Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/1103 of 18 April 2024 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards ecodesign requirements for local space heaters and separate related controls and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1188

Article 1

Subject matter and scope

This Regulation shall not apply to:

(a) local space heaters using a vapour compression cycle or sorption cycle for the generation of heat driven by electricity or fuel;

(b) local space heaters designed, tested, marketed and declared exclusively for outdoor use;

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

(d) air heating products;

(e) sauna stoves;

(f) cooking appliances.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) ‘local space heater’ means a device equipped with one or more heat generators to convert electricity from the mains or gaseous or liquid fuels directly into heat output to provide thermal comfort for human beings in the enclosed space in which it is situated by direct heat transfer, possibly combined with heat output to other spaces or with heat transfer to a fluid;

(2) ‘domestic local space heater’ means a local space heater other than a commercial local space heater;

(3) ‘nominal heat output’ (Pnom) means the heat output of a local space heater comprising both direct heat output and indirect heat output (where applicable), when operating at the setting for the maximum heat output that can be maintained over an extended period, as declared by the manufacturer, expressed in kW;

(4) ‘commercial local space heater’ means either a luminous local space heater or a tube local space heater;

(5) ‘luminous local space heater’ means a gaseous fuel local space heater or a liquid fuel local space heater equipped with a burner, to be installed above head level directed towards the place of use so that the heat emitted by the burner, being predominantly infrared radiation, directly warms the people to be heated, being the products of combustion evacuated in the space where the heater is placed;

(6) ‘tube local space heater’ means a gaseous fuel or liquid fuel local space heater equipped with a burner, to be installed above head level near the people to be heated, that heats the space primarily by infrared radiation from the tube(s) or strip(s) heated by the internal passage of products of combustion, being the products of combustion evacuated through a flue duct;

(7) ‘tube segment’ means a part of a tube local space heater that comprises all the elements needed for stand-alone operation and can therefore be tested independently of the other tube heating system parts;

(8) ‘tube segment heat output’ means the heat output of a tube segment which together with other tube segments forms part of a configuration of a tube heater system, expressed in kW;

(9) ‘tube heater system’ means a tube local space heater comprising more than one single tube segment, of which the products of combustion of one tube segment may feed into the next tube segment, and of which the products of combustion of multiple tube segments are to be evacuated by a single exhaust fan;

(10) ‘direct heat output’ means the heat output of the product by radiation and convection of heat, as emitted by or from the product itself to air, excluding the heat output of the product to a heat transfer fluid, expressed in kW;

(11) ‘indirect heat output’ means the heat output of the product to a heat transfer fluid by the same heat generation process that provides the direct heat output of the product, expressed in kW;

(12) ‘air heating product’ means an air heating product as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2281 (¹);

(13) ‘sauna stove’ means a space heating product, designed, tested, marketed and declared exclusively to be used in, dry or wet sauna’s or similar environments;

(14) ‘cooking appliance’ means an appliance or part of it that incorporates one or more cavities using electricity, gas or both, to prepare food by means of a conventional or fan-forced mode;

(15) ‘gaseous fuel local space heater’ means a local space heater using gaseous fuel;

(16) ‘liquid fuel local space heater’ means a local space heater using liquid fuel;

(17) ‘equivalent model’ means a model placed on the market with the same technical parameters set out in Annex II, Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, Table 5 or Table 6 as another model placed on the market by the same manufacturer;

(18) ‘control’ means the equipment that provides one or more control functions and that interfaces with the end-user to regulate the heat output of a local space heater in scope of this Regulation;

(19) ‘control function’ means each of the different control functions according to Table 10 and Table 11 of Annex III for the control of a local space heater;

(20) ‘separate related control’ means a control intended to be used with local space heaters in scope of this Regulation but placed on the market separately;

(21) ‘declared values’ means the values provided by the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative for the stated, calculated or measured technical parameters in accordance with Article 4, for the verification of compliance by the Member State authorities;

(22) ‘model identifier’ means the code, usually alphanumeric, which distinguishes a specific product model from other models with the same trade mark or the same manufacturer’s, importer’s or authorised representative’s name.

Article 3

Ecodesign requirements

Article 4

Conformity assessment

Where the information included in the technical documentation for a particular model has been obtained from either of the following means, the technical documentation shall include the details of the calculation, the assessment undertaken by the manufacturer to verify the accuracy of the calculation and, where appropriate, the declaration of identity between the models of different manufacturers:

(a) from a model that has the same technical characteristics relevant for the technical information to be provided but is produced by a different manufacturer, or

(b) by calculation on the basis of design or extrapolation from another model of the same or a different manufacturer, or both.

Article 5

Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes

Member States shall apply the verification procedure set out in Annex V to this Regulation when performing the market surveillance checks referred to in Article 3(2) of Directive 2009/125/EC.

