Solid fuel boilers

1. Regulation

This Regulation establishes requirements for the energy labelling of and the provision of supplementary product information on solid fuel boilers with a rated heat output of 70 kW or less and packages of a solid fuel boiler with a rated heat output of 70 kW or less, supplementary heaters, temperature controls and solar devices.

2. Example

This Regulation shall not apply to:

boilers generating heat only for the purpose of providing hot drinking or sanitary water;

boilers for heating and distributing gaseous heat transfer media such as vapour or air;

solid fuel cogeneration boilers with a maximum electrical capacity of 50 kW or more;

non-woody biomass boilers.

3. Measurement methods

The information to be provided pursuant to Articles 3 and 4 shall be obtained by reliable, accurate and reproducible measurement and calculation methods which take into account the recognised state-of-the-art measurement and calculation methods, set out in Annex VIII. The energy efficiency index shall be calculated as set out in Annex IX.

4. 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.
2. It shall apply from 1 April 2017. However, Article 3(1)(f) and (g), Article 3(3)(f) and (g), Article 4(1)(b), (c) and (d), and Article 4(2)(b), (c) and (d) shall apply from 1 July 2017.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

5. Label and energy efficiency classes

6. Guide, FAQ

Commission guidelines: Ecodesign requirements for heaters, and solid fuel boilers (2018)

FAQ – General for Ecodesign for suppliers and dealers (January 2023) (all regulations)

FAQ – Ecodesign measures for manufacturers and importers (January 2023)