G/TBT/N/HKG/55  
25 August 2023  
(23-5723) 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:  HONG KONG, CHINA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department  
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:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  
Refrigerating Appliances (HS: 84181000 and 84182100), Washing Machines (HS: 
84501110, 84501120, 84501200 and 84501900) and Storage Type Electric Water 
Heaters (HS: 85161000)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Consultation 
document of the Revision of the Code of Practice on Energy Labelling of Products for the 
Upgrading of Existing Energy Efficiency Grading Standards for Refrigerating Appliances, 
Washing Machines and Storage Type Electric Water Heaters under the  Mandatory Energy 
Efficiency Labelling Scheme (MEELS); (46 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  To update the energy efficiency grading standards of three 
types of electrical appliances, viz refrigerating appliances, washing machines and storag e 
type electric water heaters, in the mandatory energy efficiency labelling scheme, and 
specify the test standards and energy efficiency grading calculation methods for these 
three types of appliances.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of u rgent problems where 
applicable:  To facilitate the public in choosing energy efficient appliances and raise public 
awareness on energy saving.  
8. Relevant documents:   
G/TBT/N/HKG/26, G/TBT/N/HKG/26/Add.2, G/TBT/N/HKG/31, G/TBT/N/HKG/31/Add.1, 
G/TBT/N/HKG/46, G/TBT/N/HKG/49, G/TBT/N/HKG/51 and G/TBT/N/HKG/52  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  By 1st quarter of 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  By 1st quarter of 2024  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/HKG/55  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department  
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region  
3 Kai Shing Street  
Kowloon  
Hong Kong  
Tel: (+852) 3155 3996  
Fax: (+852) 2890 6081  
E-mail: meels_u3_review@emsd.gov.hk  
Consultation document of  the Revision of the Code of Practice on Energy Labelling of 
Products (CoP) for the Upgrading of Existing Energy Efficiency Grading Standards for 
Refrigerating Appliances, Washing Machines and Storage Type Electric Water Heaters 
under the Mandatory Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme is available at:  
https://www.emsd.gov.hk/energylabel/en/doc/MEELS%20CoP%202024%20Consultatio
n%20Paper_2023 08.pdf