G/TBT/N/TUR/168/Rev.1  
6 May 2022  
(22-3554) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  TURKEY  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Industry and Technology  
DG for EU and Foreign Affairs  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notificatio n shall be indicated if different from above:   
Turkey -TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Trade  
DG of Product Safety and Inspection  
Address: Sogutozu Mah. 2180. Sk. No:63 06530 Çankaya -Ankara / Turkey  
Tel: +90 (312) 204 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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
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 Off Mode, Standby Mode and Networked Standby Energy Consumption 
of Electrical and Electronic Household and Office Eq uipment.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Communique on Ecodesign Requirements for Off Mode, Standby Mode and Networked 
Standby Energy Consumption of Electrical and Electronic Household and Office Equipment. 
(…/…/E U) (SGM:2022/…); (17 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Communique shall apply to electrical and electronic 
household and office equipment included in Annex -I. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  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 househol d and 
office equipment 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.; Protection of the environment   G/TBT/N/TUR/168/Rev.1  
 
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  8. Relevant document s: 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 Electron ic Household and Office Equipment.  
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.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  The Communique will be adopted upon its publication.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  This Communique shall enter into force on 
September 1, 2024.  
10. Final date for comments:  29 June 2022; 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 or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
Ministry of Trade  
DG Product Safety and Inspection  
T.C. Ticaret Bakanligi  
Söðütözü Mah. 2176. Sk. 
No:63, Çankaya  
Ankara, 06530  
  
Tel: +(90 312) 204 89 37; +(90 312) 204 89 52  
Fax: +(90 312) 212 87  68; +(90 312) 204 86 38  
Email: tbt@ticaret.gov.tr  
Website: http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr  
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