G/TBT/N/TUR/177  
1 March 2021  
(21-1709) 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 For Household Washing Machines And Household Washer -Dryers.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Communique On  Ecodesign Requirements For Household Washing Machines And 
Household Washer -Dryers (SGM:2021/3) (2019/2023/EU) (32 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Communique covers electric mains -operated household 
washing machines and household wash er-dryers including built -in household washing 
machines and household washer -dryers and electric mains -operated household 
washing  machines and household washer -dryers that can also be powered by batteries.  
This Communique shall not apply to:  
a) washing machines and washer -dryers belonging to the scope of Regulation on 
Machinery published (2006/42/EC) in the Official Gazette No. 27158 dated 
03/03/2009,  G/TBT/N/TUR/177  
 
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  b) Battery -operated household washing machines and household w asher -dryers that 
can be connected to the mains through an AC/DC converter purchased separately.  
The requirements in points 1 to 6, 9(1)(a) and (c), and 9(2)(i) and (vii) of Annex II shall 
not apply to household washing machines with a rated capacity lower  than 2 kg and 
household washer -dryers with a rated washing capacity lower than 2 kg.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The purpose of this Communique is to establish ecodesign requirements for 
the placi ng on the market or the putting into service of electric mains -operated household 
washing machines and household washer -dryers, including built -in household washing 
machines and household washer -dryers and electric mains -operated household washing 
machines  and household washer -dryers that can also be powered by batteries related to 
the implementation of the Regulation on the Ecodesign of Energy -Related Products 
(2009/125/EC) published in the Official Gazette numbered dated 07/10/2010 and 
No. 27722; Protecti on of the environment; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:  This Communique has been prepared based on Commission 
Regulation No 2019/2023/EU of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for 
household washing machines and household washer -dryers 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 1015/2010 
in the framework of alignment with the legislation of Euro pean 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 Presidential 
Decree No. 1 on the Presidency Organization published in the Official Ga zette 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_1533_00_e.pdf