REGULATION ON ECODESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR ENERGY -RELATED 
PRODUCTS  (2009/125/EC)  
 
 
PART I  
Objective, Scope, Legal Basis and Definitions  
 
             
 Objective  
 ARTICLE 1  – (1) The objective of this Regulation is to contribute to sustainable development 
by increasing energy efficiency, the level of protection of the environment and the security of the 
energy supply and to provide for the setting of requirements for energy -related  products with the aim 
of placing on the market and/or putting into service.  
 
 Scope  
 ARTICLE 2 – (1) The energy related products covered by this Regulation shall be determined 
by implementing regulations to be published by relevant competent authorities.   
 
 (2) This Regulation shall not apply to means of transport for persons or goods.  
 
 (3) This Regulation and the implementing regulations adopted pursuant thereto  shall be 
without prejudice to Community  waste  management legislation and Community  chemicals 
legislation, including Community  legislation on fluorinated greenhouse gases.   
 
 Legal Basis  
 ARTICLE  3 – (1) This Regulation has been prepared based on the Law No. 4703 on the 
Preparation and Implementation of the Technical Legislation on Products, dated 29/6/2001    
 
 Compliance with the European Union Legislation  
ARTICLE 4 – (1) This Regulation has been prepared based on the Directive 2009/125/EC of 
the European Parliament and of Council of 21 October 2009 on the Harmonization of Laws of 
Member States establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy -related 
products . 
 
 Definitions  
 ARTICLE  5 – For the purposes of this  Regulation the following definitions shall apply : 
 
 1) “Waste” means any substance or object which is covered by Article 4(d) of  the Regulation 
on Waste Management published in the Official Gazette no. 29314, dated 2/04/2015,  
 
 2) “Ministry” means Ministry of Science, Industry  and Technology,  
 
 3) “Components and sub-assemblies” means parts intended to be incorporated into products, 
and which are not placed on the market and/or put into service as individual parts for end -users or the 
environmental performance of which cannot be assessed independently,  
 
 4) "Enviro nmental aspect" means an element or function of a product that can interact with 
the environment during its life cycle,  
 
 5) “Environmental impact" means any change to the environment wholly or partially resulting 
from a product during its life cycle,  
  6) "Environmental performance" of a product means the results of the manufacturer's 
management of the environmental aspects of the product, as reflected in its technical documentation 
file, 
  
 7) "Improvement of the environmental performance" means the process of enhancing the 
environmental performance of a product over successive generations, although not necessarily in 
respect of all , 
 
 8) "Generic ecodesign requirement" means any ecodesign requirement based on the ecological 
profile as a whole of a pr oduct without set limit values for particular environmental aspects,  
 
 9) "Specific ecodesign requirement" means a quantified and measurable ecodesign 
requirement relating to a particular environmental aspect of a product, such as energy consumption 
during  use, calculated for a given unit of output performance,  
 
 10) "Ecodesign" means the integration of environmental aspects into product design with the aim of 
improving the environmental performance of the product throughout its whole life cycle,  
 
 11) "Eco design requirement" means any requirement in relation to a product, or the design of 
a product, intended to improve its environmental performance, or any requirement for the supply of 
information with regard to the environmental aspects of a product,  
 
 l2) “Ecological profile" means a description, in accordance with the implementing regulation 
applicable to the product, of the inputs and outputs (such as materials, emissions and waste) associated 
with a product throughout its life cycle which are significan t from the point of view of its 
environmental impact and are expressed in physical quantities that can be measured,   
 
 13) "Energy recovery" means the use of combustible waste as a means to generate energy 
through direct incineration with or without other waste but with recovery of the heat,   
 
 14) "Energy -related product (a “product”)" means any good that has an impact on energy 
consumption during use which is placed on the market and/or put into service, and includes parts 
intended to be incorporated into  energy -related products covered by this Regulation which are placed 
on the market and/or put into service as individual parts for end -users and of which the environmental 
performance can be assessed independently , 
 
 15) "Recycling" means the reprocessing defined in the Article 4 of Regulation on Waste 
Management  published in the Official Gazette no. 29314, dated 2/04/2015 ,  
 
 16) ‘Recovery’ means any of the applicable operations listed in Annex II B to Regulation on 
Waste Management published in the Offici al Gazette no. 29314, dated 2/04/2015 ,  
 
 17) “ Voluntary agreement” means, within the meaning of this Regulation, an agreement 
entered into by and between local manufacturers or the associations or unions of which such 
manufacturers are members, and competent authorities on voluntary basis for ecological and energy 
efficient design and manufacturing of products,  
 
 18) "Putting into service" means the first use of a product for its intended purpose by an end -
user, 
  19) “Self -regulation” means a regulation prepared by the organizations engaged in the design 
or manufacturing of the products covered by this Regulation in order to fulfill the provisions of this 
Regulation and implementing regulations for the respective products,  
 
