G/TBT/N/CAN/572  
 
14 December 2018  
(18-7923) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: CANADA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Natural Resources Canada  
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:   
Canada 's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Global Affairs Canada  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Telephone: (343) 203 -4273 
Fax: (613) 943 -0346 
Email: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
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 standards for consumer and commercial products: Commercial chillers 
97.130.20 / 27.200 . Commerci al clean water pumps 23.080 . Commercial refrigerated 
vending machines 55.230 / 97.130.20 . Commercial vertical air conditioners and heat 
pumps (single package) 91.140.30 / 27.080 . Commercial walk -in coolers and freezers 
97.130.20 . Residential air conditione rs and heat pumps under 19 kW (65,000 Btu/h)  
91.140.30 / 27.080 . Residential ceiling fans (air flow) 23.120 . Residential portable air 
conditioners 23.120 . Residential wine coolers/chillers (miscellaneous refrigeration 
products) 97.040.30 . 
5. Title, numbe r of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Regulations 
Amending the Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016 (76 pages, available in English and 
French)   
6. Description of content: The Energy Efficiency Regulations  prescribe minimum energy 
performanc e standards (MEPS) consumer and commercial energy -using products. They 
also prescribe labelling requirements for certain products to disclose and compare the 
energy use of a given product model relative to others in their category. The Regulations 
are amen ded regularly to introduce MEPS for new products and update existing 
MEPS.  This amendment to the Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016 would:  
1. introduce minimum energy performance standards, labelling and reporting 
requirements for 2 new product categories;  G/TBT/N/CAN/572  
 
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  2. introduce more stringent minimum energy performance standards for 6 currently 
regulated product categories; and  
3. introduce verification and reporting requirements for 1 new product category.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent probl ems where 
applicable: The goals of the proposed amendment to the Regulations are to:  
•  reduce GHG emissions and energy consumption associated with energy -using 
products in a manner that aligns with other jurisdictions, where feasible and 
appropriate; and,  
• reduce energy costs incurred by households and businesses.  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Canada Gazette, Part I, 8 December 2018, pages 4441 -4516 (available in English 
and French)   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Normally within 12 months of publication in the Canada 
Gazette, Part I.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  These Regulations would come into force six months 
after the day on which they are published in the Canada Gazette, Part II.  
10. Final date for com ments: 25 January 2019  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:  
http://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2018/2018 -12-08/html/reg3 -eng.html  
http:// gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2018/2018 -12-08/html/reg3 -fra.html