. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/HKG/5
26 September 2001
(01-4582)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   HONG KONG, CHINA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, Government of
HKSAR
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:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 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):   New petrol passenger
vehicles to be sold in Hong Kong, with no mo re than eight seats in addition to the driver’s
seat, and having maximum weight not exceeding 3.5 tons.
(HKHS Code – 8703 2140, 8703 2240, 8703 2340, 8703 2440)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   The Hong Kong
Voluntary Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme for Passenger Cars in draft (32 pages
including annexes in English).
6. Description of content:   Hong Kong, China will introduce a voluntary energy efficiency
labelling scheme for passenger cars. The participating manufacturers, agents or importers
will affix energy labels in the specified format onto their registered vehicles to signify that
the vehicles meet certain energy efficiency and performance requirements in accordance
with “The Hong Kong Voluntary Energy Effici ency Labelling Scheme for Passenger Cars”.
The testing standards specified in the document follow European Communities Council
Directive 70/220/EEC and the fuel consumptio n as determined in accordance to Council
Directive 80/1268/EEC.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To promote the awareness of energy efficiency among consumers.
8. Relevant documents:   Nil
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }30 December 2001
10. Final date for comments:   30 November 2001G/TBT/N/HKG/5
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Energy Efficiency Office
Electrical and Mechanical Services DepartmentGovernment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
11/F., 111 Leighton Road
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2881 1342
Fax: (852) 2890 6081
Email: cklee@emsd.gov.hk