COMPLIANCE TIMETABLE FOR STATIONARY REFRIGERATING, AIR CONDITIONING AND HEAT PUMP EQUIPMENT

Now…

  1. One of the new F Gas certificates City & Guilds 2079/ ConstructionSkills J11
  2. Or an older City & Guilds 2078 and CITB J01 valid and issued before 9th March which are acceptable as interim qualifications but only until July 2011.
  • Companies who employ personnel carrying out activities covered by the F Gas Regulation must hold an interim or full Company F Gas certificate available from REFCOM, Quidos or Bureau Veritas.

By 1st January 2010

  • No virgin HCFC can be supplied or used for servicing existing equipment.
  • New definitions of recycled and recovered HCFC refrigerant and restrictions on how they are used, come into force under the revised European Ozone Depleting Substances Regulation.
  • New Record keeping and leak checking obligations come into force for users HCFC refrigerant.

By 4th July 2011

  • Individuals carrying out activities covered by the F Gas Regulation can no longer operate legally unless they have obtained the new F Gas qualification (City & Guilds 2079 / ConstructionSkills J11)
  • Companies who employ personnel carrying out these activities must have obtained their full Company F Gas Certificate and interim certificates are no longer valid.
  • The EU must report on the impact of the implementation of the F Gas Regulations and recommend revisions if necessary.

By 1st January 2015

  • No recycled or recovered HCFC can be supplied or used to service existing equipment.