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25 February 2021  
(21-1649) 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: benan.akbas@sanayi.gov.tr , 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 different 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):  Regulation 
on Framework For Energy Labelling  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Regulation 
On Framework For Energy Labelling (11 pa ge(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This regulation contains obligations of supplier, dealer and 
competent authorities for energy related products placed on the market or put into 
service, market surveillance and control of products, procedure a t national level for 
dealing with products presenting a risk, Safeguard procedure, procedure for the 
introduction and rescaling of labels and other works and proceedings related to 
harmonized standards.  
This Regulation does not apply to second -hand product s, unless they are imported from 
a third country and means of transport for persons or goods.  G/TBT/N/TUR/163  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The objective of this Regulation is to provide for the labelling of energy -
related products   and the provision of standard product information regarding energy 
efficiency, the consumption of energy and of other resources by products during use and 
supplem entary information concerning products, thereby enabling customers to choose 
more efficient products in order to reduce their energy consumption, by establishing a 
framework for energy -related products placed on the market or put into service; 
Consumer inf ormation, labelling; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  This Regulation has been prepared based on the Regulation 
2017/1369/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2017 setting a 
framework for energy labelling in the f ramework of alignment with the legislation of 
European Union.  
This Regulation has been prepared based on the Article 14 of Law No. 4703 on the 
Preparation and Implementation of the Technical Legislation on Products, dated 
29/6/2001.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  The regulation will be adopted upon its publication  
Proposed date of entry into force:  This Regulation shall enter into force on the date 
of its publication.  
10. Final date for comments:  1 March 2021; The relevant legislation will be put into ef fect 
within the scope of harmonization with the EU legislation.  
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  
Tel: 0 (312) 201 60 82  
Fax: 0 312 219 68 64  
e-posta: benan.akbas@sanayi.gov.tr  
The text of regulation is supplied in English in the attached file.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/TUR/21_1431_00_e.pdf  
 