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BImSchV
Abbreviation for Verordnung zur Durchführung des Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetzes
In short and in plain language
The BImSchV is a set of German rules to keep the air clean.
One of these rules covers small stoves, such as wood-burning and tiled stoves.
It says how much dust a stove may give off. New stoves need a test for this.
Definition
BImSchV stands for the ordinances implementing the German Federal Immission Control Act, which set requirements to protect against air pollution and noise. The first of these ordinances covers small and medium combustion plants such as wood-burning and tiled stoves. It sets, for example, dust limits and requirements for new stoves.