G/TBT/N/EU/620  
 
21 November 2018  
(18-7290) 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 Re gulation laying down ecodesign requirements for refrigerating appliances 
with a direct sales function pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament 
and of the Council (10 pages + Annexes 13 pages, in English)   
6. Description of content: This draft Commission Regulation sets minimum energy 
performance, reparability, recyclability and information requirements for refrigerating 
appliances with a direct sales function (e.g. supermarket cabinets, beverage coolers, 
small ice -cream freezers, gelato -scooping cabinets and vending machines), as there 
exists a cost -effective potential to limit their energy consumption and improve their 
contribution to resource efficiency objectives. In accordance with Ecodesign Directive 
2009/125/EC, products not meetin g these requirements will not be allowed to be placed 
on the EU market. The 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, includin g the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The aim is to remove the worst performing refrigerating appliances with a 
direct sales function from the market, thereby pushing the market towards more 
environmentally friendly products. It will increase e nergy efficiency, contribute to the fight 
against climate change and promote a more circular economy in the EU.  G/TBT/N/EU/620  
 
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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 Jour nal 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:  February 2019  
Proposed date of entry in to force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU. The provisions shall start applying 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_5929_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_5929_01_e.pdf