DRAFT COMMUNIQUE ON ECODESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR OFF MODE, 
STANDBY MODE, AND NETWORKED STANDBY ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF 
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC HOUSEHOLD AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT 
(…/…/EU) (SGM:2022/…)  
 
Objective  
ARTICLE 1 – (1) The purpose of this Communique is to establish ecodesign 
requirements related to off mode, standby mode, and networked standby energy consumption 
for the placing on the market and putting into service of electrical and electronic household 
and office e quipment for the implementation of the Regulation on Ecodesign Requirements 
for Energy -Related Products (2009/125/EC) published in the Official Gazette dated 
07/10/2010 and numbered 27722.  
 
Scope  
ARTICLE 2 – (1) This Communique shall apply to electrical an d electronic household 
and office equipment included in Annex -I. 
 
Legal Basis  
ARTICLE 3 – (1) This Communique has been prepared on the basis of Law No. 7223  
of 12/3/2020  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.  
 
Compliance with the European Union Legislation  
ARTICLE 4 – (1) This Communique was prepared within the framework of 
harmonization with EU legislation based on Commission Regulation No.  (EU)…/…/…  on 
Ecodesign Requirements for Off Mode, Standby Mode, and Networked Standby Energy 
Consumption of Electrical  and Electronic Household and Office Equipment . 
 
Definitions  
ARTICLE 5 – (1) For the purposes of this Communique the following definitions shall 
apply:  
a) ‘EU’ means European Union;  
 
b) ‘network’ means a communication infrastructure with a topology of links, an 
architecture, including the physical components, organisational principles, communication 
procedures and formats (protocols);  
 
c) ‘network switch’ means a network device whose m ain function is to filter, forward 
and distribute frames based on the destination address of each frame. All switches operate at 
least at the data link layer (L2);  
 
ç) ‘networked equipment’ means equipment that can connect to a network and has one 
or more network ports;  
 
d) ‘networked standby’ means a condition in which the equipment is able to resume a 
function by way of a remotely initiated trigger from a network connection;  
 
e) ‘network port’ means a wired or wireless physical interface of the network 
connection located on the equipment through which the equipment can be remotely activated;   
f) ‘network availability’ means a capability of the equipment to resume functions after a 
remotely initiated trigger has been detected by a network port;  
 
g) ‘low v oltage external power supply’ means an external power supply with a 
nameplate output voltage of less than 6 volts and a nameplate output current greater than or 
equal to 550 milliamperes;  
 
ğ) ‘adjustable furniture’ means furniture that includes motors, act uators, lifting columns 
or other electric means to adjust height, position or form. Those adjustments are controlled by 
the end -user through cabled and/or wireless controls or via a network;  
 
h) ‘Ministry’ means Ministry of Industry and Technology;  
 
ı) ‘printing equipment’ means equipment that generates paper output from electronic 
input. Printing equipment can have additional functions and can be marketed as a 
multifunctional device or a multifunctional product;  
 
i) ‘declared values’ means the values pr ovided by the supplier for the stated, calculated 
or measured technical parameters in accordance with Article 7, for the verification of 
compliance by the Ministry ; 
 
j) ‘information or status display’ means a continuous function providing information or 
indicating the status of the equipment on a display, including clocks;  
 
k) ‘information technology equipment’ means any electrical and electronic household 
and office equipment which has a main function of either entry, storage, display, retrieval, 
transmiss ion, processing, switching, or control of data or telecommunication messages, or a 
combination of those functions, and which can be equipped with one or more terminal ports 
typically operated for information transfer;  
 
l) ‘large format printing equipment’ means printing equipment designed for printing on 
A2 media and larger, including equipment designed to accommodate continuous -form media 
of at least 406 mm width;  
 
m) ‘hub’ means a network device that contains multiple ports and is used to connect 
segments  of a Local Area Network;  
 
n) ‘drip filter household coffee machine’ means a household coffee machine which uses 
percolation to extract the coffee;  
 
o) ‘mains’ means the electricity supply from the grid of 230 (±10 %) volts of alternating 
current at 50 Hz;  
 
