1.1.2020 the use of F-gases with a GWP of 2500 or more in service or maintanance of refrigeration equipment with a charge size of 40 t CO2 eq. or more shall be prohibited. Does not apply to reclaimed or recycled F-gases or to applications designed to cool products to below -50 C.
1.1.2020 upcoming placing on the market prohibitions (517/2014, Annex III, EUR-Lex)
- Refrigerators and freezers for commercial use (hermetically sealed equipment) that contain HFCs with GWP of 2500 or more
- Stationary refrigeration equipment, that contains, or whose functioning relies upon, HFCs with GWP of 2500 or more except equipment intended for application designed to cool products to temperatures below -50 C
- Movable room air-conditioning equipment (hermetically sealed equipment which is movable between rooms by the end user) that contain HFCs with GWP of 150 or more
- Foams that contain HFCs with GWP of 150 or more except when required to meet national safety standards; Extruded polystyrene (XPS) 1.1.2020, other foams 1.1.2023