. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/TPKM/76 
16 October 2009  
 (09-5076) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF 
TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:   
Bureau of Energy  
Ministry of Economic Affairs 
13F., No.2, Fusing N. Rd., Jhongshan Di strict, Taipei City, 104, Taiwan 
Telephone: (886-2) 27721370 Fax: (886-2) 27769417 E-mail: energy@moeaboe.gov.tw 
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 :    
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 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):  Non-ducted Air 
Conditioners (CCCN 8415.10); Househol d Refrigerators (CCCN 8418.21) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Notice on energy 
efficiency management and inspection method of non-ducted air cond itioners; Notice on 
energy efficiency management and inspection method of household refrigerators.      
6. Description of content:  The Bureau of Energy intends to  propose measures to regulate the 
minimum energy performance requirements for non-ducted ai r conditioners and household 
refrigerators. The proposed requirements appl y to both imported products and domestically 
manufactured products. In addition to the mini mum energy performance requirements, the 
proposed technical regulations also specify the labelling re quirements, the conformity 
assessment procedures and post-market surveillan ce actions. Products that fail to conform to 
the requirements will be prohibited from being imported and placed on the domestic market.  
The Bureau of Energy will promote a energy  efficiency rating labelling scheme for non-
ducted air conditioners and household refrige rators under the authorization of Energy 
Management Act. The labelling will be divided into five grades. 
The labelling of non-ducted air conditio ners should include the items below: 
1. Product names; 2.  Product model number; G/TBT/N/TPKM/76 
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  3.  Energy consumption (Nominal gross cooling capacity); 
4.  Energy efficiency ratio(EER); 5.  Energy efficiency rating; 6.  Annual power consumption; 7.  Annual power consumption is calculated at XX hours of power consumption each year.  
The actual power consumption depends upon the condition of actual use;  
8. Depending upon Standard Code XXXX specified fo r Year XXXX. 
 The labelling of household refrigerat ors should include the items below: 
1. Product names; 
2. Product model number; 
3. Equivalent interior capacity (liter); 4.  Energy factor(L/kWh/month); 5. Energy efficiency rating; 6.  Annual power consumption; 
7.  Annual power consumption is calculated at monthly power  consumption multiplied by 12 
months. The actual power consumption volume  depends upon the condition of actual use; 
8. Depending upon Standard Code XXXX specified fo r Year XXXX. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To promote energy using efficiency of the sa id products to achieve the goal of energy 
conservation and envi ronmental protection.  
8. Relevant documents:   Energy Management Act; CNS 14464 (non-ducted air conditioners); 
CNS 2062 (household refrigerators)   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:      -  
  early 2010 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of notification 
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection 
Ministry of Economic Affairs 4 Chinan Road, Section 1, Taipei, 100, Taiwan Telephone:   (886-2) 3343-5140 Fax:  (886-2) 2343-1804 Email: tbteng@bsmi.gov.tw