G/TBT/N/BRN/3  
23 August 2022  
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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:  BRUNEI DARUSSALAM  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
 
2. Agency responsible:   
Department of Energy,  
Prime Minister's Office,  
Jalan Perdana Menteri,  
Bandar Seri Begawan, BB3913,  
Brunei Darussalam.  
Tel: +673 2384488  
https://www.energy.gov.bn  
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:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
8415101000  
a) Any single -phase non -ducted room air -conditioners (Casem ent or window type air -
conditioner) with cooling capacity of 7.1 kW or lower  
b) Any single -phase non -ducted room air -conditioners (Split type non -inverter air -
conditioner) with one or more than one indoor unit (cooling capacity of 7.1 kW or lower)  
c) Any s ingle-phase non -ducted room air -conditioners (Split type inverter air -conditioner) 
with one or more than one indoor unit (cooling capacity of 7.1 kW or lower)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  ENERGY 
EFFICIENCY (STANDARD AND LABELLING) ORDER, 2021; (21 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  To control the importation and sales of the inefficient electrical 
appliance & product (ie, air conditioning) into the country. Requirement on Energy 
Efficiency (Minimum Energy Performance Standards and Energy Labelling).  
1. Energy Efficiency (Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards and Energy Labelling) 
Regulations, 2022 aims to describe the standards and labelling part of regulated goods 
for instance the specificati on of air conditioner to meet the minimum energy performance 
standards.  
Content of the Regulation:  
• Registration requirements – Clause 4  G/TBT/N/BRN/3  
 
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  • Minimum energy efficiency standards – Clause 5  
• Energy label requirements – Clause 6  
• Display and affixing of energy label  – Clause 7  
2. Energy Efficiency (Standards and Labelling) (Registrable Goods) Order, 2022 specifies 
types of regulated goods under the Energy Efficiency (Standards and Labelling) order, 
2021.  
Content of the order:  
• Registrable goods – Clause 2  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   
Objectives: Environmental Purposes  
• To achieve the Key Strategies for Brunei's National Climate Change Policy 
(BNCCP) under Strategy 5 - Power Management under Policy Tools 1 . 
• To promote and encourage the use of more energy efficient appliances  
• To regulate and ensure products sold in Brunei met a minimum energy 
performance standards and of good quality  
• To encourage consumers to select the appliance that uses the least energy and 
which meets their energy needs  
Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Constitution of Brunei Darussalam - Energy Efficiency (Standards and Labelling) 
Order, 2021 
https:// www.energy.gov.bn/Shared%20Documents/Resources/GAZZETE%20S3
4-
ENERGY%20EFFICIENCY%20(STANDARDS%20AND%20LABELLING)%20ORDER
%202021.pdf  
2. Energy Efficiency (Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards and Energy Labelling) 
Regulations, 2022.  
3. Energy Efficiency (Standards  and Labelling) (Registrable Goods) Order, 2022.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  14 January 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  14 January 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/BRN/3  
 
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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:   
Department of Energy,  
Prime Minister's Office,  
Jalan Perdana Menteri,  
Bandar Seri Begawan, BB3913,  
Brunei Darussalam.  
Tel: +673 2384488 ext 3271, +6738132505, +6738923159, +6738367696  
Email: rifdi.sahari@energy.gov.bn , muizz.matyassin@energy.gov.bn , 
rasyiqah.nuraiziz@energy.gov.bn  
https://www.energy.gov.bn  
https://www.energy.gov.bn/Shared%20Documents/Resources/GAZZETE%20S34 -
ENERGY%20EFFICIENCY%20(STANDARDS% 20AND%20LABELLING)%20ORDER%20202
1.pdf