G/TBT/N/TUR/172  
26 February 2021  
(21-1685) Page: 1/3 
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 Electronic Displays.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Communique on Ecodesign Requirements for Electro nic Displays (2019/2021/EU) 
(SGM:2021/5) (27 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Communique shall apply to electronic displays, including 
televisions, monitors and digital signage displays  
This Communique shall not apply to the following electronic displays:   
a) any electronic display with a screen area smaller than or equal to 100 square 
centimetres,  
b) projectors,  
c) all-in-one video conference systems,  
d) medical displays,  G/TBT/N/TUR/172  
 
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  e) virtual reality headsets,  
f) The products specified in the 6th paragr aph of Article 2 of the Regulation on the 
Control of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment published in the Official 
Gazette dated 22/05/2012 and numbered 28300, large and fixed industrial tools 
specified in Annex -1/A of the same Regulation and the imp lantation products 
specified in Annex - 1/B and the screens that are in infectious contact and the 
products listed below, integrated displays or the displays attached to these 
products,  
1) Equipment designed to be sent to space,  
2) Large -scale stationary fa cilities, excluding any equipment not specially 
designed and installed as part of these facilities,  
3) Person or goods transportation vehicles, except electric two -wheeled vehicles 
that are not type -approved,  
4) Off -road moving vehicles for professional us e only,  
5) Specially designed device for research and development offered only on an 
inter-business basis.  
g) displays that are components or subassemblies of products covered by 
implementing measures adopted under Regulation on the Ecodesign of Energy -
Relate d Products (2009/125/EC) published in the Official Gazette numbered dated 
07/10/2010 and No. 27722.  
The requirements in points A and B of Annex II shall not apply to the following displays:  
a) broadcast displays,  
b) professional displays,  
c) security displays,  
d) digital interactive whiteboards,  
e) digital photo frames,  
f) digital signage displays.  
The requirements in points A, B and C of Annex II shall not apply to the following displays:  
a) status displays,  
b) control panels.   
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 and putting into service of electronic displays, including 
televisions, monitors and digital signage displays re lated to the implementation of the 
Regulation on the Ecodesign 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  
8. Relevant documents:  This Communique has been prepared based on Commission 
Regulation 2019/2021/EU, laying down ecodesign requirements of electronic displays 
published in accordance with the Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and 
Council, amending Commission Regulatio n No 1275/2008/EC, repealing Commission 
Regulation No 642/2009/EC, in the framework of alignment with the legislation of 
European Union.  
This Communique has 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 10/7/2018.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  The regulation will be adopted upon its publication . 
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 March 2021  G/TBT/N/TUR/172  
 
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  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 file.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/TUR/21_1455_00_e.pdf