CHE/268
WTO/TBT
CH Suisse
  • 84 - Réacteurs nucléaires, chaudières, machines, appareils et engins mécaniques; parties de ces machines ou appareils
  • 85 - Machines, appareils et matériels électriques et leurs parties; appareils d'enregistrement ou de reproduction du son, appareils d'enregistrement ou de reproduction des images et du son en télévision, et parties et accessoires de ces appareils
2022-06-21
2022-04-25

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)

Draft Energy Efficiency Ordinance; ((20 page(s), in French and Italian)), ((19 page(s), in German))

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.