G/TBT/N/BHR/575  
24 April 2020  
(20-3223) 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:  KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism  
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 fro m above:   
Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism  
Testing and Metrology Directorate  
Kingdom of Bahrain  
P.O. Box 5479  
Tel.: +973 17574871  
Fax: +973 17530730  
E-mail: bsmd@moic.gov.bh  
Website: http://www.moic.gov.bh  
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):  
ICS: 91.140.30  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  "Large Capacity 
Air-Conditioners – Minimum energy Performance Requirements and testing requirements" 
(26 page(s), in English)  
6. Description o f content:  Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism in coordination with 
Electricity and Water Authority in Kingdom Bahrain have proposed to enforce new 
mandatory requirements (technical regulation) for commercial air conditioners.  This 
technical regulat ion specifies energy performance requirements for large capacity air 
conditioners and their testing requirements.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Increase of energy efficiency in the Kingdom of Bahrain to promote energy 
conservation and environmental protection.  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Draft Regulation on "Large Capacity Air -Conditioners – Minimum energy Performance 
Requirements and testing requir ements"  
• AHRI 1361 (SI/2017): "Performance Rating of Computer and Data Processing Room 
Air-Conditioners"  
• AHRI 551/591 (SI/2015): "Performance Rating of Water -chilling and Heat Pump 
Water -heating Packages Using the Vapor Compression Cycle" (with Addendum 1)  G/TBT/N/BHR/575  
 
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  • ANSI/AHRI 210/240: "Performance Rating of Unitary Air -Conditioning and Air -Source 
Heat Pump Equipment".  
• ANSI/AHRI 340/360: "Performance Rating of Commercial and Industrial Unitary Air - 
Conditioning and Heat Pump Equipment".  
• ANSI/AHRI 365(I -P): "Commercial and Industrial Unitary Air -Conditioning 
Condensing Units".  
• ANSI/AHRI 366 (SI/2009): Commercial and Industrial Unitary Air -Conditioning 
Condensing Units  
• ANSI/AHRI 550/590(I -P): "Performance Rating of Water -Chilling and Heat Pump 
Water - Heating Packages Usin g the Vapor Compression Cycle".  
• AHRI 560 (2000): Absorption Water Chilling and Water Heating Packages  
• ANSI/AHRI 1230: "Performance Rating of Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Multi -Split 
Air-Conditioning and Heat Pump Equipment".  
• ANSI/AHRI 1360 (I -P): "Perfo rmance Rating of Computer and Data Processing Room 
Air-Conditioners"  
• ASHRAE 90.1:2013: Energy standard for Buildings Except Low -Rise Residential 
Buildings  
• GSO 1899: "GCC Standard Voltages and Frequencies for Alternating Current 
Distribution Systems".  
• ISO 5 151 (2010): Non -ducted Air -Conditioners and heat pumps — Testing and 
rating for performance  
• ISO 13253 (2011): Ducted air -conditioners and air to air heat pumps – Testing and 
rating for performance  
• ISO 15042 (2011): Multiple split -system Air-Conditioners and air to air heat pumps 
– Testing and rating for performance  
• SASO ISO13256 -1 (2007): Water -source heat pumps – Testing and rating for 
performance – Part 1 – Water to air and brine to air heat pumps  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined later  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from the date of publication  
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:   
Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism  
Testing and Metrology Directorate  
Kingdom of Bahrain  
P.O. Box 5479  
Tel.: +973 17574871  
Fax: +973 17530730  
E-mail: bsmd@moic.gov.bh  
Website: http://www.moic.gov.bh  
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