Decree of the Ministry of Regional Development No. 372 / 2001 Coll.
Decree of the Ministry of Local Development laying down rules on the breakdown of heating and hot water supply costs among final consumers
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25.10.2001
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DECLARATION
Ministry of Local Development
of 12 October 2001
laying down rules on the breakdown of heat energy costs for heating and the cost of providing hot water for use among final consumers
According to § 98 (9) of Act No. 458 / 2000 Coll., on the Terms and Conditions of Business and on the Enforcement of State Administration in the Energy Sector and on the Amendment of Certain Laws (Energy Act), § 78 (5) of this Act provides:
Subject matter
This decree lays down rules on the breakdown of heat energy costs for heating and the cost of providing hot water to final consumers in the unit of account for the accounting period.
Definition of terms
For the purposes of this decree:
(a) the unit of account - the object or part thereof, or objects or parts thereof, which have one common, technologically interconnected heat sampling device (1), and the joint measurement or determination of the amount of heat energy and the cost of heating and the cost of providing hot water;
(b) heating - central heating by means of a heating system affecting the unit of account it passes, connected to a common source of heat energy; heating is not the heating of flats and non-residential areas through separate heating circuits supplied by heat energy sources using different types of fuel or electricity, nor heating through closed circuits to which the supplier supplies and measures heat energy directly to final consumers under contract,
(c) providing hot water - supply of centrally prepared hot water to final consumers;
(d) floor area - floor area of the rooms of the apartment and of the non-residential space except terraces, balconies and logbooks (even in glass), and by-areas situated outside the apartment; The floor area shall also include the area installed by the kitchen line, built-in furniture, stove or other heating body. The area of window and door concessions shall not be counted,
(e) deductible floor area - floor area multiplied by the coefficients set out in Annex 1, Part A., to this decree; If certain rooms in the settlement unit have different ceilings or ceilings bevelled, the countable floor area of these rooms shall be multiplied by the ratio of the volume of heated space to the volume calculated from the floor area and the ceiling height of the prevailing rooms in the settlement unit,
(f) floor area of non-residential areas for the purpose of providing hot water - floor area multiplied by the coefficients laid down in Annex 1, Part B., to this Decree;
(g) the owner of the unit of account or part of the unit of account - its owner, joint owner and the community of owners or the person responsible for carrying out the activities provided for in this decree (hereinafter referred to as the owner),
(h) the accounting period - the period for which the owner shall carry out the breakdown and subsequent accounting of the heating and hot water supply costs. The accounting period shall be no more than 12 months and shall be determined by the owner in agreement with the supplier,
(i) by discharging the costs - the distribution of heat energy costs for heating and the cost of providing hot commercial water for the accounting period and the unit of account between final consumers, which the owner shall carry out in the manner laid down by this decree;
(j) by billing - a written document on the basis of which the overpayments and arrears resulting from the breakdown of costs for the settlement period, including any changes made on the basis of legitimate claims, shall be made,
(k) the purpose - the value of the reported consumption as the difference determined on the basis of the deduction of the measured values at the end of the given settlement period and at the end of the previous settlement period.
Heating and hot water supply costs
(1) The heating costs and the costs of providing hot commercial water incurred in the unit of account for the accounting period include:
(a) heating costs (2);
(b) the cost of heat energy consumed in the preparation of hot commercial water;
(c) the cost of drinking water used for the preparation of hot commercial water;
in prices according to price regulations .3)
(2) Where heat energy is also used in the unit of account for purposes other than heating and hot water provision, the owner shall charge the cost of that energy on the basis of its measurement or expert assessment separately to each relevant final consumer. 4)
(3) Advances for the payment of heating and hot water costs shall be set by the owner in proportion to the development of costs in two climate-friendly accounting periods.
Breakdown of heating costs in the unit of account
(1) The costs of heating heat in the unit of account over the accounting period shall be allocated by the owner to the component of the basic and consumer. The basic component is 40% to 50% and the rest of the costs are the consumer component.
(2) The principal component shall be distributed by the owner to the final consumer according to the size ratio of the countable floor area of the apartment or the non-residential space to the total countable floor area of the apartments and non-residential areas in the unit of account.
(3) The consumption component shall be distributed to the final consumer in proportion to the amount of heat energy meters or heating indicators, using corrections and calculation methods, which take into account the different demands of heated rooms on the heat supply given by their location.
(4) Differences in heating costs per m2 of deductible floor area shall not exceed 40% of the average of the unit of account for final consumers with measurement or indication in the unit of account compared to the average of the unit of account in the given settlement period. Where permissible differences are exceeded, the owner shall make an adjustment to the calculation method referred to in paragraph 3.
