S.L. 427.17 Art. 2Scope and application.

(1) These regulations determine the efficiency requirements applicable to new hot-water boilers fired by liquid or gaseous fuels with a rated output of no less than 4 kW and no more than 400 kW, hereinafter called "boilers".

*OJ No. L167, 22-06-1992, p. 17-28 †OJ No. L236, 18-09-1996, p. 36-43 ‡OJ No. L279, 01-11-2000, p. 33-39

(2) The following shall be excluded from the scope of these regulations:

(a) hot-water boilers capable of being fired by different fuels including solid fuels,

(b) equipment for the instantaneous preparation of hot water,

(c) boilers designed to be fired by fuels the properties of which differ appreciably from the properties of the liquid and gaseous fuels commonly marketed (industrial waste gas, biogas, etc),

(d) cookers and appliances designed mainly to heat the premises in which they are installed and, as a subsidiary function, to supply hot water for central heating and sanitary hot water,

(e) appliances with rated outputs of less than 6 kW using gravity circulation and designed solely for the production of stored sanitary hot water,

(f) appliances with rated outputs of less than 6 kW using gravity circulation and designed solely for the production of stored sanitary hot water,

(g) boilers manufactured on a one-off basis,

(h) cogeneration units as defined in Directive 2004/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on the promotion of cogeneration based * on useful heat demand in the internal energy market .