G/TBT/N/URY/76  
28 March  2023 
(23-2190) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : URUGUAY  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles  3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Asesoría de Política Comercial  (Trade Policy Advisory Office)  
Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas  (Ministry of Economy and Finance)  
Paraguay 1401 - 2º Piso  
Montevideo  
Tel.: +598 1712, Ext. 4315/4319  
Email: apc.otc@mef.gub.uy  
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:  
Dirección Nacio nal de Energía (National Energy Directorate)  
Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Minería  (Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining)  
Rincón 719  
Montevideo  
Tel.: +598 2840 - 1234 Ext. 8851/8081  
Email: etiquetado.eficiencia@miem.gub.uy  
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) : LED 
lamps.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  
• Proyecto de Resolución Ministerial para la Incorporación de Lámparas LED al 
Sistema Nacional de Etiquetado de Eficiencia Energética  (Draft Ministerial 
Resolution for Including LED Lamps in the National Energy Efficiency Labelling 
System)  
• Procedimiento de certificación y etiquetado de eficiencia energética de lámparas 
LED (Energy efficiency certificat ion and labelling procedure for LED lamps)  
(7 pages, in Spanish), (28 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified draft ministerial resolution includes LED lamps in 
the national energy efficiency labelling system, defining to that end the m odalities and 
deadlines for applying the labelling, by, inter alia , setting the applicable national technical 
standard, providing the technical definition of those LED lamps covered  by and/or 
excluded from the regulations, and indicating the dates from whi ch energy efficiency 
labelling will be voluntary and mandatory, respectively.  G/TBT/N/URY/76  
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  The c onformity assessment shall be carried out in accordance with the provision of the 
document "Energy efficiency certification and labelling procedure for LED lamps", which 
is an integral part of the Resolution.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  
• UNIT Standard No. 1218:2020 " Eficiencia energética - Lámparas LED - 
Especificaciones y etiquetado " 
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined . A transitional stage of voluntary 
participation in the conformity assessment for the energy efficiency labelling of LED 
lamps, based on UNIT Standard No. 1218:2020, will start upon publication of the 
Resolution.  
A mandatory definitive stage will then begin,  to be implemented as follows:  
- Phase 1 : 1 July 2 024 
- Phase 2 : 1 January 2 025 
- Phase 3 : 1 July 2 025 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
http://www.eficienciaenergetica.gub.uy/visualizar -contenido/ -
/asset_publisher/fnOFJTPAaHM7/content/etiquetado -de-eficiencia -energetica -de-
lamparas -led-consulta -publica -definitiva  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/URY/23_8477_00_s.pdf  
https://members.wt o.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/URY/23_8477_01_s.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/URY/23_8477_02_s.pdf