WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/NZL/51 
17 June 2009  
 (09-2971) 
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:  NEW ZEALAND
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Economic Development 
PO Box 1473 Wellington, New Zealand 
Ph:+64 4472 0030 
Fax:+64 4473 4638 Email: Sebastian. Bishop@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 auth ority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :   
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority PO Box 388 Wellington New Zealand 
Phone: +64 4 470 2200 
Fax: +64 4 499 5330 Email: laura.christen@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):   
- External power supplies (ICS Code  91.140.50 Electricity supply systems); 
- Simple set top boxes (digital decoders without hard drive) (ICS Code  33.160.10 Amplifiers);
- Household refrigerating appliances (ICS  Code 97.040.30 Domestic refrigerating 
appliances); - Room air conditioners and heat pumps (s ingle and three phase) (ICS Code 23.120 
Ventilators. Fans. Air conditioners ; ICS Code 27.080 Heat pumps); 
- Close control air conditioners (for computer rooms) (ICS Code 23.120 Ventilators. Fans. Air conditioners); 
- Commercial chil lers (AC Chiller towers ) (ICS Code 97.130.20 Co mmercial re frigerating 
appliances).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The proposed 
amendments are to Schedules 1 and 2 of the Energy Efficiency (Energy Using Products)  G/TBT/N/NZL/51 
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  Regulations 2002.  The regulations as they  currently stand are available here:  
http://www.legislation.govt .nz/regulation/public/2002/0009 /latest/DLM108730.html    
  
6. Description of content:  The proposed regulations will:  
- Introduce test methods and minimum perform ance standards (MEPS) for external power 
supplies, set top boxes, comm ercial chillers, and close control air conditioners.  
- Revise existing test methods, MEPS, and mandatory energy performance labelling 
requirements for household refrig erating appliances, and room  air conditioners and heat 
pumps 
Test methods, and requirements for MEPS and en ergy labelling will be set out in Joint 
Australia/New Zealand Standards listed in Schedules 1 and 2 of the Energy Efficiency (Energy Using Products) Regulations 2002.  Further requirements are set out in the 
Regulations.   
All appliances covered by thes e requirements, and which are manufactured in or imported 
into New Zealand and made available for sale on  or after the introduction date, must meet the 
requirements set out in th e relevant Standards. 
The proposed amendments to the Regulations are: 1. To add the following Standards to Schedule 1 of the Regulations “List of product classes 
subject to minimum energy performance standa rds and list of applicable standards that 
apply”: 
a. External power supplies:  i. Add AS/NZS 4665.1:2005 Performance of exte rnal power supplies - Test method and 
energy performance mark (28 pages, English) [Reprinted to incorporate Amendment 1:2009]; 
ii. Add AS/NZS 4665.2:2005 Performance of ex ternal power supplies - Minimum energy 
performance standard (MEPS) re quirements (28 pages, English)  [Reprinted to incorporate 
Amendment 1:2009] 
b. Set top boxes  i. Add AS/NZS 62087.1(INT):2009 Power cons umption of audio, video and related 
equipment - Methods of measur ement (44 pages, English) [In terim Standard - Expires 27 
April 2011; Identical to IEC 62087, Ed.2.0 (2008)] 
ii. Add AS/NZS 62087.2.1:2008 Power consumption of  audio, video and related equipment - 
Minimum energy performance st andards (MEPS) requirements for digital television set-top 
boxes (28 pages, English) [Amendment to be pub lished within next 2-3 months to expand the 
scope to MPEG 2 satellite set top boxes, as sold in the Ne w Zealand market] 
c. Commercial chillers  
i. Add AS/NZS 4776.1.1:2008 Liquid-chilling packages using the vapour compression cycle - 
Method of rating and testing for perfor mance - Rating (16 pages, English)  G/TBT/N/NZL/51 
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  ii. Add AS/NZS 4776.1.2:2008 Liquid-chilling packages using the vapour compression cycle  
- Method of rating and testing for perfor mance - Testing (20 pages, English) 
iii. Add AS/NZS 4776.2:2008 Liquid-chilling packag es using the vapour compression cycle - 
Minimum energy performance standard (MEPS ) and compliance requi rements (28 pages, 
English) 
d. Close control air conditioners:  
i. Add AS/NZS 4965.1:2008 Performance of close control airconditioners - Testing for rating 
(40 pages, English) 
ii. Add AS/NZS 4965.2:2008 Performance of close control airconditioners - Minimum energy 
performance standard (MEPS) re quirements (24 pages, English) 
2. To update the following Standards under Sche dule 1 of the Regula tions “List of product 
