EU Legislation Update
Commercial Refrigeration
December 2022

CONTENTGLOBAL F-GAS DEADLINESPROPOSED EU F-GAS UPDATEEU SAFETY STANDARDS UPDATENEW REACH EU DIRECTIVE - PFAS

2F-GAS Phase Down Steps – Kigali Amendment% CO2 eqvemissions forrefrigerants
placed on themarket vs2015 baseline

139* Countries Ratified Kigali Agreement , EU is Leading In F-Gas Regulations
3* As of October 31, 2022

Present EU F-GAS Regulation Bans

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Present EU F-GAS - Products Affected By Jan, 1 2022 Bans**) This is an Embraco interpretation of the regulation. Questions on the interpretation of this regulation can be addressed directly thru the European Commission (DG Clima) website or tomajor industry associations (e.g. ASERCOM, EPEE, AREA), and/or by contacting the national authority in charge of EU F-gas regulations.

Only Hydrocarbons, Carbon Dioxide and A2L’s Refrigerants Below 150 GWP Will Be Allowed
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Present EU F-GAS – Products NOT Affected By Jan, 1 2022 Bans**) This is an Embraco interpretation of the regulation. Questions on the interpretation of this regulation can be addressed directly thru the European Commission (DG Clima) website or tomajor industry associations (e.g. ASERCOM, EPEE, AREA), and/or by contacting the national authority in charge of EU F-gas regulations.

Refrigerant As R134a, R513A, R450A, R448A, R449A, R452A Are Still Allowed – See Quotas

66Planned EU F-GAS Update 2022 – Proposed New Phase Down

The Draft of EU F-GAS Update Was Published in April 2022, To Be Formalized Early 2023
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Planned EU F-GAS Update 2022 – Proposed New Bans

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Planned EU F-GAS Update 2022 – Proposed New Bans**) This is an Embraco interpretation of the proposed regulation. Questions on the interpretation of this regulation can be addressed directly thru the European Commission (DG Clima)
website or to major industry associations (e.g. ASERCOM, EPEE, AREA), and/or by contacting the national authority in charge of EU F-gas regulations.

All Self Contained Refrigeration Equipment With GWP Higher Then 150 Banned From January 1st, 2025
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WHY HYDROCARBONSARE THE SOLUTION TO MEETF-GAS AND ENERGYEFFICIENCY REGULATIONS?
10Embraco NATREF Projects History19941993

First R290
Portable Air
Conditioner
First R600a
Table Top2008

1996

R744
HermeticCompressor

R600a
Commercial
Compressor
Freezer
Supply To
with R1270
Haier AndKelon

First R290
Compressor
Ice CreamFreezer
in US market

2015

2020

2021

70 % ofFirst Variable
Compressors
Capacity
Sold to OEM byUltralow
Embraco Are
Freezer Using
For Natural
R290 andRefrigerants
R170
First R600
Refrigerator

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Why Natural Refrigerants?

EFFICIENCY COMPARISONTHERMAL REGIME EVALUATION% / Superheating 22.2 ºC / Middle point basedºC / Superheating 22.2 ºC / Dew point based

114%

99.0

112%
108%

112%

98.8

97.6108%107% 108% 107%

106%

89.6

105% 105%

89.4

90.2

90.1

86.5

104%
100%

96.9

96.7

90.3

86.2

87.5

100%

100%

79.5
76.1

-10 / 45 ºC-20 / 45 ºC-12 / 45

-30 / 45 ºC

R404A

Propane (R290) Is The Best In
Efficiency And Has Lower TCO

A2L #1A2L #2A2L #3-20 / 45
Evap/cond (ºC)

-30 / 45

R290

Lower Operating Temperatures Lead
To Longer Compressor Life
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Why Natural Refrigerants?
The Main Advantages Of R290 Vs A2L Alternatives:
Excellent thermodynamic efficiency= Higher COP, lower indirect impactLow discharge temperature= Higher reliability, larger envelope

No temperature glide= Simple heat exchanger design

Low refrigerant charge= Higher resistance to liquid return

Natural refrigerant with low price= Lower production and service cost

Extremely low GWP= Very low direct impact, future proofLower operating pressures= In EU easier PED compliance

Except CO2, All Low GWP Alternatives Are Flammable (A2L, A2, A3),
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NEW CHARGE LIMITS IN THE
COMMERCIAL SECTOR FOR
FLAMMABLE REFRIGERANTS

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EUROPE

UNITED STATESJAPANAUSTRALIA & NEW
ZEALAND

TC 86 SC1ISO 5149

TC182WG6EN378

SSPC 15
ASHRAE 15High Pressure Act
Electrical Safety Act

JTC ME-006
AS/NZS 5149

TC61 SC61C
IEC 60335-2-24
IEC 60335-2-89
TC61 SC61D
IEC 60335-2-40

CLC61
EN 60335-2-24
EN 60335-2-89
EN 60335-2-40

STP’s
UL250
UL60335-2-24
UL471
UL60335-2-89
UL474, UL484
UL60335-2-40

C 9335-2-24
C 9335-2-89
C 9335-2-40

JTC EL-002
AS/NZS 60335.2.24
AS/NZS 60335.2.89
AS/NZS 60335.2.40

PRODUCT
STANDARD

INTERNATIONAL

GENERAL
STANDARD

Flammable Refrigerants Charge Limits In Safety Standards

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New IEC Charge Limit For Flammables• Max refrigerant charge for each circuit 13*LFL,
but not more than 1.2kg.

