G/TBT/N/CHE/268  
22 April 2022  
(22-3214) 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:  SWITZERLAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)  
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:   
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO  
Holzikofenweg 36, 3003 Bern  
tbt@seco.admin.ch , www.seco.admin.ch    
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):  Combined 
refrigerator -freezers, with separate external doors (HS code(s):  841810); - Refrigerators, 
household type : (HS code(s): 84182); Freezers of the upright type, of a capacity <= 900 
l (HS code(s): 841840); Machinery, plant and equipment for making hot drinks or for 
cooking or heating food (excl. domestic appliances) (HS code(s): 841981); - Dish washing 
machines : (HS code(s): 84221); - Drying machines : (HS code(s): 84512); Electric 
instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters (HS code(s): 851610); - 
Electric space heating apparatus and electric soil heati ng apparatus : (HS code(s): 
85162); Electric ovens, cookers, cooking plates and boiling rings, electric grillers and 
roasters, for domestic use (excl. space -heating stoves and microwave ovens) (HS 
code(s): 851660)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s)  of the notified document:  Draft Energy 
Efficiency Ordinance; ((20 page(s), in French and Italian)), ((19 page(s), in German))  
6. Description of content:  The notified draft ordinance will set out stricter (1 -6) or novel 
(7-8) minimum energy performance st andards (MEPS) for  
1. household refrigerators;  
2. household tumble driers;  
3. household dishwashers;  
4. professional refrigerated storage cabinets;  
5. electric hot water storage heaters;  
6. centralized and decentralized electric heaters;  
7. professional dishwashers;  G/TBT/N/CHE/268  
 
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  8. professional cooking appliances;  
in order to reduce their respective electricity consumption and increase the national 
security of electricity supply. The MEPS will lead to overall cost savings for consumers and 
businesses over the use phase o f these products. Products not meeting these 
requirements will not be allowed to be placed on the Swiss market. A one -year transition 
period will allow the selling of non -compliant appliances that have been placed on the 
market before the date of entry in force.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The proposal aims to protect both the environment as well as the national 
security of electricity supply in the short and medium term. It intends to reduce the 
electricity consumption of several domestic and professional appliances and thus decrease 
the environmental impact related to the generation of the excess electricity otherwise 
required. Furthermore, the proposed measures decrease the life cycle costs (LCC) of the 
considered appliances, thus protecting consumers from higher expenses.; Prevention of 
deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
Link to the explanatory report (publication consultation documents):  
German: https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fe dlex.data.admin.ch/eli/dl/proj/2022/8/
cons_1/doc_7/de/pdf -a/fedlex -data-admin -ch-eli-dl-proj-2022-8-cons_1 -doc_7 -de-pdf-
a.pdf 
French: https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/dl/proj/2022/8/c
ons_1/doc_7/fr/pdf -a/fedlex -data-admin -ch-eli-dl-proj-2022-8-cons_1 -doc_7 -fr-pdf-
a.pdf 
Italian: https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/dl/proj/2022/8/c
ons_1/doc_7/it /pdf-a/fedlex -data-admin -ch-eli-dl-proj-2022-8-cons_1 -doc_7 -it-pdf-
a.pdf 
Link to the energy efficiency ordinance in force, RS 730.02 (in German, French or Italian):  
https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/ eli/cc/2017/765/fr  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  3 October 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2023  
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:   
Swiss Information Center for Technical Rules (switec)  
Sulzerallee 70  
8404 Winterthur  
  
+(41) 52 224 54 55  
+(41) 52 224 54 75 (Fax)  
switec@snv.ch  
https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli /dl/proj/2022/8/cons_1/d
oc_1/fr/pdf -a/fedlex -data-admin -ch-eli-dl-proj-2022-8-cons_1 -doc_1 -fr-pdf-
a.pdfhttps://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/dl/proj/2022/8/con
s_1/doc_1/de/pdf -a/fedlex -data-admin -ch-eli-dl-proj-2022-8-cons_1 -doc_1 -de-pdf-
a.pdf 
https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/dl/proj/2022/8/cons_1/d
oc_1/it/pdf -a/fedlex -data-admin -ch-eli-dl-proj-2022-8-cons_1 -doc_1 -it-pdf-a.pdf