G/TBT/N/GTM/104  
26 July 2022 
(22-5627) 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: GUATEMALA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Energía y Minas , MEM (Ministry of Energy and Mining)  
Dirección General de Energía (Directorate -General of Energy)  
24 Calle 21 -12, Zona 12, Guatemala  
Tel.: (+502) 24836363  
Email: c.samayoamem@gmail.co m 
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:  
Website: www.mineco.gob.gt  
Coordinación de Integración Económica  (Economic Integration Coordination Office)  
8a. Ave. 10 -43, Zona 1, 4to. Nivel  
Ciudad de Guatemala  
Tel.: (+502) 24120200, Ext. 4319  
Fax: (+502) 2412 0339  
Email: ljuarez@mineco.gob.gt  
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 nu mbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Domestic 
refrigerating appliances (ICS code(s): 97.040.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Reglamento 
Centroamericano RTCA 97.01.81:22 PRODUCTOS ELÉCTRICOS. Refriger adores y 
congeladores 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 Spa nish) 
6. Description of content: The notified Regulation establishes 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 motor -driven compressors, which are manufactured or marketed in, or imported 
into, the States Parties.  
Exceptions  G/TBT/N/GTM/104  
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  The following devices are excluded from the scope of this Technical Regulation:  
1. Self -contained commerci al refrigeration appliances.  
2. Wine coolers/chillers, water coolers and dispensers.  
3. Household goods.  
4. Samples of no commercial value, depending on each State Party's procedure.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems wher e 
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  and 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 energéti ca 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:  
Website: www.mineco.gob.gt  
Coordinación de Integración Económica  
8a. Ave. 10 -43, Zona 1, 4to. Nivel  
Ciudad de Guatemala  
Tel.: (+502) 24120200, Ext. 4319  
Fax: (+502) 2412 0339  
Email: ljuarez@mineco.gob.gt  
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