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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/…  
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implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as 
regards ecodesign requirements for local space heaters and repealing Regulation (EU) 
2015/1188   EN 1  EN COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/…  
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implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as 
regards ecodesign requirements for local space heaters and repealing Regulation (EU) 
2015/1188  
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,  
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,  
Having regard to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council  of 21 
October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy -
related products1 and in particular Article 15(1) thereof , 
Whereas:  
(1) Directive 2009/125/EC requires the Commission to set ecodesign requirements for 
energy -related products that represent significant volumes of sales and trade, that have 
a significant environmental impact and whose  environmental impact could be 
considerably  reduced without excessive costs . 
(2) The proposal for a revised Energy Efficiency Directive (EED)2 requires Member 
States to further develop  their national energy and climate plans (NECPs) , referred to 
in Article 4(2) , by including measures to reduc e Union energy consumption by at least 
9% overall by  2030 compared to the 2020  Reference Scenario. In this context, the 
ecodesign and energy labelling rules for products are key ways  for the Union to 
achieve its  energy and decarbonisation objectives.  
(3) The Ecodesig n and Energy Labelling Working Plan 2022 -20243 includes  local space 
heaters among the product groups for which the ecodesign and energy labelling 
requirements are due  or expected to be reviewed before the end of 2025.  
(4) Measures from the Ecodesign and Energy  Labelling Working Plan 2022 -2024 have an 
estimated potential to deliver total annual final energy savings in excess of 170 TWh 
by 2030 . This is equivalent to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 24 
million tonnes per year by 2030. Local spac e heaters  have the potential to deliver  
electricity savings of 11 TWh/year by 2030.  
(5) The Commission established ecodesign requirements for local space heaters in 
Regulation (EU) 2015/11884. In accordance with Article 7 of that Regulation  the 
Commission has reviewed it and analysed the technical, environmental and economic 
aspects of local space heaters  as well as real -life user behaviour. The results of the 
                                                 
1 OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10.  
2 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency (recast) 
(COM/2021/558 final of 14.7.2021).  
3 Communication from the Commission, Ecodesign and Energy labelling Working Plan 2022 -2024  
 (2022/C 182/01) (C/2022/2026 ) (OJ C 182, 4.5.2022 ). 
4 Commission Regulation (EU) No 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 (OJ L 
193, 21.7.2015, p. 76).  EN 2  EN review were made public and presented to the Consultation Forum established by 
Article 18 of Directive  2009/125/EC.  
(6) The review study shows  that the ecodesign measures in Regulation (EU) 2015/1188 
have significantly contributed to reduc ing energy consumption and greenhouse gas 
emissions. However , without  further regulatory action, energy savings will stagn ate 
after 2030.  The environmental aspects of local space heaters, identified in the review 
study as significant for the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2015/1188 are the 
consumption of energy during the use phase, the generation of waste at the end of life 
and the emissions to air and water in the production phase (due to the extraction and 
processing of raw materials).  
(7) Annual energy consumption from local space heaters amounted to 200 T Wh/year in 
2020, equivalent to 1 .7% of the U nion total final energy consump tion and 4% of the 
final energy consumption of households and services. The projected energy 
consumption of local space heaters in a business as usual scenario is estimated to 
decrease to 140 TWh/year in 2030. Th e decrease may be accelerated if the existin g 
ecodesign requirements are updated.  
(8) The Commission has assess ed the impact  of different policy options to reduce energy 
consumption from local space heaters from 2025  onwards . According to the impact 
assessment, new ecodesign measures c ould reduce energy  consumption and 
greenhouse gas emissions by 23 T Wh/year and 1 .8 Mt CO 2-eq/year  respectively by 
2030.  
(9) As a result, it is necessary  to clarify and expand the scope of Regulation (EU) 
2015/1188 in order to eliminate  ambiguities and close existing loopholes i n relation to 
products that provide thermal co mfort and should therefore be considered local space 
heaters. Given that  aim, a mere statement from the manufacturer, importer or 
authorised representative about the intended use of a product  should not be a valid 
argument for exclud ing from this Regulation’s application  products whose design and 
technical characteristics make them indistinguishable from local space heaters  that fall 
within its  scope.  