ö) ‘active mode’ means a condition in which the equipment is connected to the mains 
power source and at least one of the main functions has been activated;  
 
p) ‘equivalent model’ means an equipment model which has the same technical 
characteristics relevant for the technical information to be provided in accordance with Annex II, but which is placed on the market or put into service by the same supplier as ano ther 
equipment model with a different model identifier;  
 
r) ‘household coffee machine’ means a non -commercial equipment for brewing coffee;  
 
s) ‘electrical and electronic household and office equipment’ or ‘equipment’ means any 
energy -related product marke ted for household, office, non -household or non -office use 
which fulfils the following conditions:  
1) it is made commercially available as a single functional unit and is intended for the 
end-user;  
2) it is listed in Annex I;  
3) it is dependent on energy i nput from the mains power source in order to work as 
intended;  
4) it is designed for use with a nominal voltage rating of 250 V or below;  
 
ş) ‘physical network port’ means the physical (hardware) medium of a network port. A 
physical network port can host t wo or more network technologies;  
 
t) ‘standby mode’ means a condition where the equipment is connected to the mains 
power source, depends on energy input from the mains power source to work as intended and 
provides only the following functions, jointly or separately, which may persist for an 
indefinite time:  
1) reactivation function;  
2) reactivation function and only an indication of enabled reactivation function;  
3) information or status display;  
 
u) ‘domestic environment’ means an environment where the us e of broadcast radio and 
television receivers may be expected within a distance of 10 m of the equipment concerned;  
 
ü) ‘wireless network access point’ means a network device whose main function is to 
provide IEEE 802.11 (Wi -Fi) connectivity to multiple cl ients;  
 
v) ‘off mode’ means a condition in which the equipment is connected to the mains 
power source and is not providing any function, or it is in a condition providing only:  
1) an indication of off -mode condition;  
2) functionalities intended to ensure electromagnetic compatibility under 
Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulation;  
 
y) ‘logical network port’ means the network technology running over a physical 
network port;  
 
z) ‘model identifier’ means a code, usually alph anumeric, which distinguishes a specific 
equipment model from other models with the same trade mark or the same supplier's name;  
 
aa) ‘modem’ means a network device whose main function is to transmit and receive 
digitally modulated analogue signals over a wired network;  
 
bb) ‘motor -operated building element’ means opening or comfort equipment in 
buildings, excluding ventilation equipment, that can move or rotate, or both, by using input 
from the mains power source. The motor -operated building element incorp orates an electric motor or an actuator and a control unit, and is operated by the end -user through cabled and/or 
wireless control(s), via a network, or controlled automatically with the use of sensors;  
 
cc) ‘games console’ means equipment which is designe d to provide video game playing 
as its principal function. A games console is typically designed to provide output to an 
external electronic display as the main game -play display and typically utilises handheld 
controllers or other interactive controllers as the primary input device. Games consoles 
typically include central processing unit(s), graphics processing unit(s), system memory, and 
internal data storage options. Handheld gaming devices, with an integrated display as the 
main game -play display, and which primarily operate on an integrated battery or other 
portable power source rather than via a direct connection to the mains, are considered to be a 
type of games console;  
 
çç) ‘main function’ means a function delivering the main service(s) for which the 
equipment is designed and marketed for, and which corresponds to the intended use of the 
equipment;  
 
dd) ‘remotely initiated trigger’ means a signal that comes from outside the equipment 
via a network;  
 
ee) ‘reactivation function’ means a function that  via a remote switch, a remote control, 
an internal sensor or timer provides a switch from standby mode to another mode, including 
active mode, providing additional functions;  
 
ff) ‘router’ means a network device whose main function is to determine the opt imal 
path along which network traffic should be forwarded. Routers forward packets of data from 
one network to another, based on network layer information (L3);  
 
gg) ‘networked equipment with high network availability’ or ‘HiNA equipment’ means 
equipment w ith one or more of the following functionalities, but no other, as the main 
function(s): those of a router, network switch, wireless network access point, hub, modem, 
VoIP telephone, video phone;  
 
