G/TBT/N/SLV/221  
27 July 2022 
(22-5688) 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 : EL SALVADOR  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible : Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica , OSARTEC 
(Salvadoran Technical Regulation Agency)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regardin g the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
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 indica ted if different from above:  
Ministerio de Economía (Ministry of the Economy)  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate for the Administration 
of Trade Agreements)  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe, Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.sv  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788  
Fax: (+503) 2590 5789  
Email: datco@economia.gob.sv  
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) : Household 
refrige rators and freezers (ICS number : 97.040.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : REGLAMENTO 
CENTROAMERICANO R TCA 97 .01.81:22 PRODUCTOS ELÉCTRICOS . REFRIGERADORES Y 
CONGELADORES ELECTRODOMÉSTICOS . E SPECIFICACIONES 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 purp ose of the notified Technical 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) operated using 
hermetic moto r-driven compressors, which are manufactured or marketed in, or imported 
into, the States Parties.  G/TBT/N/SLV/221  
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  Exceptions  
The following devices are excluded from the scope of this Technical Regulation:  
Self-contained commercial refrigeration appliances.  
Wine coolers/c hillers, water coolers and dispensers.  
Household goods.  
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 ; Protection of human health or safety ; Protection of the 
environment.  
8. Relevant documents:  
- 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 430, Energy Conservation Program for 
Consumer Pro ducts.  
- AHAM HRF -1-2019, Energy and Internal Volume of Consumer Refrigeration Products.  
- CAN/CSA -C300-08, Energy performance and capacity of household refrigerators, 
refrigerator -freezers, freezers, and wine chillers.  
- 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 determ ined 
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:  
Ministerio de Economía  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe, Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Website: http://www.economia.gob.sv  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5788  
Email: datco@economia.gob.sv  
Consejo Nacional de Calidad  (National Quality Council)  
Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica (OSARTEC)  
Boulevard San Bartolo y Calle Lempa, costado Norte del INSAFORP, Edificio CNC Ilopango, 
San Salvador, El Salvador  
Website: http://www.osartec.gob.sv  
Tel.: (+503) 2590 5335 ; (+503) 2590 5338  
Email: consultasreglamento@osar tec.gob.sv