{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1189/annex-II/division-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1189/annex-II/division-2.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2015/1189",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1189 of 28 April 2015 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for solid fuel boilers (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1189",
  "path": "annex/II/division/2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Requirements for product information",
  "text": "From 1 January 2020 the following product information on solid fuel boilers shall be provided:\n(a) in the instruction manuals for installers and end-users, and on the free-access websites of manufacturers, their authorised representatives and importers:\n(1) the information included in Table 1, with its technical parameters measured and calculated in accordance with Annex III and showing the number of significant figures indicated in the table;\n(2) any specific precautions to be taken when the solid fuel boiler is assembled, installed or maintained;\n(3) instruction on the proper way to operate the solid fuel boiler and on the quality requirements for the preferred fuel and any other suitable fuels;\n(4) for solid fuel heat generators designed for solid fuel boilers, and solid fuel boiler housings to be equipped with such heat generators, their characteristics, the requirements for assembly (to ensure compliance with the ecodesign requirements for solid fuel boilers) and, where appropriate, the list of combinations recommended by the manufacturer;\n(b) on a part for professionals of the free-access websites of manufacturers, their authorised representatives and importers: information relevant to disassembly, recycling and disposal at end-of-life;\n(c) in the technical documentation for the purposes of conformity assessment pursuant to Article 4:\n(1) the information listed in points (a) and (b);\n(2) a list of all equivalent models, if applicable;\n(3) where the preferred fuel or any other suitable fuel is other woody biomass, non-woody biomass, other fossil fuel or other blend of biomass and fossil fuel as referred to in Table 1, a description of the fuel sufficient for its unambiguous identification and the technical standard or specification of the fuel, including the measured moisture content, and the measured ash content, and for other fossil fuel also the measured volatile content of the fuel;\n(d) the electrical capacity, marked in a permanent manner on the solid fuel cogeneration boiler.\nThe information referred to in point (c) may be merged with the technical documentation provided in accordance with measures under Directive 2010/30/EU.\nTable 1\nInformation requirements for solid fuel boilers\nTank volume = 45 × Pr × (1 – 2,7/Pr ) or 300 litres, whichever is higher, with Pr indicated in kW\nTank volume = 20 × Pr with Pr indicated in kW\nFor the preferred fuel Pn equals Pr\nPM = particulate matter, OGC = organic gaseous compounds, CO = carbon monoxide, NOx = nitrogen oxides\nModel identifier(s)\nStoking mode: [Manual: the boiler should be operated with a hot water storage tank of a volume of at least x litre/Automatic: it is recommended that the boiler be operated with a hot water storage tank of a volume of at least x litre]\nCondensing boiler: [yes/no]\nSolid fuel cogeneration boiler: [yes/no]\nCombination boiler: [yes/no]\nFuel\nPreferred fuel (only one):\nOther suitable fuel(s):\nηs [x%]:\nSeasonal space heating emissions\nPM\nOGC\nCO\nNOx\n[x] mg/m3\nLog wood, moisture content ≤ 25 %\n[yes/no]\n[yes/no]\nChipped wood, moisture content 15-35 %\n[yes/no]\n[yes/no]\nChipped wood, moisture content > 35 %\n[yes/no]\n[yes/no]\nCompressed wood in the form of pellets or briquettes\n[yes/no]\n[yes/no]\nSawdust, moisture content ≤ 50 %\n[yes/no]\n[yes/no]\nOther woody biomass\n[yes/no]\n[yes/no]\nNon-woody biomass\n[yes/no]\n[yes/no]\nBituminous coal\n[yes/no]\n[yes/no]\nBrown coal (including briquettes)\n[yes/no]\n[yes/no]\nCoke\n[yes/no]\n[yes/no]\nAnthracite\n[yes/no]\n[yes/no]\nBlended fossil fuel briquettes\n[yes/no]\n[yes/no]\nOther fossil fuel\n[yes/no]\n[yes/no]\nBlended biomass (30-70 %)/fossil fuel briquettes\n[yes/no]\n[yes/no]\nOther blend of biomass and fossil fuel\n[yes/no]\n[yes/no]\nCharacteristics when operating with the preferred fuel only:\nItem\nSymbol\nValue\nUnit\nItem\nSymbol\nValue\nUnit\nUseful heat output\nUseful efficiency\nAt rated heat output\nPn\nx,x\nkW\nAt rated heat output\nηn\nx,x\n%\nAt [30 %/50 %] of rated heat output, if applicable\nPp\n[x,x/N.A.]\nkW\nAt [30 %/50 %] of rated heat output, if applicable\nηp\n[x,x/N.A.]\n%\nFor solid fuel cogeneration boilers: Electrical efficiency\nAuxiliary electricity consumption\nAt rated heat output\nelmax\nx,xxx\nkW\nAt rated heat output\nηel,n\nx,x\n%\nAt [30 %/50 %] of rated heat output, if applicable\nelmin\n[x,xxx/N.A.]\nkW\nOf incorporated secondary emission abatement equipment, if applicable\n[x,xxx/N.A.]\nkW\nIn standby mode\nPSB\nx,xxx\nkW\nContact details\nName and address of the manufacturer or its authorised representative.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Tank volume = 45 × Pr × (1 – 2,7/Pr ) or 300 litres, whichever is higher, with Pr indicated in kW"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Tank volume = 20 × Pr with Pr indicated in kW"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "PM = particulate matter, OGC = organic gaseous compounds, CO = carbon monoxide, NOx = nitrogen oxides"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "For the preferred fuel Pn equals Pr"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/1189/annex/II/division/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:46:34.528602+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."
}