G/TBT/N/HND/99  
27 July 2022 
(22-5682) 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 : HONDURAS  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible : Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico , SDE (Secretariat for Economic 
Development)  
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 General de Integración Económica y Política Comercial  (Directorate -General of 
Economic Integration and Trade Policy)  
Centro Cívico Gubernamental "José Cecilio del Valle", Nivel 9, Torre 1  
Tel.: (+504) 2 242-8365 or 2242 -8364 
Email: gabriela.salinas@sde.gob.hn  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 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) : ICS 
number : 97.040.30  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : RTCA 
97.01.81:22 Productos Eléctricos . Refrigeradores y Co ngeladores Electrodomésticos . 
Especificaciones de Eficiencia Energética  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 
No. 97.01.81:22 : Electrical products . Household refrigerators and freezers . Energy 
efficiency specifications) (16 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The purpose of the notified Regulation is to establish the 
maximum energy consumption levels, test method, conformity assessment procedure and 
labelling for household refrigerators and freezers operated using hermetic motor -driven 
compressors, which are manufactured or marketed in, or imported into, the States 
Parties.  
It applies to household refrigerators and refrigerator -freezers of up to 1,104 litres (39 
cubic feet) and household freezers of up to 850 litres (30 cubic feet) operat ed using 
hermetic motor -driven compressors, which are manufactured or marketed in, or imported 
into, the States Parties.  
Exceptions  
The following devices are excluded from the scope of this Technical Regulation:  
a. Self-contained commercial refrigeration a ppliances.  
b. Wine coolers/chillers, water coolers and dispensers.  
c. Household goods.  G/TBT/N/HND/99  
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  d. Samples of no commercial value, depending on each State Party's procedure.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:  
1. 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 430, Energy Conservation Program for 
Consumer Products.  
2. AHAM HRF -1-2019, Energy a nd Internal Volume of Consumer Refrigeration Products.  
3. CAN/CSA -C300-08, Energy performance and capacity of household refrigerators, 
refrigerator -freezers, freezers, and wine chillers.  
4. Mexican Official Standard NOM -015-ENER -2018, Eficiencia energética de refrigeradores 
y congeladores electrodomésticos . Límites, métodos de prueba y etiquetado . 
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
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:  
Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico  
Dirección General de Integración Económica y Política Comercial  
Centro Cívico Gubernamental "José Cecilio del Valle", Nivel 9, Torre 1  
Tel.: (+504) 2242 -8365 or 2242 -8364 
Email:  
gabriela.salinas@sde.gob.hn  
gsalinas_sic@yahoo.com  
Website: https://sde.gob.hn/wp -content/uploads/2022/07/RTCA -Refrigeradores -y-
Congeladores -Version -CPI.pdf