Article 6

Circumvention

Article 7

Software updates

Article 8

Indicative benchmarks

The indicative benchmarks for the best-performing local space heaters available on the market at the time of the entry into force of this Regulation are set out in Annex VI.

Article 9

Review

By 9 May 2029, the Commission shall review this Regulation in the light of technological progress and shall present the results of that review including, if appropriate, a draft revision proposal, to the Consultation Forum.

In particular, the review shall assess:

— whether it is appropiate to set stricter ecodesign requirements for energy efficiency and pollutant emissions;

— whether the verification tolerances should be modified;

— the validity of the correction factors used to assess the seasonal space heating energy efficiency of local space heaters;

— whether it is appropriate to introduce third party certification;

— whether it is appropriate to include into the scope of this Regulation local space heaters for outdoor use only, sauna stoves and software controls;

— whether it is appropriate to set additional resource efficiency requirements in accordance with the objectives of the circular economy, including whether more spare parts should be available, whether critical raw material requirements should be set, whether additional requirements for the availability of spare parts should be set;

— whether the lifetime of local space heaters has decreased due to the introduction of more advanced controls and the appropriateness of revising the requirements related to controls and their application to ensure the longest possible lifetime;

— whether it is appropriate to set additional requirements for the upgradeability of controls.

Article 10

Repeal

Regulation (EU) 2015/1188 is repealed as of 1 July 2025.

Article 11

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 July 2025.

However, Article 6 shall apply from 9 May 2024.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

ANNEX I

For the purpose of Annexes II to VI, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) ‘seasonal space heating energy efficiency’ (ηs) means the ratio between the space heating demand, supplied by a local space heater and the annual energy consumption required to meet this demand, expressed in %;

(2) ‘open fronted local space heater’ means a gaseous fuel local space heater or liquid fuel local space heater, which combustion chamber is open to the room in which the local space heater is located and which is connected to a flue duct for the evacuation of the products of combustion;

(3) ‘open to chimney local space heater’ means a gaseous fuel or liquid fuel local space heater intended to sit under a chimney or in a fireplace without sealing between the product and the chimney or fireplace opening, and allowing the products of combustion to pass unrestricted from the fire bed to the chimney or flue;

(4) ‘closed fronted open combustion local space heater’ means a gaseous fuel local space heater or liquid fuel local space heater, which combustion chamber is separated from the space in which the local space heater is located by a pane or similar although it takes the air for combustion from that space, and which is connected to a flue duct for the evacuation of the products of combustion;

(5) ‘balanced flue local space heater’ means a gaseous fuel local space heater or liquid fuel local space heater which combustion chamber is sealed from the room where the heater is located and which is connected to a pipe consisting of two concentric flue ducts, the outer flue duct providing the air for combustion from outside of the building and the inner flue duct evacuating the combustion gases also outside the building;

(6) ‘electric portable local space heater’ means an electric local space heater, except electric visibly glowing radiant portable local space heater, equipped with a cord supply and plug by the manufacturer, designed to be moved between rooms according to the heating needs of the user and that does not need to be secured to a specific location;

(7) ‘electric local space heater’ means a local space heater using the electric Joule effect to generate heat;

(8) ‘electric visibly glowing radiant local space heater’ means an electric local space heater in which the heating element is visible from outside the heater and has a temperature of at least 650 ^oC in normal use;

(9) ‘electric visibly glowing radiant portable local space heater’ means an electric visibly glowing radiant local space heater equipped with a cord supply and plug by the manufacturer, designed to be moved between rooms according to the heating needs of the user and that does not need to be secured to a specific location. Electric visibly glowing radiant local space heaters with features that can be used to fix them to a ceiling, wall or floor are considered electric visibly glowing radiant local space heaters; the fitting of wheels shall not be sufficient for an electric visibly glowing radiant local space heater to be considered as portable;

(10) ‘electric fixed local space heater’ means an electric local space heater other than an electric storage local space heater or an electric underfloor local space heater designed to be used while fastened or secured in a specific location or wall mounted; a portable appliance with features that can be used to fix it to a wall or to the floor, or both, is considered an electric fixed local space heater;

(11) ‘electric storage local space heater’ means an electric local space heater designed to store heat in an accumulating isolated core and to discharge it for several hours after the accumulation phase;

(12) ‘electric underfloor local space heater’ means an electric local space heater designed to be embedded in the building structure or in the building finishing, including self-regulating heating cables and mats;

(13) ‘towel rail’ means an electric fixed local space heater the design of which allows towels to be held for the purpose of warming them;

