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The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

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12.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person places on the market within Northern Ireland a product or equipment referred to in paragraph (2) containing a fluorinated greenhouse gas or gases unless—

(a)a proper label is affixed to the product or equipment in accordance with the provisions of—

(i)the first paragraph of Article 7.1 of the 2006 Regulation,

(ii)Article 4 of Regulation 1494/2007; and

(b)the proper label is in English, whether or not it is in any other language.

(2) The product or equipment referred to in paragraph (1) is—

(a)a refrigeration product or equipment which contains—

(i)perfluorocarbons, or

(ii)preparations containing perfluorocarbons;

(b)a refrigeration or air conditioning product or equipment, except where such product or equipment is in a motor vehicle, which contains—

(i)hydrofluorocarbons, or

(ii)preparations containing hydrofluorocarbons;

(c)a heat pump, a fire protection system or a fire extinguisher which contains—

(i)hydrofluorocarbons, or

(ii)preparations containing hydrofluorocarbons;

(d)switchgear which contains sulphur hexafluoride or preparations containing sulphur hexafluoride; or

(e)a fluorinated greenhouse gas container.

(3) In this regulation, “proper label” means a label which—

(a)contains the information referred to in Articles 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3; and

(b)is in a form which complies with Article 3,

of Commission Regulation 1494/2007.

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