Act No. 406 / 2000 Coll.
Energy Management Act
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Law
Effective from 01.01.2001
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406
THE LAW
of 25 October 2000
on energy management
Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:
BASIC PROVISIONS
Subject matter
This law incorporates the relevant European Union1 (hereinafter referred to as "the Union ') and, following the Union law directly applicable, provides for the following:
(a) certain measures to improve energy efficiency and the obligations of natural and legal persons in energy management;
(b) the rules for the creation of the State Energy Concept, the Territorial Energy Concept and the State Programme to promote energy savings;
(c) ecodesign requirements for energy-related products;
(d) requirements for energy consumption and other main sources on energy labelling of energy-related products;
(e) information and training requirements for energy savings and the use of renewable and secondary resources;
(f) the rules governing the implementation of the energy efficiency principle in the first place;
(g) certain rules on the provision of energy services.
Basic concepts
(1) For the purposes of this Act:
(a) energy management production, transmission, transport, distribution, distribution, energy consumption and energy storage, including related activities;
(b) the energy management system, a set of interrelated or interacting elements of the plan setting out the energy efficiency target and the strategy to achieve that objective;
(c) heat pump equipment which transmits heat from air, water or soil to buildings or industrial installations or from buildings or industrial installations into the environment by taking heat from an environment with a lower temperature and passing it to an environment with a higher temperature upstream of its natural sharing;
(d) a set of appliances used for the use of energy in the building, production process, transport or a set of appliances, where energy consumption can be determined on the basis of measurable input and output; the integrated part of the energy economy is the territorial or procedural separate part of the energy economy which can be allocated on the basis of measurable input and output;
(e) efficiency of energy use: the rate of energy efficiency, expressed as a percentage of the ratio between aggregate energy outputs and inputs of the same energy management method,
(f) the energy performance of the building calculated the amount of energy required to meet the energy needs associated with the use of the building, in particular for heating, cooling, ventilation, humidity adjustment, hot water preparation and lighting;
(g) a building automation and control system, a system consisting of all products, software and engineering services that support the energy-efficient, cost-effective and safe operation of the building's technical systems by means of automatic control and allow manual intervention for setting up certain input parameters;
(h) an air conditioning system for equipment used to adjust the indoor environment by cooling or humidity treatment, which is part of the building;
(i) a heating system for equipment used to adjust the indoor environment in which the temperature of the building is increased;
(j) by central heating or cooling heating or cooling, where the heat or cold source is located outside heated or refrigerated spaces and serves for heating or cooling multiple residential or non-residential spaces;
(k) the rated power output of the highest heat output, expressed in kW, as specified by the manufacturer, which can be achieved by continuous operation and efficiency as stated by the manufacturer;
(l) the rated cooling capacity of the air conditioning system, the rated electric power input of the cold source, as declared by the manufacturer,
(m) an energy performance certificate for a document containing specified information on the energy performance of a building or a whole part of a building;
(n) by energy audit, systematic control and analysis of energy consumption in order to obtain sufficient knowledge of existing energy management in the energy economy, identifying and quantifying the potential for cost-effective energy savings, identifying the potential for cost-effective use or production of renewable energy and reporting on findings;
(o) a written report containing information on the assessment of compliance with pre-determined technical, environmental and economic parameters determined by the energy assessor, including results and evaluations,
(p) the building of the above-ground building and its underground parts, the space-concentrated and externally largely enclosed by the surrounding walls and roof structure, in which energy is used to adjust the indoor environment for heating or cooling purposes;
(q) a whole part of a floor building, an apartment or another part of a building which is intended for separate use or has been modified for that purpose;
(r) the total energy-related surface area of the building or of the whole part of the building, the outer surface of all the spaces with an adjusted indoor environment in all or a complete part of the building;
s) a larger change of the completed building to more than 25% of the total cover area;
(t) the envelope of the building is a set of all the heat exchange structures on the system boundary of the whole building, which are exposed to an adjacent environment which consists of outdoor air, adjacent soil, indoor air in an adjacent unheated space or adjacent building;
(u) the technical system of the building of equipment intended for space heating, space cooling, ventilation, humidity adjustment and lighting of the interior of the building, hot water preparation, automation and control, local electricity generation or a combination of such systems, including those using renewable energy;
(v) the cost-optimal level laid down by the requirements for the energy performance of buildings or their building or technical features, resulting in the lowest costs of investments in energy use, maintenance, operation and disposal of buildings or their components during the estimated economic life cycle;
(w) an almost zero-energy building with a very low energy performance whose energy consumption should be largely covered by renewable sources;
(x) the indoor environment within the envelope of the building, defined by the design temperature values for heating or cooling,
(y) a substantial reconstruction of the completed construction, the expected costs of which would exceed 50% of the investment costs of the new comparable construction;
z) Central Institution Ministry, other Central Administrative Office, Czech National Bank, Chamber of Deputies, Senate, Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, Supreme Administrative Court, Supreme Public Prosecutor and Prison Service.
