G/TBT/N/KWT/439  
 
18 October 2018  
(18-6528) 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: THE STATE OF KUWAIT   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Kuwait Standards & Metrology Department (KOWSMD)  
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:   
Public Authority for Industry (PAI)  
P O Box: 4690,SAFAT  
13047 KUWAIT  
Tel.: (+965) 2 5302630  
Fax: (+965) 2 5302625  
Email: Enquiry_point@pai. gov.kw   
Website: http://www.pai.gov.kw  
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): Energy 
Efficiency Labelling  and Minimum Energy Performance Requirements for DX 
Air-Conditioners up to  70 000 Btu/h  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Energy 
Efficiency Labelling  and Minimum Energy Performance Requirements for DX 
Air-Conditioners up to  70 000 Btu/h (21 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This standard specifies the requirements of 1 ) energy efficiency 
labelling and 2) Minimum Energy Performance Standard (MEPS) for air -cooled DX air 
conditioners with capacities including and up to 70 000 Btu/h. It is applied to units 
designed to operate in AC single phase circuits of 240V, and three p hase circuits of 415 V 
with a frequency of 50 Hz.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  
The objective of this Standard is to:  
a) Provide detailed information on the performance and energy labelling requirements 
which an air conditioning appliance has to meet in order to carry a valid energy 
efficiency label; and  
b) Provide detailed information on the performance requirements, which an air 
conditioning appliance has to achieve in order to meet minimum energy 
performance standard requirements.  G/TBT/N/KWT/439  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• MEW/R -6 "Energy Conservation Program, Code of Practice - Kuwait ". 
• GSO ISO 5151 "Non -Ducted Air -Conditioners and Heat Pumps - Testing and 
Rating for Performance".  
• GSO ISO 13253 "Ducted Air -Conditioners and Air -to-Air Heat Pumps - Testing and 
Rating for Performance  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  180 days from date of publication of approved version by 
GSO Council  
Proposed date of entry into force:  180 days from date of publication of approved 
version by GSO Council  
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:   
Public Authority for Industry (PAI)  
P O Box: 4690,SAFAT  
13047 KUWAIT  
Tel.: (+965) 2 5302630  
Fax: (+965) 2 5302625  
Email: Enquiry_point@pai.gov.kw   
Website: http://www.pai.gov.kw  
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