. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/86 
19 February 2004  
 
(04-0705) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English/ 
 French 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CANADA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Natural Resources 
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:   Canadian Enquiry 
Point, 200-270 Albert Street, Ottawa, Onta rio, Canada, K1P 6N7 Tel.:  +1 613 238 3222, 
Fax.:  +1 613 569 7808, E-mail:  info@scc.ca  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 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):   Gas-fired and electric 
storage water heaters, clothes washers,  dishwashers, exit signs, water chillers 
(ICS:  97.100.10, 97.100.20, 97.040.40, 97.060, 91.140, 13.200) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   Proposed Amendment 
to the Energy Efficiency Regulations (pages 297-318;  English and French) 
6. Description of content:   The Regulations Amending the Energy Efficiency Regulations (the 
"amendment") will increase the minimum energy efficiency of gas-fired and electric storage 
water heaters.  This amendment will increase the efficiency of clothes washers providing 
energy and water savings.  It will introduce a new requirement for the efficiency of exit 
signs.  This amendment will also introduce regula tions for water chillers used to cool large 
buildings.  Certain refrigerants in water chillers are being phased out, and these new 
regulations will help ensure that replacement  equipment is more energy efficient.  
 This amendment will update th e methods for testing the ener gy efficiency for clothes 
washers, dishwashers, and stor age water heaters.  Test methods are revised to take into 
account equipment changes, improve accuracy , and ensure that the test method is 
representative of actual use of the equipment.  For dishwashers, the method of calculating 
annual energy consumption for the EnerGuide la bel will change.  The test procedure will 
include a modified test for "soil sensing" dishwashers.  
 
The revisions to the standards for clothes wash ers, dishwashers, wate r chillers, and gas-fired 
water heaters are, with some minor differences , consistent with the standards currently in 
effect or scheduled in the United States.  G/TBT/N/CAN/86 
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of the environment 
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part  I, 14 February 2004 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Not stated 
10. Final date for comments:   29 April 2004 
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:  The electronic 
version of the regulatory text  can be downloaded at:   
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/ partI/2004/20040214/pdf/g1-13807.pdf