Article 1 Subject matter and scope

This Regulation establishes requirements for the energy labelling of, and the provision of supplementary product information on local space heaters with a nominal heat output of 50 kW or less.

This Regulation shall not apply to:

1. (a)

   electric local space heaters;

2. (b)

   local space heaters using a vapour compression cycle or sorption cycle for the generation of heat driven by electric compressors or fuel;

3. (c)

   solid fuel local space heaters that are specified for the combustion of non-woody biomass only;

4. (d)

   local space heaters specified for purposes other than indoor space heating to reach and maintain a certain thermal comfort of human beings by means of heat convection or heat radiation;

5. (e)

   local space heaters that are specified for outdoor use only;

6. (f)

   local space heaters of which the direct heat output is less than 6 % of the combined direct and indirect heat output at nominal heat output;

7. (g)

   solid fuel local space heaters that are not factory assembled, or are not provided as prefabricated components or parts by a single manufacturer which are to be assembled on site;

8. (h)

   luminous local space heaters and tube local space heaters;

9. (i)

   air heating products;

10. (j)

    sauna stoves.