G/TBT/N/EU/594  
 
27 August 2018  
(18-5333) 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): Power 
transformers  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Commission Regulatio n amending Regulation (EU) No 548/2014 of 21 May 2014 on 
implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with 
regard to small, medium and large power transformers (8 pages + annex 8 pages, in 
English)    
6. Description of c ontent: This draft Commission Regulation complements existing 
minimum requirements on the energy efficiency of power transformers. In accordance with 
Framework Directive 2009/125/EC, products need to meet these minimum requirements 
when being placed on the  EU market.  
The draft Regulation is based on the technical and economic findings of a study specifically 
undertaken to review the existing regulation EU 548/2014, as well as on stakeholder 
feedback.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The objectives are to contribute to the EU climate and energy targets 
(20/20/20 targets) and to the circular economy policy objectives. More specifically, this 
initiative is  intended to ensure that power transformers being placed on the EU market 
result in energy savings and avoided CO 2 emissions throughout their service lives in a 
cost-effective manner.  G/TBT/N/EU/594  
 
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  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 Journ al L 285, 31 October 2009 P. 0010.  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1519726698123&uri=CELEX:32009L0125   
9. Proposed date of adoption: 30 January 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force: 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the 
EU (The provisions shall apply from 1/7/2021).  
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_4570_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_4570_01_e.pdf