G/TBT/N/TUR/168  
26 February 2021  
(21-1679) 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 , sümeyye.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 Standby, Off and Networked Standby Mode Electric Power Consumption 
of Electrical and Electronic Household and Office  Equipment  
5. Title, number  of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Communique on Ecodesign Requirements for Standby, Off and Networked Standby Mode 
Electric Power Consumption of Electrical and Electronic Household and Off ice 
Equipment(1275/2008/EC) (SGM:2021/13) (1 7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Communique covers electrical and electronic household 
and office equipment included in Annex -I. 
This Communique shall not apply to electrical and electronic household and office 
equipment placed on th e market with a low voltage external power supply to work as 
intended.  G/TBT/N/TUR/168  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The objective of this Communique is to establish ecodesign requirements 
related to standby and off mode, and networked standby, electric power consumption of 
electrical and electronic household and office equipment place on the market for the 
implementati on of the Regulation on Ecodesign Requirements for Energy -Related 
Products (2009/125/EC) published in the Official Gazette dated 07/10/2010 and 27722; 
Protection of the environment; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:  This Communique was prepared within the framework of 
harmonization with EU legislation based on Commission Regulation No. 1275/2008/EC on 
Ecodesign Requirements for Standby And Off Mode, And Networked Standby, Electric 
Power Consumption Of Electrical And Electronic Household And Office Equip ment and the 
278/2009/EC, 642/2009/EC, 617/2013/EU, 801/2013/EU, 2016/2282/EU, 
2019/2021/EU, 2019/2022/EU, 2019/2023/EU regulations, which amend this regulation.  
This Communique has been prepared on the basis of Law No. 4703 of 29/6/2001 on the 
Preparation  and Implementation of Technical Legislation on Products and the Presidential 
Decree No. 1 on 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:  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-posta: benan.akbas@sanayi.gov.tr  
The text of regulatio n is supplied in English in the attached file.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/TUR/21_1451_00_e.pdf