G/TBT/N/CHN/1730  
26 June 2023  
(23-4358) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  CHINA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
State Administration for Market Regulation (Standardization Administration of the P.R.C.)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notific ation shall be indicated if different from above:   
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):  Water 
chilling (heat pump) packages using the vapor compression cycle, Direct -fired lithium 
bromide absorption water chiller （heater）, Steam and hot water type lithium bromide 
absorption water chiller, water -source（ground -source） heat pumps, Low ambient 
temperature air source heat pump （water chilling ）packages (HS code(s): 8418); (ICS 
code(s): 27.010)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  National 
Standard of the P.R.C., Minimum allowab le values of energy efficiency and energy 
efficiency grades for water chillers; (9 page(s), in Chinese)  
6. Description of content:  This document specifies the minimum allowable values of 
energy efficiency, energy efficiency grades, test methods and the im plementation of the 
documents for Water chilling (heat pump) packages using the vapor compression cycle, 
Direct -fired lithium bromide absorption water chiller (heater), Steam and hot water type 
lithium bromide absorption water chiller, water -source (ground -source) heat pumps, Low 
ambient temperature air source heat pump (water chilling) packages.  
This document applies to steam compression cycle cooling (heat pump) units with electric 
motor driven compressors; air conditioning or industrial bromine lithium a bsorption 
double -effect cooling (warm) water units with steam or direct combustion of fuel oil or 
gas as heat source; household, commercial and similar purposes water (ground) source 
heat pumps with electric motor mechanical compression system and water as  cold (heat) 
source; air source heat pump (chilled water) units, air source heat pump hot water units 
for heating and low temperature commercial or industrial heat pump hot water units for 
heating and similar purposes driven by electric motors operating at  low ambient 
temperatures.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Energy conservation; Protection of the environment; Cost saving and 
productivity enhancement  G/TBT/N/CHN/1730  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  12 months from adoption  
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:   
WTO/TBT National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China  
Tel：+86 10 57954633/ 57954627  
E_mail: tbt@customs.gov.cn  
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