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31 March 2021  
(21-2704) 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:  TURKEY   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Industry and Technology  
DG for EU and Foreign Affairs  
Mustafa Kemal Mah. Dumlupinar Bulvari  
Eskişehir Yolu 2151. Cad. No:154  
Cankaya - Ankara/ Turkey  
Tel: +90 (312) 201 60 82  
Fax: +90 (312) 219 68 64  
E-mail: sumeyye.sabanci@sanayi.gov.tr  
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 differen t from above:   
Turkey -TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Trade  
DG of Product Safety and Inspection  
Sogutozu Mah. 2180. Sk. No:63 06530 Çankaya -Ankara / Turkey  
Tel: +90 (312) 204 89 37 / 89 52  
Fax: +90 (312) 212 87 68  
E-mail: tbt@ticaret.gov.tr   
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):  Energy 
Labeling of Light Sources  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft of The 
Communique on Energy Labeling of Light Sources (2019/2015 / EU) (39 page(s), in 
English) (39 page(s), in English)  
6. Descriptio n of content:  This Communique shall apply to light sources and separate 
control gears.  
This Communique shall not apply to light sources specified in points 1 and 3 of Annex -IV. 
Light sources specified in point 4 of Annex IV shall comply only with the requirements of 
point 4 of Annex V.  G/TBT/N/TUR/180  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The purpose of this Communique is to establish requirements for the labelling 
of, and the provision of supplementary product informat ion on light sources with or 
without separate control gears or light sources included in the containing product related 
to the implementation of the Regulation on Setting a Framework for Energy Labelling put 
into force by the President's Decree dated 1/3/2 021 and numbered 3584.; Consumer 
information, labelling; Protection of the environment; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
This Communique has been prepared based on Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2020 
and (EU) 2021/340, laying down Enery Labelling of  Light Sources in the framework of 
alignment with the legislation of European Union.  
This Communique has been prepared on the basis of the Law No. 4703 of 29/6/2001 on 
the Preparation and Implementation of Technical Legislation on Products and Presidential 
Decree No. 1 on the Presidency Organization published in the Official Gazette No. 30474 
dated 10/7/2018.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   The communique will be adopted upon its publication.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Article 13 of this  Communique shall into force on 
the date of its publication, point 2(a) of Article 6 on 1/3/2022, and other provisions on 
1/9/2021.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministry of Industry and Technology  
DG for EU and Foreign Affairs  
Mustafa Kemal Mah. Dumlupinar Bulvari  
Eskişehir Yolu 2151. Cad. No:154  
Cankaya - Ankara/  Turkey  
Tel: +90 (312) 201 60 82  
Fax: +90 (312) 219 68 64  
E-mail: sumeyye.sabanci@sanayi.gov.tr  
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