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Energy Performance of Buildings Directive Repealed Unlisted

Overview

Jurisdiction
European Union
Topic
-
Instrument type
Directive
Reference number
2010/31/EU
Valid from
2010-07-08
Valid to
2026-05-30
Modified date
2024-05-14
Listed at
Unlisted draft
Withdrawn at
-
Description
Establishes an EU-wide framework to improve the energy performance of buildings, including minimum requirements, energy performance certificates, heating and air-conditioning inspections, and requirements for nearly zero-energy buildings.

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Energy certificate for construction, sale or rental 2013-01-09 — 9999-12-31
Applies from milestone:
Application Start (2013-01-09)
Expires at milestone:
-

No conditions.
Display in publicly visited buildings over 500 m2 2013-01-09 — 2015-07-08
Applies from milestone:
Application Start (2013-01-09)
Expires at milestone:
-

No conditions.
Display in publicly visited buildings from 250 m2 2015-07-09 — 9999-12-31
Applies from milestone:
Application Start (2015-07-09)
Expires at milestone:
-

No conditions.
Inspection of heating systems over 20 kW 2013-07-09 — 9999-12-31
Applies from milestone:
Application Start (2013-07-09)
Expires at milestone:
-

No conditions.
Biennial inspection of large boilers 2013-07-09 — 9999-12-31
Applies from milestone:
Application Start (2013-07-09)
Expires at milestone:
-

No conditions.
Inspection of air-conditioning systems over 12 kW 2013-07-09 — 9999-12-31
Applies from milestone:
Application Start (2013-07-09)
Expires at milestone:
-

No conditions.
New-building requirements 2013-07-09 — 9999-12-31
Applies from milestone:
Application Start (2013-07-09)
Expires at milestone:
-

No conditions.
Major-renovation requirements 2013-07-09 — 9999-12-31
Applies from milestone:
Application Start (2013-07-09)
Expires at milestone:
-

No conditions.

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Obligations

Title Kind Rule set
Energy certificate for construction, sale or rental Record Keeping -
Description:
Obtain an energy performance certificate for an affected building or building unit, show it to the prospective buyer or new tenant, and hand it over to the buyer or new tenant.
Frequency:
Event-triggered
Check frequency:
Event-triggered
Products/Services:
Buildings and building units that are constructed, sold or rented out to a new tenant
Checking responsibility:
Company acting as seller, landlord or developer under national implementation
Check method:
Verification that a valid energy performance certificate exists and was shown and handed over to the buyer or new tenant
Rule set:
-
Source reference:
Articles 12(1)(a) and 12(2)
Source excerpt:
Member States shall ensure that an energy performance certificate is issued for: (a) buildings or building units which are constructed, sold or rented out to a new tenant; ... Member States shall require that, when buildings or building units are constructed, sold or rented out, the energy performance certificate or a copy thereof is shown to the prospective new tenant or buyer and handed over to the buyer or new tenant.
Energy indicator in advertisements Record Keeping -
Description:
State the energy performance indicator from the energy performance certificate in commercial sales or rental advertisements.
Frequency:
Event-triggered
Check frequency:
Event-triggered
Products/Services:
Buildings or building units with an energy performance certificate offered for sale or rent
Checking responsibility:
Company offering the building or building unit
Check method:
Review of sales and rental advertisements in commercial media
Rule set:
-
Source reference:
Article 12(4)
Source excerpt:
when ... buildings ... are offered for sale or for rent, the energy performance indicator of the energy performance certificate of the building or the building unit, as applicable, is stated in the advertisements in commercial media.
Display of the energy performance certificate Record Keeping -
Description:
Display the energy performance certificate in a prominent place clearly visible to the public.
Frequency:
Continuous
Check frequency:
Continuous
Products/Services:
Buildings with a total useful floor area over 500 m2 that are frequently visited by the public
Checking responsibility:
Company owning or operating the building
Check method:
Visual verification that the energy performance certificate is displayed in a prominent place clearly visible to the public
Rule set:
-
Source reference:
Article 13(2)
Source excerpt:
where a total useful floor area over 500 m2 of a building for which an energy performance certificate has been issued in accordance with Article 12(1) is frequently visited by the public, the energy performance certificate is displayed in a prominent place clearly visible to the public.
Regular inspection of heating systems Due Diligence -
Description:
Arrange regular inspection of the heating system and obtain an inspection report after each inspection containing the inspection result and recommendations for cost-effective improvements.
Frequency:
Other
Check frequency:
Other
Products/Services:
Heating systems with boilers having an effective rated output for space heating of more than 20 kW
Checking responsibility:
Qualified or accredited inspection body or appointed expert
Check method:
Regular inspection of accessible system parts, including assessment of boiler efficiency and sizing; electronic monitoring and control may affect the frequency
Rule set:
-
Source reference:
Article 14(1)
Source excerpt:
Member States shall lay down the necessary measures to establish a regular inspection of the accessible parts of systems used for heating buildings ... with boilers of an effective rated output for space heating purposes of more than 20 kW.
Inspection interval for large boilers Due Diligence -
Description:
Meet the prescribed inspection frequency for heating systems above 100 kW.
Frequency:
Biennial
Check frequency:
Biennial
Products/Services:
Heating systems with boilers having an effective rated output over 100 kW, including gas boilers
Checking responsibility:
Qualified or accredited inspection body or appointed expert
Check method:
Inspection at least every two years; for gas boilers the period may be extended to four years
Rule set:
-
Source reference:
Article 14(3)
Source excerpt:
Heating systems with boilers of an effective rated output of more than 100 kW shall be inspected at least every two years. For gas boilers, this period may be extended to four years.
Regular inspection of air-conditioning systems Due Diligence -
Description:
Arrange regular inspection of the air-conditioning system and obtain a report after each inspection with the result and recommendations for cost-effective improvements.
Frequency:
Other
Check frequency:
Other
Products/Services:
Air-conditioning systems with an effective rated output of more than 12 kW
Checking responsibility:
Qualified or accredited inspection body or appointed expert
Check method:
Regular inspection of accessible parts, including assessment of efficiency and sizing compared with the building's cooling requirements
Rule set:
-
Source reference:
Article 15(1)
Source excerpt:
Member States shall lay down the necessary measures to establish a regular inspection of the accessible parts of air-conditioning systems of an effective rated output of more than 12 kW.
Assessment of alternative energy systems for new buildings Due Diligence -
Description:
Before construction starts, consider the technical, environmental and economic feasibility of high-efficiency alternative energy systems and document the analysis for verification.
Frequency:
Event-triggered
Check frequency:
Event-triggered
Products/Services:
New buildings
Checking responsibility:
Developer or company undertaking the construction
Check method:
Documented analysis of the technical, environmental and economic feasibility before construction starts
Rule set:
-
Source reference:
Article 6(1)
Source excerpt:
For new buildings, Member States shall ensure that, before construction starts, the technical, environmental and economic feasibility of high-efficiency alternative systems ... is considered and taken into account.
Energy performance requirements for major renovation Due Diligence -
Description:
For major renovations or the retrofitting or replacement of relevant building-envelope elements, upgrade energy performance to the applicable minimum requirements where technically, functionally and economically feasible.
Frequency:
Event-triggered
Check frequency:
Event-triggered
Products/Services:
Buildings undergoing major renovation and retrofitted or replaced building-envelope elements
Checking responsibility:
Owner or company carrying out the renovation
Check method:
Assessment of technical, functional and economic feasibility and comparison with applicable minimum energy performance requirements
Rule set:
-
Source reference:
Article 7
Source excerpt:
when buildings undergo major renovation, the energy performance of the building or the renovated part thereof is upgraded in order to meet minimum energy performance requirements set in accordance with Article 4 in so far as this is technically, functionally and economically feasible.
Availability of evidence Record Keeping -
Description:
Make energy performance certificates and inspection reports available to competent authorities or bodies on request.
Frequency:
Event-triggered
Check frequency:
Event-triggered
Products/Services:
Buildings and building units with energy performance certificates and inspection reports for heating and air-conditioning systems
Checking responsibility:
Company holding the energy performance certificate or inspection report
Check method:
Provision on request to competent authorities or bodies
Rule set:
-
Source reference:
Article 18(3)
Source excerpt:
Member States shall require the energy performance certificates and the inspection reports referred to in paragraph 1 to be made available to the competent authorities or bodies on request.

