G/TBT/N/TUR/169  
26 February 2021  
(21-1683) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  TURKEY   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Industry and Technology  
DG for EU and Foreign Affairs  
Mustafa Kemal Mah. Dumlupinar Bulvari  
Eskişehir Yolu 2151. Cad. No:154  
Cankaya - Ankara/ Turkey  
Tel: +90 (312) 201 60 82  
Fax: +90 (312) 219 68 64  
E-mail: benan.akbas@sanayi.gov.tr , sumeyye.sabanci@sanayi.gov.tr  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Turkey -TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Trade  
DG of Product Safety and Inspection  
Sogutozu Mah. 2180. Sk. No:63 06530 Çankaya -Ankara / Turkey  
Tel: +90 (312) 204 89 37 / 89 52  
Fax: +90 (312) 212 87 68  
E-mail: tbt@ticaret.gov.tr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Ecodesign 
Requirements for Computers and Computer Servers  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Communique on Ecodesign Requirements f or Computers and Computer Servers 
(617/2013/EU) (SGM:2021/14) (23 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Communique shall apply to the following products that can 
be powered directly from the mains alternating current (AC) including via an e xternal or 
internal power supply:  
a) desktop computers;  
b) integrated desktop computers;  
c) notebook computers (including tablet computers, slate computers and mobile 
thin clients);  
d) desktop thin clients;  G/TBT/N/TUR/169  
 
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  e) workstations;  
f) mobile workstations;  
g) small-scale servers.  
This Communique shall not apply to the following product groups:  
a) game consoles;  
b) docking stations.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The purpose of this Communique is to establish ecodesign requirements for 
the placing on the market of computers and requirements for providing additional product 
information of these products related to the implementation of the Regulation on the 
Ecodesi gn of Energy -Related Products (2009/125/EC) published in the Official Gazette 
numbered dated 07/10/2010 and No. 27722; Protection of the environment; 
Harmonization; Other  
8. Relevant documents:  This Communique has been prepared based on the Commission 
Regulation No 617/2013/EU laying down ecodesign requirements for computers and 
computer servers and , the Regulations 2016/2282/EU and 2019/424/EU amending this 
Regulation in the framework of alignment with the legislation of European Union.  
This Communique h as been prepared on the basis of the Law No. 4703 of 29/6/2001 on 
the Preparation and Implementation of Technical Legislation on Products and Presidential 
Decree No. 1 on the Presidency Organization published in the Official Gazette No. 30474 
dated 10/7/20 18. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  The regulation will be adopted upon its publication.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  This Communique shall enter into force on the date 
of its publication.  
10. Final date for comments:  1 March 2021; The relevant legislation will be put into effect 
within the scope of harmonization with the EU legislation.  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministry of Industry and Technology  
DG for EU and Foreign Affairs  
Tel: 0 (312) 201 60 82  
Fax: 0 312 219 68 64  
E-mail: benan.akbas@sanayi.gov.tr  
The text of regulation  is supplied in English in the attached files.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/TUR/21_1452_00_e.pdf