G/TBT/N/EU/1018  
4 October 2023  
(23-6666) 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:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
European Commission  
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:   
European Comm ission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fans 
driven by motors with an electric input power between 125 W and 500 kW  
5. Title, number of page s and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Regulation implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament 
and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for fans driven by motors with 
an electric input power between 12 5 W and 500 kW and repealing Commission Regulation 
(EU) No 327/2011; (12 page(s), in English), (23 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Regulation covers machines driven by 
motors with an electric input power between 125 W  and 500 kW, and designed to maintain 
a continuous flow of air or other gas passing through it by means of one or more impellers, 
to be placed on the EU market.  
The draft regulation lays down minimum energy performance requirements of fans; 
appropriate requirements contributing to circular economy objectives in particular, 
requirements on resource efficiency including availability of necessary spare parts and 
maximum delivery time thereof, access to repair and maintenance information, 
requirements for disassembly for the purpose of repair and for material recovery and 
recycling, and information requirements, including information about fan performance at 
part load.  In accordance with the Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC, fans not meeting 
these requirements will not be allowed to be placed on the EU market. The draft 
Regulation is based on the findings of technical, environmental and economic studies and 
takes into ac count the opinions of the different stakeholders.  G/TBT/N/EU/1018  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The aim of the draft Regulation is to address regulatory and market failures 
existing in the fan sector in the EU. The Commission has reviewed Regulation (EU) No 
327/2011 in the light of technological progress. The review study analysed technical, 
environmental and economic aspects of fans. The study was developed in consultation 
with stakeholders and interested parties fr om the European Union and third countries. 
The results of the study have been made publicly available and presented to the 
Consultation Forum established by Article 18 of Directive 2009/125/EC. The study 
concluded that there was a need for the introduction  of a revised set of ecodesign 
requirements for fans. Existing EU measures addressing energy efficiency of fans need to 
be adapted as a result of the technological changes over the past 12 years. Moreover, the 
Review study and the consultation with stakeho lders have identified poor "circular 
economy" performance. The proposed regulation addresses a number of identified failures 
hindering the full realisation of the existing energy and carbon emissions savings potential 
and the move towards a more resource e fficient and circular economy; Protection of the 
environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
Directive 2009/125/EC  of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 
establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy -related 
products, Official Journal L 285, 31 October 2009, P. 010.  
http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:285:0010:0035:en:PDF  
Commission Regulation (EU) No 327/2011  of 30 March 2011 implementing Directive 
2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign 
requirements for fans driven by motors with an electric input power between 125 W and 
500 kW  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32011R0327  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  April 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU. The provisions shall apply two years later, i.e. July 2026.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_12811_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_12811_01_e.pdf