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UK: Guidance on using and trading fluorinated gas and ozone-depleting substances: rules and processes if the UK leaves the EU with no deal –
On 19th December 2018, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has published the Guidance on using and trading…
On 19th December 2018, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has published the Guidance on using and trading fluorinated gas and ozone-depleting substances: rules and processes if the UK leaves the EU with no deal. If the UK leaves the EU with no deal, the UK will regulate fluorinated greenhouse gases (F gas) and ozone-depleting substances (ODS) from 30 March 2019. F gas and ODS are substances used mainly as refrigerants, but also in other products including: medical inhalers, fire extinguishers, insulation foams, solvents, feedstocks for the manufacture of other chemicals. This guide is for businesses and individuals who currently need to follow EU regulations:- 517/2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases
- 1005/2009 on substances that deplete the ozone layer
- produce, supply, import, export or use bulk F gas or ODS
- manufacture or import equipment containing F gas or ODS
- commercial, industrial and transport refrigeration and air conditioning systems
- other products containing F gas or ODS
- restrict ODS
- use the same schedule as the EU to phase down HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons, the most common type of F gas) by 79% by 2030 relative to a 2009 to 2012 baseline
- limited to 63% of the baseline in 2019 and 2020
- reducing to 45% of the baseline in 2021