(10) In order to cover the relevant types of loc al space heaters placed on the market, 
ecodesign requirements should be  set for the following categories of  domestic  local 
space heaters: open -fronted local space heaters ; closed -fronted open combustion local 
space heaters ; balanced flue local space heater s; electric portable local space heaters ; 
electric fixed local space heaters ; electric storage local space heaters ; electric 
underfloor local space heaters ; electric visibly glowing radiant local space heaters ; 
electric visibly glowing radiant portable loc al space heaters ; towel rails and flueless 
heaters.   
(11) In order to  increase the representativeness and relevance  of ecodesign requirements as 
regards commercial local space heaters available on the market,  luminous local space 
heaters and tube local space he aters  of 300 kW or less  should be subject to this 
Regulation’s requirements .  
(12) Local space heaters placed on the market separately from the control should all be 
subject to ecodesign requirements as their exclusion undermines ecodesign potential to 
reduce energy consumption .  
(13) Towel rails are not only intended to heat or dry towels . They  are also able to heat the 
space in which they are placed contribut ing to thermal comfort  by acting as local space 
heaters . To create  a levelled playing field for manufacture rs independent  of whether or EN 3  EN not they place them on the market as local space heaters, all such products should be 
subject to ecodesign requirements to save more  energy.  
(14) All low power modes currently implemented in local space heaters  generate additional 
energy consumption.  Specific ecodesign requirements for low power modes , including 
idle mode or networked standby mode , should be set out in this  Regulation.  
(15) Ecodesign measures should  only be implemented  at U nion level since they apply 
directly to the prod uct in question , uniformity of which needs to be ensured to avoid a 
situation where  different national rules undermine the internal market for that product.  
(16) The Commission’s Circular Economy Action Plan5 and the Ecodesign and Energy 
Labelling Working Plan 2022 -2024 underline the importance of using the ecodesign 
framework to support the move to a more resource -efficient and circular economy. 
This Regulation should therefore lay down appropriate circularit y-related requirements 
ensuring that products are effectively repaired thanks to  the availability of a range of 
spare parts , setting maximum delivery time for spare parts  and specifying what  repair 
and maintenance information is to be given to professional  repairers and end  users. 
Local space heaters should also be designed in a way that  facilitate s the recovery of 
materials and components.  
(17) The transitional period for introducing the new ecodesign requirements should be 
sufficient for manufacturers to adapt  local space heaters  to th ose requirements . The 
period should take into account any cost impact for manufacturers, in particular small 
and medium -sized enterprises , while ensuring this Regulation ’s objectives are 
achieved . In addition, compliance with the current ecodesign requirements should not 
be mandatory for local space heaters placed on the market four months before the date 
of application of the new ecodesign requirements.  
(18) Essential characteristics of local space heaters as regards  ecodesign  should be 
measured and calculated using reliable, accurate and reproducible measurement and 
calculation methods including, if available, harmonised standards adopted by the 
European standardisation organisations following a request by the Commission in 
accordance with the procedures laid down in Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council6. In the absence of harmonised standards, the 
transitional methods set out in Annex IV should be used for supporting verification of 
compliance  of local space heaters with this Regulation . When harmonised standards 
are adopted, Annex IV to this Regulation should be repealed.  
(19) To ensure the effectiveness of the Regulation and to protect consumers, the alteration 
of the performance of local space he aters  in test conditions to improve the declared 
values as regards ecodesign should not be allowed. This includes, but is not limited to, 
local space heaters  designed to detect they are being tested by recognising the test 
conditions or test cycle and to a utomatically alter their behaviour or properties as a 
result , and local space heaters  pre-set to alter their behaviour or properties at the time 
of testing.  It also includes prescribing the manual alteration of a local space heater  in 
preparation for testing that alters its behaviour or properties for normal use.  For the 
same reasons , software updates of local space heaters  should not worsen the declared 
characteristics  unless this is with the user ’s express content , and should by no means 
bring  the declared values  below the minimum levels this Regulation  requires . 
                                                 
5 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European 
Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. A  new Circular Economy Action Plan 
(COM/20 20/98 final of 11.3.2020). 
