Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - China - Multi-connected air-condition (heat pump) units

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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Notifying Member: China

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

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Agency responsible: State Administration for Market Regulation (Standardization Administration of the P.R.C.)

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:

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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): Cooled multi-connected air-condition (heat pump) units, low ambient temperature air source multi-connected heat pump (air-conditioning) units; Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps; parts thereof (excl. air conditioning machines of heading 8415) (HS 8418); Energy and heat transfer engineering in general (ICS 27.010)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: National Standard of the P.R.C., Minimum Allowable Values of the Energy Efficiency and Energy Efficiency Grades for multi-connected air-condition (heat pump) units (14 page(s), in Chinese)

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Description of content: This standard specifies the maximum allowable values of energy efficiency, energy efficiency grades and testing method for multi-connected air-condition (heat pump) units and low ambient temperature air source multi-connected heat pump (air-conditioning) units.

This standard is applicable to air-cooled or water-cooled multi-connected air-condition (heat pump) units, low ambient temperature air source multi-connected heat pump (air-conditioning) units.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements

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Relevant documents: -

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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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:

WTO/TBT National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China
Tel
+86 10 57954631 / 57954627
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tbt@customs.gov.cn

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