ğğ) ‘networked equipment with high network availability fun ctionality’ or ‘equipment 
with HiNA functionality’ means equipment that has the functionality of a router, network 
switch, wireless network access point or combination thereof included, but not being HiNA 
equipment;  
 
Ecodesign Requirements  
ARTICLE 6 – (1) The ecodesign requirements for standby and off mode, and 
networked standby electric power consumption are set out in Annex -II of this Communique.  
 
Conformity Assessment  
ARTICLE 7 – (1) The conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 10 of 
Regulation on Ecodesign of Energy Related Products (2009/125 / EC) published in the 
Official Gazette dated 07/10/2010 and numbered 27722 shall be the internal design control 
system set out in Annex IV to that Regulation or the management system set out in Annex V 
to that Regulation.  
 (2) For the purposes of conformity assessment under Article 10 of Regulation on 
Ecodesign of Energy Related Products (2009/125 / EC) published in the Official Gazette 
dated 07/10/2010 and numbered 2 7722, the technical documentation shall contain the 
information set out in point 3(b) of Annex II to this Regulation and the details and results of 
the calculations made in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.  
 
(3) The technical documentation for a model shall include the details and results of the 
calculations or extrapolations, the assessment made by the manufacturer to verify the 
accuracy of the calculations and, where appropriate, the declaration of identity between the 
models of different manu facturers. Where the information included in the technical 
documentation for that particular model has been obtained, alternatively:  
a) from a model that has the same technical characteristics relevant for the technical 
information to be provided in accord ance with Annex II but is produced by a different 
manufacturer;  
b) by calculation on the basis of design or extrapolation from another model of the same 
or a different manufacturer, or both on the basis of design and extrapolation from another 
model of the  same or a different manufacturer.  
 
(4) The technical documentation shall include a list of equivalent models referred to in 
the subparagraphs of point 3 of this Article, including the model identifiers.  
 
Verification Procedure for Market Surveillance Purp oses 
ARTICLE 8 – (1) The Ministry shall apply the verification procedure laid down in 
Annex IV to this Regulation where they perform the market surveillance checks referred to in 
Article 5 of Regulation on Ecodesign  of Energy Related Products (2009/125 / EC) published 
in the Official Gazette dated 07/10/2010 and numbered 27722.  
 
Circumvention  
ARTICLE 9  – (1) The manufacturer, importer or authorised representative shall not 
place on the market equipment designed to be  able to detect they are being tested, including 
by recognising the test conditions or test cycle, and to react specifically by automatically 
altering their performance during the test to reach a more favourable level for any of the 
parameters in the techn ical documentation  given in this Communique  or included in any of 
the documentation provided.  
 
(2) The energy consumption of the equipment and any of the other declared parameters 
shall not deteriorate after a software or firmware update where measured wit h the same test 
standard originally used for the declaration of conformity, unless the user explicitly consents 
to this before the update. No performance change shall occur as result of rejecting the update.  
 
(3) A software update shall not have the effect  of changing the equipment’s 
performance in a way that makes it non -compliant with the ecodesign requirements applicable 
for the declaration of conformity.  
 
Indicative Benchmarks  
ARTICLE 10 – (1) The indicative benchmarks for the best -performing equipment and 
technologies available on the market at the time of adopting this Regulation are set out in 
Annex V.  
 
