𝗘𝗛𝗣𝗔 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁-𝗽𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁.

The change brings all reversible air-to-air units into view, rather than counting only the estimated share primarily used for heating.

➡️ This is not sudden market growth.

It reflects a more important evolution: heat pumps are increasingly becoming year-round systems, responding to both heating and cooling demand.

➡️ EHPA is therefore calling for cooling to be recognised more clearly as an essential energy service and for reversible heat pumps to be integrated more fully into national policy frameworks.

At the same time, France is examining how these systems should be assessed once installed.

➡️ The REGLOPAC research project is studying how settings, controls and operating conditions could be reflected in future energy and environmental assessment methods.

Its scope includes commissioning, control strategies, mono- and multi-split systems, interaction with ventilation, humidity management, indoor-air quality and installer competence.

This does not yet represent a regulatory change.

➡️ But it indicates a possible evolution in the French market.

Nominal product performance may remain the basis for compliance, while system integration and operating quality become increasingly important for qualification and market acceptance.

For non-European manufacturers planning or structuring their entry into the European market, the implication extends beyond heat pumps.

European certification can demonstrate that a product meets the required standards.

It does not demonstrate that the product is ready to perform within the technical, regulatory and installation environment of a specific country.

In France, market readiness may increasingly depend on the quality of controls, compatibility with ventilation systems, commissioning procedures, technical documentation and installer support.

The distinction is becoming clearer.

A product can be compliant without the complete system being ready for the market.

➡️ Entering France may therefore require more than adapting a product range.

It may require adapting the technical and market-support architecture around it.

‼️Expansion is not acceleration. It is architecture.