Article 2
For the purpose of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:
‘tap’ means a directly or indirectly, mechanically and/or automatically operated valve from which water is drawn;
‘showerhead’ means:
‘shower’ means a combination of showerhead and interrelated control valves and/or devices packaged and sold as a kit;
‘double lever/handle shower’ means a shower equipped with separate levers or handles for the control of the supply of cold and hot water;
‘electric shower’ means a shower equipped with a device to locally heat water for the shower using electrical power;
‘non-domestic special purpose sanitary tapware’ means sanitary tapware which requires unrestricted water flow in order to fulfil the intended non-domestic function;
‘water flow limiting device’ means a technical device limiting water flow to a given volume and allowing a higher water flow only where activated by the user for a chosen period of time within a single use;
‘maximum available water flow rate’ means the highest available water flow rate from the system or individual fitting;
‘lowest maximum available water flow rate’ means the lowest water flow rate from the system or individual fitting available at full opening of the valve;
‘security technical feature’ means a device forming part of a sensor controlled sanitary tapware which is used to prevent continuous water flow by stopping the water supply after pre-set time even if there is a person or an object present within the sensor range.