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19 October 2020  
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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 AMERICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  State of 
California  
2. Agency responsible:  California Energy Commission (CEC), State of California [1684]  
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)  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Computers 
and computer monitors; Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), IT terminal and other 
peripheral equipment (ICS 35.180)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Computer and 
Monitor Regulations (10 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - The broad objective of this rulemaking is to 
update the Appliance Efficiency Regulations to modify and clarify existing standards and 
test proce dures for computers and computer monitors to incorporate new technologies 
and innovations.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
Docket No. 20-AAER -03 Computers and Computer Monitors Notice Published on 2 
October 2020:  
https://efiling.energy.ca.gov/Lists/DocketLog.aspx?docketnumber=20 -AAER -03 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  16 November 2020  G/TBT/N/USA/1656  
 
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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/2020/TBT/USA/20_6219_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/20_6219_01_e.pdf  
 