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The EU is taking regulatory action to control F-gases, as part of itspolicyto combat and mitigate climate change
- The objective of the F-gas Regulation is to reduce emissions of F-gases by addressing the following aspects:
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Tahteemcaotnitvaeisn.ment, use, recovery and destruction of F-gases (End-of-Life measures). Possible extension to The control of certain uses of the gases
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I+denTthiefliacbaetliionng: and disposal of products and equipment containing those gases + Better monitoring through the use of electronic Logbooks
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The Reporting of information on those gases,improvedataon Recycled and Reclaimed refrigerants.
+ The Training and Certification of personnel and companies involved in activities covered under this Regulation
Possible timeline of the F-gas Regulation & PFAS REACH
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The proposed F-gas Regulation measures are currently being discussed. This includes new stepped phase down scenario and a new set of bans. The industriyfaced with two challenges in parallel with "un-matching" timelines, leading to high uncertainties.
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+ Potential risk of lack of supply for servicing and maintenance of already existing equipment (lifetimeof products is approx. 15/20 years) and the manufacture and export of lower-GWP equipment;
+ The discovery and development of alternatives depends on the safe, reliable, energy efficient refrigerant choice, the state of the art of technologies, the chemical compatibility when testing refrigerants and oils
+ APFAS REACH approach would cause a series of unintended consequences, where at least 10 years of transition (highly speculative timeline) are needed in view of the bench and functional testing, suppliers and supply chain readiness and field testing.
* Regrettable substitutions in PFAS Fluoropolymers due to the increase of refrigerant leakages from less effective sealing. In the case of alternative flammable or toxic refrigerants (which are becoming more common as they are ultra-low GWP substances), leakages would also cause major safety concerns for users and consumers.
+ The interplay of F-Gas Regulation and PFAS dossiers itvery difficult for EPEE members to commit to a more ambitious HFC phase down in the F-Gas review, without clarity on the PFAS scope.
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0 An EU broad definition of PFAS would include all F-gases, where only few of commercially used refrigerants would be excluded from scope
0 Competent Authorities should consider the existing risk management measures in place
and the safety concerns. Moreover, the on-going revision of the F-gas Regulation offers
the opportunity to further strenghten its successful measures (new products bans and stepped phase down have been proposed). 0 The Upcoming ANNEX XV Universal PFAS should already exclude certain uses or products categories, where alternatives are not available. This would avoid costs and
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I. Finding a balance among the several policy objectives is key for the decarbonization of the sector and protection of health and the environment.
Il. F-gases, Fluoropolymers and FluoroElastomers as defined in the broad 2021 EU PFAS scope are vital for
the RACHP industry. This isdueto various unique technical aspects, state of the art technologies risks of
unintended consequences, at expenses of safety, energy efficiency and climate.
Ill. The EU climate targets are seriously threatened especially the roll out of heat pumps may become
impossible, unless specific exemptions are introduced.
IV. EPEE is strongly supporting best market practice and End of Life targets and enforcement.
V. As Downstream Users, EPEE acknowledges that breakdown products are found in nature, e.g. TFA from
certain F-gases. We look forward to the conclusion on the competent authorities concerning the scientific
evidence and potential mitigating measures. EPEE members are fully cooperating with the authorities
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