(2) Furthermore, for the purposes of this Act:
(a) an energy-related product which, when used, has an impact on energy consumption and which is placed on the market or put into service, as well as parts which are intended to be incorporated into an energy-related product and which are placed on the market or put into service as individual parts for end-users and whose environmental effects can be assessed separately;
(b) parts and sub-assemblies of a part intended for incorporation in a product associated with energy consumption which are not placed on the market or put into service as individual parts for end-users or for which the environmental impact cannot be assessed separately;
(c) the ecodesign of the inclusion of energy-related elements or functions which may affect the environment during the life cycle of the product into the energy-related product design in order to improve the environmental performance of the product throughout the life cycle;
(d) the placing on the market of the first making available on the Union market of an energy-related product for distribution or use in the Union for remuneration, irrespective of the method of sale, or free of charge;
(e) putting into service the first use of an energy-related product by a user in a Member State of the Union for the purpose for which it was manufactured;
(f) by the manufacturer, the person producing the energy-related product and intending to place the product on the market or put into service under his name or, where appropriate, the trade mark;
(g) an authorised representative of a person established in the Union who has been authorised in writing by the manufacturer to fulfil on his behalf, in whole or in part, the obligations arising under this law;
(h) an importer established in the Union who places on the market or puts into service in the Union a third-country energy-related product;
(i) increasing the efficiency of energy use by increasing the efficiency of energy use due to technological or economic changes or changes in human behaviour;
(j) by the energy service provider, a natural or legal person who supplies energy services or carries out other measures to improve the efficiency of the use of energy by the end-user's equipment or within its building;
(k) energy savings in the amount of energy saved by measuring or calculating energy consumption before or after the implementation of one or more energy efficiency improvement measures, while ensuring normalisation of the external conditions affecting energy consumption;
(l) by efficient heating and cooling, the mode of heating or cooling which effectively reduces the amount of input primary energy necessary to supply the unit of energy to the building compared to the starting state, taking into account the energy needed to obtain the input primary energy, its conversion, transport and distribution;
(m) cooling the process of heat removal from the cooled area provided by the appropriate technical equipment to create the thermal comfort or required state of the internal environment;
(n) floors accessible space, defined by two above each other by the supporting structures of the ceiling or rough floor on the ground or roof, including the attic;
(o) the data centre of the building, or its integrated part, in which the server-type computing techniques and other data infrastructure are located and operated, intended for carrying out information activities with data;
(p) the ventilation system of the technical system of the building for the supply and discharge of air forming part of the building;
(q) by the nominal power of the ventilation system, the rated electrical power input of the fan of that system;
(r) heating distribution equipment of heat energy transport equipment consisting of heat networks, transmission stations and heat connections; the transmission station or thermal connection is part of the distribution heat equipment, where the thermal energy distributor has a right of ownership or use; part of the heating distribution system is associated with control, signalling and data transmission systems;
(s) by another heat energy distribution of a heat energy transport device other than a heating distribution device, including a heat energy storage device;
(t) heat energy of heat or cold energy;
(u) a transmission station for the conversion of heat energy parameters for one or more buildings;
(v) a heat carrier substance used for the transmission of heat energy;
(w) the final energy consumption of energy delivered to the frontier of the evaluated energy economy, which is the sum of energy purchased and the actual consumption of energy from renewable sources, excluding energy from the environment;
(x) the energy of the environment naturally occurring thermal energy accumulated in an environment that may be stored in the air, except for waste air, surface water or waste water.
