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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2010-31/article-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2010-31/article-17.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2010/31",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (recast)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2010-31",
  "path": "article/17",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Independent experts",
  "text": "Member States shall ensure that the energy performance certification of buildings and the inspection of heating systems and air-conditioning systems are carried out in an independent manner by qualified and/or accredited experts, whether operating in a self-employed capacity or employed by public bodies or private enterprises.\nExperts shall be accredited taking into account their competence.\nMember States shall make available to the public information on training and accreditations. Member States shall ensure that either regularly updated lists of qualified and/or accredited experts or regularly updated lists of accredited companies which offer the services of such experts are made available to the public.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2010/31/article/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:42:08.587520+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}