Consultation Forum  ARTICLE 1 1 – (1) In relation to this Communique, the Ministry shall participate in the 
consultation forum meetings  established by the European Commission, which shall review 
this Communique in the light of technological progress,  in the scope of the requirements for 
standby and off mode  of electrical and electronic household and office equipment , the 
requirements for networked standb y for HiNA equipment and equipment with HiNA 
functionality, and including other fast -growing product groups in the scope of this 
Communique . 
Repeal  
ARTICLE 12 – (1) Communique on Ecodesign  Requirements for Off Mode, Standby 
Mode, and Networked Standby Energy Consumption of Electrical and Electronic Household 
and Office Equipment (1275/2008/EC) (SGM:2021/13)  dated 25/3/2021 and numbered 31434 
shall be repealed on the date this Communique ent ers into force.  
Entry into Force  
ARTICLE 14– (1) This Communique shall enter into force on …/…/…  
 
Enforcement  
ARTICLE 14 – (1) The provisions of this Communique shall be enforced by the 
Minister of Industry and Technology.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
ANNEX - I 
 
LIST OF ENERGY -RELATED PRODUCTS COVERED BY THIS 
COMMUNIQUE  
 
1. Household appliances:  
 
– clothes dryers;  
– electric ovens;  
– electric hot plates;  
– microwave ovens;  
– toasters;  
– fryers;  
– coffee machines;  
– grinders;  
– equipment for opening or  sealing containers or packages;  
– electric knives;  
– other appliances for cooking and other processing of food, preparing beverages, 
cleaning, and maintenance of clothes, but excluding household dishwashers covered by  
Communique on  Ecodesign Requirements for Household Dishwashers (2019/202 2/EU) 
(SGM:2021/ 1) published in the Official Gazette dated 25/3/2021 and numbered 31434 , 
and household washing machines and household washer -dryers covered by  
Communique on Ecodesign Requirements for Household Washing Mac hines and 
Household Washer -Dryers (2019/2023/EU) (SGM:2021/3)  published in the Official 
Gazette dated 25/3/2021 and numbered 31434 ; 
– appliances for hair cutting, hair drying, hair treatments, tooth brushing, shaving, 
massage and other body care appliances ; 
– scales.  
 
2. Information technology equipment intended primarily for use in the domestic 
environment, including copying and printing equipment, but excluding desktop 
computers, integrated desktop computers and notebook computers covered by 
Communique on Ecodesign Re quirements for Computers and Computer Servers 
(2013/617/ EU) (SGM:2021/14) published in the Official Gazette dated 25/3/2021 and 
numbered 31434 , as well as electronic displays covered by  Communique on Ecodesign 
Requirements for Electronic Displays (2019/202 1/EU) (SGM:2021/5)  published in the 
Official Gazette dated 25/3/2021 and numbered 31434 . 
 
3. Consumer equipment:  
 
– radio sets;  
– video cameras;  
– video players;  
– hi-fi players;  
– audio amplifiers;  – audio speakers;  
– home theatre systems;  
– media streaming devices;  
– musical instruments;  
– other equipment for the purpose of recording or reproducing sound or images, 
including signals or other technologies for the distribution of sound and image other 
than by telecommunications, but excluding electro nic displays covered by Communique 
on Ecodesign Requirements for Electronic Displays (2019/2021/EU) (SGM:2021/5)  
published in the Official Gazette dated 25/3/2021 and numbered 31434 and projectors 
with mechanisms for exchanging the lenses with others with different focal length.  
 
4. Toys, leisure and sports equipment:  
 
– electric trains or car racing sets;  
– games consoles;  
– sports equipment with electric or electronic components;  
– other toys, leisure and sport equipment.  
 
5. Adjustable furniture:  
 
– height -adjustable desks;  
– elevation beds and chairs;  
– other adjustable furniture equipped with electric motors operated by cabled or wireless 
controls.  
 