Energy efficiency in the first place
(1) The principle of energy efficiency in the first place means taking into account as far as possible alternative cost-effective energy efficiency measures in order to streamline energy demand and energy supply, in particular through cost-effective energy savings in final consumption, initiatives aimed at reducing energy demand and increasing energy efficiency in energy conversion, transmission and distribution.
(2) The principle of energy efficiency in the first place is met by energy concepts under Title II of this Act within sectors that affect energy consumption; and
(a) in the building sector by means of an energy performance certificate pursuant to § 7a and an energy assessment pursuant to § 9a;
(b) in the energy sectors and in the sectors of industry, transport, agriculture, water management, information and communication technologies and other sectors through the energy audit referred to in Article 9 and the energy assessment referred to in Article 9a.
ENERGY APPROACH
State Energy Concept
(1) The State Energy Concept is a strategic document expressing the State's energy objectives in accordance with the principles of sustainable development, ensuring security of energy supply, competitiveness of the economy and social acceptance for the population and is adopted for a period of 25 years.
(2) The state energy concept is binding on the state administration in the field of energy management.
(3) The Government approves the State Energy Concept on a proposal from the Ministry of Industry and Trade (hereinafter the Ministry). The government presents for information the state energy concept to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic.
(4) The Ministry shall evaluate the implementation of the State Energy Concept at least once every 5 years and inform the Government of the evaluation. The evaluation is the basis for possible updating of the state energy concept.
(5) The documentation to the extent necessary for the processing and evaluation of the State Energy Concept shall be provided free of charge to the Ministry, where invited to do so, by the Central Authority of the State Administration, the owner of the Energy Facility or the holder of a licence for business in the energy sectors2).
(6) The State Energy Concept is the basis for a territorial development policy and a territorial development plan. Part of the State Energy Concept is the definition of strategic areas of national importance for the deployment of energy security structures under the Law on the Acceleration of Construction of strategically important infrastructure; In particular, account shall be taken of the expected energy demand, the availability of the relevant network infrastructure and the necessary installed power of each type of production in these areas, which is necessary to meet the objectives of the Czech Republic in the area of renewable energy production and low-carbon energy production.
(7) The content and manner of processing of the State energy concept and the content and structure of the documents for its processing and evaluation are laid down by the Government by regulation.
Territorial Energy Concept
(1) The territorial energy concept sets out the objectives and principles of energy management in the territory of the region, the capital of Prague, its urban areas or the municipality. The territorial energy concept creates conditions for the cost-effective management of energy in line with the needs of economic and social development, including environmental protection and the gentle management of natural energy sources. The territorial energy concept shall include defined and envisaged areas or corridors for public utility buildings for the development of the energy economy, taking into account the potential for the use of efficient heating and cooling systems, in particular where they use high-efficiency cogeneration, and heating and cooling using renewable energy sources where appropriate. Part of the territorial energy concept is the evaluation of indicators of safety, competitiveness and sustainability of energy management. The territorial energy concept is processed for a period of 25 years and is based on the state energy concept.
(2) The territorial energy concept, in the wider territorial context of the area addressed, improves and develops the objectives of the state energy concept and sets out a strategy for their implementation.
(3) Territorial energy concepts are required to accept the region and the capital of Prague at their own expense for their territorial district.
(4) The proposal for a territorial energy concept drawn up in accordance with paragraph 3 shall be examined by the Ministry before it is issued. The Ministry shall assess whether the draft territorial energy concept complies with the requirements of this Act and is consistent with the State energy concept and shall communicate its opinion to the promoter within 90 days of the date of submission of the proposal. If the Ministry does not deliver its opinion within the time limit set, it shall agree to the proposed territorial energy concept.
