G/TBT/N/TUR/175  
1 March 2021  
(21-1705) 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):  Ecodesign 
Requirements Of Household Dishwashers  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Communique On Ecodesign Requirements Of Househol d Dishwashers (SGM:2021/…) 
(2019/2022/EU) (21 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Communique covers built -in household dishwashers and 
electric mains – operated household dishwashers and built -in household dishwashers, 
including those tha t can be powered by batteries.  
This Communique shall not apply to:  
a) Dishwashers in the scope of Regulation on Machinery published (2006/42/EC) in 
the Official Gazette No. 27158 dated 03/03/2009  
b) b) Battery -operated household dishwashers that can be connected to the mains 
through an AC/DC converter purchased separately.  G/TBT/N/TUR/175  
 
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  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 or the putting into service of electric mains -operated household 
dishwas hers, including built -in household dishwashers and electric mains -operated 
household dishwashers that can also be powered by batteries related to the 
implementation of the Regulation on Ecodesign Requirements for Energy -Related 
Products (2009/125/EC) publi shed in the Official Gazette dated 07/10/2010 and 27722; 
Protection of the environment; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:  This Communique has been prepared based on Commission 
Regulation (EU) 2019/2022 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requiremen ts for 
household dishwashers pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament 
and of the Council amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 and repealing 
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1016/2010 in the framework of alignment with the 
legislation of European Union.  
This Communique has been 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 ; Article 13 of this Communique shall 
enter into force on the date of  its publica tion and other provisions shall enter into force 
on 01/03/2021.  
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_1531_00_e.pdf