G/TBT/N/EU/307  
 
2 September 2015  
(15-4407)  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: EUROPEAN UNION 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: European Commission 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 : 
European Commission 
EU-TBT Enquiry Point 
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43 E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tbt/  
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Energy-related products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposal for a 
Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council setting a framework for energy efficiency labelling and repealing Directive 2010/30/EU (38 pages + 5 pages of annexes, in 
English) 
6. Description of content: This draft Commission proposal replaces Directive 2010/30/EU of 
the European Parliament and of the Council of  19 May 2010 on the indication by labelling 
and standard product information of the cons umption of energy and other resources by 
energy-related products. It sets the framework for the adoption of delegated acts that will 
specify energy labels and product information sheets for specific energy-related products. 
It requires suppliers (manufacturers and import ers) to provide energy labels with an A to 
G scale and product information sheets and requires dealers to display these labels and information sheets to consumers. It requires suppliers to register technical documentation 
concerning compliance in a database before placing product models on the market. It 
provides for a procedure to rescale the A-G labels when products on the market populate mainly the highest classes of the energy label.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The aim is to allow end-users to make an informed choice when buying 
energy-related products, thereby pulling the market towards more efficient products. It 
will increase energy efficiency in the EU and contribute to the fight against climate change. 
8. Relevant documents: Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament  
and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the indication by labelling and standard  
product information of the consumption of energy and otherresources by energy-  
related products, Official Journal L 153, 18 June 2010, P. 001. http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:153:0001:0012:EN:PDF   G/TBT/N/EU/307 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: June 2016 
Proposed date of entry into force: The day after publication in the Official Journal of the 
EU (The provisions shall apply from January 2017) 
10. Final date for comments: 90 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
European Commission 
EU-TBT Enquiry Point 
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43 E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu   
The text is available on the Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tbt/   
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1440494430242&uri=CELEX:52015PC0341   
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/EEC/15_3308_00_e.pdf   
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/EEC/15_3308_01_e.pdf