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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/310/regulation/31</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2015</dc:title><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION</dc:subject><dc:modified>2024-05-16</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2020-12-31</dct:valid>
					<dc:description>The Regulations revoke and remake with amendments the Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/261).</dc:description>
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