Change RegionBuilding Efficiency Overview of legislation (HCFC phase-out)
Overview of legislation
There are currently 2 specific European regulations that are the legislative instruments to phase-out Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS):
- REGULATION (EC) No 2037/2000 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 29 June 2000
- REGULATION (EC) No 36221005/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL published in final form in July 2009 and planned to be published at the European Official Journal before the end of 2009 of 16 September 2009
Timetable for refrigerant phase-out in the EU (Regulation [EC] No. 2037/2000) | |
| 1 January 2001 | - CFCs banned for servicing and maintaining existing |
| 1 July 2002 | - HCFCs banned in new systems < 100 kW cooling capacity - 15% cut in supply of new HCFCs |
| 1 January 2003 | - 55% cut in supply of new HCFCs |
| 1 January 2004 | - HCFCs banned in new reversible and heat pump systems - 70% cut in supply of new HCFCs |
| 1 January 2008 | - Review of alternatives to HCFCs - 75% cut in supply of new HCFCs |
| 1 January 2010 | - Virgin HCFCs banned for maintaining & servicing existing systems - Total ban on supply of new virgin HCFCs |
| 1 January 2015 | - All HCFCs banned for servicing and maintaining existing systems |
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