(5) The territorial energy concept may, unless it is an obligation under paragraph 3, be accepted by the municipality for its territorial district or part of it or the urban part of the capital of Prague. The territorial energy concept adopted by the municipality must be consistent with the territorial energy concept adopted by the region or the capital of Prague.
(6) The Territorial Energy Concept is the basis for the processing of the principles of territorial development or zoning plan (4).
(7) The Region and the City of Prague shall, at least every 5 years, prepare a report on the application of the territorial energy concept over the past period and submit it to the Ministry which shall use it to evaluate or update the state energy concept. The municipality shall, in the event that it has adopted a territorial energy concept, prepare a report on its application during the previous period at least every five years and submit it to the county. The report shall be the basis for updating the relevant territorial energy concept where appropriate.
(8) The report on the application of the Territorial Energy Concept processed by the Region or the City of Prague contains an evaluation of the compliance of the Territorial Energy Concept with legislation, an evaluation of the consistency of the Territorial Energy Concept with the State Energy Concept, an evaluation of the changes to the conditions under which the Territorial Energy Concept was issued and an evaluation of the achievement of the objectives, instruments and measures of the Territorial Energy Concept in the past period. The report also contains requirements for the preparation of the proposal for updating the territorial energy concept. The annex to the report shall be the supporting documents used for its processing.
(9) The report on the application of the territorial energy concept developed by the municipality contains an evaluation of the compliance of the territorial energy concept with the legislation, an evaluation of the consistency of the territorial energy concept with the territorial energy concept adopted by the region, an evaluation of the changes to the conditions under which the territorial energy concept was issued and an evaluation of the achievement of the objectives, instruments and measures of the territorial energy concept in the past period. The report also contains requirements for the preparation of the proposal for updating the territorial energy concept. The annex to the report shall be the supporting documents used for its processing.
(10) The documentation to the extent necessary for the processing of the territorial energy concept and for the processing of the report on the application of the territorial energy concept in the past period in the territory concerned shall be provided free of charge by the central administration or the owner of the energy installation or the holder of a licence for business in the energy sector (2), if invited to do so.
(11) The content and manner of processing of the territorial energy concept and the content and structure of the documents for the processing of the territorial energy concept and the reports on the application of the territorial energy concept are laid down by the Government by regulation.
STATE SUPPORT PROGRAMME FOR ENERGY SAFETY
(1) The State Programme to promote energy savings (hereinafter referred to as the Programme) is one of the tools to achieve the objectives of improving energy efficiency, reducing energy performance, including the use of combined electricity and heat production, renewable and secondary sources in accordance with the approved State energy concept.
(2) The programme is processed and implemented by the Ministry.
(3) In order to implement the Programme, subsidies may be granted from the State budget to:
(a) energy-saving measures to increase energy efficiency and reduce the energy performance of buildings, including the development of nearly zero-energy buildings;
(b) developing the use of high-efficiency cogeneration;
(c) modernisation of power generation and distribution facilities;
(d) modern technologies and materials for energy-saving measures;
(e) developing the use of renewable and secondary energy sources;
(f) education, education, education and advice on energy management, the use and benefits of renewable and secondary energy sources;
(g) science, research and development on energy management, energy savings and the use of renewable and secondary energy sources;
(h) processing of the territorial energy concept and instruments for its implementation;
(i) the implementation of energy management systems, the certification of the energy performance of buildings and the implementation of energy audits and energy assessments;
(j) incentives for small and medium-sized business18) producing energy-related products to introduce new procedures to meet ecodesign requirements;
(k) preparing energy-saving projects aimed at reducing the energy performance of buildings and the energy economy;
(l) supporting household information on the benefits of energy audits, energy performance certificates and energy assessments;
(m) promoting the efficient use of energy for small and medium-sized entrepreneurs and households;
(n) advice and promotion of energy services and energy services with a guaranteed result.
(4) The Ministry publishes the programme on its website.
