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dossier	COM(2012)643 - Fluorinated greenhouse gases.
document	COM(2012)643
date	April 16, 2014

ANNEX I

FLUORINATED GREENHOUSE GASES REFERRED TO IN POINT 1 OF ARTICLE 2

Substance	GWP (1)
Industrial designation	Chemical name (Common name)	Chemical formula
Section 1: Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
HFC-23	trifluoromethane (fluoroform)	CHF3	14 800
HFC-32	difluoromethane	CH2F2	675
HFC-41	fluoromethane (methyl fluoride)	CH3F	92
HFC-125	pentafluoroethane	CHF2CF3	3 500
HFC-134	1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane	CHF2CHF2	1 100
HFC-134a	1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane	CH2FCF3	1 430
HFC-143	1,1,2-trifluoroethane	CH2FCHF2	353
HFC-143a	1,1,1-trifluoroethane	CH3CF3	4 470
HFC-152	1,2-difluoroethane	CH2FCH2F	53
HFC-152a	1,1-difluoroethane	CH3CHF2	124
HFC-161	fluoroethane (ethyl fluoride)	CH3CH2F	12
HFC-227ea	1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane	CF3CHFCF3	3 220
HFC-236cb	1,1,1,2,2,3-hexafluoropropane	CH2FCF2CF3	1 340
HFC-236ea	1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane	CHF2CHFCF3	1 370
HFC-236fa	1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane	CF3CH2CF3	9 810
HFC-245ca	1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane	CH2FCF2CHF2	693
HFC-245fa	1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane	CHF2CH2CF3	1 030
HFC-365 mfc	1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane	CF3CH2CF2CH3	794
HFC-43-10 mee	1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane	CF3CHFCHFCF2CF3	1 640
Section 2: Perfluorocarbons (PFCs)
PFC-14	tetrafluoromethane (perfluoromethane, carbon tetrafluoride)	CF4	7 390
PFC-116	hexafluoroethane (perfluoroethane)	C2F6	12 200
PFC-218	octafluoropropane (perfluoropropane)	C3F8	8 830
PFC-3-1-10 (R-31-10)	decafluorobutane (perfluorobutane)	C4F10	8 860
PFC-4-1-12 (R-41-12)	dodecafluoropentane (perfluoropentane)	C5F12	9 160
PFC-5-1-14 (R-51-14)	tetradecafluorohexane (perfluorohexane)	C6F14	9 300
PFC-c-318	octafluorocyclobutane (perfluorocyclobutane)	c-C4F8	10 300
Section 3: Other perfluorinated compounds
	sulphur hexafluoride	SF6	22 800

(1) Based on the Fourth Assessment Report adopted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, unless otherwise indicated.