 20) "Manufacturer" means the natural or legal person who manufactures products covered by 
this Regulation and is responsible for their conformity with this Regulation in view of their being 
placed on the market and/or put into service under the manufacturer's own name or tra demark or for 
the manufacturer's own use. In the absence of a manufacturer or of an importer, any natural or legal 
person who places on the market and/or puts into service shall be considered a manufacturer;  
 
 21) “Importer” means any natural or legal pers on established in Turkey who places a product 
from abroad on the market,  
 
 22) “Commission” means European Commission , 
 
 23) "Materials" means all materials used during the life cycle of a product,  
 
 24) "Placing on the market" means making a product avail able for the first time on the  market 
with a view to its distribution or use whether for reward or free of charge and irrespective of the 
selling technique ,  
 
 25) “Hazardous waste” means waste  which displays one or more of the hazardous properties 
listed in Annex III A to   the Regulation on Waste Management published in the Official Gazette no. 
29314, dated 2/04/2015,  
 
 26) "Implementing regulations" means regulations adopted pursuant to this Regulation laying 
down ecodesign requirements for defined products or for environmental aspects thereof,  
 
 27) “Harmonised standard” means a European standard adopted on the basis of a request made 
by the Commission for the application of Union harmonization legislation,  
 
 28) "Product design" means the set of processes that transform legal, technical, safety, 
functional, market or other requirements to be met by a product into the techn ical specification for 
that product , 
 
 29) “Member States” mean the member states of the European Union;  
 
 30) “Life cycle” means the consecutive and interlinked stages of a product from raw material 
use to final disposal , 
 
 31) “Reuse” means any operation defiined in Article 4 of Regulation on Waste Managment  
published in the Official Gazette no. 29314, dated 2/04/2015 ,  
 
 32) “Competent Authority” means the public authority or organization which is authorized to 
prepare and implement the legislation on products and which prepares and implements the 
implementing regulations for the respective products as required by this Regulation;  
 
 33) “Authorized representative" means any natural or legal person established in Turkey who 
has received a written mandate from the manufacturer to perform on his behalf all or part of the 
obligations and formalities connected with this Regulation , 
  
 
 PART II  
Placing on the market and/or Putting into service, Responsibilities of importer ,  
Markin g and Declaration of conformity  
 
 Placing on the market and/or putting into service  
 ARTICLE 6 – (1) (The products covered by implementing regulations  may be placed on the 
market and/or put into service only if they comply with those regulations and bear the CE marking in 
accordance with Article 8.  
 
 (2) The market surveillance and inspection for the products shall be carried out by the 
competent author ity according to the provisions of the Regulation Relating to the Market Surveillance 
and Inspection of the Products put into force by the Decision of the Council of Ministers No: 
2001/3529 of 13/11/2001.  
 
 (3) The competent authority shall ensure that consumers and other interested parties are given 
an opportunity to submit observations on product compliance to it.  
 
 Responsibilities of the importer  
 ARTICLE 7 – (1) Where the manufacturer is not established in Turkey and in the absence of 
an authorized representative established in Turkey, the importer shall have the following obligations;  
  
 a) to ensure that the product placed on the market or put into service complies with this 
Regulation and the applicable implementing regulations , 
 
 b) to keep and m ake available the EC declaration of conformity and the technical 
documentation , 
  
 Marking and EU Declaration of Conformity  
 ARTICLE 8 – (1)  Before a product covered by implementing regulations is placed on the 
market and/or put into service, a CE conform ity marking shall be affixed in accordance with the 
Regulation on CE Marking published in the Official Gazette no.28213, dated 23/2/2012, and an EU 
declaration of conformity issued whereby the manufacturer or its authorized representative ensures 
and decla res that the product complies with all relevant provisions of the applicable implementing 
regulation . 
 
 (2) The CE marking consists of the initials "CE" as shown in Annex III  
 
 (3) The EC declaration of conformity shall contain the elements specified in An nex VI and 
shall refer to the appropriate implementing regulation  
 
 (4) The affixing of markings on a product which are likely to mislead users as to the meaning 
or form of the CE marking shall be prohibited.  
 
 (5) The information to be supplied pursuant t o Annex I, Part 2 must be in Turkish when the 
product reaches the end -user. The information in question may also be provided in one or more other 
official languages of the institutions of the European Union in addition to Turkish. While enforcing 
this prov ision, it shall be considered whether the information can be supplied by harmonized symbols 
or recognized codes or other measures, the type of user anticipated for the product and the nature of 
the information which is to be provided shall also be consider ed. 
 
