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F-Gas: ITRE opinion and Swedish Presidency proposal (GEN – 1461.00)

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GEN – 1461.00. On 24 January 2023, the ITRE Committee voted the opinion on the Revision of the F-Gas Regulation. The Swedish presidency’s proposed compromise was discussed within the European Council on 20 January.

On 24 January 2023, the ITRE Committee voted the opinion on the Revision of the F-Gas Regulation.

Here below some highlights are reported:

  • New definition of self-contained
  • Certification for natural refrigerants is added in article 10 paragraph 3
  • The Rapporteur proposes to extend the ban date for 12 to 24 kV (12 kV excluded) voltage level switchgear from 2026 to 2028
  • The Rapporteur reinstates the long-standing exemption for MDIs under the F-Gas regulation, which is deleted in the Commission proposal
  • Ban 12: GWP moved to 5 for stationary self-contained refrigeration equipment
  • Ban 17: “Equipment which is moveable between rooms” is included.  The new deadline is 1 January 2027 (instead of 2025)
  • “Fixed double duct appliances” are included in ban 18a
  • Ban 18b (150GWP ban for split systems <12kW) is deleted
  • Ban 18c becomes 18b as follows: Split systems containing, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 750 or more: 1 January 2029
  • Annex VII modified with an enlarged amount of quotas.

Next steps and activities of the European Parliament

The vote in Environment Committee is planned for 1 March 2023 and the Plenary vote is for 29 March 2023.

European Council

The Environment Working Party of the European Council was discussed on 20 January 2023 and the compromise was proposed by the Swedish Presidency, seems in general more aligned with the original Commission’s proposal.

Recommended actions

Interested Members are invited to carefully assess the related documents and follow the activities of the Eurovent TF-FGAS. Strict cooperation with national associations to reach the national representatives within the European Council is recommended.

Related documents and links

All related documents and articles can be found in the respective sections in the right sidebar.

  • GEN – 1461.01 – Swedish Presidency Proposal 20230113
  • GEN – 1461.02 – Opinion ITRE Committee
  • GEN – 1461.03 – ENVI collated Amendments
  • GEN – 1451.00 – EU Council note on F-gas and ODS proposals
  • GEN – 1451.01 – Information from the Presidency of EU Council on the state of play
  • GEN – 1447.00 – ENVI and ITRE amendments on F-Gas Regulation.pdf
  • GEN – 1433.00 – Draft Report of the EP ENVI Committee on the F-Gas Review
  • GEN – 1425.00 – Draft opinion of the EP ITRE Committee on the F-Gas Review
  • GEN – 1368.00 – Development HFC prices Q4-2021
  • GEN – 1273.00 – Development HFC prices Q1-2021
  • GEN – 1197.00 – Development of HFC prices Q3-2020
  • GEN – 1194.00 – Report from the European Commission on the availability of HFCs
  • GEN – 1173.00 – F-Gas quota and reporting, Ozone Depleting Substances
  • GEN – 1163.00 – Development of HFC Prices
  • GEN – 1160.00 – F-Gas review consultation
  • GEN – 1120.00 – Development of HFC prices Q1-2020
  • GEN – 1083.00 – Development of HFC prices Q3-2019
  • GEN – 1064.00 – Development of HFC prices Q2-2019
  • GEN – 1057.00 – Price evolutions refrigerants and French carbon tax
  • GEN – 1043.00 – Development of HFC prices
  • GEN – 969.00 – F-Gas industry roundtable
  • GEN – 958.00 – F-Gas recent publications
  • GEN – 896.00 – Öko-Recherche – Monitoring survey on refrigerant prices
  • GEN – 890.00 – F-Gas Regulation Consultation Forum 6 March 2018