(5) In a unit of account in which heat energy meters or heating indicators are not installed for final consumers, the owner of the consumption component shall divide the final consumer in a similar manner as the basic component.
(6) Deductions of heat energy meters or heating indicators for final consumers shall be made by the owner at least once a year but at the end of the accounting period.
(7) If the final consumer does not allow the installation of heat energy meters or heating indicators, or through a repeated demonstrable warning does not allow them to be read or affect them, the consumption component of that final consumer shall be at a cost of 1.6 times the average value of the consumption component of the costs per m2 of the deductible floor area of the unit. The calculation shall be carried out in accordance with Annex 2 to this Order.
(8) The payment of final consumers determined in accordance with paragraph 7 shall form part of the payment of the consumption component of the heating costs of the unit of account, which shall be broken down between final consumers during the accounting period.
(9) On renewal of the heat energy meter or heating indicator, consumption corresponding to the average value of the consumption component of the cost of the non-measured settlement period per square metre shall be deducted from the state of the meter or indicator for the subtracted settlement period without the increase referred to in paragraph 7. For those heating indicators for which no reclassification can be ascertained, the average value of the consumption component of the cost per square metre of the counselling unit shall be used when the deduction is restored for the subtracted settlement period.
Breakdown of costs of providing hot utility water in the unit of account
(1) The costs of providing hot utility water in the unit of account over the accounting period consist of the costs of heat energy consumed for heating the utility water and the costs of water consumed.
(2) The cost of heat energy consumed for the heating of commercial water shall be allocated by the owner to the essential and consumer components. The basic component is 30% and the consumption component is 70% of the costs.
(3) The principal component shall be distributed by the owner to the final consumer according to the ratio of the size of the floor area of the flat or the non-residential space to the total floor area of the flats and non-residential spaces in the unit of account.
(4) The consumer component shall be distributed by the owner to the final consumer on a pro rata basis according to the water meter themes installed with the final consumer.
(5) Deductions of installed water meters for final consumers shall be made by the owner at least once a year but at the end of the accounting period.
(6) In a unit of account in which water meters are not installed for final consumers, the owner of the consumer shall divide the consumption component by the average number of persons using the flat or the non-residential space in the accounting period or, in the case of an agreement of all final consumers, by the ratio of the size of the floor area of the flat or non-residential space to the total floor area of the flat and the non-residential space in the accounting unit. Differences in the scope of individual housing equipment in the unit of account affecting hot-water consumption shall be taken into account by the owner by recalculating the consumption component on the basis of expert assessment. In non-residential areas, the owner shall determine the average number of persons or the corresponding size of the floor area on the basis of an expert assessment on the basis of the method of collection and the extent of use of hot commercial water.
(7) If the final consumer does not allow the installation of water meters, or through a repeated, demonstrable warning, does not allow them to be read or affect them, the consumer cost component shall, for that final consumer, be three times the average value of the consumer cost component per m2 of the unit floor area. The calculation shall be carried out in accordance with Annex 2 to this Order.
(8) The payment of final consumers determined in accordance with paragraph 7 shall form part of the payment of the consumption component of the costs of providing hot commercial water in the unit of account, which shall be broken down between final consumers in a given settlement period.
(9) On renewal of the deduction on the installed water meter, for the subtracted settlement period, the average consumption determined from the consumption of the unit of account per m2 of floor space shall be deducted for the subtracted settlement period without the increase referred to in paragraph 7.
(10) The costs of the water used to provide hot water shall be allocated by the owner to the final consumers in proportion to the water meters installed at the final consumers. Paragraphs 6 to 9 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
Specific ways of accounting for heating and hot water supply costs in the unit of account
(1) If it is not possible to determine separately in the unit of account with its own heat energy source or with its own transmission station the costs of heating heat and the costs of heating heat used for the heating of utility water, 60% of the costs of heating heat and 40% of the costs of heating heat.
(2) For flats and non-residential spaces disconnected from internal heating distribution, the owner shall charge the basic cost component in accordance with Section 4 (2); for flats and non-residential areas disconnected from internal hot water distribution, the owner shall charge the basic cost component in accordance with Section 5 (3).
(3) The costs of providing hot commercial water taken directly by individual final consumers in the common areas of the unit of account where water meters are installed shall be borne by the owner to those final consumers according to the consumption records; where water meters are not installed in the common areas of the unit of account, the costs shall be allocated to those final consumers in a manner determined by the owner.
(4) In the event of failure of the heat energy meter, heating indicator or installed water meter, the owner shall determine the consumption component during the failure period, according to the data of two from a climate perspective of comparable settlement periods.
