G/TBT/N/AUS/109  
 
5 December 2018  
(18-7691) 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: AUSTRALIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Australian Government - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 
(DFAT) TBT Enquiry Point  
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:   
tbt.enquiry@dfat.gov.au  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 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): 
Refrigerated Display cabinets, refrigerated storage cabinets, gelato scooping cabinets, 
small ice cream freezers  
Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; 
heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading 84.15. (HS 8418). 
Commercial refrigerating appliances (ICS 97.130.20).  
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Greenhouse and 
Energy Minimum Standards (Refrigerated Cabinets) Determination (32 page(s), in 
English)    
6. Description of content: Minimum energy performance standard (MEPS), labelling and 
testing requirements under the Gr eenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012 for 
the covered products (see above).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Protection of the environment; 
Harmonization; The new requirements for the covered products will help to reduce the 
energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and operating costs for refrigerated 
cabinets sold in Australia and New Zealand. This will benefit consumers and help Australia 
and New Zealand t o meet their climate change commitments.   The requirements draw on 
international standards, as detailed being the referenced documents, which will facilitate 
international harmonisation.  
By updating the existing requirements, Australia and New Zealand will  also ensure that 
the relevant regulations (made under the GEMS Act 2012 in Australia and the Energy 
Efficiency and Conservation Act 2000 in New Zealand), remain relevant and effective over 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Refrigerated Cabinets) 
Determination  
• Consultation on Legal Requirements for Refrigerated Display and Storage 
Cabinets, Equipment Energy Efficiency (E3) Program, November 2018  
9. Proposed date of adoption: First half of 2019  
Proposed date of ent ry into force: 12 months after making, and not earlier than 1 
January 2020.  
10. Final date for comments: 24 February 2019  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
Text available from the E3 Program website (www.energyrating.gov.au) at the URL link 
below.  
http://energyrating.gov.au/consultation/refrigerated -cabinets -determination -exposure -
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