 
PART III      Free Movement and Safeguard Clause  
 
 Free movement  
 ARTICLE 9 – (1) The placing on the market and/or putting into service of a product that 
complies with all the relevant provisions of the applicable implementing regulation and bears the  CE 
marking in accordance with Article 8 shall not be prohibited, restricted or impeded on grounds of 
ecodesign requirements relating to those ecodesign parameters referred to in Annex I, Part 1 which 
are covered by the applicable implementing regulation. This shall be without prejudice to the energy 
performance requirements and system requirements in accordance with Regulation on Energy 
Performance of Buildings published in the Official Gazette, no. 27075, dated 5/12/2008.  
 
 (2) The prohibition, restriction  or impedition of the placing on the market and/or putting into 
service of a product bearing the CE marking on grounds of ecodesign requirements relating to those 
ecodesign parameters referred to in Annex I, Part 1 for which the applicable implementing reg ulation 
provides that no ecodesign requirement is necessary.  
 
 (3) The display, for example at trade fairs, exhibitions and demonstrations, of products which 
are not in conformity with the provisions of the applicable implementing regulation shall not be 
prevented, provided that there is a visible indication that they may not be placed on the market and/or 
put into service until brought into conformity   
 
 Safeguard clause  
 ARTICLE  10 – (1) Where the competent authority ascertains that a product  bearing th e CE 
marking referred to in Article 8 and used in accordance with its intended use does not comply with 
all the relevant provisions of the applicable implementing regulation, the manufacturer or its 
authorized representative shall be obliged to make the pr oduct comply with the provisions of the 
applicable implementing regulation and/or with the CE marking and to end the infringement under 
conditions imposed by the competent authority . 
 
 (2) Where there is sufficient evidence that a product might be non -comp liant, the competent 
authority shall take the necessary measures which, depending on the gravity of the non -compliance, 
can go as far as the prohibition of the placing on the market of the product until compliance is 
established.   
 
 (3) Where non -compliance continues, the competent authority shall take a decision restricting 
or prohibiting the placing on the market and/or putting into service of the product in question or 
ensure that it is withdrawn from the market. In cases of prohibitio n or withdrawal from the market, 
the Commission and the other Member States shall be immediately informed thereof through the 
Ministry of Economy.  
  
 (4) Any decision by the competent authority concerned pursuant to this  Regulation which 
restricts or proh ibits the placing on the market and/or the putting into service of a product shall state 
the grounds on which it is based. Such decision shall be notified forthwith to the party concerned, 
who shall at the same time be informed of the legal remedies availa ble and of in the time limits to 
which such remedies are subject.  
 
 (5) The competent authority shall immediately inform the  Commission and the other Member 
States, through the Ministry of Economy of any decision taken pursuant to this Article, indicating  the 
reasons therefore, and, in particular, whether non -compliance is due to : 
 
 a) failure to satisfy the requirements of the applicable implementing regulations , 
 
 b) incorrect application of harmonized standards,   
 c) shortcomings in harmonized standards . 
 
 (6) The Competent authority shall take the necessary measures to guarantee confidentiality with regard 
to information provided during that procedure, where justified.  
 
 (7) The decisions taken by competent authorities pursuant to this Article shall be made public 
in a transparent way.  
 
 
PART IV  
Conformity Assessment, Presumption of Conformity and  
Harmonised Standarts  
 
 Conformity assessment  
 ARTICLE 11 – (1) Before placing a  product covered by implementing regulations on the 
market and/or putting such a product into service, the manufacturer or its authorized representative 
shall ensure that an assessment of the product's conformity with all the relevant requirements of the 
applicable implementing regulation is carried out.  
  
 (2) The conformity assessment procedures shall be specified by the implementing regulations 
and shall leave to manufacturers the choice between the internal design control set out in Annex IV 
to this Regulation  and the management system set out in Annex V to this Regulation . Where  duly 
justified and proportionate to the risk, the conformity assessment procedure shall be specified among 
relevant modules as described in the Regulation on CE Marking.  
 
 (3) If the competent authority has strong indications of probable non -compliance of a product, 
the competent authority shall as soon as possible publish a substantiated assessment of the product's 
compliance . This assessment may be conducted by a competent b ody in order to allow for timely 
corrective action.  
  
 (4) If a product covered by implementing measures is designed by an organisation registered 
the Community eco -management and audit scheme (EMAS) and the design function is included 
within the scope of that registration, the management system of that organisation shall be presumed 
to comply with the requirements of Annex V.  
  
 (5) If a product covered by implementing regulations is designed by an organization having a 
management system which includes the  product design function and which is implemented in 
accordance with harmonized standards , that management system shall be presumed to comply with 
the corresponding requirements of Annex V.  
 
