UNEP France Ozonaction Fgas regulation Implementation in France

UNEP – France Ozonaction F-gas regulation Implementation in France Impact on the Fgas market

Fgas II – UE Regulation 517/2014 Fgas II : In effect in 2014 (previously Fgas I in 2006) Only F-gases Objectives : Contain, prevent and reduce F-gases emissions Certification for person and for company Containment Placing on the market prohibitions Novelty in Fgas II System of quotas : - 2015 : 180 M. téq. CO 2 - 2030 : 40 Mtéq. CO 2

Fgas II Impact on the HFC’s market in EU HFCs price increase : - Over 500 % in 1 year Data from Commission HFC’s POM by French companies : In 2018 HFC’s POM must decrease by 30% compare to 2017 (to respect Fgas regulation) 2018 objective : 19 Mt. CO 2 eq. The main HFC’s producers in France reduced their activity in 2018 HFC's POMHFC's in Mt. CO 2 eq. POM, 2015, 2016, 2017, 30. 3 27. 3 26. 9

Implementation in France Scope : - CFCs; PFCs; HCFCs; HFCs : regulation of the placing on the market, use, recovery and destruction of these substances -Air conditioning, refrigeration, solvents, fire extinguishing, electrical switch Which actors? - Equipment owners - Operators - Fluid distributors - Equipment distributors

Obligations Equipment owners : - Installation and operation carried out by a certified company - Regular leak test carried out by a certified staff - Act as soon as possible in case of a leak Operator : - Must be certified - Fill in, after each intervention, an intervention form - Declare the quantities of fluids handled and recovered - Affix a sticker to the equipment, after a leak test, to determine whether the equipment is leaking or not

Obligations Fluid distributors : - sell fluids only to operators whose capacity certificate has been verified - keep an up-to-date record of the quantities of HFC fluids sold - declare the quantities of fluids to a national organism (ADEME) - make free packaging available to operators to recover used fluids, and take back returned used fluids free of charge Equipment distributors : - sell pre-loaded HFC equipment only to certified operators or to a client who has contracted with a certified operator for the installation of equipment - keep an up-to-date register of pre-loaded HFC equipment sold - declare the quantities of fluids to a national organism (ADEME)

Focus on staff certification Delivered by an evaluating organism : The assessment organism provides individual certificates to employees working in a company who handle F gases for cooling and air conditioning purposes. The assessment of the candidate for certification includes both theoretical and practical tests. The evaluation framework is imposed by the European Union and France. Test cost : around 200 € Training cost for the test : around 500 €

Focus on company certification Delivered by an accredited organism : Certificate for companies handling F gases refrigerants, regardless of their use. Certificate is valid during 5 years. During this period, the companies must carry out one or more on-site audits. The certificate is delivered based on : - Certified people working for the company - Appropriate tools used Cost of the certification for 5 years : around 2 000€

Communication with stakeholders - Website of the ministry with FAQ’S - Organization of conference and working group with the professionnals using HFCs (explanation of the regulation, data collection, leak detection method, etc. ) - Participation in conferences organized by professional federations

Control of the regulation enforcement Controls at national and local level Coordination with fraud, custom and local authorities National level, control of : - Quota sufficiency - Company certification - Distributor register Local level, control of : - leak detection - up-to-date register - Sanction : Up to 15 000 € Up to 75€/t. CO 2 eq for HFCs POM without quota

Fostering the transition to HFC free alternatives in France Removal of regulatory barriers to HFC’s alternatives - Authorization for the use of flammable fluids in establishments open to the public - Under certain fire safety constraints (maximum amount of fluid, non-sparking area, etc. ) Fiscal measures Subsidy from 2019 to 2022 for companies investing in HFC free equipment Taxe from 2021 in €/t. CO 2 eq 2021 2022 2023 2025 After 2025 15 18 22 26 30

Thank you for your attention Questions ? Camille. siefridt@developpement-durable. gouv. fr