美国：家用洗衣机测试程序能源节约计划补遗

世界贸易组织	通报号 :G/TBT/N/USA/580/Add.4 通报日期 :2012/3/13
贸易技术壁垒委员会	原文 : 英语

美国：家用洗衣机测试程序能源节约计划补遗

1.	通报成员 : 美国
2.	负责部门 : 能源部（ DOE ）能源与可再生能源办公室（ OEERE ）
3.	作用：最终规则
4.	覆盖的产品 : 家用洗衣机
5.	中文概要：根据《能源政策与节约法案》，美国能源部（DOE）规定了新的家用洗衣机测试程序。新的测试程序包括了测量待机状态和关机状态能耗的规定，并且更新了测量运行状态能耗和耗水量的规定。本最终规则同样还修订了家用洗衣机认证、遵守，以及执行要求，修订了计算洗衣机预计年运作成本的规定，淘汰了过时的洗衣机测试程序，并且修订了目前适用的测试程序中的某些规定。
6.	拟批准日期 : 2012 年 4 月 6 日拟生效日期 : 2012 年 4 月 6 日

World Trade Organization

	G/TBT/N/USA/580/Add.4 13 March 2012
	(12‑1389)

Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade	Original: English

notification

Addendum

The following communication, dated 8 March 2012, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the United States.

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TITLE: Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Residential Clothes Washers

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (OEERE), Department of Energy (DOE)

ACTION: Final Rule

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) establishes new test procedures for residential clothes washers under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. The new test procedures include provisions for measuring standby mode and off mode energy consumption, and update the provisions for measuring active mode energy and water consumption. This final rule also amends the certification, compliance, and enforcement requirements for residential clothes washers, amends provisions for calculating the estimated annual operating cost for clothes washers, eliminates an obsolete clothes washer test procedure, and amends certain provisions in the currently applicable test procedure.

DATES: This final rule is effective 6 April 2012. Manufacturers will be required to certify compliance using the appendix J2 test procedure beginning on the compliance date of any final rule establishing amended energy conservation standards that address standby and off mode power for residential clothes washers. Before that time, manufacturers may continue to certify compliance using the test procedure at appendix J1.

The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rulemaking is approved by the Director of the Office of the Federal Register as of 6 April 2012.

通报原文： 20120319104830343.pdf

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