G/TBT/N/SLV/211  
18 November  2020 
(20-8275) 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 : EL SALVADOR  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible : Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica , OSARTEC 
(Salvadoran Technical Regulation Agency)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regardin g the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Ministerio de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy)  
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate for the Administration 
of Trade Agreements)  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe, Plan Maestro, San Salvador, El Salvador  
Website: http://www.minec.gob.sv  
Tel.: (503) 2590 5788  
Email: datco@minec.gob.sv  
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 a ddition, where applicable) : 
Ventilators . Fans. Air conditioners ( ICS 23 .120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : RTCA 
23.01.78:20 Productos eléctricos . Acondicionadores de aire tipo dividido inverter, con 
flujo de refrigerante variable descarga libre y sin ductos de aire . Especificaciones de 
eficiencia energética  (Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 23.01.78:20 : 
Electrical products . Split-type, free -flow, ductless inverter air conditioners with variable  
refrigerant flow . Energy efficiency specifications) (13 pages, in Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The notified Regulation establishes the minimum seasonal 
energy efficiency ratio (SEER), test methods, conformity assessment procedure and 
labelling req uirements for split -type, free -flow, ductless inverter air conditioners with 
variable refrigerant flow, which are manufactured, imported or marketed in the States 
Parties.  
The Regulation applies to split -type, free -flow, ductless inverter air conditioners with 
variable refrigerant flow, powered by electricity, with nominal cooling capacities of up to 
19,050W (65,000 BTU), which operate by mechanical compression and include an air -
cooling evaporator coil, a frequency compressor with variable refrigerant flow  and an air -
cooled condensing coil , and which are manufactured, imported or marketed in the States 
Parties . 
The following devices are excluded from the scope of this Technical Regulation:  
1. Water -source heat and cooling -only p umps G/TBT/N/SLV/211  
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  2. Units designed for use with additional ducting  
3. Mobile units (not window -type) with a condenser exhaust duct  
4. Multi-split units with a frequency compressor and variable refrigerant flow  
5. Floor/ceiling units that exceed the limit of 19,050W (65,000 BTU)  
6. Household goods  
7. Samples of no  commercial value, depending on each State Party's procedure  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified Regulation seeks to ensure that the air conditioning equipment 
falling under its scope meets en ergy efficiency requirements, so as to help reduce energy 
bills and greenhouse gas emissions, and protect the environment, human health and 
consumers ; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection ; Protection of 
human health or safety ; Protecti on of the environment ; Cost saving and productivity 
enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:  
1. AHRI 210 /240-2017: Performance Rating of Unitary Air -conditioning & Air -source 
Heat Pump Equipment;  
2. ANSI/ASH RAE 37 -2009: Methods of Testing for Rating Electrically Driven Unitary 
Air-Conditioning and Heat Pump Equipment;  
3. ANSI/ASH RAE 116 -2010: Methods of Testing for Rating Seasonal Efficiency of 
Unitary Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps;  
4. CSA C656 -2014: Performance Standard For Split -System and Single -Package Air 
Conditioners and Heat Pumps;  
5. NORMA Oficial Mexicana NOM 026  ENER 2015 , Eficiencia energética en 
acondicionadores de aire tipo dividido (Inverter) con flujo de refrigerante variable, 
descarga libre y sin ductos de aire ; 
6. ISO 16358 -1:2013 : Air-cooled air conditioners and air -to-air heat pumps - 
Testing and calculating methods for seasonal performance factors - Part 1 : 
Cooling seasonal performance factor.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determ ined 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/SLV/20_7089_00_s.pdf