Measures

No measures.

Penalties

Description Kind Rule set
The Directive requires Member States to establish effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for infringements of national implementing provisions. The type and amount of penalties are not specified. Other -
Responsible authority:
National authorities designated by the Member States
Source reference:
Article 27
Source excerpt:
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

Milestones

Date Type Description
2010-05-19 Adopted Adoption of the Directive
Source reference:
Preamble / final paragraph
Source excerpt:
Done at Strasbourg, 19 May 2010.
2010-07-08 Entry into Force Entry into force of the Directive
Source reference:
Article 30
Source excerpt:
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2011-06-30 Other Deadline for establishing the comparative methodology framework for cost-optimal requirements
Source reference:
Article 5(1)
Source excerpt:
The Commission shall establish by means of delegated acts in accordance with Articles 23, 24 and 25 by 30 June 2011 a comparative methodology framework for calculating cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements for buildings and building elements.
2012-02-01 Repeal Repeal of Directive 2002/91/EC
Source reference:
Article 29
Source excerpt:
Directive 2002/91/EC, as amended by the Regulation indicated in Annex IV, Part A, is hereby repealed with effect from 1 February 2012
2012-07-09 Transposition Deadline Deadline for transposition into national law
Source reference:
Article 28(1)
Source excerpt:
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 9 July 2012 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Articles 2 to 18, and with Articles 20 and 27.
2013-01-09 Application Start Latest application start for certification, certificate issuance, display, inspections, controls and penalties
Source reference:
Article 28(1)
Source excerpt:
They shall apply those provisions as far as Articles 2, 3, 9, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 20 and 27 are concerned, from 9 January 2013 at the latest.
2013-07-09 Application Start Latest application start for requirements concerning buildings and technical systems
Source reference:
Article 28(1)
Source excerpt:
They shall apply those provisions as far as Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15 and 16 are concerned, to buildings occupied by the public authorities from 9 January 2013 at the latest and to other buildings from 9 July 2013 at the latest.
2015-07-09 Application Start Reduction of the threshold for public buildings from 500 m² to 250 m²
Source reference:
Articles 12(1)(b) and 13(1)
Source excerpt:
On 9 July 2015, this threshold of 500 m2 shall be lowered to 250 m2.
2018-12-31 Application Start New buildings occupied and owned by public authorities must be nearly zero-energy buildings
Source reference:
Article 9(1)(b)
Source excerpt:
after 31 December 2018, new buildings occupied and owned by public authorities are nearly zero-energy buildings
2020-12-31 Application Start All new buildings must be nearly zero-energy buildings
Source reference:
Article 9(1)(a)
Source excerpt:
by 31 December 2020, all new buildings are nearly zero-energy buildings
2021-01-01 Other Latest date for evaluation of the Directive
Source reference:
Article 19
Source excerpt:
The Commission, assisted by the Committee established by Article 26, shall evaluate this Directive by 1 January 2017 at the latest

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