CERTAIN MEASURES FOR THE ACCESSORITY OF ENERGY USE
Efficiency of energy use of energy sources and energy distribution
(1) The contractor or owner of the electricity or heat energy2) is obliged to ensure at least the minimum efficiency of the use of energy produced by electricity or heat energy sources, when the plant is restored and the plant is fully or partially replaced with the installed electricity output or the installed heat output of the heat energy source.
(2) The builder or owner of a heating distribution or other heat distribution system is required to ensure the efficiency of the use of energy through the parameters of the heat carrier and the thermal insulation of the heating distribution and other heat energy distribution systems in these heating distribution plants and other thermal energy distribution systems provided for by the implementing legislation.
(a) in the case of newly established heat distribution installations and other thermal energy distribution plants;
(b) in parts of heating distribution installations and in parts of other heat energy distribution plants in which the pipeline is replaced or restored.
(3) The supplier of boilers and biomass stoves, solar photovoltaic and solar thermal systems, shallow geothermal systems and heat pumps (hereinafter referred to as "selected renewable energy plants") is obliged to provide true, undistorted and complete information on the expected benefits and annual operating costs of these plants and their energy efficiency in the technical documentation or instructions for use.
(4) The implementing act lays down the requirements for the regulation and management of heat energy supply, the requirements for the installation of heating equipment and other thermal energy distribution systems by thermal insulation and control elements, the requirements for thermal insulation of heat storage units, the method of detecting heat loss of heating equipment, the type and parameters of the heat transfer material and the parameters of the cooling agent, the requirements for transmission stations, their regulation and equipment.
(5) The provider of support services and the provider of flexibility under the Energy Act must not use electrical equipment to provide support services or flexibility unless an efficient further use of the electricity consumed in that installation is ensured. The implementing legislation sets out ways for efficient further use of the electricity consumed.
(6) The transmission system operator, the distribution system operator and the energy generator shall, upon written request, be obliged to provide the State Energy Inspection with information on support service providers and flexibility providers and electrical facilities for providing support services and flexibility.
(7) If the State Energy Inspection finds a breach of the prohibition referred to in paragraph 5, it shall immediately inform the person providing the support services or the flexibility provider.
Control of heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems
(1) The owner of the building, the unit owners' community or, where the unit owners' community has not been established, the trustee (5) shall be required for an operating building heating system or a combined heating and ventilation system of a building with a rated power greater than 70 kW.
(a) ensure regular monitoring of the accessible parts of the system resulting in a written report on the control of the heating and combined heating and ventilation system; the model, content and structure of the control report shall be laid down in the implementing legislation;
(b) submit on request a report on the control of the heating system and the combined heating and ventilation system to the Ministry, the State Energy Inspection or the competent inspection body referred to in Article 13a (2);
(c) notify the Ministry of Control by the person referred to in paragraph 4 (d) and provide it with a copy of the authorisation of that person to carry out the relevant activity issued under the legislation of the Member State of establishment.
(2) The owner of the building, unit owners' community or, if the unit owners' community has not been established, the administrator (5) is obliged to operate an air-conditioning system or a combined air-conditioning and ventilation system with a rated power exceeding 70 kW
(a) ensure regular monitoring of the accessible parts of the system resulting in a written report on the control of the air-conditioning system and the combined air-conditioning and ventilation system; the model, content and structure of the control report shall be laid down in the implementing legislation;
(b) submit on request a report on the control of the air-conditioning system and the combined air-conditioning and ventilation system to the Ministry, the State Energy Inspection or the competent inspection body referred to in Article 13a (2);
(c) notify the Ministry of Control by the person referred to in paragraph 4 (d) and provide it with a copy of the authorisation of that person to carry out the relevant activity issued under the legislation of the Member State of establishment.
(3) The report on the control of the heating system and the combined heating and ventilation system, the report on the control of the air conditioning system and the combined air conditioning and ventilation system and the report on the control of the separately operated ventilation system must be prepared in accordance with the implementing legislation issued pursuant to paragraph 6 (c).