(5) If the final consumer is changed during the settlement period and the deductions are not known at the date of the change, the owner shall divide:
(a) the consumption component of heat energy costs according to the actual climate performance of the relevant parts of the settlement period before and after the date of the change of the final consumer; if this information is not known, according to Annex 3 to this Decree,
(b) the basic component of the heating energy costs in relation to the number of heating days of the apartment or non-residential space before and after the date of the change of the final consumer;
(c) the consumption component of heat energy costs for the provision of hot water, including the cost of water consumed, according to the average number of persons and the number of days of the accounting period, in the case of floor-floor breakdown, only by the number of days of the accounting period which relate to the original and new final consumer, unless the original and new final consumer are otherwise assessed,
(d) the basic component of the heat energy costs of providing hot commercial water, according to the number of days of the accounting period, attributable to the original and the new final consumer.
(6) If they do not have a unit of account, an apartment or non-residential space of their final consumer, the final consumer shall be understood as the owner.
Accounting for heating and hot water supply costs to final consumers
(1) The cost of heating heat energy and the cost of providing hot water to the final consumer in the unit of account shall be charged at least once a year, no later than 4 calendar months after the end of the accounting period. In this period, the owner shall ensure that the final consumer is informed in writing of the particular billing.
(2) The holder shall indicate in the account:
(a) for the unit of account separately, the consumption of heat energy for heating, the consumption of heat energy for the heating of utility water in GJ and the quantity of water in m3 consumed for the provision of hot commercial water;
b) per unit of account separately unit prices of heat energy for heating and heat energy consumed for heating of utility water in CZK / GJ and water consumed for providing hot utility water in CZK / m3,
c) per unit of account the total costs in CZK separately for heat energy for heating and heat energy consumed for heating utility water and for water consumed for providing hot water for use, share of essential and consumer components of heating and heat energy costs for heating and heat energy consumed for heating utility water in% and CZK,
(d) the floor area and the countable floor area of the unit of account and of the apartment or non-residential space of the final consumer in m2, in the case of the provision of hot water, the average number of persons using the apartment or the non-residential space of the final consumer, the sum of the topics of installed water meters in the accounting period, the sum of the actual and recalculated themes of the installed heat energy meters or the heating indicators of the unit of account and the sum of the themes of the installed water meters per unit of account directly between the individual final consumers according to the records of consumption in m3;
(e) the consumption of heat energy for heating per unit of account, expressed in GJ per m2 of eligible floor area;
f) share of the costs incurred by final consumers with an indication of the essential components, consumables and total costs in CZK, especially heat energy for heating, heat energy for heating and water consumed for providing hot water for use;
(g) coefficients and factors used for calculating the floor area or the countable floor area of a particular flat or non-residential area and for calculating the readings of the heat energy meters or heating indicators in the final consumer;
(h) the amount and sum of advances paid by the final consumer and the quantification of the difference between the advances paid and the costs incurred by the final consumer;
(i) the time-limit and method of making claims against the final consumer's accounts; that period shall not be less than 21 days;
(j) the method of financial settlement of the underpayment or overpayment calculated in accordance with (h).
(3) The owner shall, at his request, inform the final consumer of the documents on which the bill is based and, where appropriate, of the way in which the heat energy costs for heating and the costs of providing hot water to other final consumers are to be broken down in the unit of account.
(4) Upon expiry of the deadline for the application of claims by final consumers, the owner shall, within 30 days in the case of claims which he has accepted, correct the bill of payment or overpayment of advances, with which he shall immediately inform the final consumers in writing in the unit of account.
(5) Repayment and / or overpayment resulting from the settlement referred to in paragraph 2 (b). (h) is payable within 7 calendar months of the end of the settlement period. Where claims which have been accepted by the owner have been made, the final arrears or overpayments shall be payable no later than 8 calendar months after the end of the settlement period.
The breakdown of heat energy costs for heating and the breakdown of the costs of providing hot water to final consumers for the accounting period beginning before the date of application of this decree shall be carried out in accordance with the legislation in force on 31 December 2001.5)
This Decree shall take effect on 1 January 2002.
Minister:
Ing. Lachnit, CSc.
Příloha č. 1
Annex No 1 to Decree No 372 / 2001 Coll.
A. Coefficient for determining the countable floor area
1. rooms of apartments and non-residential spaces in which the heating body is located and which differ in their use
| Druh místnosti | Koeficient [ - ] |
|---|---|
| v bytě | 1,0 |
| ve skladě | 1,0 |
| v kanceláři | 1,2 |
| ve zdravotním středisku | 1,2 |
| v mateřské školce | 1,2 |
| ve výstavním sále | 1,2 |
| v prodejně | 1,3 |
| v obchodním domě | 1,3 |
| v učebně | 1,3 |
| v tělocvičně | 1,3 |
| v dílně | 1,3 |
| v restauraci, kavárně, vinárně | 1,4 |
(a) Coefficient according to the table shall also be applied to rooms with similar usage.
