G/TBT/N/EU/614  
 
22 October 2018  
(18-6567) 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): Electric 
motors and variable speed drives  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Commission Regulation laying down ecodesign requirements for electric motors and 
variable speed drives pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and 
of the Council and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 640/2009 (and its 
accompan ying annexes) (10 pages + Annex 13 pages, in English)    
6. Description of content: This draft Commission Regulation sets minimum energy 
performance for electric motors and variable speed drives, as there exists a cost -effective 
potential to limit their en ergy consumption. 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 a technical, environmental 
and economic study,  which has been carried out with stakeholders. The draft Regulation 
repeals Regulation (EC) No 640/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for electric 
motors.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The aim is to continue to remove the worst performing electric motors and 
variable speed drives from the market, thereby pushing the market towards more energy 
efficiency and environmentally friendly products. It will contribute to increase energy 
efficiency a nd to the fight against climate change in the EU.  
8. Relevant documents:  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.  G/TBT /N/EU/614  
 
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  http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:285:0010:0035:en:PDF  
Regulation (EC) No 640/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for electric motors  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32009R0640   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU. The provisions shall apply in 2 stages: from 15/01/2021 or from 01/07/2022.  
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/  
 
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