6 OJ L 316, 14.11.2012 , p. 12. EN 4  EN (20) In accordance with Article 8 (2) of Directive 2009/125/EC, this Regulation should 
specif y which conformity assessment procedures apply.  
(21) To facilitate compliance checks, manufacturers sho uld provide the information in the 
technical documentation referred to in Annexes IV and V to Directive 2009/125/EC if 
that information relates to the requirements in this Regulation.  
(22) The verification procedure for the purpose of market surveillance lied d own in Annex 
V must  include  the procedure to be follow ed in case  one of the local space heaters 
tested for verification of compliance do es not meet the requirements for a test to 
deliver  valid  results . 
(23) In addition to the legally binding requirements in thi s Regulation, indicative 
benchmarks for the best available technologies should be determined to ensure that 
information on the life -cycle environmental performance of local space heaters is 
widely available and easily accessible.  
(24) This Regulation should be reviewed to assess the appropriateness of its provisions for 
achieving , and their effectiveness in achieving,  its goals. The timing of the review 
should be sufficient for all provisions to be applied  and have  an effect on the market.  
(25) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the 
Committee established under Article 19(1) of Directive 2009/125/EC,  
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  
Article 1   
Subject matter and scope  
1. This Regulation lays down  ecodesign requirements for the placing on the market and 
putting into service of domestic  local space heaters with a nominal heat output of 50 kW or 
less and commercial local space heaters with a nominal heat output of the product or a single 
tube segment heat output of 300 kW or less.  
2. 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 electric compressors or fuel;  
(b) local space heaters for outdoor use only ; 
(c) local space heters  for vehicle heating o nly; 
(d) 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;  
(e) air heating products;  
(f) sauna stoves;  
(g) cooking appliances.  
3. Manufacturers, importers or authorised repr esentatives shall not consider  a product to 
fall outside the scope of this Regulation on the basis of paragraph 2, if the design , the 
technical characteristics and the intended use of th at product do not sufficiently distinguish it 
from local space heaters  covered by this Regulation .  EN 5  EN 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 or gaseous or liquid fuels directly into heat transfer to contribute 
to a certain level of thermal comfort for human beings in the enclosed space in which 
it is situated by direct heat tra nsfer, possibly combined with heat output to ot her 
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) ‘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;  
(6) ‘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;  
(7) ‘indirect heat output’ means the heat output of the pro duct to a heat transfer fluid by 
the same heat generation process that provides the direct heat output of the product, 
expressed in kW;  
(8) ‘air heating product’ means a n air heating product  as defined in Article 2 , point (1), 
of Commission Regulation (EU) 201 6/22817; 
(9) ‘sauna stove’ means a space heating product, incorporated in, or specifically 
designed and declared to be used in, dry or wet sauna’s or similar environments;  
(10) ‘cooking appliance’ means an appliance or part of it that incorporates one or more 
cavit ies using electricity, gas or both, to prepare food by means  of a conventional or 
fan-forced mode;  
(11) ‘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 emi tted 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;  
(12) ‘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 or tubes heated by 
                                                 
7 Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2281 of 30 November 2016 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC 
of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign 
requirements for energy -related products, with regard to ecodesign requirements for air heating products, cooling 
products, high temperature process chillers and fan coil units (OJ L 346, 20.12.2016, p. 1).  EN 6  EN the internal p assage of products of combustion, being the products of combustion 
evacuated through a flue duct;  
(13) ‘tube segment’ means a part of a tube heater system that comprises all the elements 
needed for stand -alone operation and can therefore be tested independently  of the 
other tube heating system parts’;  
(14) ‘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 produ cts of combustion of multiple 
tube segments are to be evacuated by a single exhaust fan;  
(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) ‘equiva lent model’ means a model placed on the market with the same technical 
parameters set out in Annex II, Table 1, Table 2 or Table 3 as another model placed 
on the market by the same manufacturer;  
(18) ‘control’ means a device or a software that allows  to vary th e heat  output of a local 
space heater;  
(19) ‘control feature’ means a function that is part of the control.  
Article 3  
Ecodesign requirements  
1. Local space heaters referred to in Article 1 shall meet the ecodesign requirements set 
out in Annex II.   
2. Compliance with  ecodesign requirements shall be measured and calculated in 
accordance with  the methods set out in Annex III  and Annex IV . 