6. Motor -operated building elements:  
 
– shutters;  
– blinds;  
– screens;  
– awnings;  
– pergolas;  
– curtains;  
– doors;  
– gates;  
– windows;  
– skylights;  
– other similar products equipped with electric motors operated by wired cabled or 
wireless controls;  
– parts incorporating an electric motor or an actuator and a control unit, which are 
designed to work with other motor -operated building elements.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
ANNEX – II 
 
ECODESIGN REQUIREMENTS  
 
1. Energy efficiency requirements:  
a) Power consumption in off mode:  
Power consumption of equipment in off mode shall not exceed 0,50 W.  
b) Power consumption in standby mode:  
The power consumption of equipment in any condition providing only a reactivation function, 
or providing only a reactivation function and an indication of enabled reactivation function, 
shall not exceed 0,50 W.  
The power consumption of equipm ent in any condition providing only information or status 
display, or providing only a combination of reactivation function and information or status 
display, or providing only a reactivation function and an indication of enabled reactivation 
function and information or status display shall not exceed 0,80 W.  
Networked equipment that has one or more standby modes shall comply with the 
requirements for those standby modes when all wired network ports are disconnected and all 
wireless network ports are deacti vated.  
(c) Power consumption in networked standby:  
The power consumption of HiNA equipment or equipment with HiNA functionality, in 
networked standby, into which the equipment is switched by the power management function 
as described in point 2(c) of this Annex, shall not exceed 8,00 W.  
The power consumption of networked equipment, other than HiNA equipment or equipment 
with HiNA functionality, in networked standby into which the equipment is switched by the 
power management function, shall not exceed 2,00 W. 
The power consumption limits shall not apply to:  
– large format printing equipment;  
– desktop thin clients, workstations, mobile workstations, and small -scale servers as defined 
in Communique on Ecodesign Requirements for Computers and Computer Servers 
(2013/617/EU) (SGM:2021/14) published in the Official Gazette dated 25/3/2021 and 
numbered 31434 , 
2. Functional requirements:  
a) Availability of off mode and standby mode:  
Unless this is inappropriate for the intended use, equipment shall provide one or mo re of the 
following conditions:  – off mode,  
– standby mode,  
– another condition which does not exceed the applicable power consumption requirements 
for off mode or standby mode when the equipment is connected to the mains power source.  
b) Power management for all equipment other than networked equipment:  
(1) Unless inappropriate for the intended use, equipment shall provide a power management 
function. When equipment is not providing a main function, and another energy -related 
product is not dependent on it s functions, the power management function shall switch 
equipment, after the shortest possible period appropriate for the intended use of the 
equipment, automatically into either of the following conditions:  
– standby mode,  
– off mode,  
– another condition which does not exceed the applicable power consumption requirements 
for off mode or standby mode when the equipment is connected to the mains power source.  
(2) For coffee machines, the period referred to in point (1) shall be as follows:  
– for drip filter household coffee machines storing the coffee in an insulated jug, a maximum 
of five minutes;  
– for drip filter household coffee machines storing the coffee in a non -insulated jug, a 
maximum of 40 minutes;  
– for household coffee machines other than drip fil ter household coffee machines, a maximum 
of 30 minutes.  
(3) For other equipment, the period referred to in point (1) shall not exceed 20 minutes.  
(4) The power management function described in point (1) shall be activated when the 
equipment is placed on th e market or put into service, and after the equipment is reset to its 
factory default settings.  
(5) The equipment may offer the user the option to deactivate the power management 
function. In such cases the users shall be warned about the increased energy consumption of 
that action. That warning shall be included in the instruction manuals and, where applicable, 
be made available on the displays integrated in or connected to the equipment. That option 
shall not be part of the installation procedure of the e quipment and shall require a separate 
user action on the product.  
c) Power management for networked equipment:  
Unless inappropriate for the intended use, equipment shall provide a power management 
function. When equipment is not performing a main function,  and another energy -related 
product is not dependent on its functions, the power management function shall switch 
equipment, after the shortest possible period appropriate for the intended use of the 
equipment, automatically into networked standby. That pe riod shall not exceed 20 minutes.  
In networked standby, the power management function may switch equipment automatically 
into standby mode or off mode or another condition, which does not exceed the applicable 
power consumption requirements for standby or off mode.  The power management function shall be available for all network ports of the networked 
equipment.  
Unless all network ports are deactivated, the power management function shall be activated 
when the equipment is placed on the market or put into s ervice. After the equipment is reset to 
its factory default settings, the power management function shall be activated if any of the 
network ports is activated.  
The equipment may offer the user the option to deactivate the power management function. In 
such cases, the user shall be warned about the increased energy consumption of that action. 
That warning shall be included in the instruction manuals and, where applicable, be made 
available on the displays integrated in or connected to the equipment. That op tion shall not be 
part of the installation procedure of the equipment and shall require a separate user action on 
the product.  
Networked equipment other than HiNA equipment shall comply with the requirements set out 
in point 2( b) when all wired network por ts are disconnected and all wireless network ports are 
deactivated.  
d) Possibility of deactivating wireless network connections:  
Unless inappropriate for the intended use, any networked equipment that can be connected to 
a wireless network shall offer the user the possibility to deactivate the wireless network 
connections. That requirement does not apply to products that rely on a single wireless 
network connection for intended use and have no wired network connection.  
3. Information requirements  
(a) The in struction manuals for end -users, and free access websites of manufacturers, 
importers or authorised representatives shall include the following information for all 
equipment, as applicable:  
(1) for each off mode, standby mode (or another condition which do es not exceed the 
applicable power consumption requirements for off mode or standby mode) and networked 
standby into which the equipment is switched by the power management function or similar 
function:  
– the power consumption data in watts rounded to the first decimal place;  
– the period after which the power management function switches the equipment 
automatically into standby mode, off mode or networked standby;  
(2) the power consumption of the product in networked standby if all wired network ports are 
connected and all wireless network ports are activated;  
(3) guidance on how to activate and deactivate wireless network ports.  
(b) The technical documentation for the purposes of conformity assessment pursuant to 
Article 7 of this Communique shall contain the following elements:  
(1) category of equipment:  
– specification whether it is networked or non -networked equipment;  
– for networked equipment, specification whether it is HiNA equipment, equipment with 
HiNA functionality, or other type of equipment;  (2) for each off mode, standby mode and networked standby:  
– the declared value of the power consumption in watts rounded to the first decimal place;  
– the measurement method used;  
– a description of how the equipment mode was selected or programmed;  
– the se quence of events leading to the condition where the equipment automatically changes 
modes;  
– any notes regarding the operation of the equipment, e.g. information on how the user 
switches the equipment into networked standby;  
– if applicable, the default ti me after which the power management function, or similar 
function, has switched the equipment into the applicable low power mode or condition;  
(3) for networked equipment:  
– the number and type of network ports and, with the exception of wireless network p orts, 
where those ports are located on the equipment; in particular it shall be declared if the same 
physical network port accommodates two or more types of network ports;  
– whether all network ports are deactivated before the equipment is placed on the ma rket or 
put into service ;  
– whether the equipment qualifies as HiNA equipment or equipment with HiNA functionality; 
where no information is provided, the equipment is not considered HiNA equipment or 
equipment with HiNA functionality;  
– whether there are ports relying on active wired connections for the intended use, and the 
procedure used for deactivating those ports;  
– the power consumption of the product in networked standby if all wired network ports are 
connected and all wireless network ports are act ivated;  
– guidance on how to activate and deactivate wireless network ports;  
(4) for each type of network port:  
– the period after which the power management function switches the equipment into 
networked standby;  
– the remotely initiated trigger that is u sed to reactivate the equipment;  
– the (maximum) performance specifications;  
– the (maximum) power consumption of the equipment in networked standby into which the 
power management function will switch the equipment, if only that port is used for remote 
activation;  
– the communication protocol used by the equipment;  
(5) test parameters for measurements:  
– ambient temperature;  
– test voltage in V and frequency in Hz;  
– total harmonic distortion of the electricity supply system;  
– information and documentation on the instrumentation, set -up and circuits used for 
electrical testing;  
(6) the equipment characteristics relevant for assessing conformity with the requirements set 
out in points 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c), as applicable, including the time taken to automatically reach 
networked standby, standby mode or off mode, or another condition which does not exceed 
the applicable power consumption requirements for off mode or standby mode.  In particular, if applicable, a technical justification shall be prov ided that the requirements set 
out in point 2(a), 2(b), 2(c) and 2(d) are inappropriate for the intended use of equipment. The 
need to maintain one or more network connections or to wait for a remotely initiated trigger is 
not considered a technical justif ication for exemption from the requirements set out in point 
2(b) in the case of equipment that is not defined as networked equipment by the manufacturer. 
For the requirements set out in point 2(c), the technical justification shall, in particular, 
provide  evidence on why a main function needs to remain always active.  
(7) the description of the product’s main functions.  
(c) The indication ‘standby’ and its translations in all Union official languages shall not be 
used in describing, either alone or in combi nation with other information, any condition in 
which the equipment is not compliant with the requirements set out in points 1(b) or 1(c).  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
ANNEX – III 
 
