Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Zimbabwe - Household electrical appliances

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

1.

Notifying Member: Zimbabwe

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible: Ministry of Energy and Power Development

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:

Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority
14th Floor Century Towers

Tel +26342780010,253461
snzaranyika@zera.co.zw

Eng Samuel Ngoni Zaranyika

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):

Appliance

Energy Performance Testing Standard

Tariff Code

Household Refrigerator

IEC 62552:2011

8418.10.00, 8418.30.00, 8418.40.00

Television (Plasma, LCD or CRT)

IEC 62087:2008

IEC 62301:2006

8540.11.00, 8540.12.00, 8540.20.00,

Air conditioner

IEC 54511-3 - Energy Consumption (cooling mode only).

8415.10.00, 8415.81.00, 8415.82.00, 8415.83.00

Induction cook stove

ZWS 1008:2016

8516.60.00

Domestic Fan (Wall, desk, pedestal or ceiling)

IEC60879:1986 - Performance and construction of electric circulating fans and regulators

8414.40.00

5.

Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Electricity (Minimum Energy Efficiency Performance of Domestic Electrical Appliances) Regulations, 2020 (6 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: Draft Regulations on the enforcement of minimum energy efficiency performance (MEPS) standards for household electrical appliances imported or manufactured in Zimbabwe; and measured in accordance with the standards for usage and standby power maximum limits.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: To conserve energy through enforcement of MEPS for domestic electrical appliances

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Relevant documents:

No

Appliance(s)

Energy Performance Testing Standard

1

Household Refrigerator

IEC 62552:2011

2

Television (Plasma, LCD or CRT)

IEC 62087:2008

IEC 62301:2006

3

Air conditioner

IEC 54511-3 - Energy Consumption (cooling mode only).

4

Induction cook stove

ZWS 1008:2016

5

Domestic Fan (Wall, desk, pedestal or ceiling)

IEC60879:1986 - Performance and construction of electric circulating fans and regulators

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Proposed date of adoption: 1 July 2020

Proposed date of entry into force: 1 February 2021

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Final date for comments: 31 May 2020

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority
ZERA (source of Draft regulations )
14th Floor Century Towers Tel +26342780010,253461
Email address :
snzaranyika@zera.co.zw

Standards Association of Zimbabwe (source of relevant documents listed in 8)
P O Box 2259
Harare
Zimbabwe
Email:
info@saz.org.zw
web address:
www.saz.org.zw

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