 (6) After placing a product covered by implementing regulations on the market or putting it 
into service, the manufacturer or its authorized representative shall keep relevant documents relating 
to the conformity assessment performed and declarations of conformity issued available for 
inspection by the competent author ity for a period of 10 years after the last of that product has been 
manufactured. The relevant documents shall be made available within 10 days upon receipt of a 
request by the competent authority.  
 
 (7) Documents relating to the conformity assessment and  EC declaration of conformity  
referred to in Article 8 shall be drawn up in Turkish. If the documents are drawn up in other languages 
Turkish translations shall also be added  
 
 Presumption of conformity   ARTICLE 12 – (1) A product bearing the CE marking re ferred to in Article 8 shall be 
regarded as conforming to the relevant provisions of the applicable implementing regulation . 
 
 (2) A product for which harmonised standards have been applied shall be regarded as 
conforming to all the relevant requirements o f the applicable implementing regulation to which such 
standards relate.  
 
 (3) P roducts which have been awarded the Community eco -label pursuant to applicable 
European regulations, shall be presumed to comply with the ecodesign requirements of the applicab le 
implementing regulations in so far as those requirements are met  by the eco -label.   
 
 Harmonised standards  
 ARTICLE 13 – (1) The competent authority shall, as far as possible, ensure that  interested 
parties are consulted at national level on the process of preparing and monitoring harmonised 
standards.  
 
 (2) Where the competent authority considers that harmonised standards the application of 
which is presumed to satisfy specific provisions of an applicable implementing regulation do not 
entirely satisfy t hose provisions, the competent authority shall inform the Commission through the 
Ministry of Economy to that effect, giving the reasons  therefor  
 
 
PART V  
Requirements for Components and Sub -assemblies  
and Implementing Regulations  
 
 Requirements for components and sub -assemblies  
 ARTICLE 14 – (1) Implementing regulations may require a manufacturer or its authorized 
representative placing components and sub -assemblies on the market and/or putting them into service 
to provide the manufacturer of a produc t covered by implementing regulations with relevant 
information on the material composition and the consumption of energy, materials and/or resources 
of the components or sub -assemblies.  
 
 Implementing regulations  
 ARTICLE  15– (1) Where a product meets the  criteria listed under paragraph 2 of this Article, 
it shall be covered by an implementing  regulation  or by a self -regulation measure.  
 
 (2) The criteria referred to in paragraph 1 are as follows:  
 
 a) the product shall represent a significant volume of sa les and trade in the past year  according 
to the most recently available figures;  
 
 b) the product shall, considering the quantities placed on the market and/or put into service, 
have a significant environmental impact  
 
 c) the product shall present signi ficant potential for improvement in terms of its environmental 
impact without entailing excessive costs, taking into account in particular:  
 
 (1) the absence of other relevant legislation or failure of market forces to address the issue 
properly  
  (2) a wide disparity in the environmental performance of products available on the market 
with equivalent functionality  
 
 (3) Implementing regulations shall meet all the following criteria:  
 
  a) there shall be no significant negative impact on the functionality  of the product, from the 
perspective of the user,   
 
  b) health, safety and the environment shall not be adversely affected,  
 
 c) there shall be no significant negative impact on consumers in particular as regards the 
affordability and the life cycle cost  of the product,  
 
 d) there shall be no significant negative impact on industry’s competitiveness,  
  
 d) in principle, the setting of an ecodesign requirement shall not have the consequence of 
imposing proprietary technology on manufacturers,  
 
 e) no exces sive administrative burden shall be imposed on manufacturers  
 
 (4) Implementing regulations shall lay down ecodesign requirements in accordance with 
Annex I and/or Annex II . Specific ecodesign requirements shall be introduced for selected 
environmental asp ects which have a significant environmental impact . Implementing regulations may 
also provide that no ecodesign requirement is necessary for certain specified ecodesign parameters 
referred to in Annex I, Part 1.  
 
 (5) The requirements shall be formulated so as to ensure that the competent authorities can 
verify the conformity of the product with the requirements of the implementing regulations. The 
implementing regulation shall specify whether verification can be achieved directly on the product or 
on the basis of the technical documentation.  
 
 (6) Implementing regulations  shall include the elements listed in Annex VII.  
 
 
PART VI  
Miscellaneous and Final Provisions  
 
 Coordination and cooperation  
 ARTICLE 16 – (1) The Ministry shall ensure that appropriate measures are taken in order to 
encourage the competent authorities responsible for implementing this  Regulation to cooperate with 
each other and provide each other and the Commission with information to assist the operation of this 
Regulation and in partic ular, o assist in the implementation of Article 10.  
 (2) The administrative cooperation and exchange of information  shall take utmost advantage 
of electronic means of communication  
 (3) The Ministry shall inform the Commission of the authorities responsible for applying this 
Regulation though the Ministry of Economy   
 
 Small and medium -sized enterprises  
 ARTICLE 17 – (1) The Ministry shall take necessary measures to encourage Small and 
Medium -Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and very small firms to adopt a n environmentally sound approach 
as early as at the product design stage and to adapt to the regulations . Where required, guidelines covering specificities of SMEs active in the product sector affected may be included in the 
implementing regulations to be published by competent authorities.  
 
