. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/LVA/6
14 February 2002
(02-0766)
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:   THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Economy
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 [ 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 dishwashers
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Regulations on
labelling of household dishwashers (11 pages, available in Latvian)
6. Description of content:   The regulations contain requirements on labelling of household
dishwashers.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Indication by labelling of the energy consumption of household dishwashers.
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;
Commission Directive 97/17/EC of 16 April 1997 implementing Council Directive
92/75/EEC with regard to energy la belling of household dishwashers;
Commission Directive 1999/9/EC of 26 February 1999 amending Directive 97/17/EC
implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with  regard to energy labelling of household
dishwashers.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }1 June 2002
10. Final date for comments:   18 February 2002G/TBT/N/LVA/6
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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:
 Ministry of Economy
55 Brivibas street
Riga, LV 1519Latvia
Fax: +371 7280882
E-mail: ApsitisA@lem.gov.lv