‘seasonal space heating energy efficiency’ (ηs) means the ratio between the space heating demand, supplied by a local space heater and the annual energy consumption required to meet this demand, expressed in %;

‘open fronted local space heater’ means a gaseous fuel local space heater or liquid fuel local space heater, which combustion chamber is open to the room in which the local space heater is located and which is connected to a flue duct for the evacuation of the products of combustion;

‘open to chimney local space heater’ means a gaseous fuel or liquid fuel local space heater intended to sit under a chimney or in a fireplace without sealing between the product and the chimney or fireplace opening, and allowing the products of combustion to pass unrestricted from the fire bed to the chimney or flue;

‘closed fronted open combustion local space heater’ means a gaseous fuel local space heater or liquid fuel local space heater, which combustion chamber is separated from the space in which the local space heater is located by a pane or similar although it takes the air for combustion from that space, and which is connected to a flue duct for the evacuation of the products of combustion;

‘balanced flue local space heater’ means a gaseous fuel local space heater or liquid fuel local space heater which combustion chamber is sealed from the room where the heater is located and which is connected to a pipe consisting of two concentric flue ducts, the outer flue duct providing the air for combustion from outside of the building and the inner flue duct evacuating the combustion gases also outside the building;

‘electric portable local space heater’ means an electric local space heater, except electric visibly glowing radiant portable local space heater, equipped with a cord supply and plug by the manufacturer, designed to be moved between rooms according to the heating needs of the user and that does not need to be secured to a specific location;

‘electric local space heater’ means a local space heater using the electric Joule effect to generate heat;

‘electric visibly glowing radiant local space heater’ means an electric local space heater in which the heating element is visible from outside the heater and has a temperature of at least 650 oC in normal use;

‘electric visibly glowing radiant portable local space heater’ means an electric visibly glowing radiant local space heater equipped with a cord supply and plug by the manufacturer, designed to be moved between rooms according to the heating needs of the user and that does not need to be secured to a specific location. Electric visibly glowing radiant local space heaters with features that can be used to fix them to a ceiling, wall or floor are considered electric visibly glowing radiant local space heaters; the fitting of wheels shall not be sufficient for an electric visibly glowing radiant local space heater to be considered as portable;

‘electric fixed local space heater’ means an electric local space heater other than an electric storage local space heater or an electric underfloor local space heater designed to be used while fastened or secured in a specific location or wall mounted; a portable appliance with features that can be used to fix it to a wall or to the floor, or both, is considered an electric fixed local space heater;

‘electric storage local space heater’ means an electric local space heater designed to store heat in an accumulating isolated core and to discharge it for several hours after the accumulation phase;

‘electric underfloor local space heater’ means an electric local space heater designed to be embedded in the building structure or in the building finishing, including self-regulating heating cables and mats;

‘towel rail’ means an electric fixed local space heater the design of which allows towels to be held for the purpose of warming them;

‘electronic heat charge control with room and/or outdoor temperature feedback’ means an automatically operated sensing device integrated into the product which measures its core temperature and varies the accumulated amount of heat in relation with either the outdoor temperature or the heat demand of the room, or both;

‘fan assisted heat output’ means the product is equipped with an integrated and controllable fan (or fans) to vary the output of the stored energy according to the heat demand;

‘emissions of nitrogen oxides’ means the emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) at nominal heat output expressed in mg/kWhinput based on GCV for gaseous fuel local space heaters or liquid fuel local space heaters;

‘gross calorific value moisture free’ (GCV) means the total amount of heat released by a unit quantity of fuel dried of inherent moisture, when it is burned completely with oxygen, and when the products of combustion are returned to ambient temperature; this quantity includes the condensation heat of the water vapour formed by the combustion of any hydrogen contained in the fuel;

‘flueless local space heater’ means a gaseous fuel local space heater or liquid fuel local space heater other than a commercial local space heater, which emits the products of combustion into the space where the product is situated;

‘off mode’ means a mode in which the product is connected to the mains power source and is not providing any function, or it is in a condition providing only:

‘standby mode’ means a condition where the product is connected to the mains power source and provides only one or more of the following functions, which may persist for an indefinite time:

‘reactivation function’ means a function that via a remote switch, a remote control, an internal sensor or timer provides a switch from standby mode to another mode, including active mode, providing additional functions;

‘active mode’ means a condition in which the product is connected to the mains power source and at least one of the main functions providing the intended service of the equipment has been activated;

‘idle mode’ means a condition in which the product is connected to the mains power source and is able to automatically provide heat to the room according to the setpoint temperature;

‘network’ means a communication infrastructure with a topology of links, an architecture, including the physical components, organisational principles, communication procedures and formats (protocols);

‘indirect heating functionality’ means the product is capable of transferring part of the total heat output to a heat transfer fluid, for use as space heating or domestic hot water generation;