 Consumer information  
 ARTICLE 18 – (1) (1) In accordance with the applicable implementing regulation, 
manufacturers shall ensure, in the form they deem appropriate, that consumers of products are 
provided with:  
 
 a) the requisite information on the role that they can play in the sustainable use of the product;  
 b) when required by the implementing regulations, the ecological profile of the product and 
the benefits of ecodesign . 
 
 Confidentiality  
 ARTICLE 19 – (1) Require ments relating to the supply of information referred to in Article 
14 and Annex I, Part 2 shall be proportionate and  shall take into account the legitimate confidentiality 
of commercially sensitive information.  
 
 Self-regulation  
 ARTICLE 20 – (1) Voluntary  agreements or other self -regulation measures shall be assessed 
at least on the basis of Annex VIII  
 
 Penalties  
 ARTICLE 21 – (1) The provisions of the Law no. 4703 on Preparation and Implementation 
of Technical Legislation on Products shall be applied in the case of violation of the provisions of this 
Regulation and of the implementing regulations  
    
 Entry into force  
 ARTICLE 22 – (1) This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication.  
 
 Enforcement    
 ARTICLE 23 – (1) The provisions o f this Regulation shall be enforced by the Council of 
Ministers  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annex I   
 
METHOD FOR SETTING GENERIC ECO -DESIGN REQUIREMENTS  
 
Generic ecodesign requirements aim at improving the environmental performance of products, 
focusing on significant environmental aspects thereof without setting limit values. The method 
according to this Annex will be applied when it is not appropriate to set limit values for the product 
group under examination.  
  
PART I  
Ecodesign Parameters for Products  
 
(1) In so far as they relate to product design, significant environmental aspects are must be identified 
with reference to the following phases of the life cycle of the product:  
 
 a) raw material selection and use;  
 b) manufacturing;  
 c) packaging, transpo rt, and distribution;  
 d) installation and maintenance;  
 e) use;  
 f) end -of-life, meaning the state of a product having reached the end of its first use until its 
final disposal.  
  
(2) For each phase, the following environmental aspects must be assessed wh ere relevant:  
 
 a) predicted consumption of materials, of energy and of other resources such as fresh water;  
 b) anticipated emissions to air, water or soil;  
 c) anticipated pollution through physical effects such as noise, vibration, radiation, 
electromagnetic fields;  
 d) expected generation of waste material;  
 e) possibilities for reuse, recycling and recovery of materials and/or of energy, taking into 
account the  provisions of applicable regulations.  
(3) In particular, the following parameters must be used, as appropriate, and supplemented by others, 
where necessary, for evaluating the potential for improving the environmental aspects referred to in 
point 2:  
 
 a) weight and volume of the product;  
 b) use of materials issued from recycling activi ties; 
 c) consumption of energy, water and other resources throughout the life cycle;  
 d) use of substances classified as hazardous to health and/or the environment according to the 
Regulation on Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Dangerous Substan ces published in the 
Official Gazette dated 26/12/2008 and numbered 27094 and taking into account legislation on the 
marketing and use of specific substances, such as Regulation on Restrictions on the Manufacturing, 
Marketing and Use of Certain Dangerous S ubstances and Preparations published in the Official 
Gazette dated 26/12/2008 and numbered 27094 or Regulation on the Restriction of the Use of Certain 
Hazardous Substances In Electrical and Electronic Equipment published in the Official Gazette dated 
30/5/2008 and numbered 26891 ,  
 e) quantity and nature of consumables needed for proper use and maintenance;  
 f) ease for reuse and recycling as expressed through: number of materials and components 
used, use of standard components, time necessary for disassembly, complexity of tools necessary for 
disassembly, use of component and material coding standards for the identification of components 
and materials suitable for reuse and recycling (including marking of plastic parts in accordance with ISO standa rds), use of easily recyclable materials, easy access to valuable and other recyclable 
components and materials; easy access to components and materials containing hazardous 
substances;  
 g) incorporation of used components;  
 h) avoidance of technical solut ions detrimental to reuse and recycling of components and 
whole appliances;  
 i) extension of lifetime as expressed through: minimum guaranteed lifetime, minimum time 
for availability of spare parts, modularity, upgradeability, reparability;  
 j) amounts of waste generated and amounts of hazardous waste generated;  
 k) emissions to air (greenhouse gases, acidifying agents, volatile organic compounds, ozone 
depleting substances, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals, fine particulate and suspended 
particu late matter) without prejudice to the Regulation on the Measures Against the Emission of 
Gaseous and Particulate Pollutants From Internal Combustion Engines to be Installed in Non -road 
Mobile Machinery published in the Official Gazette dated 26/6/2015 and numbered 29398,   
 l) emissions to water (heavy metals, substances with an adverse effect on the oxygen balance, 
persistent organic pollutants),  
 m) emissions to soil (especially leakage and spills of dangerous substances during the use 
phase of the product , and the potential for leaching upon its disposal as waste).  
 
