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HomeTechnical assistance on assessing the effectiveness of the implementation of the definition of small and medium-sized enterprises for the purposes of Article 8(4) of the Energy Efficiency Directive
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This is the final report of a study to provide “Technical assistance on assessing the effectiveness of the implementation of the definition of small and medium-sized enterprises for the purposes of Article 8(4) of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED)” for the Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER). The report evaluates the scope of Article 8(4) of the EED and assesses potential alternatives. Companies that are not small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as defined in EU Recommendation 2003/361/EC1 are currently required to conduct an energy audit every four years. For both the companies concerned and the implementing authorities it is difficult to determine whether a company is a non-SME. Moreover, the scope is only indirectly linked to the general objectives to reduce energy consumption and GHG emissions. This report assesses the impact of four potential alternative options for identifying the companies required to conduct a mandatory energy audit, including (i) a simplified definition, (ii) a definition based on energy consumption, (iii) a mix of the simplified and energy consumption-based definitions, and (iv) a nationally determined definition. For each of these options and various sub-options, the quantitative and qualitative impacts are assessed against the current definition of non-SMEs.
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- Corporate author(s): Bureau van Dijk , CEPS , Directorate-General for Energy (European Commission)
- Personal author(s): Groen, Willem Pieter de ; Egenhofer, Christian ; Musmeci, Roberto ; Kustova, Irina ; Jansen, Jaap ; Boonekamp, Piet ; Pozo, Beatriz ; Oliinyk, Inna ; Gojsic, Damir
- Themes: Energy
- Subject: directive (EU) , energy audit , energy consumption , energy efficiency , energy saving , energy use , report , small and medium-sized enterprises , technical cooperation
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-76-28951-7 | DOI 10.2833/78219 | Catalogue number MJ-02-21-056-EN-N |
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