Council of the European Union and European Parliament 13 September 2023, Directive (EU) 2023/1791 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 on energy efficiency and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)

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CHAPTER I. SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE, DEFINITIONS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY TARGETS
Article 1. Subject matter and scope
Article 2. Definitions
Article 3. Energy efficiency first principle
Article 4. Energy efficiency targets
CHAPTER II. EXEMPLARY ROLE OF PUBLIC SECTOR
Article 5. Public sector leading on energy efficiency
Article 6. Exemplary role of public bodies’ buildings
Article 7. Public procurement
CHAPTER III. EFFICIENCY IN ENERGY USE
Article 8. Energy savings obligation
Article 9. Energy efficiency obligation schemes
Article 10. Alternative policy measures
Article 11. Energy management systems and energy audits
Article 12. Data centres
Article 13. Metering for natural gas
Article 14. Metering for heating, cooling and domestic hot water
Article 15. Sub-metering and cost allocation for heating, cooling and domestic hot water
Article 16. Remote reading requirement
Article 17. Billing information for natural gas
Article 18. Billing and consumption information for heating, cooling and domestic hot water
Article 19. Cost of access to metering and billing information for natural gas
Article 20. Cost of access to metering and billing and consumption information for heating, cooling and domestic hot water
CHAPTER IV. CONSUMER INFORMATION AND EMPOWERMENT
Article 21. Basic contractual rights for heating, cooling and domestic hot water
Article 22. Information and awareness raising
Article 23. Partnerships for energy efficiency
Article 24. Empowering and protecting vulnerable customers and alleviating energy poverty
CHAPTER V. EFFICIENCY IN ENERGY SUPPLY
Article 25. Heating and cooling assessment and planning
Article 26. Heating and cooling supply
Article 27. Energy transformation, transmission and distribution
CHAPTER VI. HORIZONTAL PROVISIONS
Article 28. Availability of qualification, accreditation and certification schemes
Article 29. Energy services
Article 30. National energy efficiency fund, financing and technical support
Article 31. Conversion factors and primary energy factors
CHAPTER VII. FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 32. Penalties
Article 33. Delegated acts
Article 34. Exercise of the delegation
Article 35. Review and monitoring of implementation
Article 36. Transposition
Article 37. Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2023/955
Article 38. Repeal
Article 39. Entry into force and application
Article 40. Addressees
ANNEX I. NATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNION’S ENERGY EFFCIENCY TARGETS IN 2030 IN FINAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND/OR PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION

20.9.2023

Official Journal of the European Union

L 231/1

DIRECTIVE (EU) 2023/1791 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 13 September 2023

on energy efficiency and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 (recast)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European

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