G/TBT/N/TUR/165  
25 February 2021  
(21-1654) 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):  
Refrigerating Appliances  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Communique on Ecodesign Requirements for Refrigerating Applia nces (2019/2019/EU) 
(24 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Communiqu é shall apply to electric mains -operated 
refrigerating appliances with a total volume of more than 10 litres and less than or equal 
to 1500 litres.  
This Communique shall  not apply to:  
a)  professional refrigerated storage cabinets and blast cabinets, with the exception of 
professional chest freezers;  
b) refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function;  
c) mobile refrigerating appliances;  
d) appliances where the primary function is not the storage of foodstuffs through 
refrigeration.  G/TBT/N/TUR/165  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The purpose of this Communiqué is to establish ecodesign requirements for 
the placing on the mar ket and putting into service of electric mains -operated refrigerating 
appliances with a total volume of more than 10 litres and less than or equal to 1500 litres 
related to the implementation of the Regulation on the Ecodesign of Energy -Related 
Products (2 009/125/EC) published in the Official Gazette numbered dated 07/10/2010 
and No. 27722; Protection of the environment; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:  This Communiqué has been prepared based on Commission 
Regulation 2019/2019/EU, laying down ecodesign requirements of refrigerating 
appliances published in accordance with the Directive 2009/125/EC of the European 
Parliament and Council, repealing Commission Regulation No 643/2009/EC, in the 
framework of alignment with the legislation of European  Union.  
This Communiqué 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 Gazett e 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-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_1447_00_e.pdf