Natural Resources committee  Certainly, there are differences in terms of the environments that these appliances are being used in. In the southern United States, it's warmer, more humid; you get more condensation. There are differences in terms of the environment. However—

Natural Resources committee  It's based on a standard test procedure. The way that we use this standard test procedure is so that you compare apples to apples and not apples to oranges.

Natural Resources committee  I think the benefit of the standard procedure is that it does allow you to compare not just against like products, but also other products in that refrigerator class.

Natural Resources committee  One of the big differences between North America and Europe is the electricity system, obviously. We use 120 volts and 60 hertz, whereas in Europe they're using 230 volts and, I believe, 50 hertz. The electricity system is very different, so you can't take a European appliance an

Natural Resources committee  That's just because of the living space.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much. My name is Bruce Rebel and I'm the vice-president and general manager of the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers Canada. We are located here in Ottawa. Our members consist of some of the larger appliance manufacturers. I think you will recognize man