 
PART II  
Requirements Relating to the Supply of Information  
 
 (1) The information to be provided by the manufacturer may include:  
 
 a) information from the designer relating to the manufacturing process;  
 b) information for consumers on the significant environmental characteristics and 
performance of a product, accompanying the product when it is placed on the market to allow 
consumers to compare these aspects of the products;  
 c) in formation for consumers on how to install, use and maintain the product in order to 
minimise its impact on the environment and to ensure optimal life expectancy, as well as on how to 
return the product at end -of-life, and, where appropriate, information on  the period of availability of 
spare parts and the possibilities of upgrading products; and  
 d) information for treatment facilities concerning disassembly, recycling, or disposal at end -
of-life. 
  
 (2) Information should be given on the product itself whe rever possible.  
 
 (3) This information must take into account obligations under other relevant  legislation, such 
as the Regulation on Control of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (2012/19/EU) published 
in the Official Gazette dated 22/05/2012 and numbered 28300.   
 
 
PART III  
Requirements for the Manufacturer  
 
 (1) Addressing the environmental aspects identified in the implementing regulations as 
capable of being influenced in a substantial manner through product design, manufacturers of 
products  must perform an assessment of the product model throughout its lifecycle, based upon 
realistic assumptions about normal conditions and purposes of use. Other environmental aspects may 
be examined on a voluntary basis.  On the basis of this assessment manufa cturers will establish the product’s ecological profile. It will be based on environmentally relevant product characteristics and 
inputs/outputs throughout the product life cycle expressed in physical quantities that can be measured.  
 
 (2) Manufacturers mu st make use of this assessment to evaluate alternative design solutions 
and the achieved environmental performance of the product against benchmarks.  
 
 (3) The benchmarks will be identified in the implementing regulations.  
 
 
 (4) The choice of a specific d esign solution must achieve a reasonable balance between the 
various environmental aspects and between environmental aspects and other relevant considerations, 
such as safety and health, technical requirements for functionality, quality, and performance, a nd 
economic aspects, including manufacturing costs and marketability, while complying with all 
relevant legislation.  
 
 
 
Annex II  
 
METHOD FOR SETTING SPECIFIC ECODESIGN REQUIREMENTS  
 
 Specific ecodesign requirements aim at improving a selected environmental  aspect of the 
product. They may take the form of requirements for reduced consumption of a given resource, such 
as a limit on the use of a resource in the various stages of a product’s life cycle, as appropriate (such 
as a limit on water consumption in th e use phase or on the quantities of a given material incorporated 
in the product or a requirement for minimum quantities of recycled material).  
 
 
 
 
Annex III  
 
CE MARKING  
  
 
 The CE marking must have a height of at least 5 mm. If the CE marking is reduced or enlarged 
the proportions given in the above graduated drawing must be respected.  
 
 The CE marking must be affixed to the product. Where this is not possible, it must be affixed 
to the packaging and to the accompanying documents.  
 
 
Annex IV  
 
INTERNAL DES IGN CONTROL  
 
 The manufacturer or its authorized representative who ensures and declares that the product 
satisfies the relevant requirements of the applicable implementing regulation must take into account 
the following considirations while preparing decl ariton of conformity:  
  
 (1) The declaration of conformity may cover one or more products and must be kept by the 
manufacturer.  
 (2) A technical documentation file making possible an assessment of the conformity of the 
product with the requirements of the  applicable implementing regulation must be compiled by the 
manufacturer.  
 (3) The documentation must contain, in particular:  
 
 a) a general description of the product and of its intended use;  
 b) the results of relevant environmental assessment studies ca rried out by the manufacturer, 
and/or references to environmental assessment literature or case studies, which are used by the 
manufacturer in evaluating, documenting and determining product design solutions;  
 c) the ecological profile, required by the imp lementing regulation;  
 d) elements of the product design specification relating to environmental design aspects of the 
product;  
 e) a list of the appropriate standards referred to in Article 12, applied in full or in part, and a 
description of the solution s adopted to meet the requirements of the applicable implementing measure 
where the standards referred to in Article 12 have not been applied or where these standards do not 
cover entirely the requirements of the applicable implementing regulations;  
 f) a copy of the information concerning the environmental design aspects of the product 
provided in accordance with the requirements specified in Annex I, Part 2;  
 g) the results of measurements on the ecodesign requirements carried out, including details of 
the conformity of these measurements as compared with the ecodesign requirements set out in the 
applicable implementing regulation.  
 (4) The manufacturer must take all measures necessary to ensure that the product is 
manufactured in compliance with the des ign specifications referred to in point 3 and with the 
requirements of the measure which apply to it.  
 
