WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.78
3April 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-1215)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: HONG KONG
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Electrical andMechanical Services Department
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): Thisisadesign codefor
energy efficiency oflighting installations covering thecontrol oflamp luminous efficacy,
lamp controlgear lossandlighting power density.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: "Code ofPractice for
Energy Efficiency ofLighting Installations" indraft. TheCode has40pages including
appendix
6. Description ofcontent: Theproposed Lighting Code setsouttheminimum requirements
forachieving energy-efficient lighting installations. Thescope ofthisCode covers
lighting installations forindoor spaces ofcommercial buildings (e.g. offices, hotels),
educational institutions andindoor sports centres. TheCode'srequirements aremainly
related toluminous efficacy andcontrolgear lossofalamp aswellaslighting power
density ofanindoor space. Thecontrol figures arederived from dataobtained from
surveys conducted inHong Kong. Reference hasalsobeen made tonational energy
codes ofother countries. Apublic consultation exercise isbeing conducted toinvite
relevant parties tocomment ontechnical aspects oftheCode andtogiveopinions onthe
ways ofimplementing theCode.
7. Objective andrationale: Theproposed Lighting Code isoneofaseries ofBuilding
Energy Codes thatarebeing developed mainly forbuilding professionals, topromote the
design ofenergy-efficient buildings.
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8. Relevant documents: Notapplicable
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:
Since ways ofimplementing theCode (e.g. mandatory, voluntary orother
administrative approaches) arestillunder consideration andtheconsultation exercise for
theCode isinprogress, theproposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce isnot
available inthepresent stage.
10. Final dateforcomments: 28June1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
Electrical andMechanical Services Department
111Leighton Road, 11/F
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
FaxNo.: (852) 28906081