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4 June 2019  
(19-3818) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AME RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  State of 
California  
2. Agency responsible:  California Energy Commission, State of California [1516]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point  
Email: usatbtep@nist.gov   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  Technical 
Regulation - Local Government (Article 3.2), Conformity Assessment Procedure - Local 
Government (Article 7.2)  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Spray 
sprinkler bodies; Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Water supply systems (ICS 
91.140.60), Horticultural equipmen t (ICS 65.060.70)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Appliance 
Efficiency for Sprinkler Bodies (7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Amends rules to save water by providing statewide 
performance standards for  spray sprinkler bodies in the appliance efficiency regulations.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• No. 17 -Z, California Regulatory Notice Register 26 April 2019 (pages 667 - 
673):  
https://oal.ca.gov/wp -content/uploads/sites/166/2019/04/17z -2019.pdf  
• Title 20 California Code of Regulations (CCR) Sections 1601 - 
1609:   https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Browse/Home/California/CaliforniaCod
eofRegulations?guid=I8F8F3BC0D44E11DEA95CA4428EC25FA0&originationCont
ext=documenttoc&transitionType=Default&contextData= (sc.Default)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  10 June 2019  G/TBT/N/USA/1489  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/USA/19_3284_00_e.pdf  
 