G/TBT/N/CHE/208  
 
23 November 2015  
(15-6176)  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: SWITZERLAND 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: Swiss Federal Office of Energy 
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 : 
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO 
Holzikofenweg 36 
3003 Berne Fax: +41 31 324 09 58 tbt@seco.admin.ch   
http://www.seco.admin.ch   
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Water heaters; 
refrigerators; household lamps; washing machines; tumble driers; ovens; standby and off 
mode of electrical and electronic household and office equipment; set-top-boxes; external power supplies; televisions; fluorescent lamps; directional lamps, light emitting diode lamps 
and related equipment; air conditioners and comfort fans; household dishwashers; vacuum 
cleaners; professional refrigerated storage cabinets, blast cabinets, condensing units and process chillers; range hoods; space heaters and combination heaters; ventilation units; cars; coffee machines. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft revision of 
the Ordinance on Energy, Annexes 1.7, 2.1-2.5, 2.7-2.9, 2.11, 2.12, 2.14, 2.15, 2.18, 2.20, 
2.21, 2.23-2.26, 3.3bis, 3.6, 3.9; 52 pages; available in German, French and Italian.  
6. Description of content: Out of the products listed under nr. 4 above, the proposed new 
regulation would set new efficiency requirements for following electrical 
appliances: professional refrigerated storage cabinets, blast cabinets, condensing units and process chillers; range hoods; space heaters and combination heaters; ventilation units. It 
is also foreseen to tighten existing minimu m efficiency requirements for some of the 
electrical appliances listed above. For other appliances, as well as for cars, it is only foreseen to change the labelling requirements.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Studies show that the demand for electricity will continue to increase in 
Switzerland. The aim of the measure is to enco urage energy efficiency so that the national 
electricity supply remains secured and enviro nmentally sound in the long run. Minimum 
efficiency requirements for the placing on the market of these products, as well as labeling requirements, provide incentive and awareness to  consumer with a view to stabilize their 
electricity consumption.  G/TBT/N/CHE/208 
 
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  8. Relevant documents: Energy Ordinance of 7 December 1998 (SR 730.01), available in: 
https://www.admin.ch/opc/fr/classifi ed-compilation/19983391/index.html  French 
https://www.admin.ch/opc/de/classifi ed-compilation/19983391/index.html  German  
and 
https://www.admin.ch/opc/it/classifi ed-compilation/19983391/index.html  Italian 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 August 2016 
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 August 2016   
10. Final date for comments: 8 February 2016 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2 015/TBT/CHE/15_4649_00_f.pdf   
https://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2 015/TBT/CHE/15_4649_00_x1.pdf   
https://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2 015/TBT/CHE/15_4649_00_x2.pdf