G/TBT/N/EU/603  
 
4 October 2018  
(18-6115) 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 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:   
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/en/  
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): 
Refrigerating appliances  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Commission Reg ulation laying down ecodesign requirements for refrigerating appliances 
pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and 
repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 643/2009 (9 pages +Annexes 17 pages, in 
English)    
6. Description of content: This draft Commission Regulation sets minimum energy 
performance, reparability, recyclability and information requirements for refrigerating 
appliances, as there exists a cost -effective potential to limit their energy consumption an d 
improve their contribution to resource efficiency objectives. In accordance with Ecodesign 
Directive 2009/125/EC, products not meeting these requirements will not be allowed to be 
placed on the EU market. The draft Regulation is based on the findings of two technical, 
environmental and economic studies, which have been carried out with stakeholders. The 
draft Regulation repeals Regulation (EC) No 643/2009 with regard to ecodesign 
requirements for household refrigerating appliances.  
7. Objective and ratio nale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The aim is to continue to remove the worst performing refrigerating 
appliances from the market, thereby pushing the market towards more environmentally 
friendly products. It will increase ener gy efficiency, contribute to the fight against climate 
change and promote a more circular economy in the EU.  G/TBT/N/EU/603  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Directive 2009/125/EC  of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign 
requirements for energy -related products, Official Journal L 285 , 31 October 2009, 
P. 010. http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:285:0010:0035:en:PDF  
• Regulation (EC) No 643/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for household 
refrigerating appliance s https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32009R0643  
9. Proposed date of adoption: First quarter of 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force: 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the 
EU. The provisions shall start applying from April 2021.  
10. Final date for comments: 60 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 EU -TBT Website:  
http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_5178_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_5178_01_e.pdf