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Member States shall ensure that an energy performance certificate is issued for: buildings or building units which are constructed, sold or rented out to a new tenant; and buildings where a total useful floor area over 500 m^(2) is occupied by a public authority and frequently visited by the public. On 9 July 2015, this threshold of 500 m^(2) shall be lowered to 250 m^(2). The requirement to issue an energy performance certificate does not apply where a certificate, issued in accordance with either Directive 2002/91/EC or this Directive, for the building or building unit concerned is available and valid.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-28 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.