Position Papers
09 August 2021
Published evidence supports very low yields of TFA from most HFOs and HCFOs
Summary
EFCTC has analysed the most current, peer reviewed scientific papers on the potential contribution of HFOs and HCFOs, containing the CF3CH= moiety, to existing and future TFA levels. The co...
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20 July 2021
EFCTC ready to continue assisting in building robust and comprehensive data sets for the PFAS Registry of Intentions for a REACH restriction
EFCTC notes the publication of the Registry of Intentions for a REACH- restriction by Denmark,
Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden and looks forward to working with the authorities
to ensur...
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03 June 2021
Refrigerant Degradation: Is HFC-23 (CF3H) formed due to the decomposition of HFOs and HCFOs in the troposphere?
HFOs and HCFOs that contain the CF3CH= group breakdown in the atmosphere to give CF3CHO (trifluoroacetaldehyde) as an intermediate product. The main final breakdown products of HFOs containing the CF3...
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07 May 2021
EFCTC welcomes options for proposed measures to improve the enforcement of the F-gas Regulation
Participating in the Stakeholder workshop held on 6 May, the European Fluorocarbon Technical Committee (EFCTC) welcomed the proposal for the revision of the F-Gas Regulation which will be released by...
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31 March 2021
EFCTC Response to Refolution Report on HFOs and degradation product
EFCTC Response to “Report and statement of the downsides of HFO refrigerant usage - Impact of fluorochemical refrigerants and their degradation products on the environment and health” by Refolutio...
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17 March 2021
UNEP Technical brief on refrigerant cylinder labelling 2021
The Montreal Protocol on Substance that Deplete the Ozone Layer is phasing out ozone-depleting hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and has begun phasing down high global warming hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)...
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10 February 2021
EFCTC POSITION PAPER: FEEDSTOCKS ARE USED TO MAKE PRODUCTS HAVING MAJOR SOCIETAL VALUE
In response to the European Commission public consultation on the ODS Regulation, EFCTC submitted detailed comments on a range of issues including the important use of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS)...
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01 February 2021
EFCTC POSITION PAPER: PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE REVIEW OF THE F-GAS REGULATION
EFCTC supports the objectives and structure of the F-gas Regulation. Since 2015, the European market has demonstrated that the structure of the F-gas Regulation works in its current format, as it...
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09 November 2020
EFCTC Position Paper on the HCFOs and their very low but nonzero ODPs
The Guidance to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging (CLP) of
substances and mixtures Version 5.0 – July 2017 in section 5.1 Hazardous to the Ozone Layer states...
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02 July 2020
EFCTC Welcomes The Publication Of The Combined Evaluation Roadmap/Inception Impact Assessment To Revise The F-Gas Regulation
EFCTC welcomes the publication on 30th June 2020 by the European Commission of the “Combined Evaluation Roadmap/Inception Impact Assessment” (Ref. Ares(2020...
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19 May 2020
EFCTC Welcomes Additional Science On HFC And HFO Breakdown Products
EFCTC welcomes the new paper by Prof. Cora Young and her team recently published in Geophysical Research Letters. The paper adds to, and reinforces, the extensi...
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30 September 2019
EFCTC RESPONSE ARTICLES ABOUT HFO-1234yf
SUMMARY - EFCTC has, through its newsletter and website , already commented in the past on all the points raised in recent articles “Refrigerant R1234yf again in criticism” and an article about HF...
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30 September 2019
EFCTC RESPONSE TO RECENT ARTICLES ABOUT HFO-123yf-KEY POINTS BRIEF
EFCTC has, through its newsletter and website, already commented in the past on all the points raised in recent articles “Refrigerant R1234yf again in criticism” and an article about HFOs in the S...
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