(14) ‘electronic heat charge control with room and/or outdoor temperature feedback’ means an automatically operated sensing device integrated into the product which measures its core temperature and varies the accumulated amount of heat in relation with either the outdoor temperature or the heat demand of the room, or both;

(15) ‘fan assisted heat output’ means the product is equipped with an integrated and controllable fan (or fans) to vary the output of the stored energy according to the heat demand;

(16) ‘emissions of nitrogen oxides’ means the emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) at nominal heat output expressed in mg/kWhinput based on GCV for gaseous fuel local space heaters or liquid fuel local space heaters;

(17) ‘gross calorific value moisture free’ (GCV) means the total amount of heat released by a unit quantity of fuel dried of inherent moisture, when it is burned completely with oxygen, and when the products of combustion are returned to ambient temperature; this quantity includes the condensation heat of the water vapour formed by the combustion of any hydrogen contained in the fuel;

(18) ‘flueless local space heater’ means a gaseous fuel local space heater or liquid fuel local space heater other than a commercial local space heater, which emits the products of combustion into the space where the product is situated;

(19) ‘off mode’ means a mode in which the product is connected to the mains power source and is not providing any function, or it is in a condition providing only: (a) an indication of off-mode condition; (b) functionalities intended to ensure electromagnetic compatibility pursuant to Directive 2014/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (²);

(20) ‘standby mode’ means a condition where the product is connected to the mains power source and provides only one or more of the following functions, which may persist for an indefinite time: (a) reactivation function, or reactivation function and indication of enabled reactivation function; (b) reactivation function through a connection to a network (‘networked standby’); (c) information or status display;

(21) ‘reactivation function’ means a function that via a remote switch, a remote control, an internal sensor or timer provides a switch from standby mode to another mode, including active mode, providing additional functions;

(22) ‘active mode’ means a condition in which the product is connected to the mains power source and at least one of the main functions providing the intended service of the equipment has been activated;

(23) ‘idle mode’ means a condition in which the product is connected to the mains power source and is able to automatically provide heat to the room according to the setpoint temperature;

(24) ‘network’ means a communication infrastructure with a topology of links, an architecture, including the physical components, organisational principles, communication procedures and formats (protocols);

(25) ‘indirect heating functionality’ means the product is capable of transferring part of the total heat output to a heat transfer fluid, for use as space heating or domestic hot water generation;

(26) ‘minimum heat output’ (Pmin) means the heat output of a local space heater comprising both direct heat output and indirect heat output (where applicable), when operating at the setting for the lowest heat output, as declared by the manufacturer, expressed in kW;

(27) ‘useful efficiency’, at either ‘nominal’ or ‘minimum heat output’ (ηth,nom or ηth,min respectively) means the ratio of the useful heat output and the total energy input of a local space heater, expressed in %, whereby: (a) for domestic local space heaters the total energy input is expressed in terms of NCV and/or in terms of final energy multiplied by CC; (b) for commercial local space heaters the total energy input is expressed in terms of GCV and in terms of final energy multiplied by CC;

(28) ‘net calorific value’ (NCV) means the total amount of heat released by a unit quantity of fuel with the appropriate moisture content, when it is burned completely with oxygen, and when the products of combustion are not returned to ambient temperature;

(29) ‘conversion coefficient’ (CC) means the default coefficient for primary energy per kWh electricity referred to in Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (³); the value of the conversion coefficient is CC = 1,9;

(30) ‘moisture content’ means the mass of water in the fuel in relation to the total mass of the fuel as used in the local space heater;

(31) ‘auxiliary electricity consumption at nominal heat output’ (elmax) means the electric power consumption of the local space heater while providing the nominal heat output. The electric power consumption shall be established without consideration of the power consumption of a circulator in case the product offers indirect heating functionality and a circulator is incorporated, expressed in kW;

(32) ‘auxiliary electricity consumption at minimum heat output’ (elmin) means the electric power consumption of the local space heater while providing the minimum heat output. The electric power consumption shall be established without consideration of the power consumption of a circulator in case the product offers indirect heating functionality and a circulator is incorporated, expressed in kW;

(33) ‘single stage heat output, no room temperature control’ means the product is not capable of varying its heat output automatically and that no feedback of room temperature is present to adapt the heat output automatically;

(34) ‘two or more manual stages, no room temperature control’ means the product is capable of varying its heat output manually by two or more levels of heat output and is not equipped with a device that automatically regulates the heat output in relation to a desired indoor temperature;

(35) ‘mechanic thermostat room temperature control’ means a non-electronic device that allows the product to automatically vary its heat output over a certain time period, in relation to a certain required level of indoor heating comfort;

(36) ‘electronic room temperature control’ means an electronic device, either integrated or external, that allows the product to automatically vary its heat output over a certain time period, in relation to a certain required level of indoor heating comfort;