‘minimum heat output’ (Pmin) means the heat output of a local space heater comprising both direct heat output and indirect heat output (where applicable), when operating at the setting for the lowest heat output, as declared by the manufacturer, expressed in kW;

‘useful efficiency’, at either ‘nominal’ or ‘minimum heat output’ (ηth,nom or ηth,min respectively) means the ratio of the useful heat output and the total energy input of a local space heater, expressed in %, whereby:

‘net calorific value’ (NCV) means the total amount of heat released by a unit quantity of fuel with the appropriate moisture content, when it is burned completely with oxygen, and when the products of combustion are not returned to ambient temperature;

‘conversion coefficient’ (CC) means the default coefficient for primary energy per kWh electricity referred to in Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 3 ); the value of the conversion coefficient is CC = 1,9;

‘moisture content’ means the mass of water in the fuel in relation to the total mass of the fuel as used in the local space heater;

‘auxiliary electricity consumption at nominal heat output’ (elmax) means the electric power consumption of the local space heater while providing the nominal heat output. The electric power consumption shall be established without consideration of the power consumption of a circulator in case the product offers indirect heating functionality and a circulator is incorporated, expressed in kW;

‘auxiliary electricity consumption at minimum heat output’ (elmin) means the electric power consumption of the local space heater while providing the minimum heat output. The electric power consumption shall be established without consideration of the power consumption of a circulator in case the product offers indirect heating functionality and a circulator is incorporated, expressed in kW;

‘single stage heat output, no room temperature control’ means the product is not capable of varying its heat output automatically and that no feedback of room temperature is present to adapt the heat output automatically;

‘two or more manual stages, no room temperature control’ means the product is capable of varying its heat output manually by two or more levels of heat output and is not equipped with a device that automatically regulates the heat output in relation to a desired indoor temperature;

‘mechanic thermostat room temperature control’ means a non-electronic device that allows the product to automatically vary its heat output over a certain time period, in relation to a certain required level of indoor heating comfort;

‘electronic room temperature control’ means an electronic device, either integrated or external, that allows the product to automatically vary its heat output over a certain time period, in relation to a certain required level of indoor heating comfort;

‘electronic room temperature control plus day timer’ means an electronic device, either integrated or external, that allows the product to automatically vary its heat output over a certain time period and in relation to a certain required level of indoor heating comfort according to settings entered by the user, allowing the user to set timing and temperature level for a 24-hours timer interval;

‘electronic room temperature control plus week timer’ means an electronic device, either integrated or external, that allows the product to automatically vary its heat output over a certain time period and in relation to a certain required level of indoor heating comfort according to settings entered by the user, allowing the user to set timing and temperature levels for a full week. During the 7-day period the settings must allow a variation on a day-to-day basis;

‘room temperature control, with presence detection’ means an electronic device, either integrated or external, that automatically reduces the set-point for the room temperature when no person is detected in the room;

‘room temperature control, with open window detection’ means an electronic device, either integrated or external, that automatically either switches to frost protection mode or limits the energy consumption of the local space heater to the level of energy consumption of the idle mode when a window or door has been opened. Whenever a sensor is used to detect the opening of a window or door, it can be installed with the product, externally to the product, built into the building structure or as a combination of those options;

‘frost protection mode’ means a function where the local space heater maintains an indoor temperature of 7 °C±3 oC;

‘distance control option’ means a function that allows remote interaction from outside the building in which the local space heater is installed with the control of the product;

‘adaptive start control’ means a function which predicts and initiates the optimal start of heating up in order to reach the setpoint zone temperature at the desired time;

‘setpoint zone temperature’ means the desired temperature set by the user;

‘working time limitation’ means a function that automatically deactivates the local space heater after a pre-set period of time;

‘black bulb sensor’ means an electronic device, either integrated or external, that measures air and radiant temperature;

‘self-learning’ means a function that automatically captures the user’s use patterns of the local space heater, and based on those patterns auto-programmes periods of high and low temperatures;

‘control accuracy’ (CA) means the degree of ability of the control of a local space heater to react to changes in the zone temperature in order to keep that zone temperature as close as possible to the setpoint zone temperature;

‘zone temperature’ means the actual temperature of the enclosed space to be heated;

‘permanent pilot flame power requirement’ (Ppilot) means the gaseous or liquid fuel consumption of the local space heater for the provision of a flame to serve as an ignition source for the more powerful combustion process needed for nominal or part load heat output, when lit for more than 5 minutes before the main burner is on, expressed in kW;

‘maximum continuous heat output’ (Pmax,c) means the heat output of an electric local space heater when operating at the setting for the maximum heat output that can be maintained continuously over an extended period, as declared by the manufacturer, expressed in kW;

‘tube system heat output’ means the combined tube segment heat output of the configuration as it is placed on the market, expressed in kW;

