G/TBT/N/EU/610  
 
9 October 2018  
(18-6243) 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): Electronic 
displays  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) supplement ing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council as regards energy labelling of electronic displays 
and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2010 (and its 
accompanying annexes) (24 pages + Annexes 24 pages, in E nglish)   
6. Description of content: This draft Commission Delegated Regulation applies to 
electronic displays (in particular televisions, monitors and signage displays) to be placed 
on the EU market and repeals Regulation (EU) No 1062/2010 with regard to energy 
labelling of televisions.  
It requires suppliers, before products can be placed on the EU market, to upload the label 
data, the product information sheet and the technical documentation into a product 
registration database.  
The draft Commission Delegated Regulation is based on the findings of a review study 
and of a long discussion process with stakeholders. A study on the understanding the 
label by users was conducted in 2017 as well.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent p roblems where 
applicable: The aim of the draft Regulation is to provide customers with transparent and 
objective information on the energy efficiency of electronic displays, and on additional 
information to compare displays for an informed purchase choice.  This will contribute to 
a market pull towards more environmentally friendly products, with increased energy 
efficiency, thus contributing to the clean energy transition and mitigation of climate 
change.  G/TBT/N/EU/610  
 
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  Moreover, Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 requires for te levisions, which currently have an 
energy label showing classes from A+++ to D, the introduction of a new, rescaled label 
showing classes from A to G. Moreover, the draft proposal extends the scope to other 
displays capable of reproducing video content, su ch as monitors and signage displays, to 
address the functional convergence between different display types. The scope extension 
aims to eliminate a regulatory loophole, resulting in legal uncertainty for economic 
operators.  
8. Relevant documents:   
Regulat ion (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2017 
setting a framework for energy labelling and repealing Directive 2010/30/EU, OJ L  198, 
28.7.2017, p. 1 -23 
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2017.198.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2017:198:TO
C 
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2010 of 28 September 2010 
supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with 
regard to energy labelling of televisions  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02010R1062 -20170307   
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/?uri= CELEX%3A32010R1062   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  February 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU. The provisions shall apply from 1 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_5274_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_5274_01_e.pdf