The German Wiring rules VDE 1000100, recommend AFDDs for high-risk situations and give as examples rooms with sleeping accommodation, rooms or places with a particular fire risk, rooms or places made of building components with combustible building materials, if these have a lower fire resistance than fire-retardant (< F30), and rooms or places with hazards for irreplaceable goods.<ref>{{cite book |title=DIN VDE 0100-420 VDE 0100-420:2022-06: Low voltage electrical installations. Part 4-42: Protection for safety – Protection against thermal effects (IEC 60364-4-42:2010, modified + A1:2014); German implementation HD 60364-4-42:2011 + A1:2015 + A11:2021 |date=June 2022 |publisher=VDE Verlag |___location=Frankfurt am Main, Germany |language=de |chapter=Section 421.7}}</ref>
