EFCTC: The F-Gas Regulation and the MAC Directive
The F-Gas Regulation and the MAC Directive were published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 14 June 2006.
The principle objective of the Regulation is to contain, prevent and thereby reduce emissions of F gases.
The Regulation covers the use of HFCs, PFCs and SF6 in all their applications, except Mobile Air Conditioning, covered by the Directive.
To implement the F-Gas Regulation, the Commission was required to put in place a number of implementing regulations establishing legal requirements for companies and qualifications for personnel working in five industry sectors covered by the Regulation as well as dealing with other requirements relating to leakage checking, reporting and labelling.
Key elements of the F-Gas Regulation 842/2006 and the MAC Directive 40/2006
The F-Gas Regulation – Basic Acts
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases
- COM (2011) 581 :Report from the Commission on the application, effects and adequacy of the Regulation on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (Regulation (EC) No 842/2006).
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The F-Gas Regulation – Implementing Acts
- REGULATION 1493/2007 establishing the format for the report to be submitted by producers, importers and exporters
Other languages : http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:L:2007:332:SOM:EN:HTML and select another language. - REGULATION 1494/2007 establishing the form of labels and additional labelling requirements as regards products and equipment
other languages see http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:L:2007:332:SOM:EN:HTML and select another language. - REGULATION 1497/2007 establishing standard leakage checking requirements for stationary fire protection systems containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases
For other languages see http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:L:2007:333:SOM:EN:HTML and select another language. - REGULATION 1516/2007 establishing standard leakage checking requirements for stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment. For other languages see http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:L:2007:335:SOM:EN:HTML and select another language.
- REGULATION 303/2008 Minimum Requirements and Certification for Stationary Refrigeration Equipment
- REGULATION 304/2008 Minimum Requirements and Certification Fire Fighting
- REGULATION 305/2008 Minimum Requirements and Certification Recovery Switchgears
- REGULATION 306/2008 Minimum Requirements and Certification Recovery Solvents
- REGULATION 307/2008 Training programmes MAC
- REGULATION 308/2008 Format for Programmes Notification
For other languages see: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:092:SOM:EN:HTML and select another language.