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New ZealandAdopted, according to its latest notice

Refrigerators – New Zealand

Official title

Proposed changes to existing regulatory requirements can be found in the Equipment Energy Efficiency (E3) Decision Regulation Impact Statement - Refrigerated display and storage cabinets (November 2017, 152 pages) available for download at:

New Zealand issued an addendum on 10 November 2025 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/NZL/79. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 5 January 2018. The comment period closed on 23 February 2018.

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At a glance

Products

Refrigerated Display Cabinets (RDCs) and Refrigerated Storage Cabinets (RSCs) further referred to collectively as Commercial Refrigeration

HS codes
  • 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof
    • 841850 Refrigerated or freezing chests, cabinets, display counters, show-cases and similar, refrigerating or freezing furniture with a refrigerating unit or…
Notifying member
New Zealand
Status
Adopted, according to its latest notice
Objectives
  • Consumer information, labelling
  • Protection of the environment
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/NZL/79Latest notice: G/TBT/N/NZL/79/Add.2

Key dates

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Comment deadline
Closed on 23 February 2018
Proposed adoption
The proposed regulatory changes will be incorporated into New Zealand Regulation no earlier than April 2018.
Proposed entry into force
The proposed MEPS requirements for commercial refrigeration will come into force in New Zealand Regulation no earlier than December 2019.

What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/NZL/79/Add.2⁩, 10 November 2025)

The latest notice says the measure was adopted or published.

Proposed changes to existing regulatory requirements can be found in the Equipment Energy Efficiency (E3) Decision Regulation Impact Statement - Refrigerated display and storage cabinets (November 2017, 152 pages) available for download at:

New Zealand has amended the Energy Efficiency (Energy Using Products) Regulations 2002 to introduce or update Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and Mandatory Energy Performance Labelling (MEPL) requirements across air conditioners/heat pumps > 65kW, clothes washing machines, dishwashers, rotary clothes dryers, household refrigerators and freezers, three-phase cage induction motors and external power supplies. These changes give effect to policy decisions developed under the Trans-Tasman Equipment Energy Efficiency (E3) Programme, support the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement (TTMRA), and in line with international best practice.

The Regulatory Impact Statement sets out options for proposed changes to the current regulatory requirements for commercial refrigeration equipment, and identifies a modified version of Option Four[1] as the preferred option, including the following proposed changes. Note that these measures have been developed under the Australian and New Zealand Equipment Energy Efficiency (E3) Program for adoption in both countries. Change in the scope of the regulations The scope of the regulations will be clarified and will be expanded to cover refrigerated storage cabinets (as well as refrigerated display cabinets), subject to New Zealand Cabinet approval. Change in the test method used to measure energy performance The following international test standards will be adopted into New Zealand regulation from April 2019, with minor local variations. These will replace the local test standard that currently applies (Australian standard AS 1731 Parts 1 to 13-2003 Refrigerated display cabinets: ISO 23953 Refrigerated display cabinets, excluding parts relating to beverage vending machines; EN 16825 Refrigerated storage cabinets and counters for professional use. Classification, requirements and test conditions, excluding parts relating to blast cabinets, condensing units and process chillers; EN 16901 Ice-cream freezers. Classification, requirements and test conditions; EN 16838 Refrigerated display scooping cabinets for gelato. Classification, requirements and test conditions Revisions to…

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/NZL/79/Add.2

    Proposed changes to existing regulatory requirements can be found in the Equipment Energy Efficiency (E3) Decision Regulation Impact Statement - Refrigerated display and storage cabinets (November 2017, 152 pages) available for download at:

    New Zealand has amended the Energy Efficiency (Energy Using Products) Regulations 2002 to introduce or update Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and Mandatory Energy Performance Labelling (MEPL) requirements across air conditioners/heat pumps > 65kW, clothes washing machines, dishwashers, rotary clothes dryers, household refrigerators and freezers, three-phase cage induction motors and external power supplies. These changes give effect to policy decisions developed under the Trans-Tasman Equipment Energy Efficiency (E3) Programme, support the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement (TTMRA), and in line with international best practice.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (opens in a new tab)

  2. AddendumG/TBT/N/NZL/79/Add.1

    Minimum energy performance requirements for commercial refrigeration: adopted final text

    New Zealand notified the proposed changes to the current minimum energy performance standard (MEPS) requirements for commercial refrigeration equipment in G/TBT/N/NZL/79 under article 2.9.2 of the TBT. The final date for comment was 23 February 2018. No comments were received and the minimum energy performance requirements have been adopted in the Energy Efficiency (Energy Using Products) Regulations 2002. The instrument was gazetted on 17 December 2020 and commenced on that day. The MEPS requirements for commercial refrigeration enter into force on 1 July 2021. The gazette notice is available at: The Energy Efficiency (Energy Using Products) Regulations 2002 are available at:

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (opens in a new tab)

  3. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/NZL/79

    Comment deadline: Closed on 23 February 2018

    Proposed changes to existing regulatory requirements can be found in the Equipment Energy Efficiency (E3) Decision Regulation Impact Statement - Refrigerated display and storage cabinets (November 2017, 152 pages) available for download at:

    The Regulatory Impact Statement sets out options for proposed changes to the current regulatory requirements for commercial refrigeration equipment, and identifies a modified version of Option Four[1] as the preferred option, including the following proposed changes. Note that these measures have been developed under the Australian and New Zealand Equipment Energy Efficiency (E3) Program for adoption in both countries. Change in the scope of the regulations The scope of the regulations will be clarified and will be expanded to cover refrigerated storage cabinets (as well as refrigerated display cabinets), subject to New Zealand Cabinet approval. Change in the test method used to measure energy performance The following international test standards will be adopted into New Zealand regulation from April 2019, with minor local variations. These will replace the local test standard that currently applies (Australian standard AS 1731 Parts 1 to 13-2003 Refrigerated display cabinets: ISO 23953 Refrigerated display cabinets, excluding parts relating to beverage vending machines; EN 16825 Refrigerated storage cabinets and counters for professional use. Classification, requirements and test conditions, excluding parts relating to blast cabinets, condensing units and process chillers; EN 16901 Ice-cream freezers. Classification, requirements and test conditions; EN 16838 Refrigerated display scooping cabinets for gelato. Classification, requirements and test conditions Revisions to…

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document 1 (opens in a new tab)Notified document 2 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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