EN    EN COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES  
Brussels,  
C(2007) 
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No  
of […]  
establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council, the form of labels and additional labelling 
requiremen ts as regards products and equipment containing certain fluorinated 
greenhouse gases   
EN 2   ENDraft  
COMMISSION REGULATION  (EC) No 
of […]  
establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council, the form of labels and additional labelling 
requirements as regards products and equipment containing certain fluorinated 
greenhouse gases  
(Text with EEA relevance)  
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community;  
Having r egard to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006  of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 17 May 2006  on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases1, and in particular 
Article 7(3) thereof , 
Whereas:  
(1) A review on th e desirability of including additional environmental information 
on labels to be used on the products and equipment referred to in Article 7(2) 
of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 has been carried out in accordance with  
Article 7(3) of that Regulation .  
(2) The labelling requirements take into account  labelling syste ms currently used 
in the Community for products and equipment containing fluorinated 
greenhouse gases , including labelling systems established by industry 
standards for such products and equipment . 
(3) For the sake of clarity, i t is appropriate to determine th e exact wording of the 
information to be indicated on the labels. Member States should be able to  
decide to use their own language on th ose label s. 
(4) Additional information indicating whether refrigeration  and air conditioning 
products and equipment as well as heat pump s covered by this Regulation 
have been  insulated with foam blown with fluorinated greenhouse gases 
should  be included on the label in order to promote  their potential recovery 
from such foams.  
                                                
1 OJ L 161, 14.6.2006 , p. 1 .  
EN 3   EN(5) In cases where fluorinated greenhouse gases are add ed to the product or 
equipment concerned outside the manufacturing site , the label should indicate  
the total quantity of fluorinated greenhouse gases  contained in the product or 
equipment . 
(6) The label should be designed so as to  ensure that it is clearly legible and 
remain s securely in place on the product or equipment throughout the entire 
period during  which the product or equipment contains fluorinated greenhouse 
gases.  
(7) The l abel should be placed in a way which ensures visibility to installation and 
servic ing technicians . 
(8) For air conditioning products and equipment and heat pumps  the label should 
be placed in a way that takes into account the technical profile of the product 
or equipment.  
(9) The possibility of inclusion of additional environmental information on labels 
has constrained manufacturers in making the necessary adjustments as regards 
to labels and therefore an adequate period should be allowed before this 
Regulation becomes applicable.  
(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance wi th the 
opinion of the Committee established by Article 18 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 
2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council2, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Article 1  
Subject Matter  
This Regulation establishes  the form of the labels to be used  and the additional 
labelling requirements which shall apply to the types of products and equipment  listed 
in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 . 
Article 2 
Labelling requirements  
1. The products and equipment covered by this Regulation  shall be marke d with 
a label contain ing the following  information : 
(a) the text "Contains fluorinated greenhouse gases covered by the Kyoto 
Protocol";  
                                                
2 OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 1 . Regulation as last amended by Commission Decision 2007/540/EC 
(OJ L 198, 31.7.2007,  p. 35).   
EN 4   EN(b) the abbreviated chemical names for the fluorinated greenhouse gases 
contained or designed to be contained in the equipment using  accepted 
industry nomenclature  standard to the equipment or substance ; 
(c) the quantity of the fluorinated greenhouse gases , expressed in 
kilograms ; 
(d) the text "hermetically sealed" where applicable.  
2. In addition to the labelling requirements referred to in  paragraph 1 , 
refrigeration  and  air conditioning products and equipment as well as  heat 
pump s, which are insulated with foam blown with fluorinated greenhouse 
gases , before being placed on the market, shall be marked with a label 
contain ing the following text : "Foam blown with fluorinated greenhouse 
gases".  
3. Where fluorinated greenhouse gases may be  added outside  the manufacturing 
site and the resulting total quantity  is not defined by the manufacturer, the 
label shall contain  the quantity charged in the ma nufacturing plant and shall 
provide space on the label  for the quantity to be added outside the 
manufacturing plant as well as for the resulting total quantity  of fluorinated 
greenhouse gases . 
4. Member States may make the placing on the market of products an d 
equipment covered by this Regulation on their territory subject to use of their 
official  language s in respect of the labelling  requirements  referred to in 
paragraphs 1 , 2 and 3 . 
Article 3 
Form of the label  
1. The information referred to in Article 2 shall b e indicated on a label which 
shall be affixed to the products and equipment covered by this Regulation . 
2. The information shall stand out clearly from the background of the label and 
shall be of such size and spacing as to be clearly legible . 
Where the infor mation required by this Regulation  is added to a label  already 
affixed to the product or equipment concerned , the font size shall not be 
smaller than the minimum size of other information on that label . 
3. The entire label and its contents shall  be designed so as to ensure that  it 
remain s securely in place on the product or equipment and shall be legible  
under normal operational conditions, throughout the entire period during  
which the product or equipment contains fluorinated greenhouse gases . 
Article 4  
Placing of the label   
EN 5   EN1. In addition to the  places indicated in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 
842/2006, t he labels may also  be placed  on, or adjacent to existing 
nameplates or product information labels, or adjacent to servicing access 
locations . 
2. For air condi tioning products and equipment as well as  heat pumps with 
separate indoor and outdoor sections connected by refrigerant piping,  the 
label information shall  be placed  on that part of the equipment  which is 
initially charged with the refrigerant.  
Article 5 
Entry into force  
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its 
publication in the Official  Journal of the European Union.  
It shall apply with effect from  1 April  2008.  
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States.  
Done at Brussels, […] 
 For the Commission  
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 Member of the Commission