ILLEGAL TRADE OF HFCs
ILLEGAL IMPORTS OF HFCS INTO THE EU: WHY NOW?
Actions to Identify, Detect, Prevent, Penalise, Prosecute
PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS
Buy Refregerants from safe Sources
REPORT ILLICIT IMPORTS
Report incidents relating to smuggling, mislabeling, counterfeiting of F-Gas products, the use of illegal canisters or other breaches of F-Gas quotas.
NEWS AND UPDATES
09 January 2025 Press Release
Combating the Illegal Imports of F-gases in the EU
In response to the escalating climate crisis, the EU has implemented a stringent F-gas Regulation(1), which came into force in March 2024, to phase down the use of HFCs and reduce their environmental...
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13 February 2023 News
Czech Republic hosted the first face-to-face EFCTC Enforcement seminar on the illegal trade of HFCs
On the 7th of December 2022, EFCTC organized a face-to-face seminar in the Czech Republic, which held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from June to December 2022. The topic of the e...
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13 February 2023 News
OzonAction’s Montreal Protocol Network for Europe and Central Asia (ECA network) rewards OLAF for tackling illicit imports of HFCs
Illicit trade is one of the biggest policy challenges worldwide undermining the achievement of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and exposing consumers unregulated and unsafe products. In...
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