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Notification Detail :: G/TBT/N/USA/1668/Add.3

Notification No.

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Title

Prohibition on Certain Hydrofluorocarbons in Stationary Refrigeration, Chillers, Aerosols-Propellants, and Foam End-Uses Regulation

Objective

Protection of the environment (TBT)

Product Covered

Hydrofluorocarbons

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ICSCODE

13.020 - Environmental protection; 13.020 - Environmental protection; 13.040 - Air quality; 13.040 - Air quality; 71.020 - Production in the chemical industry; 71.020 - Production in the chemical industry; 71.100 - Products of the chemical industry; 71.100 - Products of the chemical industry

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The Prohibitions on Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons in Stationary Refrigeration, Stationary Air Conditioning, and Other End-Uses Regulation (HFC Regulation) requires Air Conditioning (AC) and Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) equipment manufacturers to submit their Annual Reclaim Use Report to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) pursuant to Cal. Code Regs., Title 17, § 95376(c) by 1 July 2024 to meet the requirements of the Refrigerant Recovery, Reclaim, and Reuse (R4) Program. The R4 Program requires equipment manufacturers subject to the prohibitions under the “Other AC” and “VRF” end-uses listed in Section 95374(c), Table 3 of the regulation to use a specified minimum amount of certified reclaimed refrigerant in new equipment or in the servicing of existing equipment. The specified amount is dependent on the baselines reported in the previous calendar year. As a reminder, manufacturers of AC equipment that are subject to the 1 January 2025 prohibitions in Table 3 of Section 95374(c) of the regulation are subject to a 10 percent certified reclaimed refrigerant use requirement for both 2023 and 2024. Manufacturers of VRF equipment that are subject to the 1 January 2025 prohibitions in Table 3 of Section 95374(c) of the regulation are subject to a 15 percent certified reclaimed refrigerant use requirement for 2023 and 2024, and a 25 percent certified reclaimed refrigerant requirement for 2025. An “Early Action Credit” option can also be utilized by AC and VRF equipment manufacturers for refrigerant with a GWP less than 750 to partly or completely fulfill requirements on the use of reclaimed refrigerant. To assist with compliance, CARB has developed a template form that can be used to submit the report, available on the R4 Program pageReports are to be submitted to: HFCReduction@arb.ca.govFurther information on Prohibitions on Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons in Stationary Refrigeration, Chillers, Aerosols-Propellants, and Foam End-Uses Regulation available at: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/rulemaking/2020/hfc2020

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