The European F-gas Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 is aimed at all operators and technical personnel who own or manage machinery and equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases:
– stationary refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases;
– mobile refrigeration equipment (refrigerated vehicles of every type and size);
– stationary fire protection systems and fire extinguishers containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases
The F-gas Regulation requires natural persons and undertakings to be certified in order to carry out the following activities:
– installation, servicing or repair of stationary refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases;
– installation, servicing 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 of 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;