Refrigerant

LFL [kg/m3]

13*LFL

IECApproved

R290 (A3)

0.038

0.494 kg

0.494 kg

R32 (A2L)

0.307

3.991 kg

1.2 kg

R1234yf

0.283

3.679 kg

1.2 kg>>> Additional requirements must be fulfilled.
>>> Surrounding concentration test of Annex CC mandatory.

• Requirements for systems below 150g are not changing• Commercial Ice Makers are now part of the standard scope• Remote Systems with more than 150g of flammables are excluded from the scope
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Charge Increase Implementation Status

New Edition of IEC 60335-2-89 ed.3
was published on June 20, 20192014
IEC 61C WG4 task: amend the IEC
60335-2-89 to allow an higher charge offlammable
refrigerant
withnecessary
additional requirements to keep the risk thesame as with the current limit of 150g.

Most of the nations have alreadyintroduced the new Ed. 3 insidetheir standardization system.

2019

2020

In NEW ZEALAND and AUSTRALIA
new edition of AS/NZS 60335.3.89
standard was published in July 2020.

JAPAN → Working Group WG3 under Japan
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry
Association (JRAIA) developed Japaneseversion of IEC standard. JIS 90335-2-89
standard was published in March 2021
together with guidelines

2021

2022

In EUROPE → EN IEC 60335-2-89 standard
is intended to become a harmonized
standard with EU Machine Directive (MD).
Published in August 2022.

USA and CANADA → Working group (WG12)
with CANENA updated equivalent UL andCSA standard, UL 60335-2-89 was publishedon Oct, 2021. Several deviations to the IEC
version are present.

17EN IEC 60335-2-89 Implementation StatusEN IEC 60335-2-89:2021❑European version of IEC standard was published in August 2022

❑Standard will become a harmonized standard with EU Machine Directive (MD)in 2023.

❑No significant changes are present in relation to the IEC version

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Equipments Covered By IEC 60335-2-89

BOTTLE
COOLERS

BLAST
FREEZERSICE-CREAM
FREEZERSGONDOLACABINETS

RECH-INCABINETSICE
MAKERS

PREPARATIONCOUNTERSSERVE-OVER
CABINETSMULTI-DECKCABINETSGELATOCOUNTERSICE-CREAM
MARKERSLAB EQUIPMENTVENDING
MACHINESWALK-IN COLD
ROOMS

NEW

DISPLAY CABINETSIEC 60335-2-118

IEC 61010-2-011

IEC 60335-2-75

ISO 5149-1
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R290 500g Charge Limit
LOW TEMP. CABINETS(g)New Limit

Old Limit

EN12900

Typical R290 Charge In LBP Systems In Function Of Cooling Capacity

20R290 500g Charge Limit
MEDIUM TEMP. CABINETS(g)

New Limit

Old Limit

EN12900

Typical R290 Charge In MBP Systems In Function Of Cooling Capacity
21R290 500g Charge Limit
PROS AND CONS OF MULTI CIRCUIT VS SINGLE CIRCUIT USED FOR THE SAME SYSTEMMULTI CIRCUIT
150g max EACH

SINGLE CIRCUIT
500g max# of Components

LargerLower

Tube Diameter

SmallerLarger

Overall Size

LargerSmaller

Assembly Complexity

HigherLower

Redundancy

Yes

NoCapacity Regulation

Multistep Possible

Only With Inverter

Room Area Restriction

NoYes

Annex CC Test

NoYes
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REACH DIRECTIVE UPDATEPROPOSED PFAS BAN
23News About REACH Directive
In 2020, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark
agreed to prepare a joint REACH (Registration, Evaluation,Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) proposal restricting theuse of PFAS. PFAS—Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances—are acomplex group of more than 5000 chemicals that have been linked toenvironmental contamination and negative health effects inhumans.
Aim to restrict all PFAS in non-essential uses
Process schedule:
2021

Stakeholder
inquiry

2022
2023

Submissionof restrictions
dossier

2023

2024

2025

Final
reccomandations

Final draft

Entry in force
Ban dates TBD
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PFAS Definition
FExamples:

H

C

PFAS = Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances
All substances with at least one fully fluorinated –CF2or –CF3 group (without any H/Br/Cl/I-atom bound to it)

CHFH

FCC

C
R1234yf

FHCHFFR134a

5,000 – 10,000 different PFASFFFHFR32
Not PFAS

Most Of HFC Refrigerants (A1, A2L) Can Be Affected By PFAS Ban25

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