Article 1U.K.Subject matter and scope
1.This Regulation establishes energy labelling requirements for residential ventilation units.
2.This Regulation shall not apply to residential ventilation units which:
(a)are unidirectional (exhaust or supply) with an electric power input of less than 30 W;
(b)are exclusively specified as operating in a potentially explosive atmosphere as defined in Directive 94/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(1);
(c)are exclusively specified as operating for emergency use, for short periods of time, and which comply with the basic requirements for construction works with regard to safety in case of fire as set out in Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2);
(d)are exclusively specified as operating:
where operating temperatures of the air being moved exceed 100 °C;
where the operating ambient temperature for the motor, if located outside the air stream, driving the fan exceeds 65 °C;
where the temperature of the air being moved or the operating ambient temperature for the motor, if located outside the air stream, are lower than – 40 °C;
where the supply voltage exceeds 1 000 V AC or 1 500 V DC;
in toxic, highly corrosive or flammable environments or in environments with abrasive substances;
[F1(e) include a heat exchanger and a heat pump for heat recovery or allowing heat transfer or extraction being additional to that of the heat recovery system, except heat transfer for frost protection or defrosting;]
(f)are classified as range hoods covered by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 65/2014(3).
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/987 of 20 January 2020 correcting certain language versions of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1254/2014 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of residential ventilation units (Text with EEA relevance).
Directive 94/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 March 1994 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (OJ L 100, 19.4.1994, p. 1).
Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC (OJ L 88, 4.4.2011, p. 5).
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 65/2014 of 1 October 2013 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the energy labelling of domestic ovens and range hoods (OJ L 29, 31.1.2014, p. 1).