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EU Policy Update on Refrigerants
ATMOSPHERE 2009
19-20 October 2009, Brussels
Marios Avraamides
European Commission
Today’s focus
 State of play
 Policy background
 Policy outlook
State of play
Typical
Refrigerants
Type
ODP
GWP
R-12
CFC
1.000
~ 10 900
R-22
HCFC
0.055
~ 1 810
R-134a
HFC
0
~ 1 430
R-125
HFC
0
~ 3 500
R-404a
HFC
blend
0
~ 3 750
1200
800
HFCs
HCFCs
CFCs
400
20
15
20
12
20
09
20
06
20
03
20
00
19
97
19
94
19
91
19
88
19
85
19
82
19
79
19
76
19
73
0
19
70
Thousands of tonnes
1600
Refrigerants
Other
Refrigerants
Foam Expansion
Solvents
Propellants
Fire Extinguishants
2000 Policy Context
EU F-gas emissions
increasing strongly under
BAU
EU bound to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions
under Kyoto Protocol -8%
Some Member States
adopting own legislation
Consensus amongst
stakeholders that
regulatory action at EU
level appropriate
European Climate Change Programme
European Climate Change Programme
Reduction
potential
(Mt CO2-eq. /yr)
EU-15, 2010
Entry
into
force
Starting
to
deliver
100-125
2001
2003
Dir. on Combined Heat and Power
65
2004
2006
F-Gas Regulation and Directive on Mobile Air
Conditioning
23
2006
2008
Dir. on Energy Performance of Buildings
35-45
2003
2006
Dir. on Bio-fuels for transport
35-40
2003
2005
Dir. on Energy Efficiency and Energy Services
40-55
2003
2006
ACEA voluntary agreement CO2 & Cars
75-80
1998
1999
20
1992
1993
ECCP I (2000), ECCP II (2005)
Dir. on Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources
Dir. on Energy Labeling
…
Emission Trading Scheme
Total Potential
Ca. 800
The EU F-gas Regulations
 Regulation 842/2006 on certain F-gases & 10 Implementing Acts
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To contain emissions from stationary sources
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By mandatory leak checks by certified personnel
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By recovery, recycling, and destruction
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Also including limited placing on the market and use bans
 Directive 2006/40/EC relating to emissions from air-conditioning systems in motor
vehicles
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Maximum leak rates for HFC > 150 GWP
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Ban HFC > 150 between 2011 and 2017
 EU Regulatory standards leading global action
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Promoting both containment (short/medium term) and innovative zero/low GWP
substitutes
2010 Policy Context
Accelerated phase-out of
HCFCs (XIX/6)
Global F-gas emissions
increasing rapidly under
BAU
EU bound to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions
-20% or -30%
Efficient low GWP
technologies increasingly
available
A global F-gas arrangement: What’s being talked about?
 Sectoral opportunity

HFCs are deliberately manufactured for product applications (vs.
other GHGs that are byproducts of energy or other processes)
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Produced in a small number of countries / shipped globally

Provides regulatory & environmental certainty
 More efficient control measures
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Builds on success/expertise of MP; ensures climate benefits as
HCFCs are phased-out
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Promotes lower leakage, recycling, adoption of low GWP
alternatives; promotes global deployment
20:00 speech: Negotiations in Egypt and Copenhagen – What’s in for us?
The forthcoming review
of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 (1)
 Looking back - assess the effectiveness of current EU F-Gas policy

Evaluation of the containment measures carried out by operators
under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006
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Assessment of the recovery provisions under Article 4 of the
Regulation

Evaluation of the status of implementation and effectiveness of
training and certification programmes

Assessment of the reporting requirements in Article 6(1)
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Assessment of the cost of implementation (in the Member States)
and where appropriate of the need for clarification (e.g. definitions,
procedures) and simplification (e.g. removal of obsolete provisions),
to ensure a smoother implementation on the part of both public
administration and private stakeholders
The forthcoming review
of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 (2)
 Looking forward – consider and assess options for the future,
including:

Control of production and/or use of F-Gases;
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Monitoring EU compliance with a potential international agreement;

Extension of the containment and recovery measures to RAC
systems fitted in certain modes of transport

Establishment of max leakage rates for certain applications

Further measures to strengthen recovery of F-Gases
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Establishment of Community standards for control of emissions of Fgases, in particular from foam

Inclusion of additional F-Gases under Regulation (EC) No 842/2006
Thank you for your attention!
More information
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&
www.ec.europa.eu/environment/climat/fluor
F-Gas Regulation – Key measures (1/4)
 Containment - Art. 3
 Prevent leakages and repair asap
 Check for leakages at defined intervals according to charge
using certified personnel
 Recovery - Art. 4
 At end of life of product/equipment and during servicing and
maintenance
 Collect and store F-gases from equipment for the purpose of
recycling, reclamation, or destruction (using certified/qualified
personnel)
 Training/Certification of Personnel & Companies – Art 5
 Installation, maintenance, or servicing undertaken by certified
personnel and companies
 Leak checking & recovery undertaken by certified personnel
F-Gas Regulation – Key measures (2/4)
 Reporting - Art. 6
 Producers, importers and exporters of F-gases every year send
a report to the Commission and MS concerned
 Quantities produced/imported/ exported/ reclaimed/ destroyed/
intended applications
 Labelling - Art. 7
 Label on certain products and equipment containing F-gases
 “contains [F-] gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol”
 Chemical (accepted nomenclature) and quantity
 “Hermetically sealed system” (if appropriate)
 Use & Placing on the market prohibitions - Art. 8 & 9
 On limited products/uses where containment is not feasible
and/or alternatives widely available
 Under a specified schedule
F-Gas Regulation – Key measures (3/4)
F-Gas activity/ use/ application
Contain
Recover
Train/
certify
personnel/
companies
Report
data
Label
Prohibit
marketing
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Production, imports and exports
Refrigeration, a/c and heat pump
equipment
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Fire protection systems and
extinguishers
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High-voltage switchgear
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Equipment containing solvents
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A/c systems of certain motor
vehicles
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Refillable containers
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(PFCs)
F-Gas Regulation – Key measures (4/4)
F-Gas activity/ use/ application
Recover
Prohibit
use
Prohibit
marketing
Non-refillable containers
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Self-chilling cans
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Windows
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One component foams
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Magnesium die-casting
(HFCs)
Novelty aerosols
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Vehicle tyre
Other products/ equipment
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