 
Annex V  
 
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING CONFORMITY  
 
 (1) A management system may be used for the conformity assessment of an product provided 
that the manufacturer implements the following  environmental elements specified in point 2.  
 (2) Environmental elements of the management system  
 
 This point specifies t he elements of a management system and the procedures by which the 
manufacturer can demonstrate that the product complies with the requirements of the applicable 
implementing measure  
 
 a) The environmental product performance policy:    
 The manufacturer m ust be able to demonstrate conformity with the requirements of the 
applicable implementing regulations. The manufacturer must also be able to provide a framework for 
setting and reviewing environmental product performance objectives and indicators with a v iew to 
improving the overall environmental product performance.  
 
 All the measures adopted by the manufacturer to improve the overall environmental 
performance of and to establish the ecological profile of an product, if required by the implementing 
regula tion, through design and manufacturing, must be documented in a systematic and orderly 
manner in the form of written procedures and instructions. These procedures and instructions must 
contain, in particular, an adequate description of:  
 
 1) the list of documents that must be prepared to demonstrate the product’s conformity, and, 
if relevant, that have to be made available;  
 2) the environmental product performance objectives and indicators and the organizational 
structure, responsibilities, powers of the  management and allocation of resources with regard to their 
implementation and maintenance;  
 3) the checks and tests to be carried out after manufacture to verify product performance 
against environmental performance indicators;  
 4) procedures for control ling the required documentation and ensuring that it is kept up to 
date;  
 5) the method of verifying the implementation and effectiveness of the environmental 
elements of the management system.  
 
 b) Planning   
 
 The manufacturer must establish and maintain:  
 1) procedures for establishing the ecological profile of the product,  
 2)environmental product performance objectives and indicators, which consider technological 
options taking into account technical and economic requirements,  
 3) a programme for achiev ing these objectives,  
  
 c) Implementation and documentation : 
 
 The documentation concerning the management system should cover the following, in 
particular:  
 1)  responsibilities and authorities must be defined and documented in order to ensure effective 
environmental product performance and reporting on its operation for review and improvement  
 2) documents must be established indicating the design control and verification techniques 
implemented and processes and systematic measures used when designing the product  
  3) the manufacturer must establish and maintain information to describe the core 
environmental elements of the management system and the procedures for controlling all documents 
required  
 
 d) The documentation concerning the product must spec ify, in particular:  
 1) a general description of the product and of its intended use  
 2) the results of relevant environmental assessment studies carried out by the manufacturer, 
and/or references to environmental assessment literature or case studies, whi ch are used by the 
manufacturer in evaluating, documenting and determining product design solutions  
 3) the ecological profile, if required by the implementing regulations   4)  documents describing the results of measurements on the ecodesign requirements carried 
out including details of the conformity of these measurements as compared with the ecodesign 
requirements set out in the applicable implementing regulations  
 5) the manufacturer must establish specifications indicating, in particular, standards whi ch 
have been applied; where standards referred to in Article 13 are not applied or where they do not 
cover entirely the requirements of the relevant implementing regulations, the means used to ensure 
compliance  
 6) a copy of the information concerning the environmental design aspects of the product 
provided in accordance with the requirements specified in Annex I, Part 2  
 
 d) Checking and corrective action:  
 
 1)  the manufacturer must take all measures necessary to ensure that the product is 
manufactured in  compliance with its design specification and with the requirements of the 
implementing regulation which applies to it.  
 2) the manufacturer must establish and maintain procedures to investigate and respond to non -
conformity, and implement changes in the d ocumented procedures resulting from corrective action.  
3) the manufacturer must carry out at least every three years a full internal audit of the management 
system with regard to its environmental elements  
 
 
Annex VI  
 
EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY  
 
 (1) The EC declaration of conformity must contain the following elements:  
 
 a) the name and address of the manufacturer or of its authorized representative,  
 b) a description of the model sufficient for unambiguous identification , 
 c) where appropriate, the references of the harmonized standards applied ., 
 d) where appropriate, the other technical standards and specifications used,   
 e) where appropriate, the reference to other legislation providing for the affixing of the CE 
mark that is applied , 
 f)  the id entification and signature of the person empowered to bind the manufacturer or its 
authorized representative  
 
