Article 1

The purpose of this Directive is the attainment by Member States of the objective of limiting carbon dioxide emissions by improving energy efficiency, notably by means of drawing up and implementing programmes in the following fields: energy certification of buildings, the billing of heating, air-conditioning and hot water costs on the basis of actual consumption, third-party financing for energy efficiency investments in the public sector, thermal insulation of new buildings, regular inspection of boilers, energy audits of undertakings with high energy consumption. Programmes can include laws, regulations, economic and administrative instruments, information, education and voluntary agreements whose impact can be objectively assessed.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-10 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.