Fluorocarbons
Management Policy(Toward the Lifecycle Managementof Fluorocarbon)
Yasuhiro Baba

Director, Office of Fluorocarbons Control Policy,

Global Environment Bureau,
Ministry of the Environment
July 20191. Overview of Legislations andRegulations for Fluorocarbons in Japan.
2. Amendment of Fluorocarbons Emission
Restraining Law(Enhancing Recovery of Fluorocarbon refrigerants at thetime of equipment disposal)

3. Lifecycle Management of Fluorocarbon

1Overview of Legislations and Regulations for Fluorocarbons
 Act on the Protection of the Ozone Layer Through the Control of Specified Substances andOther Measures (Ozone Layer Protection Law): enacted in 1988.
In order to implement
obligation to reduce production and consumption of fluorocarbons based on Montreal Protocol,
manufactures and imports of fluorocarbons are controlled.
 Act on Rational Use and Proper Management of Fluorocarbons (Fluorocarbons Emission
Restraining Law): Aiming for restraining emission of fluorocarbons, the Act provides comprehensive
approaches throughout the lifecycle of fluorocarbons, including periodical inspection of commercial
refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment using fluorocarbons, in addition to recovery offluorocarbons from these equipment at the time of disposal.
Ozone Layer Protection Law

 Control over Manufacture and Imports ofFluorocarbons (CFCs, HCFCs and HFCs)
Fluorocarbons
Manufacturer

Fluorocarbons Emission Restraining Law
Product Manufacturers
Using Fluorocarbons

・Reduction of Environmental Impactof Fluorocarbons Used toDesignated Products

RecycleRefrigerator and Air
Conditioner Users

Destruction/Recycling
Operator

 Comprehensive Approaches
throughout the Lifecycle ofFluorocarbons

Filling/Recovery
Operator

Recovery of
Fluorocarbons atEquipment Disposal・Periodical Inspection of Equipment
and Report of Leakage Amount・Recovery of Refrigerant
Fluorocarbons at Equipment
Disposal・Appropriate Destruction or Recycleof Recovered Refrigerant
PeriodicalFluorocarbons
Inspection
Report Leakage
Amountand Others21. Overview of Legislations and Regulations
for Fluorocarbons in Japan.
2. Amendment of Fluorocarbons Emission
Restraining Law(Enhancing Recovery of Fluorocarbon refrigerants atthe time of equipment disposal)

3. Lifecycle Management of Fluorocarbon

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Amendment of Fluorocarbons Emission Restraining Law
 To improve fluorocarbon recovery rate at the time of disposal(nearly 40% in 2017),
regulations based on Fluorocarbons Emission Restraining Law was strengthened last month.
 Stakeholders(users, demolition operators and scrap and/or recycle operators) owe additional
obligations as following.
 According to this strengthened regulation, we improve fluorocarbon recovery rate morethan 70% in 2030.
Users (Disposers)
Certi-ficate
Disposed
Equipment

Fluorocarbon
RecoveryOperators【At the time of Equipment Disposal】

 Adopt and impose a direct(non-probationary) penalty to a user with illicit behaviors
of not recovering fluorocarbons
 Obligate users to submit the certificate of fluorocarbon recovery at the time ofdelivery to scrap and/or recycle operators

Fluorocarbons【At the time of Building Demolition】

 Improve effectiveness of guidance and supervision by prefectural governments

Demolition Operators
Certi-ficate- Obligate demolition operators to preserve documents as a proof of presence/absenceof equipment- Define provisions related to request for submitting documents based on theConstruction Material Recycling Act- Expand the scope of on-site inspection【At the time of Delivery of disposed Equipment】
Scrap and/orRecycle
Operators

 Obligate scrap and recycle operators to check completion of fluorocarbon recoveryby checking a certificate at the time they receive equipment.
 Receiving Equipment without a certificate is prohibited and adopted a direct(nonprobationary) penalty.

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1. Overview of Legislations and Regulations
for Fluorocarbons in Japan.
2. Amendment of Fluorocarbons Emission
Restraining Law(Enhancing Recovery of Fluorocarbon refrigerants at thetime of equipment disposal)

3. Lifecycle Management of Fluorocarbon

5Lifecycle Management of Fluorocarbon【Effect of the Life cycle management】

 We can achieve additional emission reduction of HFCs in accordance with theKigali Amendment by taking measures as follows: Measures to prevent leaks of HFCs in equipment use.
 Recovery and Destruction or Recycle of HFCs at Equipment Disposal【International application of the Life cycle management】
 Government of Japan hopes to share the view, and can provide
assistance based on our expertise to prevent leaks in equipment use,and recover and destroy or recycle at equipment disposal.

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