10. Final date for comments:   27 February 2003
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:
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:
http://canada.gc.ca/gazette/part1/pdf/g1-13650.pdf