Panama - Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) on Energy Efficiency Specifications for Household Refrigerators and Freezers.

​This WTO notification is circulated by Panama on July 2022, about Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 97.01.81: 22: Electrical products. Household refrigerators and freezers-Energy efficiency specifications.

The notified Regulation establishes the maximum energy consumption levels, test method, conformity assessment procedure and labelling for household refrigerators and freezers operated using hermetic motor-driven compressors, which are manufactured or marketed in, or imported into, the States Parties. It applies to household refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers of up to 1,104 litres (39 cubic  feet) and household freezers of up to 850 litres (30 cubic feet) operated using hermetic motor-driven compressors, which are manufactured or marketed in, or imported into, the States Parties.​