G/TBT/N/EU/134  
 
16 July 2013  
(13-3791)  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 telephon e 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:  eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website:  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/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):  Local 
space heaters. 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Regulation implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament 
and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for local space heaters 
(34 pages, in English).      
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Regulation sets minimum energy 
performance, maximum particulate matte r emissions, maximum organic gaseous 
compounds emissions, maximum carbon monoxi de emissions, maximum nitrogen oxides 
emissions and information requirements for local space heaters, as there exists a cost-
effective potential to limit their energy cons umption and emissions to air. In accordance 
with Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC, products  not meeting these requirements will not 
be allowed to be placed on the EU market. Th e draft Regulation is based on the findings 
of two technical, environmental and economic  studies which have been carried out with 
stakeholders.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The aim is to remove the worst performing local space heaters from the 
market - thereby pushing the market towards more environmentally friendly local space heaters. It will contribute to the fight against climate change and air pollution and the 
increase of energy efficiency in the EU.  G/TBT/N/EU/134 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Directive 2009/125/EC of the Eu ropean 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  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    February 2014 20 days from publication in the Official 
Journal of the EU. The provision shall apply 
from 1 January 2018 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of notification 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [  ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
European Commission 
EU-TBT Enquiry Point Fax:  + (32) 2 299 80 43 
E-mail:  eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU-TBT Website:  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/TBT/EEC/13_2751_00_e.pdf