Jurisdiction: Republic of Ireland

Commencement: 5th August 2022

Amends: New Legislation
Mini Summary

These European Union (Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases) Regulations 2022 implement Regulation (EU) 517/2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases and repealing Regulation (EC) 842/2006  and set out certification requirements, offences and enforcement powers relating to fluorinated greenhouse gases.

Summary
These Regulations implement Regulation (EU) 517/2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases and repealing Regulation (EC) 842/2006  and set out certification requirements, offences and enforcement powers relating to fluorinated greenhouse gases.

The following provisions are revoked.

Duties
Certification
Persons must hold a valid certification to:

The Environmental Protection Agency may request persons to translate certifications or training attestations issued by another Member State into English.

The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (the Minister) must:

The Minister may designate persons to complete undertakings on their behalf. This includes:

The Minister may withdraw designations at any point in accordance with Article 15.

The Minister must notify the European Commission of any designated certification bodies.

Offences
It is an offence to:

Enforcement
The Environmental Protection Agency may appoint authorised officers for the purposes of ensuring compliance with these Regulations.

Authorised officers must product a copy of their identification where requested.

An authorised officer may:

Compliance and prohibition notice
The Environmental Protection Agency may serve a compliance notice to persons failing to limit fluorinated greenhouse gas emissions.

This notice must state:

The Environmental Protection Agency or authorised officer may issue a prohibition notice to persons placing fluorinated greenhouse gases or products containing fluorinated greenhouse gases on the market unlawfully.

 
  

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