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12 October 2020 News
ILLEGAL TRADE ROUND-UP -FOCUS ON STAKEHOLDERS’ FEEDBACK TO F-GAS ROADMAP
Illegal trade was raised by about 18 stakeholders in their feedback to the Commission on Fluorinated greenhouse gases – review of EU rules (2015-20). The main themes raised are:
Circumventing t...
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29 August 2020 News
ILLEGAL TRADE ROUND-UP SEPTEMBER 2020
In this round-up: the Commission insists it is taking action to prevent illegal trade in HFCs; The German air conditioning and refrigeration industry raises doubts about an amendment to the German Ch...
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05 July 2020 News
ILLEGAL TRADE ROUND-UP JULY-AUGUST 2020
In this round-up: EFCTC and Oxera report illegal refrigerant imports could be as much as one third of EU market in 2018; German draft law will help combat illegal trade; OLAF Director explains illega...
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31 May 2020 News
ILLEGAL TRADE ROUND-UP JUNE 2020
In this round-up: EFCTC explains the aims of the illegal trade information hub website https://stopillegalcooling.eu/; Le Monde reports on the effects of illegal trade; and illegal HFCs seized by Bulg...
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03 May 2020 News
ILLEGAL TRADE ROUND-UP MAY 2020
In this round-up: Investigative study, commissioned by EFCTC, reveals how illegal imports of HFCs continue to enter EU; EFCTC ramps up efforts to stop illegal trade, with new dedicated website. Find...
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04 April 2020 News
ILLEGAL TRADE ROUND-UP APRIL 2020
In this round-up: EFCTC press release on EU’s industrial strategy and proposed enforcement actions; Commission states it was keeping a focus on implementation including tackling illegal trade; the E...
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03 March 2020 News
ILLEGAL TRADE ROUND-UP March 2020
In this round-up: EFCTC position paper on enforcing the F-gas regulation; OLAF conference; the 4th F-gas consultation forum; EIA analysis of 2018 illegal imports; seizures and enforcement; and OzonAct...
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23 January 2020 News
ILLEGAL TRADE ROUND-UP – FEBRUARY 2020
In this round-up: EFCTC seminar to raise the awareness of the financial community on illegal trade in HFCs; the challenge for SMEs; Italian fines for breaches of the F-Gas Regulation announced; and se...
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11 November 2019 News
ILLEGAL TRADE ROUND-UP – NOVEMBER 2019
In this round-up, Action Line activities; “so-called returnable cylinders” on sales platforms; F-Gas Roundtable discussions; the EFCTC decision tree for customs and enforcement agencies is availab...
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29 September 2019 News
ILLEGAL TRADE ROUND-UP OCTOBER 2019
In this round-up, a summary of EFCTC actions and initiatives, seizures of illegal HFCs and disposables and new UK guidance on refillable containers. EFCTC activities to combat illegal trade in HFCs ha...
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24 March 2019 News
ILLEGAL TRADE ROUND-UP
EFCTC Sponsors Illegal Trade Action Line. In response to rapid emergence of illegal traffic of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs- or refrigerants) across the European Union, and in order to assist the EU and M...
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