F-GAS REGULATION
General legislative framework
During the period 2008-2012, the European Union was committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 8% compared to the base year 1990. To reduce the emission of these F-gases, the Regulation (EC) No8422/2006 on F-gas Regulation was adopted on 17 May 2006.
The main aim of this regulation was to reduce emissions through:
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Better containment of F-Gases in their applications;
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Recovery of F-Gases from products and equipment reaching their end of life;
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Training and certification of technical personnel and companies working with F-Gases;
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Reporting of production, import and export data within the EU;
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Labelling of certain products and equipment containing those gases;
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Prohibition of placing on the market some products containing F-Gases and the control of use in some specific applications.