# Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1188 of 28 April 2015 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for local space heaters (Text with EEA relevance), Division 1: Specific ecodesign requirements for seasonal space heating energy efficiency

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a) Local space heaters shall comply with the following requirements from 1 January 2018:
(i) seasonal space heating energy efficiency of open fronted local space heaters using gaseous or liquid fuel shall not be less than 42 %;
(ii) seasonal space heating energy efficiency of closed fronted local space heaters using gaseous or liquid fuel shall not be less than 72 %;
(iii) seasonal space heating energy efficiency of electric portable local space heaters shall not be less than 36 %;
(iv) seasonal space heating energy efficiency of electric fixed local space heaters with a nominal heat output above 250 W shall not be less than 38 %;
(v) seasonal space heating energy efficiency of electric fixed local space heaters with a nominal heat output equal or below 250 W shall not be less than 34 %;
(vi) seasonal space heating energy efficiency of electric storage local space heaters shall not be less than 38,5 %;
(vii) seasonal space heating energy efficiency of electric underfloor local space heaters shall not be less than 38 %;
(viii) seasonal space heating energy efficiency of electric radiant local space heaters shall not be less than 35 %;
(ix) seasonal space heating energy efficiency of electric visibly glowing radiant local space heaters with a nominal heat output above 1,2 kW shall not be less than 35 %;
(x) seasonal space heating energy efficiency of electric visibly glowing radiant local space heaters with a nominal heat output equal or below 1,2 kW shall not be less than 31 %;
(xi) seasonal space heating energy efficiency of luminous local space heaters shall not be less than 85 %;
(xii) seasonal space heating energy efficiency of tube local space heaters shall not be less than 74 %.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/1188/annex/II/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1188/annex-II/division-1
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