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Regulation (EU) 2016/426 (GAR) – Gas Appliances

Regulation (EU) 2016/426 (GAR – Gas Appliances Regulation) establishes the essential safety and performance requirements applicable to appliances designed for cooking, heating, hot water production, cooling, lighting, and washing, which burn gaseous fuels and which, if they use water, operate with a normal operating temperature not exceeding 105°C.

The following also fall within the scope of the regulation:

Forced-draught burners
Heating bodies to be equipped with such burners
Fittings, intended as safety, controlling or regulating devices and sub-assemblies intended to be marketed separately

Regulation (EU) 2016/426 is directly applicable in all Member States of the European Union and entered into full application on April 21, 2018, replacing Directive 2009/142/EC.

Obligations before placing on the market

Before being placed on the European Union market, appliances and fittings must:

Meet the essential safety and performance requirements set out in the regulation
Undergo the applicable conformity assessment procedures
Be accompanied by technical documentation and the EU declaration of conformity
Bear the CE marking; for appliances, the marking is accompanied by the identification number of the notified body involved in the production control phase

The regulation also establishes specific obligations for all economic operators in the supply chain — manufacturers, authorized representatives, importers, and distributors — in order to ensure high levels of safety, compliance, and traceability of products placed on the European market.

Applicable standards

The applicable standards are to be verified during the Risk Analysis phase. The following list is for guidance purposes.