(4) Checks
(a) in the case of an operating heating or combined heating and ventilation system, an energy specialist referred to in Article 10 (1) (c);
(b) in the case of an operating air conditioning system or a combined air conditioning and ventilation system, an energy specialist as referred to in Article 10 (1) (d);
(c) in the case of a self-operated ventilation system, an energy specialist in accordance with Article 10 (1) (c) or (d);
(d) in the cases referred to in points (a) to (c), a person established in another Member State of the Union where he is entitled to pursue the relevant activity under the legislation of that other Member State of the Union; The Ministry is a recognition body under the Act on the Recognition of Professional Qualification5a).
(5) The obligation to ensure control referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to heating systems, combined heating and ventilation systems, air conditioning systems and combined air conditioning and ventilation systems.
(a) for the control of which an automation and control system of a building is installed which complies with the requirements laid down in the implementing legislation;
(b) the operation of which is covered by an energy service contract pursuant to Paragraph 10e; or
(c) located in the buildings referred to in § 7 (5) (g) to (j).
(6) The implementing act provides for:
(a) the method of determining the rated output of the heating or combined ventilation system, the air conditioning system or the combined air conditioning and ventilation system and the self-operating ventilation system;
(b) the scope, frequency and method of carrying out the check;
(c) the design, content and structure of the report on the control of the heating system and the combined heating and ventilation system, the reports on the control of the air conditioning system and the combined air conditioning and ventilation system and the reports on the control of the self-operating ventilation system;
(d) requirements for the building automation and control system.
(7) The national energy inspection shall annually check the reports referred to in paragraph 3; their number shall correspond to at least one twentieth of the reports issued in the previous calendar year.
Reducing the energy performance of buildings
(1) In the case of construction of a new building, the builder is obliged to comply with the requirements for the energy performance of a building with almost zero energy consumption laid down by the implementing legislation, according to its legal status effective on the date of the acquisition of the legal power of the decision on the authorisation of the project under the building law. The contractor also, upon request of the building office or control authority under this Act, demonstrates compliance with the requirements for the energy performance of the building during the implementation of the construction, by means of a certificate of the energy performance of the building prepared according to the documentation for the implementation of the construction. Compliance with the requirements for the energy performance of the building is demonstrated by the builder's proof of the energy performance of the building, based on the actual design of the building.
(2) In the event of a major change in the completed building, the owner of the building, the community of unit owners or, if the unit owners' community has not been established, the administrator shall comply with the requirements for the energy performance of the building laid down in the implementing legislation, according to its legal status, effective at the date of the acquisition of the legal power of the decision on the authorisation of the project under the construction law or at the date of the start of the major modification of the completed building under the building law, unless the modification of the completed building is subject to the authorisation of the project. Compliance with the energy performance requirements of the building at the cost-optimal level for the building or for changed building elements of the building envelope and changed technical systems according to the implementing legislation is demonstrated by the builder and other persons according to the sentence by the first proof of the energy performance of the building during the implementation of a major modification of the completed building at the request of the building office or control authority under this law.
(3) In the case of a change other than a major change in the completed building or a major change in the completed building where the energy performance requirements for the modified building blocks or technical systems are assessed and carried out within 10 years of the completion of the energy performance certificate of the building, the owner of the building, the unit owners' community or, in the absence of the unit owners' community, the administrator shall comply with the requirements for the energy performance of the building under the implementing legislation and for the construction of the energy performance requirements for the amended building blocks or changed technical systems under the implementing legislation; copies of documents relating to the changed building elements of the building envelope or changed technical systems shall be required to be kept for 5 years.
