RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.320
7November 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-3438)
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 may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Household electric
washer-driers
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Commission Directive
Implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard toEnergy Labelling of
Household Combined Washer-Driers (20pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Theproposal implements Council Directive 92/75/EEC for
washer-driers. Forthese, itwillintroduce acompulsory, harmonized energy labelling
scheme combined withtheprovision ofaharmonized energy information fiche. Itwill
require manufacturers toproduce harmonized labels andfiches, andretailers toapply the
labels toappliances whenever theyaredisplayed.
7. Objective andrationale: Rational useofenergy -thescheme willencourage consumers
tobuy,andmanufacturers tosellmore energy efficient washer-driers. Atthesame time
barriers totrade created bydiffering national schemes willbeavoided.
8. Relevant documents: Draft Commission Directive implementing Council
Directive 92/75/EEC with regard toenergy labelling ofhousehold combined
washer-driers
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce:
Adoption: December 1995/January 1996
Entry intoforce: Oneyearafteradoption
10. Final dateforcomments: 15December 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: DGIII-A-1