G/TBT/N/NIC/173  
26 July 2022 
(22-5613) 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 : NICARAGUA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Energía y Minas , MEM (Ministry of Energy and Mining)  
Dirección de Eficiencia Energética (Directorate of Energy Efficiency)  
Villa Fontana, de la Rotonda Centroamérica 700 metros al oeste.  
Tel.: (+505) 2252 7400 ; 2252 7500  
www.mem.gob.ni/  
Email: shuyan.delgado@mem.gob.ni  
Instituto Nicaragüense de Energía , INE (Nicaraguan Energy Institute)  
www.ine.gob.ni/  
Rotonda Centroamérica 350 metros al oeste . Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2277 5317 ; 2278 6909, Ext. 219  
Email: cduarte@ine.gob.ni  
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:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio , MIFIC (Ministry of Development, Industry 
and Trade)  
Km 6 Carretera a Masaya  
Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 1314 or 1310  
Email: notificacion@mific.gob.ni ; normalizacion@mific.gob.ni ; imartinez@mific.gob.ni  
Website : www.mific.gob.ni/Inicio/Comercio/Comercio -Interior/SNC/snn/enn/ncp  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : ICS 
code(s) : 97.040.30  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : NTON/R TCA 
97.01.81:22 Productos eléctricos . Refrigeradores y congeladores electrodomésticos . 
Especificaciones de eficiencia energética  (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard 
(NTON)/Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 97.01.81:22 : Electrical 
products . Household refrigerators and freezers . Energy efficiency specifications) (16 
pages, i n Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Regulation establishes the maximum energy 
consumption levels, test method, conformity assessment procedure and labelling for 
household refrigerators and freezers operated using hermetic motor -driven compr essors, 
which are manufactured or marketed in, or imported into, the States Parties.  G/TBT/N/NIC/173  
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  It applies to household refrigerators and refrigerator -freezers of up to 1,104 litres (39 
cubic feet) and household freezers of up to 850 litres (30 cubic feet) operated u sing 
hermetic motor -driven compressors, which are manufactured or marketed in, or imported 
into, the States Parties.  
Exceptions  
The following devices are excluded from the scope of this Technical Regulation:  
a. Self-contained commercial refrigeration appli ances.  
b. Wine coolers/chillers, water coolers and dispensers.  
c. Household goods.  
d. Samples of no commercial value, depending on each State Party's procedure.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Consumer information, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:  
1. 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 430, Energy Conservation Program for 
Consumer Products.  
2. AHAM HRF -1-2019, Energy and Internal Volume of Consumer Refrigeration Products.  
3. CAN/CSA -C300-08, Energy performance and capacity of household refrigerators, 
refrigerator -freezers, freezers, and wine chillers.  
4. Mexican Official Standard NOM -015-ENER -2018, Eficien cia energética de refrigeradores 
y congeladores electrodomésticos . Límites, métodos de prueba y etiquetado . 
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 25 September 2 022 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio (MIFIC)  
Dirección de Normalización y Metrología , DNM (Directorate of Standardization and 
Metrology)  
Oficina de Información y Notificación , OIN (Information and Notification Office)  
Carretera a Masaya, Kilómetro 6, frente a Camino de Oriente . Managua, Nicaragua  
Tel.: (+505) 2248 9300, Ext. 1320 ; 1314; 1310 
Email: imartinez@mific.gob.ni ; notificacion@mific.gob.ni ; normalizacion@mific.gob.ni ; 
Website : www.mific.gob.ni/Inicio/C omercio/Comercio -Interior/SNC/snn/enn/ncp  
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0CP/2022/Bloque%205_2022.07.27/PNTON%20RTCA%2097018122_EERefrigeradores.
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