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Shared heating charges allowed under EU law if billing is clear, ECJ rules

( October 23, 2025, 09:01 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The EU energy-efficiency law does not prevent national rules requiring apartment owners in co-owned buildings to pay for heat emitted by a building’s internal heating system, provided the calculation of those costs is transparent and based on accurate parameters, the EU's highest court ruled on Thursday. Judges clarified that while the EU law allows cost allocation for unavoidable shared heat losses, it rejects unclear or theoretical billing methods that obscure how charges are determined. The ruling follows a request from a Bulgarian court for clarification on heating cost calculations.Judgment attached. Case reference is C-760/23. ...

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