Article 4  
Conformity assessment  
1. The conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 
2009/125/EC shall be the internal design control set out in Annex IV to that Directive or the 
management system  for assessing conformity  set out in Annex V to that Directive.  
2. For the purposes of the conformity assessment pursuant to Article 8 of Directive 
2009/125/EC, the technical documentation shall contain the declared values of  the parameters 
listed in point 4 of Annex II to this Regulation and the details and results of the ca lculations 
undertaken in accordance with Annex III  to this Regulation . 
3. The information to be included in the technical documentation for a local space 
heater  model may be  obtained  from either of the following:  
(a) from a model having  the same technical charact eristics that are relevant for the 
technical information to be provided but which is produced by a different 
manufacturer;  
(b) by calculation on the basis of the design of, or extrapolation from a  different  model 
of the same or a different manufacturer, or bot h.  EN 7  EN In those cases, the technical documentation shall include the details of such calculations , the 
assessment undertaken by the manufacturer to verify the ir accuracy and, if appropriate, the 
declaration of identity between the models of different manufact urers.  
4. The technical documentation shall include a list of all equivalent models  of ocal 
space heaters , including the model identifiers.  
5. For local space heaters that are placed on the market separately from the control or 
that need additional control feat ures provided separately, a separate declaration of conformity 
in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2009/125/EC shall be issued for each different 
combination of local space heater and control or control feature.  
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  
Obligations in relation t o placing on the market or putting into service   
1. Manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives shall not place on the market 
or put into service local space heaters  designed to alter their behaviour or properties when 
being tested, in order to obtain a more favourable result for any of the declared value s of the 
parameters set out  in this Regulation .  
2. Manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives shall not prescribe test 
instructions, specific ally for when local space heaters  are being tested, that have the effect of  
altering the behaviour or properties of those heaters  in order to obtain  a more favourable result 
for any of the declared value s of the parameters set out  in this Regulation .  
3. Manufacturers, importers or authorised representat ives shall not place on the market 
or put into service local space heaters  designed to alter their behaviour or properties within a 
short period after being put into service resulting in a degrading  of any of the declared value s 
of the parameters set out  in this Regulation . 
Article 7  
Software updates  
1. Software or firmware updates shall not degrade  any of the declared value s of the 
parameters of a local space heater  set out  in this Regulation when measured using  the testing 
method applicable at the time of the placing on the market or putting into service  of the local 
space heater , except with the explicit consent of the user before  the update. No change shall 
occur if the update  is rejected . 
2. Software or firmware updates shall not modify any of the declared value s of the 
parameters of a local space heater  to the extent that it becomes non -compliant with the 
requirements set out in this Regulation  applicable at the time of the placing on the market or 
putting into service of the local space heater . EN 8  EN 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 V I. 
Article 9  
Review  
By [OP – please insert date - five years after its entry into force ], the Commission shall 
review this Regulation in the light of technological progress and present the result of that 
review to the Consultation Forum.  
In particular, the review shall assess:  
– whether it is appropiate to set stricte r ecodesign requirements for energy efficiency 
and emissions of nitrogen oxides (NO x); 
– 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  introduc e third party certification;  
– whether it is appropriate to include into the scope of this Regulation local space 
heaters for outdoor use only ; 
– whether it is  appropriate to set additional resource efficiency req uirements in 
accordance with the objectives of the circular economy, including whether more 
spare parts should be available , whether additional requirements for the availability 
of spare parts should be set  or whether a repairability score should be develo ped; 
– whether the lifetime of local space heaters has decreased due to the introduction of 
more advanced controls and the appropriateness of revising the 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  
Transitional provisions  
If no unit belonging to the same model of local space heater or equivalent models was placed 
on the market before 1 March  2025 , the units of models placed on the market between 1 
March  2025 and 1 July 2025  which comply with the provisions of this Regulation shall be 
considered to compl y with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2015 /1188 .  EN 9  EN Article 12 
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 Ju ly 2025 . 
Howe ver, articles 6 and 7 shall app ly from [OP – please insert date – entry into force of this 
Regulation ]. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.  
 
Done at Brussels,  
 For the Commission  
 The President  
 Ursula VON DER LEYEN