G/TBT/N/CUB/19  
31 July 2014  
(14-4433)  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: CUBA 
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Energía y Minas , MINEM (Ministry of Energy and Mining) 
Ave Salvador Allende No. 666 entre Oquendo y Soledad La Habana, Cuba Tel.: 8775031 
Name and address (including telephon e 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: Oficina 
Nacional de Control y Uso Racional de la Energía , ONURE (National Office for the Control 
and Rational Use of Energy) Ave Salvador Allende No. 666 entre Oquendo y Soledad 
La Habana, Cuba 
Tel.: 8782836 
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): Electrical 
end-use equipment (HS 8418.10.00, 8418.21.00; 8418.29.00; 8418.30.00; 8418.40.00; 8414.51.00; 8539.31.10; 8516.40.00; 8415.10.00; 8415.82.00; 8415.83.00; 8516.50.00; 
8516.79.00; 8516.71.00; 8450.11.00; 8450.12.00; and 8450.19.00) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Resolución 
136/09 del MINBAS, Reglamento Técnico de Eficiencia Energética para los Equipos de Uso 
Final de la Energía Eléctrica  (Resolution No. 136/09 of the Ministry of Basic Industry 
(MINBAS), Technical Regulation on the energy efficiency of electrical end-use equipment) 
(53 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content: The notified technical regulation seeks to establish and control 
technical requirements relating to the energy efficiency, electrical safety and tropicalization 
of electrical end-use equipment that is impo rted, manufactured or assembled in Cuba by 
national or foreign legal persons, with a view to promoting the rational and efficient use of 
electricity and ensuring consumer protection through the use of highly energy-efficient and 
good quality equipment. The regulation applies to the following electrical household end-use equipment: air conditioning units, refrig eration equipment, compact fluorescent lamps, 
fans, washing machines, rice cookers, pre ssure cookers, irons, microwave ovens and 
coffee makers.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Energy efficiency and environmental and consumer protection. 
8. Relevant documents: None G/TBT/N/CUB/19 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: Not applicable 
Proposed date of entry into force: Not applicable  
10. Final date for comments: Not applicable 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresse s, if available, of other body:  
Ave Salvador Allende No. 666 entre Oquendo y Soledad 
La Habana, Cuba 
Tel.: 8782836 Email: ramses@oc.une.cu  / carlosmc@oc.une.cu  / leisig@oc.une.cu  
Gaceta Oficial de la República de Cuba  (Official Journal of the Republic of Cuba) No. 20, 
Special Edition, of 22 June 2009: http://www.gacetaoficial.cu 
http://www.cepec.cu/es/obstaculos