These Regulations implement amendments made to Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (“the 2010 Directive”) (OJ No L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13). The 2010 Directive was amended by Directive 2018/844/EU of 30 May 2018 (“the 2018 Amending Directive”) (OJ No L 156, 19.06.2018, p.75) and Regulation 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action (“the 2018 Regulation”) (OJ No L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).