G/TBT/N/PAK/147  
9 February 2021  
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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:  PAKISTAN   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority  
WTO TBT National Enquiry Point  
PSQCA Complex, Gulistan -e-Johar  
Karachi, Pakistan  
Tel.: (+92) 21 99261878  
E-mail: tbt@psqca.com.pk   
Website: http://www.psqca.com.pk/  
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 [   ], 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):  Minimum 
Energy Performance Standard (Meps) And Energy Star Rating for Television Receivers PS: 
5422 ICS No. 33.160.25  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Minimum Energy 
Performance Standard (Meps) And Energy Star Rating fo r Television Receivers PS: 5422 
ICS No. 33.160.25 (10 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:    
This Pakistan  Standard  was  adopted  by  the  authority  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of 
Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA), after the draft prepared by 
the Technical Committee for "Recording / Audio, video  systems  (ESTC – 8)" had been 
approved  and  endorsed  by  the  National  Standards  Committee  for  Electronics  on 
20th December, 2017.  
This  Minimum   Energy  Performance  Standard  (MEPS)  and  Energy  Star  Rating  for 
Television Receivers (Draft) is initiated by National Energy Efficiency & Conservation 
Authority (NEECA)  of Pakistan and placed before all the stakeholders for endorsement 
and its use  is hereby acknowledged with thanks  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This standard specifies the  energy  efficiency levels, minimum  allowable 
values    of energy   efficiency,    high  energy   performanc e values / evaluating values 
of  energy conservation,  test  methods and inspection rules of T Vs. This standard shall 
apply to the following types and sizes of T Vs covering display size from 24 inch to 42 
inch commonly used in Pakistan, with supply volta ge of 230 V 50 Hz or range 220 -240 V, G/TBT/N/PAK/147  
 
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  50 Hz. LCD  TV  (Liquid Crystal Display TVs ),  Plasma  TVs  and  LED  TVs  ( Light Emitting 
Diodes TVs). Quality and Safety requirements; Other  
8. Relevant documents:   
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AylmLZnWAG20Yor0dM1ws72uFKTQp1yF/view?usp=sh
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  90 days after circulation by the WTO Secretariat  
Proposed date of entry into force:  90 days after circulation by the WTO Secretariat  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority  
WTO TBT National Enquiry Point  
PSQCA Complex, Gulistan -e-Johar  
Karachi, Pakistan  
Tel.: (+92) 21 99261878  
E-mail: tbt@psqca.com.pk   
Website: http://www.psqca.com.pk/  
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A3Xrx3gwLmqdSecIZS -
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