G/TBT/N/TUR/176  
1 March 2021  
(21-1708) 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):  Energy 
Labeling of Household Dishwashers  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Communique On Energy Labeling Of Household Dishwashers (SGM: 2021/…) 
(2019/2017/EU) (27 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Communique covers built -in household dishwashers and 
household dishwashers that are connected to the electric mains, including those that are 
battery -powered.  
This Communique shall not apply to:  
a) dishwashers in the scope of the Regulation on Machinery (2006/42 / EC) 
published in the Official Gazette No. 27158 dated 03/03/2009,  
b) battery -operated household dishwashers that can be connected to the mains 
through an AC/DC c onverter purchased separately.  G/TBT/N/TUR/176  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The purpose of this Communique is to identify requirements for labeling and 
additional product information for built -in household dishwash ers and   household 
dishwashers connected to the electric mains, including battery -operated dishwashers 
related to the implementation of Regulatıon on Framework For Energy Labellıng 
(1369/2017/EU)   published in the Official Gazette dated .../…/…and numbered  ......; 
Consumer information, labelling; Protection of the environment; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:  This Communique has been prepared based on Commission 
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2017 of 5 December 2019 laying down energy labelling 
for household dishwashers pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 
No 1059/2010 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 the 
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  
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_1532_00_e.pdf