Retained EU Regulation 517/2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases
This Retained Regulation originated in the European Union (EU). Following the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, this legislation was retained by the Government through the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and adopted into its own laws.
It applies to England, Wales and Scotland, with some limited application in Northern Ireland in accordance with the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland.
This Retained Regulation aims to protect the environment by reducing emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases. In particular, it:
- establishes rules on containment, use, recovery and destruction of fluorinated greenhouse gases, and on related support measures;
- imposes conditions on the placing on the market of specific products and equipment that contain, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases;
- imposes conditions on specific uses of fluorinated greenhouse gases; and
- establishes quantitative limits for the placing on the market of hydrofluorocarbons.
Legislative background
The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ('IPCC') of the United Nations Framework...
