WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/NZL/55 
7 June 2011  
 (11-2808) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  NEW ZEALAND  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Economic Development 
P.O. Box:  1473 
Wellington, New Zealand 
Tel.:  +64 4 474 2865 Fax:  +64 4 473 7010 E-mail:  Michael.Pittams@med.govt.nz  
Website:  http://www.med.govt.nz  
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 :   
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority P.O. Box:  388 Wellington, New Zealand 
Tel.:  +64 4 495 2978 
Fax:  +64 4 499 5330 E-mail:  carolyn.shivanandan@eeca.govt.nz  
Website:  http://www.eeca.govt.nz  
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 addition, where applicable):  
 Compact Fluorescent Lamps ( ICS Code 29.140.30 )  
 Televisions ( ICS Code 33.160.25 ) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The proposed 
amendments are to Schedules 1 and 2 of th e Energy Efficiency (Energy Using Products) 
Regulations 2002.  The regulations as they  currently stand are available here:  
"http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/pub lic/2002/0009/latest/whol e.html?search=ts_reg
ulation_energy+efficiency_resel&p=1#dlm108730 "    G/TBT/N/NZL/55 
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  6. Description of content:   
Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL’s)  
Proposed amendments to Schedule 1 of the En ergy Efficiency (Energy Using Products) 
Regulations 2002 will: 
 add compact fluorescent lamps to th e "Product class" column; and  
 list additional Standards which will provide test methods and new minimum 
performance standard (MEPS) for compact fluorescent lamps. 
The proposed additional Standards fo r compact fluorescent lamps are: 
Joint Australia/Ne w Zealand Standard AS/NZS 4847.1:2010 Self ballasted lamps for general 
lighting services - Part 1: Test methods – Energy performance  will be added to the "Testing 
Standards" column of Schedule One.  
Joint Australia/Ne w Zealand Standard AS/NZS 4847.2:2010 Self ballasted lamps for general 
lighting services - Part 2: Minimum Energy  Performance Standards (MEPS) requirements  
will be added to the Minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) column of Schedule One.   
Televisions 
Proposed amendments to Schedule 1 and Schedul e 2 of the Energy Efficiency (Energy Using 
Products) Regulations 2002 will; 
 add televisions to the "Product Class" column; and 
 list additional Standards that will provide test methods and new minimum energy 
performance standards (MEPS) a nd labelling for televisions.  
The proposed additional Standa rds for televisions are: 
Joint Australia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 62087.1:2010 Power consumption of audio, 
video and related equipm ent – Part 1: Methods of measurem ent will be added to the “Testing 
Standards” column of Schedule One and Two.  
Joint Australia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 62087.2.2:2010 Power consumption of audio, 
video and related equipment - Part 2.2: Mini mum energy performance standards (MEPS) and 
energy rating label requirements for television sets  will be added to the Minimum energy 
performance standards (MEPS) colu mn of Schedule One and Two.   
Note: All appliances covered by these require ments, and which are manufactured in or 
imported into New Zealand and ma de available for sale on or after the date that the Standards 
enter into force, must meet the requirements se t out in the relevant Standards. The proposed 
date of entry into force will be  no earlier than 28 August 2011.  
Introducing these Standards will harmonise New Zealand requirements with those already in 
place in Australia. For televisions the test  method is also identical with IEC 62087, 
Ed.2.0 (2008). The compact fluorescent la mp methodology also draws on international 
methods, such as IEC and CIE Standards.   G/TBT/N/NZL/55 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  The 
primary purpose of incorporating these Standard s into New Zealand Regulation is to align 
product regulation with Australia for the purpos es of trade harmonisation. Environmental 
protection and meeting New Zealand's internati onal obligations are also  objectives for these 
amendments. The specific objectives are to (1) ensure that improvements in product 
technologies lead to increased productivity growth  and lower energy costs; (2) ensure that 
consumers are better informed about energy-u sing products and can ma ke informed choices 
that reduce their overall energy costs; (3) to contribute to the government’s proposed energy efficiency target of 55 petajoules (PJ) of sa ving across the economy by 2015, as targeted in 
the draft New Zealand Energy Efficiency and C onservation Strategy published in 2010; (4) to 
contribute to reduced national greenhouse gas em issions targeted under the Kyoto Protocol; 
and (5) to align standards with Australia, in order to honour commitments under the Trans-
Tasman Mutual Recognition Arrangement.  
8. Relevant documents:   The current Energy Efficiency (Energy Using Products) Regulations 
2002 can be examined on the web site: 
"http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/ public/2002/0009/latest/DLM108730.html?search
=ts_regulation_Energy+Ef ficiency_resel&sr=1 " 
The proposed amendments to these re gulations are detailed in Box 6. 
The relevant Standards are available for purchase from Standards New Zealand at: 
"http://www.standards.co.nz/web-
shop/?action=viewSearchPr oduct&pid=4847.1%3A2010%28AS%7CNZS%29&mod=catalo
g" 
"http://www.standards.co.nz/web-
shop/?action=viewSearchPr oduct&pid=4847.2%3A2010%28AS%7CNZS%29&mod=catalo
g" 
"http://www.standards.co.nz/web-
shop/?action=viewSearchPr oduct&pid=62087.1%3A2010%28AS%7CNZS%29&mod=catal
og" 
"http://www.standards.co.nz/web-
shop/?action=viewSearchPr oduct&pid=62087.2.2%3A2010%28AS%7CNZS%29&mod=cat
alog" 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:      No sooner than 22 July 2011 
  No sooner than 28 August 2011 
10. Final date for comments:  2 July 2011 
11. Text available from: National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax numbers, 
e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: