SCHEDULE 3Amendments for the purpose of, and in connection with, implementing the EEA EFTA free trade agreement
PART 2Amendments in relation to F-gas handler professions
Amendments to 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 842/2006I14
1
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 842/20068 is amended as follows.
2
In Article 10 (training and certification)—
a
in paragraph 10, after “as amended from time to time,” insert “or certificates and training attestations issued by an EEA EFTA state that are equivalent to those issued in any part of the United Kingdom,”
;
b
after paragraph 15, insert—
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For the purposes of this Article, an ‘EEA EFTA state’ means—
a
Norway,
b
Iceland, or
c
Liechtenstein.
Amendments to the Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations 2015I25
1
The Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations 20159 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 4 (meaning of “competent”)—
a
in paragraph (a), after “column 3 of that Table”, insert “, or has obtained the equivalent of those qualifications in an EEA EFTA state”
;
b
for paragraph (c), substitute—
c
a person is competent to carry out work with methyl bromide if that person has—
i
obtained the British Pest Control Association Certificate of Proficiency for Fumigation Operators10 and successfully completed the British Pest Control Association module referred to in the list in Schedule 3 which relates to the work in question; or
ii
obtained an equivalent certificate, and successfully completed an equivalent module, in an EEA EFTA state.
c
after paragraph (c), insert—
d
For the purposes of this regulation, an “EEA EFTA state” means—
i
Norway,
ii
Iceland, or
iii
Liechtenstein.