MEASUREMENT METHODS AND CALCULATIONS  
Measurements and calculations shall be made using harmonised standards, the reference 
numbers of which have been published for this purpose in the Official Journal of the 
European Union, or other reliable, accurate and reproducible methods, which take into  
account the generally recognised state of the art.  
The following general conditions shall apply when testing networked equipment:  
(a) To measure the energy consumption in standby mode of networked equipment that has 
such mode, all network ports of the uni t shall be deactivated or disconnected, as applicable.  
(b) If a product relies on active wired connection to one or more network ports for the 
intended use, manual deactivation of those network ports is allowed instead of wire 
disconnection.  
(c) The follow ing procedure shall be used for measuring energy consumption in networked 
standby and for testing the power management function:  
(1) If the equipment has one type of network port and if two or more ports of that type are 
available, one of those ports is ra ndomly chosen and that port is connected to the appropriate 
network complying with the port’s maximum specification. If the equipment has multiple 
wireless network ports of the same type, the other wireless ports shall be deactivated if 
possible. If the eq uipment has multiple wired network ports of the same type, the other 
network ports shall be disconnected. If only one network port is available, that port is 
connected to the appropriate network complying with the port’s maximum specification.  
The tested u nit is switched on. The device that provides the remotely initiated trigger that will 
reactivate the tested unit is connected to the appropriate network, switched on, and ready to 
provide the trigger when required to. Once the tested unit is switched on an d working 
properly, it is allowed to go into networked standby and the power consumption is measured. 
Then the appropriate trigger is given to the unit through the network port and a check is made 
on whether the equipment is reactivated.  
(2) If the equipme nt has more than one type of network port, for each type of network port the 
following procedure is repeated. If two or more network ports of a type are available, one port 
is chosen randomly for each type of network port and that port is connected to the appropriate 
network complying with the port’s maximum specification.  
If for a certain type of network port only one port is available, that port is connected to the 
appropriate network complying with the port’s maximum specification. Wired network ports 
not used shall be disconnected and wireless ports not used shall be deactivated if possible.  The tested unit is switched on. The device that provides the remotely initiated trigger that will 
reactivate the tested unit is connected to the appropriate network,  switched on, and ready to 
provide the trigger when required to. Once the tested unit is switched on and working 
properly, it is allowed to go into networked standby and the power consumption is measured. 
Then the appropriate trigger is given to the unit t hrough the network port and a check is made 
on whether the equipment is reactivated. If one physical network port is shared by two or 
more types of (logical) network ports, that procedure is repeated for each type of logical 
network port, with the other lo gical network ports being logical -disconnected.  
ANNEX – IV  
 
