Turkey : Ecodesign requirements for electronic devices

 

Turkey has published a Communiqué On Ecodesign Requirements For Off Mode, Standby Mode, And Networked Standby Energy Consumption Of Electrical And Electronic Household And Office Equipment.

Electrical and electronic household and office equipment must meet the the ecodesign requirements related to off mode, standby mode, and networked standby energy consumption when they are placed on the market or put into service, while also ensuring the free movement of these products within the Türkiye-EU Customs Union. This Communiqué fosters harmonization of mandatory ecodesign requirements related to off mode, standby mode, and networked standby energy consumption for electrical and electronic household and office equipment.

The purpose of this Communiqué is to determine the ecodesign requirements related to off mode, standby mode, and networked standby energy consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment placed on the market or put into service for the implementation of the Regulation on Ecodesign of Energy Related Products published in the Official Gazette dated 5/2/2022 and numbered 31741.

This Communiqué has been prepared based on Articles 385, 388 and 508 of the Presidential Decree on the Organization of the Presidency No. 1 published in the Official Gazette dated 10/7/2018 and numbered 30474 and the Regulation on Ecodesign of Energy Related Products.

This Communiqué has been prepared within the framework of harmonization with EU legislation based on Commission Regulation (EU) No. 2023/826 of 17/4/2023 on the Ecodesign Requirements for Off mode, Standby mode, and Networked Standby Energy Consumption of Electrical and Electronic Household and Office Equipment, which was prepared in accordance with Directive 2009/125 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealed Commission Regulations (EC) 1275/2008 and (EC) 107/2009 and Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1669 of 16/6/2023 and Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2533 of 17/11/2023 amending this Regulation.

Proposed date of entry into force: 9 May 2025;

1. a) The first paragraph of Article 6 of this Communiqué enters into force on the date of its publication,
2. b) Other provisions enter into force on 9 May 2025.

To find out more about product compliance in Turkey, please contact the Product Compliance Institute directly.