WORLD TRADE
G/TBT/N/NIC/103
24 November 2008
ORGANIZATION
(08-5746)
Original: Spanish
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1.
Member to Agreement notifying: NICARAGUA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2.
Agency responsible: Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio (Ministry of
Development, Industry and Trade)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and web site
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 [ ], 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):
International
Classification for Standards (ICS) code 97.040.30
5.
Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: NTON 10 013-08,
Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense.
Eficiencia Energética. Refrigeradores
Electrodomésticos y Congeladores Electrodomésticos. Límites Máximos de Consumo de
Energía (Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 10 013-08: Energy
efficiency.
Household refrigerators and household freezers.
Maximum energy
consumption limits) (37 pages, in Spanish).
6.
Description of content: The aim of the notified Technical Standard is to establish the
maximum energy consumption limits for household refrigerators and freezers using
hermetic motor-driven compressors.
7.
Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection.
8.
Relevant documents: Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard (NTON) No. 10 013-08:
Energy efficiency. Household refrigerators and household freezers. Maximum energy
consumption limits.
9.
Proposed date of adoption:
Upon publication in the Official Journal.
Proposed date of entry into force:
To be determined.
10.
Final date for comments: 60 days as from the date of notification.
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11.
Texts available from: National enquiry point [ X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and web site addresses, if available, of other body:
Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio
Centro de Información sobre Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio
Tel.:
+(505) 267-4551, ext. 1230 or 1276
Fax:
+(505) 267-4551, ext. 1228
E-mail: vpineda@mific.gob.ni or dtnm@mific.gob.ni