ANNEX II

OTHER FLUORINATED GREENHOUSE GASES SUBJECT TO REPORTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 19

Substance	GWP (1)
Common name/industrial designation	Chemical formula
Section 1: Unsaturated hydro(chloro)fluorocarbons
HFC-1234yf	CF3CF = CH2	4 Fn (2)
HFC-1234ze	trans — CHF = CHCF3	7 Fn 2
HFC-1336mzz	CF3CH = CHCF3	9
HCFC-1233zd	C3H2ClF3	4,5
HCFC-1233xf	C3H2ClF3	1 Fn (3)
Section 2: Fluorinated ethers and alcohols
HFE-125	CHF2OCF3	14 900
HFE-134 (HG-00)	CHF2OCHF2	6 320
HFE-143a	CH3OCF3	756
HCFE-235da2 (isofluorane)	CHF2OCHClCF3	350
HFE-245cb2	CH3OCF2CF3	708
HFE-245fa2	CHF2OCH2CF3	659
HFE-254cb2	CH3OCF2CHF2	359
HFE-347 mcc3 (HFE-7000)	CH3OCF2CF2CF3	575
HFE-347pcf2	CHF2CF2OCH2CF3	580
HFE-356pcc3	CH3OCF2CF2CHF2	110
HFE-449sl (HFE-7100)	C4F9OCH3	297
HFE-569sf2 (HFE-7200)	C4F9OC2H5	59
HFE-43-10pccc124 (H-Galden 1040x) HG-11	CHF2OCF2OC2F4OCHF2	1 870
HFE-236ca12 (HG-10)	CHF2OCF2OCHF2	2 800
HFE-338pcc13 (HG-01)	CHF2OCF2CF2OCHF2	1 500
HFE-347mmy1	(CF3)2CFOCH3	343
2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropanol	CF3CF2CH2OH	42
bis(trifluoromethyl)-methanol	(CF3)2CHOH	195
HFE-227ea	CF3CHFOCF3	1 540
HFE-236ea2 (desfluoran)	CHF2OCHFCF3	989
HFE-236fa	CF3CH2OCF3	487
HFE-245fa1	CHF2CH2OCF3	286
HFE 263fb2	CF3CH2OCH3	11
HFE-329 mcc2	CHF2CF2OCF2CF3	919
HFE-338 mcf2	CF3CH2OCF2CF3	552
HFE-338mmz1	(CF3)2CHOCHF2	380
HFE-347 mcf2	CHF2CH2OCF2CF3	374
HFE-356 mec3	CH3OCF2CHFCF3	101
HFE-356mm1	(CF3)2CHOCH3	27
HFE-356pcf2	CHF2CH2OCF2CHF2	265
HFE-356pcf3	CHF2OCH2CF2CHF2	502
HFE 365 mcf3	CF3CF2CH2OCH3	11
HFE-374pc2	CHF2CF2OCH2CH3	557
	- (CF2)4CH (OH)-	73
Section 3: Other perfluorinated compounds
perfluoropolymethylisopropyl-ether (PFPMIE)	CF3OCF(CF3)CF2OCF2OCF3	10 300
nitrogen trifluoride	NF3	17 200
trifluoromethyl sulphur pentafluoride	SF5CF3	17 700
perfluorocyclopropane	c-C3F6	17 340Fn (4)

(1) Based on the Fourth Assessment Report adopted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, unless otherwise indicated.

(2) GWP according to the Report of the 2010 Assessment of the Scientific Assessment Panel (SAP) of the Montreal Protocol, Tables 1-11, citing two peer-reviewed scientific references. http://ozone.unep.org/Assessment_Panels/SAP/Scientific_Assessment_2010/index.shtml

(3) Default value, global warming potential not yet available.

(4) Minimum value according to the Fourth Assessment Report adopted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

ANNEX III

PLACING ON THE MARKET PROHIBITIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 11(1)

Products and equipment

Where relevant, the GWP of mixtures containing fluorinated greenhouse gases shall be calculated in accordance with Annex IV, as provided for in point 6 of Article 2

Date of prohibition

1.	Non-refillable containers for fluorinated greenhouse gases used to service, maintain or fill refrigeration, air-conditioning or heat-pump equipment, fire protection systems or switchgear, or for use as solvents

4 July 2007

2.	Non-confined direct evaporation systems that contain HFCs and PFCs as refrigerants

4 July 2007

3.	Fire protection equipment

that contain PFCs

4 July 2007

that contain HFC-23

1 January 2016

4.	Windows for domestic use that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases

4 July 2007

5.	Other windows that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases

4 July 2008

6.	Footwear that contains fluorinated greenhouse gases

4 July 2006

7.	Tyres that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases

4 July 2007

8.	One-component foams, except when required to meet national safety standards, that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 150 or more

4 July 2008

9.	Aerosol generators marketed and intended for sale to the general public for entertainment and decorative purposes, as listed in point 40 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, and signal horns, that contain HFCs with GWP of 150 or more

4 July 2009

10.	Domestic refrigerators and freezers that contain HFCs with GWP of 150 or more

1 January 2015

11.	Refrigerators and freezers for commercial use (hermetically sealed equipment)

that contain HFCs with GWP of 2 500 or more

1 January 2020

that contain HFCs with GWP of 150 or more

1 January 2022

12.	Stationary refrigeration equipment, that contains, or whose functioning relies upon, HFCs with GWP of 2 500 or more except equipment intended for application designed to cool products to temperatures below – 50 °C

1 January 2020

13.

Multipack centralised refrigeration systems for commercial use with a rated capacity of 40 kW or more that contain, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 150 or more, except in the primary refrigerant circuit of cascade systems where fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of less than 1 500 may be used

1 January 2022

14.	Movable room air-conditioning equipment (hermetically sealed equipment which is movable between rooms by the end user) that contain HFCs with GWP of 150 or more

1 January 2020

15.	Single split air-conditioning systems containing less than 3 kg of fluorinated greenhouse gases, that contain, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 750 or more

1 January 2025

16.	Foams that contain HFCs with GWP of 150 or more except when required to meet national safety standards

Extruded polystyrene (XPS)

1 January 2020

Other foams

1 January 2023

17.	Technical aerosols that contain HFCs with GWP of 150 or more, except when required to meet national safety standards or when used for medical applications

1 January 2018

ANNEX IV

METHOD OF CALCULATING THE TOTAL GWP OF A MIXTURE

The GWP of a mixture is calculated as a weighted average, derived from the sum of the weight fractions of the individual substances multiplied by their GWP, unless otherwise specified, including substances that are not fluorinated greenhouse gases.

,

where % is the contribution by weight with a weight tolerance of +/– 1 %.

For example: applying the formula to a blend of gases consisting of 60 % dimethyl ether, 10 % HFC-152a and 30 % isobutane:

→ Total GWP = 13,9

The GWP of the following non-fluorinated substances are used to calculate the GWP of mixtures. For other substances not listed in this annex a default value of 0 applies.

Substance	GWP (1)
Common name	Industrial designation	Chemical Formula
methane		CH4	25
nitrous oxide		N2O	298
dimethyl ether		CH3OCH3	1
methylene chloride		CH2Cl2	9
methyl chloride		CH3Cl	13
chloroform		CHCl3	31
ethane	R-170	CH3CH3	6
propane	R-290	CH3CH2CH3	3
butane	R-600	CH3CH2CH2CH3	4
isobutane	R-600a	CH(CH3)2CH3	3
pentane	R-601	CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3	5 (2)
isopentane	R-601a	(CH3)2CHCH2CH3	5 (2)
ethoxyethane (diethyl ether)	R-610	CH3CH2OCH2CH3	4
methyl formate	R-611	HCOOCH3	25
hydrogen	R-702	H2	6
ammonia	R-717	NH3	0
ethylene	R-1150	C2H4	4
propylene	R-1270	C3H6	2
cyclopentane		C5H10	5 (2)

(1) Based on the Fourth Assessment Report adopted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, unless otherwise indicated.

(2) Substance not listed in the Fourth Assessment Report adopted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, default value on the basis of the GWPs of other hydrocarbons.

ANNEX V

CALCULATION OF THE MAXIMUM QUANTITY, REFERENCE VALUES AND QUOTAS FOR PLACING HYDROFLUOROCARBONS ON THE MARKET

The maximum quantity referred to in Article 15(1) shall be calculated by applying the following percentages to the annual average of the total quantity placed on the market into the Union during the period from 2009 to 2012. From 2018 onwards, the maximum quantity referred to in Article 15(1) shall be calculated by applying the following percentages to the annual average of the total quantity placed on the market into the Union during period 2009 to 2012, and subsequently subtracting the amounts for exempted uses according to Article 15(2), on the basis of available data.

Years	Percentage to calculate the maximum quantity of hydrofluorocarbons to be placed on the market and corresponding quotas
2015	100 %
2016–17	93 %
2018–20	63 %
2021–23	45 %
2024–26	31 %
2027–29	24 %
2030	21 %

The maximum quantity, reference values and quotas for placing hydrofluorocarbons on the market referred to in Articles 15 and 16 shall be calculated as the aggregated quantities of all types of hydrofluorocarbons, expressed in tonne(s) of CO2 equivalent.

The calculation of reference values and quotas for placing hydrofluorocarbons on the market referred to in Articles 15 and 16 shall be based on the quantities of hydrofluorocarbons producers and importers have placed on the market in the Union during the reference or allocation period but excluding quantities of hydrofluorocarbons for the usage referred to in Article 15(2) during the same period, on the basis of available data.

Transactions referred to in point (c) of Article 15(2) shall be verified in accordance with Article 19(6) regardless of the quantities involved.

ANNEX VI

ALLOCATION MECHANISM REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 16

1. Determination of the quantity to be allocated to undertakings for which a reference value has been established under Article 16(1) and (3)

Each undertaking for which a reference value has been established receives a quota corresponding to 89 % of the reference value multiplied by the percentage indicated in Annex V for the respective year.

2. Determination of the quantity to be allocated to undertakings that have submitted a declaration under Article 16(2)

The sum of the quotas allocated under point 1 is subtracted from the maximum quantity for the given year set out in Annex V to determine the quantity to be allocated to undertakings for which no reference value has been established and which have submitted a declaration under Article 16(2) (quantity to be allocated in step 1 of the calculation).

2.1.   Step 1 of the calculation

Each undertaking receives an allocation corresponding to the quantity requested in its declaration, but no more than a pro-rata share of the quantity to be allocated in step 1.

The pro-rata share is calculated by dividing 100 by the number of undertakings that have submitted a declaration. The sum of the quotas allocated in step 1 is subtracted from the quantity to be allocated in step 1 to determine the quantity to be allocated in step 2.

2.2.   Step 2 of the calculation

Each undertaking that has not obtained 100 % of the quantity requested in its declaration in step 1 receives an additional allocation corresponding to the difference between the quantity requested and the quantity obtained in step 1. However, this must not exceed the pro-rata share of the quantity to be allocated in step 2.

The pro-rata share is calculated by dividing 100 by the number of undertakings eligible for an allocation in step 2. The sum of the quotas allocated in step 2 is subtracted from the quantity to be allocated in step 2 to determine the quantity to be allocated in step 3.

2.3.   Step 3 of the calculation

Step 2 is repeated until all requests are satisfied or the remaining quantity to be allocated in the next phase is less than 500 tonnes of CO2 equivalent.

3. Determination of the quantity to be allocated to undertakings that have submitted a declaration under Article 16(4)

For the allocation of quotas for 2015 to 2017 the sum of the quotas allocated under points 1 and 2 is subtracted from the maximum quantity for the given year set out in Annex V to determine the quantity to be allocated to undertakings for which a reference value has been established and that have submitted a declaration under Article 16(4).

The allocation mechanism set out under points 2.1 and 2.2 applies.

For the allocation of quotas for 2018 and every year thereafter, undertakings that have submitted a declaration under Article 16(4) shall be treated in the same way as undertakings that have submitted a declaration under Article 16(2).

ANNEX VII

DATA TO BE REPORTED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 19

Each producer referred to in Article 19(1) shall report on:

(a)	the total quantity of each substance listed in Annexes I and II it has produced in the Union, identifying the main categories of application in which the substance is used;

(b)

the quantities of each substance listed in Annex I and, where applicable, Annex II it has placed on the market in the Union, specifying separately quantities placed on the market for feedstock uses, direct exports, producing metered dose inhalers for the delivery of pharmaceutical ingredients, use in military equipment and use in the etching of semiconductor material or the cleaning of chemical vapour deposition chambers within the semiconductor manufacturing sector;

(c)	the quantities of each substance listed in Annexes I and II that have been recycled, reclaimed and destroyed, respectively;

(d)	any stocks held at the beginning and the end of the reporting period;

(e)	any authorisation to use quota, specifying relevant quantities, for the purpose of Article 14.

