<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The ecodesign regulation for ventilation units aims to integrate two competing ventilation technologies (Heat Recovery BVU and Demand Control UVU) into one energy efficiency label. A common formula was developed to estimate the energy performance using specific factors. Proof of the comparability of the technologies can be found in several scientific articles.  However, during the Ecodesign Regulatory Committee meeting, the best control factor, CTRL0.5, was deleted and replaced with CTRL 0.65 for local demand control. The argument used to change the CTRL 0.5 was that control factors have a very large influence on the specific energy consumption (SEC). The argument that partial and full local demand control cannot be ensured by ventilation unit manufacturers is invalid as this technology is already on the residential market in Belgium, France and the Netherlands.  The current ecodesign text is no longer technologically neutral and will severely damage the interests of the manufacturers of demand-controlled ventilation.  1.Has the Commission reached a similar conclusion to that contained in the analysis, and does it acknowledge this problem?  2.Was the Commission aware of the consequences of omitting this important 0.5 factor, which changed the balance of power between two competing technologies?  3.Will the Commission consider applying modifications to the ecodesign text before the regulation enters into force in 2016?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [8]. </s>
The ecodesign regulation for ventilation units aims to integrate two competing ventilation technologies (Heat Recovery BVU and Demand Control UVU) into one energy efficiency label. A common formula was developed to estimate the energy performance using specific factors. Proof of the comparability of the technologies can be found in several scientific articles.  However, during the Ecodesign Regulatory Committee meeting, the best control factor, CTRL0.5, was deleted and replaced with CTRL 0.65 for local demand control. The argument used to change the CTRL 0.5 was that control factors have a very large influence on the specific energy consumption (SEC). The argument that partial and full local demand control cannot be ensured by ventilation unit manufacturers is invalid as this technology is already on the residential market in Belgium, France and the Netherlands.  The current ecodesign text is no longer technologically neutral and will severely damage the interests of the manufacturers of demand-controlled ventilation.  1.Has the Commission reached a similar conclusion to that contained in the analysis, and does it acknowledge this problem?  2.Was the Commission aware of the consequences of omitting this important 0.5 factor, which changed the balance of power between two competing technologies?  3.Will the Commission consider applying modifications to the ecodesign text before the regulation enters into force in 2016?