VERIFICATION PROCEDURE FOR MARKET SURVEILLANCE PURPOSES  
1. The verification tolerances defined in this Annex apply only to the verification by 
the Ministry of the declared values. They shall not be used by the manufacturer, importer or 
authorised representative as an allowed tolerance for establishing the values i n the technical 
documentation or in interpreting those values with a view to achieving compliance or for 
communicating better performance by any means.  
2. Any model in breach of the first paragraph of Article 9 of this Communique and all 
equivalent models shall be considered not compliant.  
3. As part of verifying the compliance of a product model with the requirements 
referred to in Annex II under Article 5(2) of Regulation on Ecodesign of Energy Related 
Products (2009/125/EC) published in the Official Gaze tte dated 07/10/2010 and numbered 
27722, the authorities of the Member States shall follow the following procedure:  
a) The Ministry  shall verify one single unit of the model.  
b) The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if al l the 
following conditions are met:  
1) the values given in the technical documentation pursuant to point 3 of Annex IV to 
Regulation on Ecodesign of Energy Related Products (2009/125/EC) published in the Official 
Gazette dated 07/10/2010 and numbered 27722 , (declared values), and, where applicable, the 
values used to calculate those values, are not more favourable for the manufacturer, importer 
or authorised representative than the results of the corresponding measurements carried out 
pursuant to point 3(f) of that Annex;  
2) the declared values meet any requirements laid down in this Communique , and any 
required product information published by the manufacturer, importer or authorised 
representative does not contain values that are more favourable  for the manufacturer, importer 
or authorised representative than the declared values;  
3) the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative has put in place a system 
that complies with the requirements in the second paragraph of Article 9; 
4) the mod el complies with the functional requirements in point 2 of Annex II and 
with the information requirements in point 3 of Annex II;  
5) the determined values (the values of the relevant parameters as measured in testing 
and the values calculated from those me asurements) comply with the respective verification 
tolerances as set out in Table 1.  c) If the conditions set out in point (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3) or (b)(4 ) are not met, the 
model and all equivalent models shall be considered not to comply with this Regula tion. 
ç) If the condition set out in point (b)(5 ) is not met, the Ministry  shall select three 
additional units of the same model for testing. As an alternative, the three additional units 
selected may be of one or more equivalent models.  
d) The model shall  be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if, for 
those three units, the arithmetical mean of the determined values complies with the respective 
verification tolerances given in Table 1.  
e) If the result referred to in point (d) is not achi eved, the model and all equivalent 
models shall be considered not to comply with this Communique . 
f) Through the Ministry of Trade,  the M inistry  shall provide all relevant information to 
the authorities of the other Member States and to the Commission without delay after a 
decision is taken on non -compliance of the model pursuant to points (c) or (e). 
4. The Member State authorities shall use the measurement and calculation methods 
set out in Annex III.  
5. For the requirements referred to in this Annex, the Ministry  shall apply only the 
verification tolerances set out in Table 1 below and shall use only the procedure described in 
points (a) to (f) above. For the parameters in Table 1, no other tolerances, such as those set out 
in harmonised standards or in any other measurement method, shall be applied.  
 
Verification tolerances  
Paramet ers Verification tolerances  
Power consumption in off mode  The determined value* shall not exceed the 
declared value by more than 0,10 W.  
Power consumption in standby mode  The determined value* shall not exceed the 
declared value by more than 0,10 W.  
Power consumption in networked standby  The determined value* shall  not exceed the 
declared value by more than 10 %.  
*if three additional units are tested as provided for in point 3(ç), the determined value means 
the arithmetical mean of the values determined for those three additional units.  
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
ANNEX – V 
 
BENCHMARKS  
1. At the time of entry into force of this Communique , the best available technology 
on the market in terms of power consumption in off mode, standby mode and networked 
standby was identified as follows:  
- Off mode: 0 W - 0,2 W with hard -off swi tch on the primary side, depending, inter 
alia, on the characteristics related to electromagnetic compatibility under Electromagnetic 
Compatibility Regulation . 
- Standby mode: 0,1 W with reactivation function; 0,1 W with simple or low power 
LEDs informatio n or status display (larger displays - e.g. for clocks - require more power).  
- Networked standby: 3 W for HiNA equipment; 1 W or less for non -HiNA 
equipment.