Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases and repealing Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 1U.K.Subject-matter

The objective of this Regulation is to protect the environment by reducing emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases. Accordingly, this Regulation:

(a)

establishes rules on containment, use, recovery and destruction of fluorinated greenhouse gases, and on related ancillary measures;

(b)

imposes conditions on the placing on the market of specific products and equipment that contain, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases;

(c)

imposes conditions on specific uses of fluorinated greenhouse gases; and

(d)

establishes quantitative limits for the placing on the market of hydrofluorocarbons.