 
Annex VII  
 
CONTENTS OF THE IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS  
 
 (1) the exact definition of the type(s) of product(s) covered  
 (2) the ecodesign requirement(s) for the product(s) covered, implementing date(s), staged or 
transitional measures or periods:  
 a) in the case of generic ecodesign requirement(s), the relevant phases and aspects selected 
from those mentioned in Annex I, points 1 and 2, acco mpanied by examples of parameters selected 
from those mentioned in Annex I, point 3 as guidance when evaluating improvements regarding 
identified environmental aspects  
 b) in the case of specific ecodesign requirement(s), its (their) level(s)  
 (3) the ecod esign parameters referred to in Annex I, Part 1 relating to which no ecodesign 
requirement is necessary   (4) the requirements on installation of the product where it has a direct relevance to the 
product’s environmental performance considered  
 (5) the meas urement standards and/or measurement methods to be used; where available, 
harmonised standards  must be used  
 (6) the details for conformity assessment specified in the Regulation on CE Marking published 
in the Official Gazette dated 23/2/2012 and numbered  28213  
 a) Uygulanan modülün ya da modüllerin Modül (A)’dan farklı olması durumunda, o işlemin 
seçilmesine yol açan faktörler.  
 b) İlgili olduğunda, üçüncü tarafların onaylama veya belgelendirme kriterleri. (Aynı ürün için 
diğer “CE” koşullarında farklı mo düller belirtilmişse, ilgili koşul için uygulama tebliğlerinde 
belirtilen modül geçerlidir.)  
 (7) Özellikle teknik dosyanın ürünün uygulama tebliğlerine uygunluğunun kontrolünü 
kolaylaştırmak için gerekli olan unsurlarına ilişkin olmak üzere imalatçı taraf ından sağlanacak bilgiye 
ilişkin şartlar.  
 (8) Uygulama tebliğlerinin kabul edildiği tarihte mevzuata uygun olan ürünün piyasaya arzına 
veya hizmete sunulmasına izin verilen geçiş döneminin süresi.  
(9) Teknolojik gelişmelerin hızını da dikkate alarak, uygu lama tebliğlerinin değerlendirilmesi ve olası 
revizyonu için öngörülen tarih.  
 
 
Annex VIII  
 
SELF -REGULATION  
 
 (1) Self-regulatory initiatives must comply with all provisions of the international Treaties 
that Turkey is a party . 
 (2) In addition, the follow ing non -exhaustive list of indicative criteria may be used to evaluate 
the admissibility of self -regulatory initiatives as an alternative to an implementing regulation in the 
context of this Regulation.   
 a) Openness of participation: Self -regulatory initi atives must be open to the participation of 
operators, both in the preparatory and in the implementation phases  
 b) Added value: Self -regulatory initiatives must deliver added value in terms of the improved 
overall environmental performance of the product covered  
 c) Representativeness: Economic enterprises and non -governmental organizations taking part 
in the preparation and implementation of a self -regulatory action must represent a large majority of 
the relevant economic sector, with as few exceptions as  possible. Care must be taken to ensure respect 
for competition rules  
 d) Quantified and staged objectives: The objectives defined by the stakeholders must be set in 
clear and unambiguous terms. If the self -regulatory initiative covers a long time -span, interim targets 
must be included. It must be possible to monitor compliance with objectives and (interim) targets in 
an affordable and credible way using clear and reliable indicators. Research information and scientific 
and technological  background data s hall facilitate the development of these indicators.  
 e) Involvement of civil society: With a view to ensuring transparency, self -regulatory 
initiatives, interim and final monitoring reports must be publicized, including through the use of the 
Internet and  other electronic means of disseminating information. Stakeholders including industry, 
environmental NGOs and consumers' associations must be invited to comment on a self -regulatory 
initiative.  
 f) Monitoring and reporting: Self-regulatory initiatives must  contain a well -designed 
monitoring system, with clearly identified responsibilities for industry and independent inspectors. 
The plan for monitoring and reporting must be detailed, transparent and objective.   g) Cost-effectiveness of administering a self -regulatory initiative: The cost of administering 
self-regulatory initiatives, in particular as regards monitoring, must not lead to a disproportionate 
administrative burden, as compared to their objectives and to other available policy instruments.   
 h)  Sustainability: Self -regulatory initiatives must respond to the policy objectives of this 
Directive, including the integrated approach, and must be consistent with the economic and social 
dimensions of sustainable development. The protection of the interes ts of consumers, health, quality 
of life and economic interests, must be integrated  
 i) Incentive compatibility: Self-regulatory initiatives are unlikely to deliver the expected 
results if other factors and incentives - market pressure, taxes, and legislati on at national level - send 
contradictory signals to participants in the self -regulatory initiative. Policy consistency is essential in 
this regard and must be taken into consideration when assessing the effectiveness of the initiative