Technical Regulation on energy labelling of local space heaters will become effective in Ukraine from December 28, 2021. The Regulation is based on the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1186 of 24 April 2015 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU. It specifies energy labeling requirements for local space heaters with a nominal heat output of 50 kW or less.

This Regulation shall not apply to the following products:

• electric local space heaters
• local space heaters using a vapour compression cycle or sorption cycle for the generation of heat driven by electric compressors or fuel
• solid fuel local space heaters that are specified for the combustion of non-woody biomass only
• 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
• local space heaters that are specified for outdoor use only
• local space heaters with the direct heat output less than 6% of the combined direct and indirect heat output at nominal heat output
• 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 sitefuel 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
• luminous local space heaters and tube local space heaters
• air heating products
• sauna stoves

Starting from December 28, 2021, suppliers of local space heaters that are not flueless heaters using solid fuels or open to chimney heaters using solid fuels should provide the distributors with a printed and electronic energy label, a product fiche as well as an electronic microfiche in accordance with requirements of this Technical Regulation.

Moreover, from December 28, 2023 suppliers of flueless heaters using solid fuels or open to chimney heaters using solid fuels should provide the distributors with a printed and electronic energy label, a product fiche as well as an electronic microfiche in accordance with requirements of this Technical Regulation.

The energy label for local space heaters must contain the following information:

• supplier’s name or trademark
• local heater model code
• energy efficiency class according to the Technical Regulation and the letter denoting the energy efficiency class of the local space heater
• symbol for direct heat output
• direct heat output in kW rounded to the nearest one decimal place
• for local space heaters with heat transfer to a fluid - the symbol for indirect heat output
• for local space heaters with heat transfer to a fluid - the indirect heat output in kW, rounded to the nearest one decimal place
  
  
  

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The information has been prepared by the GMA Consult Group team. ‍

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