State of play Policy background Policy outlook

1. EU Policy Update on Refrigerants ATMOSPHERE 2009 19-20 October 2009, Brussels Marios AvraamidesEuropean Commission

2. Today’s focus • State of play • Policy background • Policy outlook

3. State of play Thousands of tonnes HFCs HCFCs CFCs Refrigerants Other Refrigerants Solvents Fire Extinguishants Foam Expansion Propellants

4. 2000 Policy Context EU F-gas emissions increasing strongly under BAU EU bound to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under Kyoto Protocol -8% Some Member States adopting own legislation Consensus amongst stakeholders that regulatory action at EU level appropriate

5. European Climate Change Programme

6. The EU F-gas Regulations • Regulation 842/2006 on certain F-gases & 10 Implementing Acts • To contain emissions from stationary sources • By mandatory leak checks by certified personnel • By recovery, recycling, and destruction • Also including limited placing on the market and use bans • Directive 2006/40/EC relating to emissions from air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles • Maximum leak rates for HFC > 150 GWP • Ban HFC > 150 between 2011 and 2017 • EU Regulatory standards leading global action • Promoting both containment (short/medium term) and innovative zero/low GWP substitutes

7. 2010 Policy Context Accelerated phase-out of HCFCs (XIX/6) Global F-gas emissions increasing rapidly under BAU EU bound to reduce greenhouse gas emissions -20% or -30% Efficient low GWP technologies increasingly available

8. A global F-gas arrangement: What’s being talked about? • Sectoral opportunity • HFCs are deliberately manufactured for product applications (vs. other GHGs that are byproducts of energy or other processes) • Produced in a small number of countries / shipped globally • Provides regulatory & environmental certainty • More efficient control measures • Builds on success/expertise of MP; ensures climate benefits as HCFCs are phased-out • Promotes lower leakage, recycling, adoption of low GWP alternatives; promotes global deployment 20:00 speech: Negotiations in Egypt and Copenhagen – What’s in for us?

9. The forthcoming review of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 (1) • Looking back - assess the effectiveness of current EU F-Gas policy • Evaluation of the containment measures carried out by operators under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 • Assessment of the recovery provisions under Article 4 of the Regulation • Evaluation of the status of implementation and effectiveness of training and certification programmes • Assessment of the reporting requirements in Article 6(1) • Assessment of the cost of implementation (in the Member States) and where appropriate of the need for clarification (e.g. definitions, procedures) and simplification (e.g. removal of obsolete provisions), to ensure a smoother implementation on the part of both public administration and private stakeholders

10. The forthcoming review of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 (2) • Looking forward – consider and assess options for the future, including: • Control of production and/or use of F-Gases; • Monitoring EU compliance with a potential international agreement; • Extension of the containment and recovery measures to RAC systems fitted in certain modes of transport • Establishment of max leakage rates for certain applications • Further measures to strengthen recovery of F-Gases • Establishment of Community standards for control of emissions of F-gases, in particular from foam • Inclusion of additional F-Gases under Regulation (EC) No 842/2006

11. Thank you for your attention! More information marios.AVRAAMIDES@ec.europa.eu lucia.ANTONINI@ec.europa.eu thomas.VERHEYE@ec.europa.eu & www.ec.europa.eu/environment/climat/fluor

12. F-Gas Regulation – Key measures (1/4) • Containment - Art. 3 • Prevent leakages and repair asap • Check for leakages at defined intervals according to charge using certified personnel • Recovery - Art. 4 • At end of life of product/equipment and during servicing and maintenance • Collect and store F-gases from equipment for the purpose of recycling, reclamation, or destruction (using certified/qualified personnel) • Training/Certification of Personnel & Companies – Art 5 • Installation, maintenance, or servicing undertaken by certified personnel and companies • Leak checking & recovery undertaken by certified personnel

13. F-Gas Regulation – Key measures (2/4) • Reporting - Art. 6 • Producers, importers and exporters of F-gases every year send a report to the Commission and MS concerned • Quantities produced/imported/ exported/ reclaimed/ destroyed/ intended applications • Labelling - Art. 7 • Label on certain products and equipment containing F-gases • “contains [F-] gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol” • Chemical (accepted nomenclature) and quantity • “Hermetically sealed system” (if appropriate) • Use & Placing on the market prohibitions - Art. 8 & 9 • On limited products/uses where containment is not feasible and/or alternatives widely available • Under a specified schedule

14. F-Gas Regulation – Key measures (3/4)

15. F-Gas Regulation – Key measures (4/4)