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Law No. 3661 on measures for the reduction of energy consumption of buildings and other provisions related thereto.

Country/Territory
Greece
Document type
Legislation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 89, Part I, 19 May 2008, pp. 1371-1377.
Subject
Energy, Environment gen.
Keyword
Certification Climate change Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Energy conservation/energy production Environmental planning Policy/planning
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
The law shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette unless otherwise provided for by the individual sections.
Abstract

With the provisions of the present law, the Greek legislative framework is harmonized with Directive No. 2002/91/EC of the European Parliament and Council on the energy performance of newly build and existing buildings. With a Joint Decree issued by the Ministers of Economy and Finance, Growth and Environment, Land planning and Public Works, which shall be issued obligatorily within six (6) months after the coming into force of the present law, a Regulation of Energy Performance of Buildings shall be established. The Regulation shall determine the methodology of calculation of the energy performance of buildings, the minimum requirements for their energy performance, the type and the content of a study for the energy performance of buildings, the competent authorities responsible for issuing the study, the process and frequency of energy performance related inspections to buildings, boilers and installations of heating and systems of air conditioning, the type and the content of the Energy Performance Certificate as prescribed in article 6.

Full text
Greek
Website
www.et.gr

References - Legislation

Amended by

Law No. 3851 enhancing the development of renewable energy sources for assessing the impact of climatic change and bringing forth other provisions on issues falling under the competence of the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change.

Legislation | Greece | 2010

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX