Society News Jobs Refrigeration CO2 Gas compression Air conditioner Kitchens Service Training References Reception News Sustainable development News Hurry Regulations Sustainable development News Contact Jonathan LEGUIL Contact us by email Sustainable development Under the Montreal Protocol, applied in Europe through European Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 , the HCFC * substances phase-out mechanism will enter its last phase as from January 1, 2015. It will be on that date. prohibits recharging a refrigeration or air conditioning installation with virgin, recycled and reclaimed HCFC substances. The ban is not aimed at maintaining HCFC installations in operation, but at recharging them in the event of a leak or modification. An incident on your refrigeration systems can therefore jeopardize the possibilities of rapid repair. The non-compliance with the prohibitions is punishable by law ie 2 years imprisonment and € 75,000 finesunder article L521-21 of the environment code. No specific exemption is foreseen to date. In this context, we recommend that you quickly carry out an inventory of your HCFC installations to prepare yourself for the upcoming deadlines. Depending on the type of your installation, the possibilities of replacing HCFC with an authorized substance are more or less easy. In all cases, the change of fluid generally results in a loss of performance or cooling capacity. It should also be noted that following the vote of the European Parliament on 12/03/2014, the new F-GAS regulation governing the use of HFCs ** (replacing HCFCs) will come into force from 1 January 2015. This regulation programs the medium-term disappearance of a large part of HFCs with significant deadlines by 2020. Your partner AXIMA REFRIGERATION is present to assist you in the analysis of your needs, taking into account the current regulatory context which is complex. HCFC *: R22, R408, R409, Mixiflon… are greenhouse gases that deplete the ozone layer, banned on January 1, 2015. HFC **: R404A, R134a… are greenhouse gases whose use is restricted with F-Gas regulations GDF SUEZ Group sites www.gdfsuez.com Legal Notice Documentation Sitemap Contact (+33) 3 88 19 19 00 Energy is our future, let's save it !