Commission Regulation (EC) No 307/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements for training programmes and the conditions for mutual recognition of training attestations for personnel as regards air-conditioning systems in certain motor vehicles containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-04-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community certification, air conditioning, greenhouse gas, motor vehicle, professional qualifications, vocational training

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 307/2008

of 2 April 2008

establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the
for mutual
Council, minimum requirements
recognition of training attestations for personnel as regards air-conditioning systems in certain
motor vehicles containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases

training programmes and the conditions

for

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on certain
fluorinated greenhouse gases (1), and in particular Article 5(1)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

introduction of

Directive 2006/40/EC relating to emissions from air-
conditioning systems in motor vehicles and amending
Council Directive 70/156/EEC (2) provides
the
mandatory
air-conditioning systems
with low global warming potential to motor vehicles as
of 2011. As a short-term measure, Regulation (EC) No
842/2006 requires to lay down rules on the appropriate
qualification
fluorinated
greenhouse gases from such systems.

recovering

personnel

for

of

Personnel enrolled in a training course for the purpose of
obtaining a training attestation should be, for a limited
time, allowed to undertake activities covered by the
training course and for which a training attestation is
required,
by
are
personnel holding such an attestation.

supervised

provided

they

that

To enable training and attestation of personnel currently
active in the areas covered by this Regulation without
interrupting their professional
an adequate
activity,
interim period is
required during which personnel
trained under existing qualification schemes or with
professional experience may be considered as appro-
priately qualified for the purpose of Regulation (EC)
No 842/2006.

avoiding undue

the purpose of

For
administrative
burden, it should be allowed to recognise existing quali-
fication schemes provided that the skills and knowledge
relevant qualification system are
covered,
equivalent to the minimum standards envisaged by this
Regulation.

and the

(1) OJ L 161, 14.6.2006, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 161, 14.6.2006, p. 12.

Officially designated attestation bodies should ensure
compliance with the minimum requirements set out in
this Regulation and thereby contribute to the effective
and efficient mutual recognition of training attestations
throughout the Community.

(6)

(7)

format

Information on the attestation systems issuing attes-
tations subject to mutual recognition should be notified
to the Commission in the
established by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 308/2008 of 2 April
2008 establishing, pursuant
to Regulation (EC) No
the
842/2006 of
Council, the format for notification of the training and
certification programmes of the Member States (3). Infor-
mation on the recognition of existing qualification
for an interim
systems or professional
period, should be notified to the Commission.

the European Parliament and of

experience,

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee estab-
by Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No
lished
2037/2000 of
the
Council (4),

the European Parliament and of

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation establishes minimum requirements for training
certain fluorinated
programmes of personnel
greenhouse gases
in motor
vehicles falling within the scope of Directive 2006/40/EC as
well as the conditions for mutual recognition of training attes-
tations issued in accordance with those requirements.

recovering
from air-conditioning systems

Article 2

Training of personnel

1.
Only personnel holding a training attestation as referred
to in Article 3 shall be considered appropriately qualified to
carry out the activity referred to in Article 1.

(3) See page 28 of this Official Journal.
(4) 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).

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Paragraph 1 shall not apply for a maximum period of 12
2.
months to personnel enrolled in a training course for the
purpose of obtaining a training attestation provided that they
carry out
the supervision of a person
considered appropriately qualified.

the activity under

3. Member States may decide that until 4 July 2010 at the
latest, paragraph 1 shall not apply to:

(a) personnel holding an attestation issued under existing quali-
fication schemes for the activity referred to in Article 1,
identified as such by the Member State; or

(b) personnel with professional experience in the activity
referred to in Article 1, acquired before 4 July 2008.

Such personnel shall,
for the period referred to in the first
subparagraph, be considered appropriately qualified to carry
out the activity referred to in Article 1.

Article 3

Issuance of training attestations to personnel

laid down in
attestation does not contain the elements
paragraph 3 of this Article, an attestation body referred to in
paragraph 1 may issue a training attestation to the holder of
this qualification without repeating the training course.

Article 4

Notification

By 4 July 2008, Member States

1.
shall notify the
Commission of their intention to apply points (a) or (b) of
the first subparagraph of Article 2(3) by identifying existing
qualification systems or conditions based on professional
experience on the basis of which personnel are deemed appro-
priately qualified.

By 4 January 2009, Member States

2.
shall notify the
Commission of the names and contact details of attestation
bodies for personnel covered by Article 3(1) and of the titles
for personnel complying with the
of
requirements of Article 3(2) and of
the Annex, using the
format established by Regulation (EC) No 308/2008.

training attestations

An attestation body shall be provided for by a national
1.
law or regulation, or designated by the competent authority of a
Member State or other entities entitled to do so.

3. Member States shall update the notification submitted
pursuant to paragraph 2, with relevant new information, and
submit it to the Commission without delay.

2.
The attestation body referred to in paragraph 1 shall issue
a training attestation to personnel who have completed a
training course, covering the minimum skills and knowledge
set out in the Annex.

3.

(a)

The training attestation shall contain at least the following:

the name of the attestation body, the full name of the
holder and a registration number;

(b) the activity which the holder of the training attestation is

entitled to perform;

(c)

issuing date and issuer’s signature.

Article 5

Conditions for mutual recognition

1. Member States shall give mutual recognition to training
attestations issued in other Member States in accordance with
Article 3.

2. Member States may require holders of training attestations
issued in another Member State to provide a translation of the
attestation in another official Community language.

Article 6

Entry into force

4. Where an existing training course covers the minimum
skills and knowledge set out in the Annex, but the related

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 2 April 2008.

For the Commission

Stavros DIMAS
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Minimum requirements as to the skills and knowledge to be covered by the training programmes

The training course referred to in Article 3(2) shall cover the following:
(a) a theoretical module as indicated in the column ‘Module type’ by (T);

(b) a practical module where the applicant shall perform the corresponding task with the relevant material, tools and

equipment, as indicated in the column ‘Module type’ by (P).

1. Operation of air-conditioning systems containing fluorinated greenhouse gases in motor vehicles, environmental impact of fluorinated

greenhouse gas refrigerants and corresponding environmental regulations

Minimum knowledge and skills

Module type

1.1.

1.2.

Basic knowledge of the operation of air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles

Basic knowledge of the use and properties of the fluorinated greenhouse gases used as refrigerants in air-conditioning
systems in motor vehicles, the impact of the emissions of these gases on the environment (order of magnitude of their
Global Warming Potential in relation to climate change)

1.3.

Basic knowledge of the relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 and Directive 2006/40/EC

2. Environment-friendly recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gases

2.1.

2.2.

2.3.

Knowledge of common procedures for recovering fluorinated greenhouse gases

Handling a refrigerant cylinder

Connecting and disconnecting a recovery set to and from the service ports of a motor vehicle air-conditioning system
containing fluorinated greenhouse gases

2.4.

Operating a recovery set

T

T

T

T

P

P

P