G/TBT/N/CHE/214  
 
7 February 2017  
(17-0733) 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 : SWITZERLAN D 
If applicable, name of local government involved  (Article 3.2 and 7.2) : 
2. Agency responsible : Swiss Federal Office of Energy  
Nam e 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 Affair s SECO  
Holzikofenweg 36  
3003 Berne  
E-mail: tbt@seco.admin.ch   
Website:  http://www.seco.admin.ch   
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) : Refrigerators; washing 
machines; tumble driers; dishwashers; ovens; range hoods; vacuum cleaners; household 
lamps; fluorescent lamps; directional lamps, light emitting diode lamps and related 
equipment; televisions; air conditioners and comfort fans; professional refrigerated storage 
cabinets, blast cabinets, condensing units and process chillers; water heaters;  space heaters 
and combination heaters; ventilation units; standby and off mode of electrical and electronic 
household and office equipment; set -top-boxes; external power supplies; computers; 
motors; glandless circulators; ventilators; water pumps, transfo rmers; coffee machines; cars  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Draft of the 
"Verordnung über die Anforderungen an serienmässig hergestellter Anlagen, Fahrzeuge und 
Geräte" (Energieeffizienzverordnung, EnEV), Articles 1 -17 and Annexes 1.1 -1.18, 2.1 -2.10, 
3.1-3.2, 4 (79 pages; available in German, French and Italian.)  
6. Description of content : This ordinance contains all requirements related to the energy 
efficiency of mass -produced appliances, installations and cars. It a ims at reducing the 
current energy consumption of the above -listed products (point 4). The requirements 
contained in this new ordinance were previously included in the "Energieverordnung 
(EnV)", whose content is now split across several regulations.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : This ordinance contains all requirements related to the energy efficiency of 
mass-produced appliances, installations and cars. It aims at reducing the current energy 
consumpti on of the above -listed products (point 4). The requirements contained in this 
new ordinance were previously included in the "Energieverordnung (EnV)", whose content 
is now sp lit across several regulations.  
8. Relevant documents : Draft of the "Verordnung ü ber die Anforderungen an serienmässig 
hergestellter Anlagen, Fahrzeuge und Geräte" (Energieeffizienzverordnung, EnEV)  G/TBT/N/CHE/214  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : 1 January 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force : 1 January 2018   
10. Final date for comments : 5 May 2017  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body : 
https://members.wt o.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/CHE/17_0662_00_f.pdf   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/CHE/17_0662_00_x1.pdf   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/CHE/17_0662_00_x2.pdf