G/TBT/N/HKG/45  
 
 21 May 2014  
(14-3045)  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: HONG KONG, CHINA 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible: 
Water Supplies Department 
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 
48/F., Immigration Tower 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai 
Hong Kong 
Tel.: (+852) 2829 4488 Fax: (+852) 2802 2579 Email: wels_consultation@wsd.gov.hk  
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 :    
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 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): Flow 
Controller (HS: 3917 3900 and 7324 9000) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: The Hong Kong 
Voluntary Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme on Flow Controllers (39 pages including annexes, in English) 
6. Description of content: Hong Kong, China will introduce a voluntary water efficiency 
labelling scheme on flow controllers. Manufacturers, importers or other related parties in 
the flow controller business can apply for registration of their flow controllers under the 
scheme. Flow controllers complying with the performance requirements will be registered under the scheme and will be rated to different water efficiency grades according to their 
water consumption level. Registered flow controllers will be allowed to affix water 
efficiency labels of specified format to them showing their water efficiency grades and water consumption level.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: 
(a) To provide consumers with information on the levels of water consumption and 
efficiency ratings of the flow controllers. 
(b) To facilitate consumers to select water efficient flow controllers. (c) To promote public awareness on water conservation and efficiency issues; and 
(d) To achieve actual water saving. 
8. Relevant documents:  -  G/TBT/N/HKG/45 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    90 days after circulation by the WTO 
Secretariat 90 days after circulation by the WTO 
Secretariat 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days after circulation by the WTO Secretariat 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [ ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:  
Water Supplies Department 
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 48/F., Immigration Tower 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai 
Hong Kong 
Tel.: (+852) 2829 4488 Fax: (+852) 2802 2579 
Email: wels_consultation@wsd.gov.hk  
The scheme document is uploaded to the following link and should be opened with the 
password "controller": 
http://www.wsd.gov.hk/filemanager/en/shar e/wels/wel_scheme_doc _flow_controllers.pdf  
 
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