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ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/TUR/12 
24 August 2012  
 (12-4591) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  TURKEY  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology 
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 :   
Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology  
DG of European Union and Foreign Affairs Mustafa Kemal Mahallesi-Dumlupýnar Bulvarý / Ankara / Turkey Tel.:  +(90 312) 201 60 81 Website:  http://www.sanayi.gov.tr  
Turkey-TBT Enquiry Point 
Ministry of Economy  DG of Product Safety and Inspection Inonu Bulv. No:  36 06100 Emek-Ankara / Turkey  Tel.:  +(90 312) 204 8074 
Fax:  +(90 312) 212 6864 
E-mail:  tbt@ekonomi.gov.tr  
Website:  http://www.teknikengel.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):  ICS 97.060: Laundry 
appliances; (ICS 13.020.10: Environm ental Management) (HS Code: 8451) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy Efficiency 
Labelling of household combined wash er-driers (30 pages, in Turkish). 
6. Description of content:  This Regulation establis hes requirements for the labelling of and the 
provision of supplementary produc t information on electric ma ins-operated and gas-fired 
household tumble driers and built-in househol d tumble driers, including those sold for non-
household use.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of the environment.  G/TBT/N/TUR/12 
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  8. Relevant documents:    
1. Regulation on the Demonstration of Labe lling of Products' Consumption of Energy 
 and Other Resources and Standard Produc t Information. (Decree of Council of 
 Ministers No. 2011/2257); 
2. Directive 392/2012 of the European Parlia ment and of the Council with Regard to 
 Energy Labelling of H ousehold Tumble Driers. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   } - 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of notification 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Turkey-TBT Enquiry Point 
Ministry of Economy  
DG of Product Safety and Inspection Inonu Bulv. No:  36 06100 Emek-Ankara / Turkey  Tel.:  +(90 312) 204 80 74 Fax:   +(90 312) 212 68 64 
E-mail:  tbt@ekonomi.gov.tr  
Website:  http://www.teknikengel.gov.tr  
Ministry of Science, I ndustry and Technology  
DG of European Union and Foreign Affairs Mustafa Kemal Mahalles i-Dumlupýnar Bulvarý / Ankara / Turkey 
Tel.:  +(90 312) 201 60 81 
Website:  http://www.sanayi.gov.tr  
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