G/TBT/N/BRB/10  
19 October 2021  
(21-7886) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BARBADOS   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Barbados National Standards Institution  
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:   
Barbados National Standards Institution  
The Small Business Development Centre  
Fontabelle  
St. Michael  
Barbados  
Tel. : +1 246 426 3870  
bnsi.office@barbados.gov.bb  
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):  Tungsten 
halogen filament lamps (excl. sealed beam lamp units) (HS 853921); Discharge lamps, 
fluorescent, hot cathode (HS 853931); Mercury or sodium vapour lamps; metal halide 
lamps (HS 853932); Ultraviolet or infra -red lamps (HS 853949); Light -emitting d iode 
"LED" lamps (HS 853950)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  An Act to 
provide for the phased elimination of the use and sale of inefficient electrical lamps in 
Barbados Short title: Control of Inefficient Lighting Act,  2021 (22 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  An Act to provide for the phased elimination of the use and sale 
of inefficient electrical lamps in Barbados.  
• Part I – Preliminary:  Provides definitions of the terms used in the Act  
• Part II – Administration:  Provides information on how the Act will be 
administered with respect to standards and procedures, inspectors, testing, 
compliance, seizures and warrants.  
• Part III – Electrical Lamps:  Provides information on the invoices, labels and 
package s required for lamps, requirements for the manufacture of lamps, 
offences and defences.  
• Part IV – Restrictions and Licenses: Outlines the prohibition schedule being 
implemented, exemptions, exempted electrical lamp importation licences, 
distribution licenc es, record of licences and production of licences.  G/TBT/N/BRB/10  
 
- 2 - 
 
  • Part V – Miscellaneous:  Provides information on immunity, schedules and 
regulations.  
• First Schedule:  Lists the items defined as an "appliance" in the Act.  
• Licence Fees:  Contains the license fees.  
7. Objec tive and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The main objective of the phase -out plan for inefficient lighting in Barbados 
is to contribute towards reducing the cost of energy in Barbados, increasing energy 
security and mit igating the negative effects of energy consumption on macro economic 
environment in Barbados. A study conducted on the Sustainable Energy Framework for 
Barbados estimates that energy efficient lighting could represent about a third of the 
potential savings  of electricity for residential, commercial and public customers. The study 
also revealed that energy efficient lighting technologies are among the most viable energy 
efficiency interventions available and also among those with the shortest payback. 
Althou gh energy efficient lighting is both technically and economically viable, its uptake 
has been lower than expected. The phase -out plan for inefficient lighting therefore seeks 
to ensure that only energy efficient equipment is available on the market, while energy 
inefficient lighting equipment is eliminated.; Protection of the environment; Quality 
requirements; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
Electrical lamp  Test standard  
Halogen  IEC 60432 -2:1999+AMD1:2005+AMD2:2012 CSV 
Incandescent lamps - Safety specifications - Part 2: Tungsten 
halogen lamps for domestic and similar general lighting 
purposes  
Compact 
Fluorescent  IEC 60969:2016 RLV Self -ballasted compact fluorescent lamps 
for general  lighting services - Performance requirements  
Mercury vapor  IEC 60188:2001 High -pressure mercury vapour lamps - 
Performance specifications  
Sodium vapor  IEC 60662:2011 High -pressure sodium vapour lamps - 
Performance specifications  
Light Emitting 
Diode  IEC 62612:2013+AMD1:2015+AMD2:2018 CSV Self -ballasted 
LED lamps for general lighting services with supply voltages > 
50 V - Performance requirements  
Incandescent  IEC 60064:1993+AMD1:2000+AMD2:2002+AMD3:2005 CSV 
Tungsten filament lamps for domestic a nd similar general 
lighting purposes - Performance requirements  
 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  23 July 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2022 ;  
1 January 2022 – an electrical lamp which emits less than 15 lumens per watt will be 
prohibited  
1 July 2022 – an electrical lamp which emits less than 25 lumens per watt will be 
prohibited  
1 January 2023 – an electrical lamp which emits less than 40 lumens per watt will be 
prohibited  
1 July 2023 – an electrical lamp which emits less than 5 5 lumens per watt will be 
prohibited  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/BRB/10  
 
- 3 - 
 
  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/2021/TBT/BRB/21_6589_00_e.pdf