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F-Gas regulation

Legislative instrument details: F-Gas regulation

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Legal name Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (Text with EEA relevance)
Short name F-Gas regulation
CELEX reference 842/2006/EC
Identification number 32006R0842
Issued by European Parliament and Council
URL to issuer http://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/f-gas...
Parent legislative instrument
Valid from 04/07/2006
Abstract This regulation aims at reducing emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) (collectively referred to as "F-Gases") in the European Union, through a series of measures targeting:
• Better containment of F-Gases in their key stationary applications, e.g. refrigeration, air conditioning, heat pumps, fire protection, switchgear;
• Recovery of F-Gases from products and equipment reaching their end of life;
• Training and certification of technical personnel and companies working with F-Gases;
• Reporting of production, import and export data within the EU;
• Labelling of certain products and equipment containing those gases;
• The prohibition of placing on the market some products containing F-Gases and the control of use in some specific applications where containment is not feasible and where alternatives had been readily available and cost-effective.
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