. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/EEC/8
11 January 2002
(02-0142)
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:   EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   European Commission
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:
European Commission,
EC-TBT Enquiry Point,
Fax:  0032 2 299 57 25,
E-mail:  ec-tbt@cec.eu.int
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 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 air-
conditioners
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Commission
Directive implementing Council Directive 92/ 75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of
Household Air-conditioners (26 pages, 11 languages, original EN)
6. Description of content:   Provides for the compulsory energy labelling of household
air-conditioners put on the EU market
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The directive aims at promoting a rational use of energy by providing information to
consumers on the energy efficiency of household air-conditioners through a label displayed
on the point of sales. The label shows the energy efficiency class on a scale from A to G, Abeing the best performing appliances.
8. Relevant documents:   Council Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the
indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and
other resources by household appliances (O.J. EC N° L 297/16 – 13/10/92)          
9. Proposed date of adoption:  8 February 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2003
10. Final date for comments:   31 January 2002G/TBT/N/EEC/8
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
European Commission,
EC-TBT Enquiry Point,
Fax:  0032 2 299 57 25E-mail:  ec-tbt@cec.eu.int