ANNEX IV Placing on the market prohibitions referred to in Article 11(1)

Products and equipment

Date of prohibition

(1)  Non-refillable containers for fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I, empty, partially or fully filled, used to service, maintain or fill refrigeration, air-conditioning or heat pump equipment, fire protection systems or electrical switchgear, or for use as solvents.

4 July 2007

STATIONARY REFRIGERATION

(2)  Domestic refrigerators and freezers:

(a)  that contain HFCs with GWP of 150 or more;

1 January 2015

(b)  that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases, except if required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation.

1 January 2026

(3)  Refrigerators and freezers for commercial use (self-contained equipment):

(a)  that contain HFCs with GWP of 2 500 or more;

1 January 2020

(b)  that contain HFCs with GWP of 150 or more;

1 January 2022

(c)  that contain other fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 150 or more.

1 January 2025

(4)  Any self-contained refrigeration equipment, except chillers, that contains fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 150 or more, except if required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation.

1 January 2025

(5)  Refrigeration equipment, except chillers and equipment covered in points (4) and (6), that contains, or whose functioning relies upon:

(a)  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

(b)  fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 2 500 or more, except equipment intended for application designed to cool products to temperatures below – 50 °C;

1 January 2025

(c)  fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 150 or more, except if required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation.

1 January 2030

(6)  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 listed in Annex I 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

STATIONARY CHILLERS

(7)  Chillers that contain, or whose functioning relies upon:

(a)  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

(b)  fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 150 GWP or more for chillers up to and including a rated capacity of 12 kW, except if required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation;

1 January 2027

(c)  fluorinated greenhouse gases for chillers up to and including a rated capacity of 12 kW, except if required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation;

1 January 2032

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(d)  fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 750 or more for chillers above a rated capacity of 12 kW, except if required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation.  ◄

1 January 2027

STATIONARY AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT AND STATIONARY HEAT PUMPS

(8)  Self-contained air-conditioning equipment and heat pumps, except chillers, that:

(a)  plug-in room air-conditioning equipment which is moveable between rooms by the end user that contains HFCs with GWP of 150 or more;

1 January 2020

(b)  plug-in room air-conditioning equipment, monoblock air-conditioning equipment, other self-contained air-conditioning equipment and self-contained heat pumps, with a maximum rated capacity of up to and including 12 kW that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 150 or more, except if required to meet safety requirements. If safety requirements at the site of operation would not allow using fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of less than 150, the GWP limit is 750;

1 January 2027

(c)  plug-in room air-conditioning equipment, monoblock air-conditioning equipment, other self-contained air-conditioning equipment and self-contained heat pumps, with a maximum rated capacity of up to and including 12 kW that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases, except if required to meet safety requirements. If safety requirements at the site of operation would not allow using alternatives to fluorinated greenhouse gases, the GWP limit is 750;

1 January 2032

(d)  monoblock and other self-contained air-conditioning equipment and heat pumps, with a maximum rated capacity of more than 12 kW but not exceeding 50 kW that contains fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 150 or more, except if required to meet safety requirements. If safety requirements at the site of operation would not allow using fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of less than 150, the GWP limit is 750;

1 January 2027

(e)  other self-contained air-conditioning equipment and heat pumps that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 150 or more, except if required to meet safety requirements. If safety requirements at the site of operation would not allow using fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of less than 150, the GWP limit is 750.

1 January 2030

(9)  Split air-conditioning equipment and heat pumps (1):

(a)  Single split systems, containing less than 3 kg of fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I, that contain, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I with GWP of 750 or more;

1 January 2025

(b)  Split air-to-water systems of a rated capacity up to and including 12 kW containing, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 150 or more, except if required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation;

1 January 2027

(c)  Split air-to-air systems of a rated capacity up to and including 12 kW containing, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 150 or more, except if required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation;

1 January 2029

(d)  Split systems of a rated capacity up to and including 12 kW containing, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases, except if required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation;

1 January 2035

(e)  Split systems of a rated capacity of more than 12 kW containing, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 750 or more, except if required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation;

1 January 2029

(f)  Split systems of a rated capacity of more than 12 kW containing, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 150 or more, except if required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation.

1 January 2033

OTHER PRODUCTS AND EQUIPMENT

(10)  Non-confined direct evaporation systems that contain HFCs and PFCs as refrigerants.

4 July 2007

(11)  Fire protection equipment:

(a)  that contain PFCs;

4 July 2007

(b)  that contain HFC-23;

1 January 2016

(c)  that contain or rely on other fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I, except when required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation.

1 January 2025

(12)  Windows for domestic use that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I.

4 July 2007

(13)  Other windows that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I.

4 July 2008

(14)  Footwear that contains fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I.

4 July 2006

(15)  Tyres that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I.

4 July 2007

(16)  One-component foams, except when required to meet national safety standards, that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I with GWP of 150 or more.

4 July 2008

(17)  Foams:

(a)  Extruded polystyrene (XPS) that contain HFCs with GWP of 150 or more, except if required to meet national safety standards;

1 January 2020

(b)  Foams other than extruded polystyrene (XPS) that contain HFCs with GWP of 150 or more, except if required to meet national safety standards;

1 January 2023

(c)  Foams that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases, except if required to meet safety requirements.

1 January 2033

(18)  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

(19)  Technical aerosols:

(a)  that contain HFCs with GWP of 150 or more, except if required to meet national safety standards or when used for medical applications;

1 January 2018

(b)  that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases, except if required to meet safety requirements or when used for medical applications.

1 January 2030

(20)  Personal care products (e.g. mousse, creams, foams, liquids or sprays) that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases.

1 January 2025

(21)  Equipment used for cooling the skin that contain, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 150 or more except if used for medical applications.

1 January 2025