Subject matter and scope
Article 1
This Regulation establishes requirements for the energy labelling of, and the provision of supplementary product information on local space heaters with a nominal heat output of 50 kW or less. This Regulation shall not apply to: (a) electric local space heaters; (b) local space heaters using a vapour compression cycle or sorption cycle for the generation of heat driven by electric compressors or fuel; (c) solid fuel local space heaters that are specified for the combustion of non-woody biomass only; (d) local space heaters specified for purposes other than indoor space heating to reach and maintain a certain thermal comfort of human beings by means of heat convection or heat radiation; (e) local space heaters that are specified for outdoor use only; (f) local space heaters of which the direct heat output is less than 6 % of the combined direct and indirect heat output at nominal heat output; (g) solid fuel local space heaters that are not factory assembled, or are not provided as prefabricated components or parts by a single manufacturer which are to be assembled on site; (h) luminous local space heaters and tube local space heaters; (i) air heating products; (j) sauna stoves.