. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.376
13 August 1999
(99-3436)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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
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):
Household Electric Clothes Dryers
(HKHS Codes:  8450 1100, 8450 1200, 8450 1900, 8451 2100, and 8451 2900)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   The Hong Kong
Voluntary Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme for Clothes Dryers in Draft
(49 pages including annexes)
6. Description of content:   Hong Kong, China will introduce a voluntary energy efficiency
labelling scheme for clothes dryers.  The participating manufacturers or agents or retailerswill affix energy labels in specified format onto  their registered appliances to signify that
the appliances have met certain energy efficiency and performance requirements in
accordance with the document "The Hong K ong Voluntary Energy Efficiency Labelling
Scheme for Clothes Dryers".  The testing sta ndard specified in the document follows the
IEC 61121:  1997 standard.
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:           
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }15 December 1999
10. Final date for comments:   3 November 1999G/TBT/Notif.99.376
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           
Energy Efficiency Office
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department11/F, 111 Leighton Road
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Fax: (852) 2890 6081
Email: smchau@emsd.gcn.gov.hk