The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2015

Interpretation: EU Regulations

3.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the 2014 Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases(1);

“Commission Regulation 1494/2007” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 1494/2007 establishing, pursuant to Regulation EC No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the form of labels and additional labelling requirements as regards products and equipment containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases;

“Commission Regulation 1497/2007” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 1497/2007 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, standard leakage checking requirements for stationary fire protection systems containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases(2);

“Commission Regulation 1516/2007” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 1516/2007 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, standard leakage checking requirements for stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases(3);

“Commission Regulation 303/2008” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 303/2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of companies and personnel as regards stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases(4);

“Commission Regulation 304/2008” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 304/2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of companies and personnel as regards stationary fire protection systems and fire extinguishers containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases(5);

“Commission Regulation 305/2008” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 305/2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of personnel recovering certain fluorinated greenhouse gases from high-voltage switchgear(6);

“Commission Regulation 306/2008” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 306/2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of personnel recovering certain fluorinated greenhouse gas-based solvents from equipment(7);

“Commission Regulation 307/2008” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 307/2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements for training programmes and the conditions for mutual recognition of training attestations for personnel as regards air-conditioning systems in certain motor vehicles containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases(8);

“Commission Regulation 308/2008” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 308/2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the format for notification of the training and certification programmes of the Member States(9);

“Commission Regulation 1191/2014” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1191/2014 determining the format and means for submitting the report referred to in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases.

(2) Expressions used but not defined in these Regulations and used in the following legislation have the same meaning as they have in that legislation—

(a) the 2014 Regulation;

(b) Commission Regulation 1494/2007;

(c) Commission Regulation 1497/2007;

(d) Commission Regulation 1516/2007;

(e) Commission Regulation 303/2008;

(f) Commission Regulation 304/2008;

(g) Commission Regulation 305/2008;

(h) Commission Regulation 306/2008;

(i) Commission Regulation 307/2008;

(j) Commission Regulation 308/2008.

(3) A reference in these Regulations to the following is a reference to those Commission Regulations as amended from time to time—

(a) Commission Regulation 1494/2007;

(b) Commission Regulation 1191/2014.

(1)

OJ No L 150, 20.5.2014, p 195.

(2)

OJ No L 333, 19.12.2007, p 4.

(3)

OJ No L 335, 20.12.2007, p 10.

(4)

OJ No L 92, 3.4.2008, p 3.

(5)

OJ No L 92, 3.4.2008, p 12.

(6)

OJ No L 92, 3.4.2008, p 17.

(7)

OJ No L 92, 3.4.2008, p 21. There is a relevant corrigendum (OJ No L 280, 23.10.2008, p 38).

(8)

OJ No L 92, 3.4.2008, p 25.

(9)

OJ No L 92, 3.4.2008, p 28.