(b) For rooms with lower calculation internal temperature ti (garage, etc.), the coefficient to be taken into account, multiplied by the relevant coefficient of the room, shall be determined by the formula:
s = ti-testis-tes -,
where is
s - coefficient [-]
ti - temperature [° C] to which the room is to be heated according to the project; If not available, then according to the applicable technical standards
tes - average outdoor air temperature [° C] in heating season according to long-term average
tis - average internal calculation temperature [° C] of the heat heated accommodation rooms in heating season (generally + 20 ° C)
2. rooms of apartments and non-residential spaces in which the heating body is not located and which are integrated in the building by adjacent the rooms with the heating body directly
| Koeficient [ - ] | |
|---|---|
| jednou stěnou | 0,1 |
| dvěma stěnami | 0,2 |
| třemi stěnami | 0,35 |
| čtyřmi stěnami | 0,5 |
| pěti a více stěnami | 0,75 - 1,0 |
a) The wall means the side wall, ceiling and floor. If the room has large differences in wall lengths or adjacent rooms are not along the entire wall lengths, a coefficient shall be chosen proportional to the values of the table. The adjacent heated rooms are not considered corridors and staircases of common parts of the building, even if the heating body is located in them.
b) If the room of the apartment or non-residential space without heating body is without an uninsulated duct of internal thermal energy distribution (vertical distribution of supply and return, horizontal distribution of supply and return, connections to heating bodies longer than 0,5 m), the coefficients determined by the number of walls shall be increased by the value of the increase determined according to the formula
n = 5SA -,
where is
n - increase [-]
S - pipe surface [m2]
A - deductible floor area of the room [m2]
the resulting coefficient, including the increase, cannot be greater than 1,0 (k + n ≤ 1).
(c) In the unit of account in which the apartments have a comparable number of rooms, size, layout and proportion of non-heated spaces, their floor space may be used to calculate the basic component of the heating costs.
B. Coefficient for determining the floor area of non-residential spaces for the distribution of the basic heat energy cost component used for the heating of commercial water
The coefficients for the calculation of the floor area of non-residential areas for the distribution of the basic component of the hot water costs shall be determined by expert assessment according to the extent of the collection and use of hot water.
Příloha č. 2
Annex No 2 to Decree No 372 / 2001 Coll.
Calculation of the consumer cost component
for heating in accordance with § 4 (7) and for the provision of hot water in accordance with § 5 (7) shall be done according to the formula
Sni = X.Sc.PniPc CZK,
where is
Pc - total area in the unit of account [m2]
Psi - area of specific apartment or non-residential space for which the measurement data is not known [m2]
Sc - total consumption component of costs per unit of account [CZK]
Dreams - consumption component of the cost of a specific flat or non-residential space where the measurement data is not known [CZK]
X - multiple increase (according to § 4 (7) value 1.6, § 5 (7) value 3)
Note:
In determining the heating costs referred to in Article 4 (7), a deductible floor area shall be allocated for Pc and Pni. In determining the costs of providing hot water pursuant to § 5 (7), a floor area shall be set for Pc and Pni.
Příloha č. 3
Annex No. 3 to Decree No. 372 / 2001 Coll.
Long-term monthly averages of climate performance
| Měsíc | % | Měsíc | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| leden | 19 | červenec | 0 |
| únor | 16 | srpen | 0 |
| březen | 14 | září | 1 |
| duben | 9 | říjen | 8 |
| květen | 2 | listopad | 14 |
| červen | 0 | prosinec | 17 |
1) Paragraph 2 (2) (c) (8) of Act No. 458 / 2000 Coll., on the Terms and Conditions of Business and on the Performance of Government Administration in the Energy Sector and on the amendment of certain laws (Energy Act).
2) Paragraph 2 (2) (c) (11) of Act No. 458 / 2000 Coll.
3) Act No. 526 / 1990 Coll., on Prices, as amended by Act No. 135 / 1994 Coll., Act No. 151 / 1997 Coll., Act No. 29 / 2000 Coll. and Act No. 141 / 2001 Coll.
4) Paragraph 2 (2) (c) (4) of Act No. 458 / 2000 Coll.
5) Decree No. 245 / 1995 Coll., laying down the rules for heating and supply of hot water including the breakdown of costs for buildings and between final consumers, as amended by Decree No. 85 / 1998 Coll.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Decree of the Ministry of Regional Development No. 372 / 2001 Coll., laying down rules on the breakdown of heat energy costs for heating and the cost of providing hot water to final consumers |
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| Regulation Type | Order |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 25.10.2001 |
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| Effective from | 01.01.2002 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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