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The use of HCFC refrigerants such as R22 was banned as of 1st January 2010, but it is still possible to top up systems with reclaimed product and in some cases recycled product until the end of 2014.
These are primarily covered by the F-Gas legislation and place a number of legal requirements on end users, contractors, engineers, producers and suppliers.
The current legislation, 842/2006, entered into force on 4th July 2006, with the majority of measures taking effect from 4th July 2007. The main objective of the regulation was to prevent and reduce emissions of certain fluorinated greenhouse gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol.
The European Commission has produced several leaflets to provide useful information and guidance for operators, technical personnel, and companies working with equipment containing F-Gases.
The requirements for companies who handle F-Gas refrigerants (and penalties for non-compliance) are in the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Regulations. A key obligation is that all companies involved in refrigerant handling activities require a company certificate, from approved bodies such as Refcom, Quidos, and Bureau Veritas.
This is the UK Statutory Instrument 2008/41 which applies all the relevant parts of the F-Gas Regulation in the UK and also details enforcement, offences and penalties.
