G/TBT/N/EU/621  
 
21 November 2018  
(18-7291) 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 with a direct sales function  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Commission De legated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of refrigerating 
appliances with a direct sales function (17 pages + Annexes 21 pages, in English)   
6. Description of content: The draft Commission Delegated Regulation establishes 
requirements for the energy labelling and the provision of product information of 
refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function (e.g. supermarket cabinets, beverage 
coolers, small ice -cream freezers, gelato -scooping cabinets and vending machines). In 
particular , it defines an energy label with A to G classes and requires suppliers to upload 
the label data, the product information sheet and technical documentation into a product 
registrat ion database before products can be placed on the EU market. The draft 
Commission Delegated Regulation is based on the findings of the 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 allow customers to make an informed choice when buying 
refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function, thereby pulling the market towards 
more environmentally friendly product s. It will increase of energy efficiency and 
contribute to the fight against climate change in the EU.  
8. Relevant documents:  Regulation (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 . https://eur -lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/1369/oj   G/TBT/N/EU/621  
 
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  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 September 2020.  
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_5930_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_5930_01_e.pdf