Persons and undertakings carrying out the following activities are required to register in the F-gas Register (Art. 8, Presidential Decree (DPR) No 43 of 27 January 2012):
– installation, maintenance or repair of stationary refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases;
– installation, maintenance or repair of stationary fire protection systems and fire extinguishers containing fluorinated greenhouse gases;
– recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gases from high-voltage switchgear;
– recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gas-based solvents from the equipment containing them;
– recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gases from air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles;
– leak checks on equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases in quantities of 5 tonnes of CO2 equivalent or more and not contained in foams
– decommissioning of equipment and systems containing fluorinated greenhouse gases;
Registration in the Register is mandatory for the parties identified by law and is a necessary condition for obtaining certificates and attestations. Persons therefore cannot obtain a certificate or attestation if they are not registered in the Register.
Registration is carried out with the competent Chamber of Commerce, exclusively online.
Article 13 of DPR 43/2012 establishes, at the Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea Protection, the National Online Register of F-gas certified persons and undertakings.
The Register is managed by the competent Chambers of Commerce of the regional capitals and of the capitals of the autonomous provinces. The Register consists of the following sections:
Section for the certification bodies referred to in Article 5, and for the conformity assessment and attestation bodies referred to in Article 7;
Section for persons and undertakings holding a provisional certificate pursuant to Article 10;
Section for persons and undertakings certified pursuant to Article 9, paragraphs 1 and 5;
Section for persons who have obtained the attestation pursuant to Article 9, paragraph 3;
Section for persons who are not subject to the certification obligation on the basis of the derogations or exemptions provided for in Articles 11 and 12 respectively;
Section for persons and undertakings that have obtained certification in another Member State and have submitted a copy of their certificate pursuant to Article 14.
The establishment of the Register is published on the website of the Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea Protection, following a notice in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic.
Registration in the Register must be completed within 60 days of its establishment and is a necessary condition for obtaining certificates and attestations.
Registration in the Register is mandatory for the parties identified by law and is a necessary condition for obtaining certificates. Undertakings therefore cannot obtain a certificate if they are not registered in the Register.