EN 26 Gas-fired instantaneous water heaters for sanitary uses fitted with atmospheric burners
EN 30-1-1 Domestic cooking appliances burning gas — Part 1-1: Safety — General
EN 30-1-2 Domestic cooking appliances burning gas — Part 1-2: Safety — Appliances having forced-convection ovens and/or grills
EN 30-1-3 Domestic cooking appliances burning gas — Part 1-3: Safety — Appliances with a glass-ceramic hob
EN 30-1-4 Domestic cooking appliances burning gas — Part 1-4: Safety — Appliances having one or more burners with an automatic burner control system
EN 30-2-1 Domestic cooking appliances burning gas — Part 2-1: Rational use of energy — General
EN 30-2-2 Domestic cooking appliances burning gas — Part 2-2: Rational use of energy — Appliances having forced-convection ovens and/or grills
EN 88-1 Pressure regulators and associated safety devices for gas appliances — Part 1: Pressure regulators for inlet pressures up to and including 500 mbar
EN 88-2 Pressure regulators and associated safety devices for gas appliances — Part 2: Pressure regulators for inlet pressures above 500 mbar up to and including 5 bar
EN 89 Gas-fired storage water heaters for the production of domestic hot water
EN 125 Flame supervision devices for gas burning appliances — Thermoelectric flame supervision devices
EN 126 Multi-functional controls for gas burning appliances
EN 161 Automatic shut-off valves for gas burners and gas appliances
EN 203-1 Gas heated catering equipment — Part 1: General safety rules
EN 203-2-1 Gas heated catering equipment — Part 2-1: Specific requirements — Open burners and wok burners
EN 203-2-2 Gas heated catering equipment — Part 2-2: Specific requirements — Ovens
EN 203-2-3 Gas heated catering equipment — Part 2-3: Specific requirements — Boiling pans
EN 203-2-4 Gas heated catering equipment — Part 2-4: Specific requirements — Deep fat fryers
EN 203-2-6 Gas heated catering equipment — Part 2-6: Specific requirements — Hot water heaters for beverages
EN 203-2-7 Gas heated catering equipment — Part 2-7: Specific requirements — Salamanders and rotisseries
EN 203-2-8 Gas heated catering equipment — Part 2-8: Specific requirements — Brat pans and paëlla cookers
EN 203-2-9 Gas heated catering equipment — Part 2-9: Specific requirements — Griddles and griddle plates
EN 203-2-10 Gas heated catering equipment — Part 2-10: Specific requirements — Grills
EN 203-2-11 Gas heated catering equipment — Part 2-11: Specific requirements — Pasta cookers
EN 203-3 Gas heated catering equipment — Part 3: Materials and parts in contact with food and other sanitary aspects
EN 257 Mechanical thermostats for gas-burning appliances
EN 297 Gas-fired central heating boilers — Type B11 and B11BS boilers fitted with atmospheric burners, nominal heat input less than or equal to 70 kW
EN 298 Automatic burner control systems for burners and appliances burning gaseous or liquid fuels
EN 303-3 Heating boilers — Part 3: Gas-fired central heating boilers — Assembly comprising a boiler body and a forced draught burner
EN 303-7 Heating boilers — Part 7: Gas-fired central heating boilers equipped with a forced draught burner of nominal heat output not exceeding 1,000 kW
EN 377 Lubricants for applications in appliances and associated controls using combustible gases
EN 416-1 Single burner gas-fired overhead radiant tube heaters for non-domestic use — Part 1: Safety
EN 416-2 Single burner gas-fired overhead radiant tube heaters — Part 2: Rational use of energy
EN 419-1 Non-domestic gas-fired overhead luminous radiant heaters — Part 1: Safety
EN 419-2 Non-domestic gas-fired overhead luminous radiant heaters — Part 2: Rational use of energy
EN 437 Test gases — Test pressures — Appliance categories
EN 449 Specification for dedicated liquefied petroleum gas appliances — Domestic flueless space heaters
EN 461 Specification for dedicated liquefied petroleum gas appliances — Non-domestic space heaters
EN 483 Gas-fired central heating boilers — Type C boilers
EN 484 Specification for dedicated liquefied petroleum gas appliances — Independent stoves, including those incorporating a grill for outdoor use
EN 497 Specification for dedicated liquefied petroleum gas appliances — Multi-purpose boiling burners for outdoor use
EN 498 Specification for dedicated liquefied petroleum gas appliances — Barbecues for outdoor use
EN 509 Decorative fuel-effect gas-fired appliances
EN 521 Specifications for dedicated liquefied petroleum gas appliances — Portable vapor pressure LPG appliances
EN 525 Gas-fired forced convection air heaters
EN 549 Rubber materials for seals and diaphragms
EN 613 Independent gas-fired convection heaters
EN 621 Gas-fired forced convection air heaters
EN 624 Specification for dedicated LPG appliances — Appliances for vehicles and boats
EN 625 Gas-fired central heating boilers
EN 656 Gas-fired central heating boilers
EN 676 Automatic forced draught burners for gaseous fuels
EN 677 Gas-fired central heating boilers — Condensing boilers
EN 732 Specifications for dedicated liquefied petroleum gas appliances — Absorption refrigerators
EN 751-1 Sealing materials for metallic threaded joints — Part 1
EN 751-2 Sealing materials for metallic threaded joints — Part 2
EN 751-3 Sealing materials for metallic threaded joints — Part 3
EN 777 Multi-burner gas-fired overhead radiant tube heater systems
EN 778 Gas-fired forced convection air heaters
EN 1020 Gas-fired forced convection air heaters
EN 1106 Manually operated taps for gas burning appliances
EN 1196 Gas-fired forced convection air heaters
EN 1266 Independent gas-fired convection heaters
EN 1319 Gas-fired forced convection air heaters
EN 1458-1 Domestic gas-fired tumble dryers — Part 1
EN 1458-2 Domestic gas-fired tumble dryers — Part 2
EN 1596 Specification for dedicated liquefied petroleum gas appliances
EN 1643 Valve proving systems for automatic shut-off valves
EN 1854 Pressure sensing devices for gas burners and gas burning appliances
EN 12067-1 Gas-air ratio controls for gas burners and gas burning appliances — Part 1
EN 12067-2 Gas-air ratio controls for gas burners and gas burning appliances — Part 2
EN 12078 Zero-point regulators for gas burners and gas burning appliances
EN 12244-1 Direct gas-fired washing machines — Part 1
EN 12244-2 Direct gas-fired washing machines — Part 2
EN 12309-1 Gas-fired sorption appliances — Part 1
EN 12309-2 Gas-fired sorption appliances — Part 2
EN 12669 Gas-fired forced convection air heaters
EN 12752-1 Gas-fired tumble dryers — Part 1
EN 12752-2 Gas-fired tumble dryers — Part 2
EN 12864 Low-pressure non-adjustable regulators
EN 13278 Independent gas-fired convection heaters
EN 13611 Safety and control devices for gas burners and gas burning appliances
EN 13785 Flow rate regulators
EN 13786 Automatic change-over valves
EN 13836 Gas-fired central heating boilers
EN 14438 Gas-fired heaters for multi-room heating
EN 14543 Specification for dedicated liquefied petroleum gas appliances — Patio heaters
EN 14829 Independent gas-fired convection heaters
EN 15033 Room sealed storage water heaters for the production of sanitary hot water using LPG