(4) The builder, the owner of the building or community of the owners of the units or, where the community of owners of the units has not been established, the trustee is also obliged to:
(a) equip the internal heat equipment of buildings, except in the cases referred to in (f), with instruments regulating the supply of heat energy; owners and users of flats or non-residential premises are required to allow the installation, maintenance and control of such devices;
(b) ensure that, in the case of the installation of selected renewable energy installations, which are financed from support programmes from state, European funds or funds resulting from the sale of greenhouse gas emission allowances in the building, only the persons referred to in Section 10d shall carry out such installation; the security shall be demonstrated by a copy of the tax documents relating to the installation concerned;
(c) comply with the heating and hot water supply rules; For the purposes of this Act, heating and hot water supply rules shall mean:
1. the specified heating season and the conditions for the initiation and interruption of the heat energy supply;
2. the specified period of time in which the supply of heat energy and hot water is made during the day,
3. the determined mean indoor air temperatures in heated areas that are achieved during the heating season during the day and the unsurpassed limits of the average indoor air temperatures;
4. the specified temperatures of the supplied hot water; and
5. the limitation and short-term interruption of the supply of heat energy and hot water, if the objective circumstances of the supply of heat energy and hot water so require;
(d) equip natural or legal persons who purchase heat, cold or hot water for their own end-use ("final customer") with internal thermal equipment of buildings specified by meters in accordance with the Metrology Act; the final customer has the right to install these meters and is obliged to allow them to be installed, maintained and checked,
(e) equip, in the case of housing houses and multi-purpose buildings with a supply of heat or cold from the heat supply system or with central heating or cooling or joint preparation of hot water, each apartment and non-residential space with heat energy registers, which are specified meters according to the law on metrology or heating cost distribution, to the extent and in a manner specified in the implementing legislation; owners and users of flats or non-residential premises shall be required to allow the administrator to install, maintain and control such devices at the request of the owner of the building, the community of unit owners or, in the absence of a unit owner community,
(f) equip, in the case of construction of a new building or heat source replacement in technically and economically feasible cases, heating and air conditioning systems that individually regulate the temperature in each room, space or zone in a set of rooms with the same requirements for the regulation of indoor temperature; owners and users of flats or non-residential premises shall be required to allow the installation, maintenance and control of such devices.
(5) The energy performance requirements of the building referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3 need not be met
(a) for buildings with a total energy-related area of less than 50 m2,
(b) in the case of buildings which are a cultural monument or are not a cultural monument but are located in a conservation or conservation zone (12), if, in view of the interests of national conservation, compliance with certain energy performance requirements would significantly alter their character or appearance; the builder, the owner of the building, the unit owners' community or, where the unit owners' community has not been established, the administrator shall provide evidence of the binding opinion of the State Heritage Authority;
(c) for buildings designed and commonly used as places of worship and for religious purposes;
(d) for buildings for family recreation (13), which are used only in part of the year and whose estimated energy consumption is less than 25% of the energy consumption that would occur during year-round use;
(e) for industrial and production plants, workshops and agricultural buildings with an energy consumption of up to 195 MWh per year;
(f) in the event of a major change in the completed building, where the builder, the owner of the building, the unit owners' community or where the unit owners' community has not been established, the AIFM shall provide an energy audit demonstrating that this is not technically or economically appropriate with regard to the lifetime of the building and its operational purposes;
(g) in the case of information service buildings;
(h) for buildings which are important for the defence of the State and are intended for special use;
(i) for buildings which are established by an object or where an object is designated to protect classified information of a classified classification grade of Top Secret or Secret;
(j) in the case of selected buildings to ensure the security of the State designated by the head of the organisation of the State responsible for or using them.
(6) The obligations referred to in paragraph 4 (a) and (c) do not apply to family homes and buildings for family recreation.
(7) The implementing legislation sets out the cost-optimal level of the energy performance requirements of the building, greater changes in completed buildings, for other than major changes in completed buildings, for nearly zero-energy buildings, further sets out the method for calculating the energy performance of the building, a model for assessing the technical, economic and environmental feasibility of alternative energy supply systems and a model for setting recommended measures to reduce the energy performance of the building.
(8) The implementing act shall also provide for:
(a) heating and hot water supply rules;
(b) specific rules for heating and the supply of hot water in cases of emergency in heating or in cases of emergency in heating, declared for the whole territory of the State under the Energy Act (2);
(c) rules for measuring the amount of heat energy and hot water consumed in the building;
(d) the scope of the equipment of each apartment and non-residential space by means of apparatus registering the supply of heat energy, the technical parameters of those devices and the conditions for their installation;
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Act No. 406 / 2000 Coll., on Energy Management |
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| Regulation Type | Law |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 29.11.2000 |
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| Effective from | 01.01.2001 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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