G/TBT/N/EU/609  
 
9 October 2018  
(18-6242) 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 Regulation laying down ecodesign req uirements for electronic displays 
pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, 
amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 and repealing Commission 
Regulation (EC) 642/2009 (and its accompanying annexes) (12 pages +  Annexes 
23 pages, in English)   
6. Description of content: This draft Commission Regulation applies to electronic displays 
(in particular televisions, monitors and signage displays) to be placed on the EU market.  
The draft regulation lays down minimum ene rgy performance requirements, in particular 
on maximum power demand in on -, standby -, network standby - and off -mode. No 
maximum power demand requirements in on -mode are laid down for signage displays.  
The draft regulation also lays down requirements on resource efficiency -related aspects, 
including design to enhance extraction of key components, marking of plastic parts and 
a logo for the presence of mercury or cadmium.  
In accordance with the Ecodesign  Directive 2009/125/EC, electronic displays not meeting 
these requirements will not be allowed to be placed on the EU market. The draft 
Regulation is based on the findings of technical, environmental and economic studies and 
takes into account the opinions  of the different stakeholders.  G/TBT/N/EU/609  
 
- 2 - 
 
  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The aim of the draft Regulation is to increase the energy efficiency and 
recyclability of electronic displays in the EU, thus contributin g to the mitigation of climate 
change and development of the circular economy.  
Existing EU measures addressing energy efficiency of televisions need to be adapted as a 
result of the technological changes over the past 8 years. Furthermore, there has been a  
functional convergence between different products, all capable of displaying video 
content: as only "televisions and television monitors" are covered by the existing 
requirements, a regulatory loophole exists for other types of displays, this also causes 
legal uncertaintity for economic operators.  
The proposed regulation therefore covers electronic displays more in general and updates 
the technical requirements in the light of experience gained and technological progress. 
It also includes elements aimed a t facilitating the safe and cost -effective recycling of such 
displays.  
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 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  
Commission Regulation (EC) No 642/2009 of 22 July 2009 implementing Directive 
2005/32/EC of the European Parliamen t and of the Council with regard to ecodesign 
requirements for televisions  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02009R0642 -20130912  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32009R0642   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  February 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in t he 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_5273_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_5273_01_e.pdf