‘radiant factor’, at either ‘nominal’ or ‘minimum heat output’ (RFnom or RFmin respectively) means the ratio of the infrared heat output of the local space heater compared to the total energy input, expressed in %;

‘envelope insulation’ means the level of thermal insulation of the product envelope or jacket as applied to minimise heat losses if the product is allowed to be placed outdoors;

‘envelope loss factor’ means the thermal losses by that part of the product that is installed outside the enclosed space to be heated and which is determined by the transmittance of the relevant envelope of that part, expressed in %;

‘single stage’ means that the product is not capable of automatically varying its heat output;

‘two stage’ means the product is capable of automatically regulating its heat output in two distinct levels, in relation to the actual indoor air temperature and a desired indoor air temperature, controlled through temperature sensing devices and an interface which is not necessarily integral to the product itself;

‘modulating’ means the product is capable of automatically regulating its heat output in three or more distinct levels, in relation to the actual indoor air temperature and a desired indoor air temperature, controlled through temperature sensing devices and an interface which is not necessarily integral to the product itself;

‘control to setpoint deviation’ (CSD) means the difference between the mean zone temperature measured over a period of time and the setpoint zone temperature;

‘spare part’ means a separate part that can replace a part with the same or similar function in a product;

‘professional repairer’ means an operator or undertaking which provides services of repair and professional maintenance of local space heaters;

‘guarantee’ means any undertaking by the dealer or a manufacturer to the consumer to either reimburse the price paid or replace, repair or handle the local space heater in any way if they do not meet the specifications set out in the guarantee statement or in the relevant advertising.

seasonal space heating energy efficiency of open fronted local space heaters and open to chimney local space heaters shall not be less than 40,3%;

seasonal space heating energy efficiency of closed fronted open combustion local space heaters shall not be less than 63,6%;

seasonal space heating energy efficiency of balanced flue local space heaters shall not be less than 63,6%;

seasonal space heating energy efficiency of electric portable local space heaters shall not be less than 44,7%;

seasonal space heating energy efficiency of electric fixed local space heaters with a nominal heat output above 250 W, except towel rails, shall not be less than 47,5%;

seasonal space heating energy efficiency of electric fixed local space heaters with a nominal heat output equal or below 250 W, except towel rails, shall not be less than 43,1%;

seasonal space heating energy efficiency of electric storage local space heaters shall not be less than 47,3%;

seasonal space heating energy efficiency of electric underfloor local space heaters shall not be less than 47,5%;

seasonal space heating energy efficiency of electric visibly glowing radiant local space heaters with a nominal heat output above 1,2 kW, except electric visibly glowing radiant portable local space heaters, shall not be less than 46,8%;

seasonal space heating energy efficiency of electric visibly glowing radiant local space heaters with a nominal heat output equal or below 1,2 kW, except electric visibly glowing radiant portable local space heaters, shall not be less than 40,5%;

seasonal space heating energy efficiency of electric visibly glowing radiant portable local space heaters shall not be less than 39,5%;

seasonal space heating energy efficiency of luminous local space heaters shall not be less than 90,0%;

seasonal space heating energy efficiency of tube local space heaters shall not be less than 80,0%.

seasonal space heating energy efficiency of towel rails with a nominal heat output above 250 W shall not be less than 46,0%;

seasonal space heating energy efficiency of towel rails with a nominal heat output above 60 W and equal or below 250 W shall not be less than 42,1%.

emissions of NOx by open fronted local space heaters, open to chimney local space heaters, closed fronted open combustion local space heaters, balanced flue local space heaters and flueless local space heaters shall not exceed 120 mg/kWhinput;

emissions of NOx by luminous local space heaters and tube local space heaters shall not exceed 180 mg/kWhinput.

they shall have an off-mode or a standby mode or both. The power consumption in off-mode (Po ) shall not exceed 0,50 W and the power consumption in standby mode (Psm ) shall not exceed 0,50 W; as from 9 May 2027, the power consumption in off-mode shall not exceed 0,30 W;

if the standby mode includes the display of information or status, the power consumption of that mode shall not exceed 1,00 W;

if the standby mode provides for a connection to a network and provides networked standby as defined in Article 2, point (10) of Regulation (EU) 2023/826, the power consumption of this mode (Pnsm ) shall not exceed 2,00 W; if the communication between the heat generator and the control is wireless or through powerline carrier the power consumption of this mode shall not exceed 3,00 W;

if they provide for an idle mode, the power consumption of the idle mode (Pidle ) shall not exceed 1,00 W as average over 1 hour, except if the idle mode depends on the input from a network connection to automatically provide heat to the room, in which case the power consumption shall not exceed 3,00 W as average over 1 hour.

