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SR EN 378:2005

Refrigerating systems and heat pumps Safety and environmental requirements:

Part 1: Basic requirements, definitions, classification and selection criteria

Part 2: Design, construction, testing, marking and documentation

Part 3: Installation site and personal protection

Part 4: Operation, maintenance, repair and recovery

Directive (2002-91 EC) Energy Performance in Buildings

• All AC systems >12 kW should be Performance inspected annually from January 1st 2006.
• Measures to decrease energy consumption should be recommended

Directives relevant for RAC industry - 2006

REGULATION (EC) No 842/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

EU directives relevant for RAC industry - 2007

• Environmental: - ODS
• F-Gas directive
• Technical - Machine Directive (MD)
• Low Voltage Directive (LVD)
• Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
• Pressure Equipment Directive (PED)
• Equipment used in potentially flammable environment (ATEX)
• Energy efficiency - Energy Performance in buildings (EPBD)
• prEN15240 Ventilation for buildings
• Energy performance of buildings
• Guidelines for inspection of air-conditioning systems

Main elements in draft EU HFC F - Gas regulations

• Training and certification
• Containment and recovery measures
• Data reporting requirements
• Marketing and use restrictions

Other regulations

The F-Gas Regulation (2006/842) (se deschide într-o fereastră nouă) and the MAC Directive (2006/40) (se deschide într-o fereastră nouă) were published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 14 June 2006. Their objectives are to contain, prevent and thereby reduce emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases convered by the Kyoto Protocol.

The Regulation covers the use of HFCs (se deschide într-o fereastră nouă), PFCs (se deschide într-o fereastră nouă) and SF6 (se deschide într-o fereastră nouă) in all their applications, except Mobile Air Conditioning (se deschide într-o fereastră nouă) (MAC), covered by the Directive, and Domestic Refrigerators, while the Directive covers MAC.

They entered into force on 4 July 2006 and a number of the measures apply from 4 July 2007.

1. Commission Regulation (EC) No 303/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of companies and personnel as regards stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases.
2. Commission Regulation (EC) No 304/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of companies and personnel as regards stationary fire protection systems and fire extinguishers containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases.
3. Commission Regulation (EC) No 305/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of personnel recovering certain fluorinated greenhouse gases from high-voltage switchgear.
4. Commission Regulation (EC) No 306/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of personnel recovering certain fluorinated greenhouse gas-based solvents from equipment.
5. Commission Regulation (EC) No 307/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements for training programmes and the conditions for mutual recognition of training attestations for personnel as regards air-conditioning systems in certain motor vehicles containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases.
6. Commission Regulation (EC) No 308/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the format for notification of the training and certification programmes of the Member States.