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Notifying Member: SWITZERLAND

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

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Agency responsible:

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)

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:

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO

Holzikofenweg 36, 3003 Bern

tbt@seco.admin.ch, www.seco.admin.ch  

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 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): Combined refrigerator-freezers, with separate external doors (HS code(s): 841810); - Refrigerators, household type : (HS code(s): 84182); Freezers of the upright type, of a capacity <= 900 l (HS code(s): 841840); Machinery, plant and equipment for making hot drinks or for cooking or heating food (excl. domestic appliances) (HS code(s): 841981); - Dish washing machines : (HS code(s): 84221); - Drying machines : (HS code(s): 84512); Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters (HS code(s): 851610); - Electric space heating apparatus and electric soil heating apparatus : (HS code(s): 85162); Electric ovens, cookers, cooking plates and boiling rings, electric grillers and roasters, for domestic use (excl. space-heating stoves and microwave ovens) (HS code(s): 851660)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Energy Efficiency Ordinance; ((20 page(s), in French and Italian)), ((19 page(s), in German))

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Description of content: The notified draft ordinance will set out stricter (1-6) or novel (7-8) minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for

1.    household refrigerators;

2.    household tumble driers;

3.    household dishwashers;

4.    professional refrigerated storage cabinets;

5.    electric hot water storage heaters;

6.    centralized and decentralized electric heaters;

7.    professional dishwashers;

8.    professional cooking appliances;

in order to reduce their respective electricity consumption and increase the national security of electricity supply. The MEPS will lead to overall cost savings for consumers and businesses over the use phase of these products. Products not meeting these requirements will not be allowed to be placed on the Swiss market. A one-year transition period will allow the selling of non-compliant appliances that have been placed on the market before the date of entry in force.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: The proposal aims to protect both the environment as well as the national security of electricity supply in the short and medium term. It intends to reduce the electricity consumption of several domestic and professional appliances and thus decrease the environmental impact related to the generation of the excess electricity otherwise required. Furthermore, the proposed measures decrease the life cycle costs (LCC) of the considered appliances, thus protecting consumers from higher expenses.; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the environment

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Relevant documents:

Link to the explanatory report (publication consultation documents):

German:https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/dl/proj/2022/8/cons_1/doc_7/de/pdf-a/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-dl-proj-2022-8-cons_1-doc_7-de-pdf-a.pdf

French:https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/dl/proj/2022/8/cons_1/doc_7/fr/pdf-a/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-dl-proj-2022-8-cons_1-doc_7-fr-pdf-a.pdf

Italian:https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/dl/proj/2022/8/cons_1/doc_7/it/pdf-a/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-dl-proj-2022-8-cons_1-doc_7-it-pdf-a.pdf

Link to the energy efficiency ordinance in force, RS 730.02 (in German, French or Italian):

https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2017/765/fr

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Proposed date of adoption: 3 October 2022

Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 2023

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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

Swiss Information Center for Technical Rules (switec)

Sulzerallee 70

8404 Winterthur

+(41) 52 224 54 55

+(41) 52 224 54 75 (Fax)

switec@snv.ch

https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/dl/proj/2022/8/cons_1/doc_1/fr/pdf-a/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-dl-proj-2022-8-cons_1-doc_1-fr-pdf-a.pdfhttps://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/dl/proj/2022/8/cons_1/doc_1/de/pdf-a/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-dl-proj-2022-8-cons_1-doc_1-de-pdf-a.pdf https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/dl/proj/2022/8/cons_1/doc_1/it/pdf-a/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-dl-proj-2022-8-cons_1-doc_1-it-pdf-a.pdf