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TürkiyeProposed measure, not in force yet

Electrical accessories – Türkiye

Official title

DRAFT COMMUNIQUÉ (2025/2052/EU) (DGI-2026/..) ON ECODESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLIES, WIRELESS CHARGERS, WIRELESS CHARGING PADS, BATTERY CHARGERS FOR PORTABLE BATTERIES OF GENERAL USE AND USB TYPE-C CABLES

Türkiye notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 29 June 2026. The comment period closed on 28 August 2026.

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At a glance

Products

(2) This Communiqué covers external power supplies (EPS), battery chargers for portable batteries of general use, wireless chargers, wireless charging pads and USB Type-C cables. (3) This Communiqué shall not apply to: a) uninterruptible power supplies, meaning devices that automatically provide bac

Notifying member
Türkiye
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Harmonization
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/TUR/239
ICS classification
  • 29.120 Electrical accessories

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 28 August 2026
Proposed adoption
(1) This Communiqué shall enter into force; a) for the third paragraph of Transitional Article 1 on the date of its publication, b) for other provisions on 14/12/2028.
Proposed entry into force
(1) This Communiqué shall enter into force; a) for the third paragraph of Transitional Article 1 on the date of its publication, b) for other provisions on 14/12/2028.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 28 August 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/TUR/239; it can take them up with Türkiye.

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What the notification says

(1) The purpose of this Communiqué is to lay down ecodesign requirements for the placing on the market or putting into service of external power supplies (EPS), battery chargers for portable batteries of general use, wireless chargers, wireless charging pads and USB Type-C cable pursuant to the implementation of the Regulation on the Ecodesign of Energy-Related Products, which entered into force by Presidential Decree No. 5187 dated February 4, 2022.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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