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WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.112
27April 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-1083)
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
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 electric refrigerators, freezers andtheircombinations
5. Title: Proposal foraEuropean Parliament andCouncil Directive onEnergy Efficiency
Requirements forHousehold Electric Refrigerators, Freezers andTheir Combination
(number ofpages ofthenotified document: 6)
6. Description ofcontent: Electric domestic refrigeration appliances areclassified in
categories according totheir performance. Foreachcategory maximum consumption
limits areset. Allappliances must consume lessthanthelimit tobesoldinthe
Community aftertheentry intoforce.
7. Objective andrationale: Harmonization ofnational standards toavoid barriers totrade.
Inaddition contribution toreduction ofelectricity consumption intheCommunity and
theassociated reduction ofCO2emissions.
8. Relevant documents: Proposal foraEuropean Parliament andCouncil Directive
Official Journal oftheECNo.C390 of31December 1994, page30
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce:
Adoption: 1January 1996
Entry intoforce: 1January 2000
10. Final dateforcomments: 30June1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: DGIII-A-1