Full definition
The revised F-Gas Regulation (EU 2024/573, in force since 11 March 2024) replaces Regulation 517/2014. It requires a progressive ban timeline for hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) according to their GWP across all stationary uses: air conditioning, refrigeration, heat pumps. Key air-conditioning deadlines: ban on single splits ≤ 12 kW with GWP ≥ 150 on 1 January 2027 (R32 and R410A phase-out in single splits); ban on splits/multisplits > 12 kW with GWP ≥ 750 on 1 January 2029 (R410A phase-out in VRV); ban on maintenance of HFC equipment with GWP ≥ 750 on 1 January 2032. The objective is a near-end to HFCs in Europe by 2050. Replacement refrigerants for the market are R454B (GWP 466), R32 (GWP 675, allowed in some uses until 2027) and R290 propane (GWP 3).
Also known as
- FGas
- Règlement F-Gas