This Communiqué covers fans driven by motors with electrical input power between 125 W and 500 kW, including those integrated with other energy-related products specified in the Regulation on Eco-Design of Energy-Related Products This Communiqué shall not apply to: (a) fan impellers mounted on the shaft of electric motors with the sole purpose of cooling the motor itself; (b) fans integrated into laundry and washer-dryers with maximum electric input power lower than or equal to 3 kW; (c) fans integrated into kitchen hoods with total maximum electric input power attributable to the fan(s) lower than 280 W; (d) fans with a best energy efficiency point at 8 000revolutions per minute or more; (e) jet fans with maximum electric input power lower than 750 W; 3. This Communiqué shall not apply to fans that are specified to operate exclusively as follows and are specifically designed and marketed as such: (a) in potentially explosive atmospheres, as defined in the Regulation on Equipment and Protective Systems Used in Potentially Explosive Atmosphere (2014/34/EU) published in the Official Gazette dated 30/6/2016 and numbered 29758 (b) for emergency use only, with regard to fire safety requirements as set out in the Construction Materials Regulation (305/2011/EU) published in the Official Gazette dated 10/7/2013 and numbered 28703, capable of short-time duty operation of 1 hour or more at temperatures of 300 °C and above; (c) in nuclear installations; as defined in Regulation on…