ANNEX IXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX IX Verification procedure for market surveillance purposes For the purposes of assessing the conformity with the requirements laid down in Articles 3 and 4, the authorities of the Member States shall apply the following verification procedure: 1. The Member State authorities shall test one single unit per model. The unit shall be tested with a fuel with characteristics in the same range as the fuel that was used by the manufacturer to perform measurements according to Annex VIII. The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if: (a) the values and classes on the label and in the product fiche correspond to the values in the technical documentation; and (b) for solid fuel local space heaters, the energy efficiency index (EEI) is not more than 8 % lower than the declared value; (c) for liquid fuel local space heaters, the EEI is not more than 8 % lower than the declared value; (d) for gaseous fuel local space heaters, the EEI is not more than 8 % lower than the declared value. 2. If the result referred to in point 2(a) is not achieved, the model and all equivalent models shall be considered not to comply with this Regulation. If any of the results referred to in points from 2(b) to 2(d) is not achieved, the Member State authorities shall randomly select three additional units of the same model for testing. As alternative, the three additional units selected may be of one or more equivalent models which have been listed as equivalent products in the supplier's technical documentation. The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if: (a) the declared values and classes on the label and in the product fiche for the three additional units correspond to the values in the technical documentation; (b) for solid fuel local space heaters, the average EEI of the three additional units is not more than 8 % lower than the declared value; (c) for liquid fuel local space heaters, the average EEI of the three additional units is not more than 8 % lower than the declared value; (d) for gaseous fuel local space heaters, the average EEI of the three additional units is not more than 8 % lower than the declared value. If the results referred to in point 2 are not achieved, the model and all equivalent models shall be considered not to comply with this Regulation. The Member State authorities shall provide the test results and other relevant information to the authorities of the other Member States and to the Commission within one month of taking the decision on non-compliance of the model. Member State authorities shall use the measurement and calculation methods set out in Annex VIII. The verification tolerances defined in this Annex relate only to the verification of the measured parameters by Member State authorities and shall not be used by the supplier as an allowed tolerance to establish the values in the technical documentation. The values and classes on the label or in the product fiche shall not be more favourable for the supplier than the values reported in the technical documentation.