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what the law now expects of a car park
The recast EPBD makes charging part of building design, gives co-owners a right to plug, and sets a 2027 deadline for existing non-residential car parks. AFIR and ISO 15118-20 shape how chargers talk and how prices are shown.
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EPBD 2024/1275, Article 14
Car parks in buildings
| Building | Requirement |
|---|---|
| New or majorly renovated non-residential, more than 5 spaces | At least 1 recharging point per 5 spaces (offices: 1 per 2); pre-cabling for at least 50% of spaces, ducting for the rest |
| Existing non-residential, more than 20 spaces | By 1 January 2027: 1 recharging point per 10 spaces, or ducting for at least 50% of spaces; public bodies: pre-cabling for 50% by 1 January 2033 |
| New or majorly renovated residential, more than 3 spaces | Pre-cabling for at least 50% of spaces and ducting for the rest, sized for simultaneous use; new buildings: at least 1 recharging point |
| All new recharging points | Smart-capable and, where appropriate, bidirectional, on open, interoperable protocols |
Directive (EU) 2024/1275, Art. 14 (1), (2), (4), (6). Member States had to transpose it by 29 May 2026; we check the Luxembourg text for each project.
Right to plug
Co-owners and tenants
Article 14(8) asks Member States to remove the need for a landlord's or co-owners' consent for a private charging point for own use: a request may be refused only on serious and legitimate grounds.
In Luxembourg, pre-cabling has been mandatory for new residential buildings since June 2021, with intelligent charge management; a charging installation in a copropriété is decided by the general assembly under the 1975 co-ownership law as amended in 2022. See the general assembly.
AFIR and ISO 15118
Public charging and the standards ahead
AFIR (Regulation 2023/1804)
Publicly accessible chargers must display the price clearly and accept ad-hoc payment; national tools such as ChargeCheck and pro-Charging.lu collect availability and price data.
ISO 15118-20
Plug & Charge and bidirectional communication between car and charger. In Luxembourg a condition for subsidised chargers from 1 January 2027 (Delegated Regulation 2025/656).
OCPP
The open protocol between charger and back-end. VOOL chargers speak OCPP 1.6 and 2.0.1, so the operator can change without changing hardware.
Summary for orientation, not legal advice.