G/TBT/N/EU/622  
 
23 November 2018  
(18-7393) 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/  
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): Welding 
equipment  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Commission Regulation  laying down ecodesign requirements for welding equipment 
pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European P arliament and of the Council 
(8 pages + 10 pages of the Annexes, in English).   
6. Description of content: This draft Commission Regulation sets co mpulsory 
requirements on the energy efficiency (minimum efficiency of the internal power supply 
unit, and maximum low -power -mode consumption), as well as on the material efficiency 
(such as the disassemblability of certain components) of welding equipment.  In 
accordance with Framework 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 c arried out in consultation with stakeholders. The measures 
proposed were subject to an impact assessment.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The general objectives are to contribute to the EU energy use reduction and 
climate targets (2030 targets) and to the circular economy targets (in light of the Circular 
Economy Action Plan). More specifically, this initiative is intended to raise awareness in 
the supply chain on the environmental performance of weldi ng equipment, to facilitate a 
comparison between products among users, and to gradually remove the worst -
performing products from the EU market.  G/TBT/N/EU/622  
 
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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 Jo urnal L 285, 31 October 2009 
P. 0010.  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1519726698123&uri=CELEX:32009L0125   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  February 2019  
Proposed date of entry i nto force:  The Regulation will enter into force on the twentieth 
day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (The 
provisions shall apply from 1 January  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/   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_6049_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_6049_01_e.pdf