classes subject to minimum energy  performance standards and list of applicable standards that 
apply”: 
a. Household refrigerating appliances:  i. Replace AS/NZS 4474.1:2007 Performance of household electric al appliances - 
Refrigerating appliances - Energy consumption and performance (160 pages, English) with 
AS/NZS 4474.1:2007 Performance of household electrical ap pliances - Refrigerating 
appliances - Energy consumption and performance incorporating Amendment 1  
ii. Replace AS/NZS 4474.2: 2001 Performance of household electrical appliances - 
Refrigerating appliances - Energy labelli ng and minimum energy performance standard 
requirements (37 pages, English)  [Amendments 1-4 were incorpor ated into the standard] with 
AS/NZS 4474.2:2009 Performance of household electrical ap pliances - Refrigerating 
appliances - Energy labelling and minimum en ergy performance standa rd requirements (64 
pages, English) 
b. Single-phase (ducted and non-ducted) and thre e-phase air conditioners and heat pumps:  
i. Replace AS/NZS 3823.1.1:1998 Pe rformance of electrical appl iances - Airconditioners and 
heat pumps - Test methods - Non-ducted aircondi tioners and heat pumps - Testing and rating 
for performance (46 pages, English) with AS/NZS 3823.1.1:1998 incorporating amendments 
1, 2 & 3] 
ii. Replace AS/NZS 3823.1.2:2001 Performance of el ectrical appliances - Airconditioners and 
heat pumps - Test methods - Ducted airconditione rs and air-to-air heat pumps - Testing and 
rating for performance (49 pages, English)  with AS/NZS 3823.1.2:2001 incorporating 
Amendments 1 to 4] 
iii. Replace AS/NZS 3823.2:2005 Performance of el ectrical appliances - Airconditioners and 
heat pumps - Energy labelling and minimu m energy performance standard (MEPS) 
requirements (72 pages, English) with AS /NZS 3823.2:2005 incorporating Amendments 1, 2 
& 3] 
3. To update the following Standards under Sche dule 2 of the Regula tions “List of product 
classes subject to mandatory en ergy performance labelling and list of applicable standards 
that apply”: G/TBT/N/NZL/51 
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  a. Household refrigerating appliances:  
i. Replace AS/NZS 4474.1:2007 Performance of household electric al appliances - 
Refrigerating appliances - Energy consumption and performance (160 pages, English) with 
AS/NZS 4474.1:2007 Performance of household electrical ap pliances - Refrigerating 
appliances - Energy consumption and performance incorporating Amendment 1 
ii. Replace AS/NZS 4474.2: 2001 Performance of household electrical appliances - 
Refrigerating appliances - Energy labelli ng and minimum energy performance standard 
requirements (37 pages, English)  [Amendments 1-4 were incorpor ated into the standard] with 
AS/NZS 4474.2:2009 Performance of household electrical ap pliances - Refrigerating 
appliances - Energy labelling and minimum en ergy performance standa rd requirements (64 
pages, English) 
b. Single-phase (ducted and non-ducted) and thre e-phase air conditioners and heat pumps:  
i. Replace AS/NZS 3823.1.1:1998 Pe rformance of electrical appl iances - Airconditioners and 
heat pumps - Test methods - Non-ducted aircondi tioners and heat pumps - Testing and rating 
for performance (46 pages, English) with AS/NZS 3823.1.1:1998 incorporating amendments 
1, 2 & 3]; 
 ii. Replace AS/NZS 3823.2:2005 Performance of electrical appliances - Airconditioners and 
heat pumps - Energy labelling and mini mum energy performance standard (MEPS) 
requirements (72 pages, English) with AS /NZS 3823.2:2005 incorporating Amendments 1, 2 
& 3]. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Environmental protection and meeting New Zealand’s internati onal obligations. The 
objectives are (1) improvements in product techno logies lead to increased productivity growth 
and lower energy costs; (2) cons umers are better informed about products that use less energy 
and can make informed choices that reduce thei r overall energy costs; (3) to contribute to 
indicative national savings of savings of 30PJ in non-transport energy per year by 2025, as 
targeted in the 2007 New Zealand Energy Effi ciency and Conservation Strategy; (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 Standards listed in Box 6 above are availabl e for purchase from 
the Standards New Zealand web site at http://www.standard s.co.nz/web-shop/ The current 
Energy Efficiency (Energy Using Products) Re gulations can be examined on the web site: 
http://www.legislation.govt.n z/regulation/public/2002/0009/la test/DLM108730.html?search=t
s_regulation_Energy+Efficiency_resel&sr=1  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Between 1 October 2009 and 1 April 2010 
10. Final date for comments:  90 days from the circulation date 
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: