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Regulation (EU) 2024/573 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 February 2024 on fluorinated greenhouse gases, amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 517/2014| Legal instrument | Regulation |
|---|---|
| Number legal act | Regulation 2024/573 |
| Regdoc number | PE(2023)60 |
| Original proposal | COM(2022)150  |
| CELEX number i | 32024R0573 |
| Document | 07-02-2024; Date of signature |
|---|---|
| Signature | 07-02-2024 |
| Effect | 11-03-2024; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 38 01-01-2025; Application Partial application See Art 38 03-03-2025; Application Partial application See Art 38 |
| Deadline | 11-03-2024; See Art 32.2 01-01-2026; See Art 31.1 01-07-2027; See Art 35.3 01-07-2028; See Art 35.4 01-01-2030; See Art 35.5 01-01-2040; Review See Art 35.6 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
Official Journal of the European Union |
EN Series L |
2024/573 |
20.2.2024 |
REGULATION (EU) 2024/573 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 7 February 2024
on fluorinated greenhouse gases, amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 517/2014
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
After consulting the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2),
Whereas:
(1) |
The European Green Deal, as set out in the Commission communication of 11 December 2019, launched a new growth strategy for the Union that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy. It reaffirms the Commission’s ambition to make Europe the first climate-neutral and zero pollution continent by 2050 and aims to protect the health and well-being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts, while ensuring an inclusive, fair and just transition, leaving no one behind. Furthermore, the Union is committed to ensuring the full implementation of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) and of the 8th Environment Action Programme, established by Decision (EU) 2022/591 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), and is committed to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals. |
(2) |
Fluorinated greenhouse gases are human-made chemicals that are very strong greenhouse gases, which are often several thousand times stronger than carbon dioxide (CO2). Together with CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, fluorinated greenhouse gases belong to the group of greenhouse gas emissions covered by the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (the ‘Paris Agreement’) (5). Today, fluorinated greenhouse gas emissions amount to 2,5 % of total greenhouse gas emissions in the Union, and have doubled from 1990 to 2014 in contrast to other greenhouse gas emissions, which have fallen. |
(3) |
Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6) was adopted to reverse the increase in fluorinated greenhouse gas emissions. As concluded in an evaluation prepared by the Commission, Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 has led to a year-on-year decrease of fluorinated greenhouse gas emissions. The supply of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) has declined by 37 % in metric tonnes and by 47 % in terms of tonnes of CO2 equivalent from 2015 until 2019. There has also been a clear shift to the use of alternatives with a lower global warming potential, including natural alternatives (for example, air, CO2, ammonia, hydrocarbons and water), in many types of equipment that traditionally used fluorinated greenhouse gases. |
(4) |
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes in its 2021 Special Report that emission decreases for fluorinated greenhouse gases of up to 90 % by 2050 globally compared to the year 2015 would be needed. In response to the urgency for climate action, the Union increased its climate ambition through Regulation (EU) 2021/1119. That Regulation establishes a binding Union domestic reduction target for net greenhouse gas emissions (emissions after deduction of removals) of at least 55 % by 2030 compared to 1990 levels and the objective of achieving climate neutrality within the Union at the latest by 2050. The Union has also enhanced its initial... |
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