. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/EEC/362 
16 February 2011  
 (11-0802) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EUROPEAN UNION
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission, 
European Commission, 
EU-TBT Enquiry Point, Fax:  +(32) 2 299 80 43, 
E-mail:  mailto:eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu
 
Website:  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/  
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 : 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  Air conditioners and 
comfort fans.        
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Commission 
Regulation implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the 
Council with regard to ecodesign requirements  for air conditioners and comfort fans (24 
pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Regulation sets minimum energy 
performance, maximum sound power level and in formation requirements for air conditioners, 
as there exists a cost-effective potential to limit their energy consumption. The draft Regulation also sets informat ion requirements for comfort fans. In accordance with 
Framework Directive 2009/125/EC , products not meeting these requirements will not be 
allowed to be placed on the EU market.  
The draft Regulation is based on the findings of a technical, environmental and economic 
study which has been carried out with stakeholder from around the world. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Fight against climate change and increase of energy efficiency in the EU.  G/TBT/N/EEC/362 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Directive 2009/125/EC of the Europe an Parliament and of the Council 
of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for 
energy-related products, Official J ournal L 285 , 31 October 2009 P. 0010. 
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/Le xUriServ/LexUriServ.do?ur i=OJ:L:2009:285:0010:01:EN:HTML
 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:     July 2011 
 20 days from publication in  the Official Journal   
of the EU. The first requirements will be 
applicable from 1 January 2012. 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of notification 
11. Text available from: National enquiry point [  ], or addre ss, telephone and fax numbers, 
e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   European Commission, 
EU-TBT Enquiry Point, 
Fax:  + (32) 2 299 80 43, E-mail:  mailto:eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu
 
The text is available on the EU-TBT Website :  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/   
And can be downloaded here:   
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2011/tbt/eec/11_0439_00_e.pdf