Regulations
Publication of a new European
Regulation on HCFCs
he new Regulation 1005/2009 dated 16th September 2009 and published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 31/10/2009, recasts the Regulation 2037/2000 and enters into force on 1st January 2010.
This new Regulation states the rules and the information to be communicated on the substances that deplete the ozone layer (of which HCFCs).
Reminder : Ban on use of « virgin » HCFCs as from 1st January 2010.
The main modifications or additions compared to Regulation 2037/2000 relate primarily to :
- the prohibition to provide recycled HCFCs on a purely free or paying basis
(Article 11-4). Recycled HCFCs « may only be used by the undertaking which carried out the recovery as part of maintenance or servicing or for which the recovery as part of maintenance or servicing was carried out».
Regulatory information
- Regulation (EC) N° 1005/2009
- Commission Regulation (EC) N° 1494/2007 dated 17 December 2007
- European Directive 2005 / 90 / EC
- European Directive 2002/ 96 / CE
- European Regulation 2037/2000
Regulatory news
- Publication of a new European Regulation on HCFCs (2009-11-09)
- EC Regulation No. 2037/2000: Possible changes to bear in mind ! (2009-09-14)
- REACH: ECHA published a candidate list of SVHC (very High Concern substances) (2009-04-23)
- 4 July 2009 : certification requirement (2009-04-23)
- R-22 phase-out in the chiller market: Retrofit or new installation – that is the question (2009-04-21)
- R-22: the last date is fast approaching ! (2009-01-22)
- New direction for the Dutch industry association for refrigeration and climate control systems. (2008-11-25)
- Think of labelling your refrigerating equipment systematically ! (2008-10-29)
- REACH, what is it? (2008-06-17)
