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Assimilated Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases and repealing Regulation (EC) No 842/2006

Entry into force: 9 June 2014, with application commencing on 1 January 2015.

Implementing legislation in England and Wales: The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2015, SI 2015/310 outline certification, assessment and attestation obligations, together with the offences and sanctions that apply to breaches of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014. The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment) Regulations 2018, SI 2018/98 introduce revisions, including replacing all prior criminal offences relating to fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) with civil penalties from 1 April 2018, except for the offence of deliberately releasing F-gases. Additionally, from 22 February 2018, a new offence was created concerning the disclosure of information held by Revenue and Customs.

Subject: Fluorinated greenhouse gases, air quality.

GB legislation to control fluorinated greenhouse gases

The following legislation limits emissions from fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases):

  • the mobile air-conditioning systems (MAC) Directive 2006/40/EC, which bans the use of F-gases with a global warming potential exceeding 150 times that of carbon dioxide in new categories of cars and vans introduced from...
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