Each importer referred to in Article 19(1) shall report on:

(a)

the quantity of each substance listed in Annex I and, where applicable, Annex II it has imported into the Union, identifying the main categories of application in which the substance is used, specifying separately quantities placed on the market for destruction, feedstock uses, direct exports, producing metered dose inhalers for the delivery of pharmaceutical ingredients, use in military equipment and use in the etching of semiconductor material or the cleaning of chemical vapour deposition chambers within the semiconductor manufacturing sector;

(b)	the quantities of each substance listed in Annexes I and II that have been recycled, reclaimed and destroyed, respectively;

(c)	any authorisation to use quota, specifying relevant quantities, for the purpose of Article 14;

(d)	any stocks held at the beginning and the end of the reporting period.

Each exporter referred to in Article 19(1) shall report on:

(a)	the quantities of each substance listed in Annexes I and II that it has exported from the Union other than to be recycled, reclaimed or destroyed;

(b)	any quantities of each substance listed in Annexes I and II that it has exported from the Union to be recycled, reclaimed and destroyed, respectively.

Each undertaking referred to in Article 19(2) shall report on:

(a)	the quantities of each substance listed in Annexes I and II destroyed, including the quantities of those substances contained in products or equipment;

(b)	any stocks of each substance listed in Annexes I and II waiting to be destroyed, including the quantities of those substances contained in products or equipment;

(c)	the technology used for the destruction of the substances listed in Annexes I and II.

Each undertaking referred to in Article 19(3) shall report on the quantities of each substance listed in Annex I used as feedstock.

Each undertaking referred to in Article 19(4) shall report on:

(a)	the categories of the products or equipment containing substances listed in Annexes I and II;

(b)	the number of units;

(c)	any quantities of each substance listed in Annexes I and II contained in the products or equipment.

ANNEX VIII

CORRELATION TABLE

Regulation (EC) No 842/2006	This Regulation
Article 1	Article 1
Article 2	Article 2
Article 3(1)	Article 3(2) and (3)
Article 3(2), first subparagraph	Article 4(1), (2) and (3)
Article 3(2), second subparagraph	Article 3(3), second subparagraph
Article 3(2), third subparagraph	—
Article 3(3)	Article 5(1)
Article 3(4)	Article 4(3)
Article 3(5)	Article 4(4)
Article 3(6)	Article 6(1) and (2)
Article 3(7)	Article 4(5)
Article 4(1)	Article 8(1)
Article 4(2)	Article 8(2)
Article 4(3)	Article 8(3)
Article 4(4)	—
Article 5(1)	Article 10(5) and (12)
Article 5(2), first sentence	Article 10(1), (2) and (6)
Article 5(2), second sentence	Article 10(10), first subparagraph
Article 5(2), third sentence	Article 10(10), second subparagraph
Article 5(3)	Article 3(4), first subparagraph and Article 10(3)
Article 5(4)	Article 11(4)
Article 5(5)	Article 10(13)
Article 6(1)	Article 19(1) and Annex VII
Article 6(2)	Article 19(7)
Article 6(3)	Article 19(8)
Article 6(4)	Article 20 and Article 6(2)
Article 7(1), first subparagraph, first sentence	Article 12(1) first sentence
Article 7(1), first subparagraph, second and third sentence	Article 12(2), (3) and (4)
Article 7(1), second subparagraph	Article 12(13)
Article 7(2)	Article 12(1), second sentence
Article 7(3), first sentence	Article 12(14)
Article 7(3), second sentence	Article 12(15)
Article 8(1)	Article 13(1)
Article 8(2)	Article 13(2)
Article 9(1)	Article 11(1)
Article 9(2)	—
Article 9(3)	—
Article 10	21(2)
Article 11	—
Article 12	Article 24
Article 13(1)	Article 25(1), first subparagraph
Article 13(2)	Article 25(1), second subparagraph
Article 14	—
Article 15	Article 27
Annex I — Part 1	Annex I
Annex I — Part 2	Annex IV
Annex II	Annex III