for gaseous fuel local space heaters or liquid fuel local space heaters, including flueless local space heaters and excluding commercial local space heaters, the information set out in Table 1 or, in case of local space heaters placed on the market without control, in Table 2 of this Annex, with the technical parameters measured and calculated in accordance with Annex III and showing the significant figures indicated in those tables;

for electric local space heaters, the information set out in Table 3 or, in case of local space heaters placed on the market without control, in Table 4 of this Annex, with its technical parameters measured and calculated in accordance with Annex III and showing the significant figures indicated in those tables;

for domestic local space heaters placed on the market without control, Table 7 as displayed in this Annex and without any modification;

for commercial local space heaters, the information set out in Table 5 of this Annex, with its technical parameters measured and calculated in accordance with Annex III and showing the significant figures indicated in that Table;

any specific precautions that shall be taken when the local space heater is assembled, installed or maintained;

information relevant to disassembly, recycling and/or disposal at end-of-life;

for local space heaters placed on the market without control, the information in Tables 2 and Table 4 shall be drawn up for at least one combination of local space heater and control functions that make the product compliant with this Regulation;

for separate related controls, Table 7 as displayed in this Annex and without any modification, and the information in Table 6.

for local space heaters placed on the market without control:

‘This product is a [insert product category in accordance with point 1(1) of this Annex] and, in order to be compliant with the mandatory ecodesign requirements set out in Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/1103, needs to be complemented with a control providing at least the following control functions:

for flueless local space heaters and open to chimney local space heaters only:

‘This product is not suitable for primary heating purposes’;

for electric portable local space heaters and electric visibly glowing radiant portable local space heaters:

‘This product is only suitable for well insulated spaces or occasional use.’;

For all models, for which units are placed on the market as from 1 July 2025, manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives of electric local space heaters shall make available to professional repairers at least the following spare parts:

availability of spare parts referred to in point (a), shall be ensured for a minimum period starting at the latest on 1 July 2025 or two years after the placing on the market of the first unit of the model, whichever is the latest, and ending at least, 10 years after placing the last unit of the concerned model on the market. For this purpose, the list of spare parts and the procedure for ordering them shall be publicly available on the free access website of the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative, at least during the minimum period indicated above;

for all models, for which units are placed on the market as from 1 July 2025, manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives of local space heaters shall make available to professional repairers and users at least the following spare parts:

availability of spare parts, under point (c), shall be ensured for a minimum period starting at the moment of placing that unit on the market and ending at least 10 years after placing the last unit of the concerned model on the market. For this purpose, the list of spare parts, the procedure for ordering them and the repair and maintenance information shall be publicly available on the free access website of the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative, at least during the minimum period indicated above;

manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives of local space heaters shall ensure that the spare parts mentioned in points (a) and (c) can be replaced with the use of commonly available tools and without permanent damage to the local space heater;

during the periods referred to in points (b) and (d), manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives shall provide indicative pre-tax prices at least in euro for spare parts listed in points (a) and (c), including the indicative pre-tax price of fasteners and tools, if supplied with the spare part on the free access website of the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative;

manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives of local space heaters using software shall make available software and firmware updates for a minimum of 10 years after placing the product on the market, and these updates shall be provided free of charge.

the manufacturer’s, importer’s or authorised representative’s website shall indicate the process for professional repairers to request access to information; in order to accept such a request, the manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives may only require the professional repairer to demonstrate that:

manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives shall accept or refuse the registration within 5 working days from the date of request;

manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives may charge reasonable and proportionate fees for access to the repair and maintenance information or for receiving regular updates. A fee is reasonable if it does not discourage access by failing to take into account the extent to which the professional repairer uses the information;

once registered, a professional repairer shall have access, within one working day after requesting it, to the requested repair and maintenance information. The information may be provided for an equivalent local space heater model or local space heater model of the same family, if relevant;

the repair and maintenance information shall include:

except for gaseous and liquid fuel local space heaters, without prejudice to intellectual property rights, third parties shall be allowed to use and publish unaltered repair and maintenance information initially published by the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative and covered by point (e) once the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative terminates access to that information after the end of the period of access to repair and maintenance information.

manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives shall ensure that local space heaters are designed in such a way that the materials and components referred to in Annex VII to Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 4 ) can be removed from the appliance with the use of commonly available tools;

manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives shall fulfil the obligations laid down in Article 15(1) of Directive 2012/19/EU.

the declared values of all parameters specified in Tables 1 to 5; for this purpose, the same layout of Tables 1 to 5 may be used;

a list of all equivalent models, if applicable;

all other elements indicated in Article 4, where applicable.

the declared values of all parameters specified in Table 6; for this purpose, the same layout of Table 6 may be used;

a list of all equivalent models, if applicable;

all other elements indicated in Article 4, where applicable.

Table 1: Information requirements for gaseous/liquid fuel local space heaters