Message 002
Communication from the Commission - TRIS/(2020) 03598
Directive (EU) 2015/1535
Translation of the message 001
Notification: 2020/0611/DK
No abre el plazo - Nezahajuje odklady - Fristerne indledes ikke - Kein Fristbeginn - Viivituste perioodi ei avata - Καμμία έναρξη προθεσμίας - Does not open the delays - N'ouvre pas de délais - Non fa decorrere la mora - Neietekmē atlikšanu - Atidėjimai nepradedami - Nem nyitja meg a késéseket - Ma’ jiftaħx il-perijodi ta’ dawmien - Geen termijnbegin - Nie otwiera opóźnień - Não inicia o prazo - Neotvorí oneskorenia - Ne uvaja zamud - Määräaika ei ala tästä - Inleder ingen frist - Не се предвижда период на прекъсване - Nu deschide perioadele de stagnare - Nu deschide perioadele de stagnare.
(MSG: 202003598.EN)
1. MSG 002 IND 2020 0611 DK EN 01-10-2020 DK NOTIF
2. DK
3A. Erhvervsstyrelsen
Langelinie Allé 17
2100 København Ø.
Tlf. +45 35 29 10 00
e-mail: noti@erst.dk
3B. Miljø- og Fødevareministeriet
Departementet
Slotsholmsgade 12
1216 København K
Tlf. +45 38 14 21 42
e-mail: mfvm@mfvm.dk
4. 2020/0611/DK - S80E
5. Order on the regulation of certain industrial greenhouse gases
6. The proposed amendment concerns on-site built refrigeration systems with a charge equivalent to 5 tonnes of CO2 equivalent or less.
7. – The Order on the regulation of certain industrial greenhouse gases has been most recently notified under Notification Nos. 2001/121/DK and 2018/416/DK.
8. With the proposed amendment, the applicable derogation provided for in point 4 of Annex 1 shall be limited to heat pumps not covered by point 2, refrigeration equipment, air conditioning system (comfort cooling) and dehumidifiers with charges of between 0.15 kg and 10 kg. The maximum charge limit for these product categories will therefore in future be 5 tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Delete the minimum limit of 0.15 kg.
At the same time, a new exemption under number 5 in Annex 1 to the Order is introduced. Refrigeration equipment that is not covered by point 4, with charges between 0.15 kg and 10 kg and that has been fully factory-assembled as compact units that are primarily assembled by welding or soldering are hereby exempted from the ban in § 2 of the Order as regards the import, sale and use of new products that contain the greenhouse gases covered by the Order. This means that this category of products will, as in the past, be covered by an exemption.
In addition, § 1 on the scope of the Order is amended to change the scope from “HFC’s with a global warming potential (GWP) of 5 or more” to “HFC’s with the exception of HFOs”. PFCs and SF6 will, as in the past, be covered by the scope of the Order. It is also specified that the Order covers the substances mentioned above, both alone and in mixtures, containing one or more of these substances. This rewording is not intended to change the existing scope of the Order.
§ 3(3), has been moved up to be § 1(2), as it belongs more logically under the scope of the Order.
The word "goods" is replaced by "product" throughout the Order. This is done in Order to bring the language of the Order into line with the Danish Chemicals Act, cf. in particular § 30(2) and (3) of the Act. This rewording is not intended to change the existing scope of the Order.
In Danish, a number of linguistic changes have been made to make the provisions more readable.
Finally, the constituent elements of criminal acts of the penal provision in § 5(1) have been clarified. There is no intent for any change in the scope or reach of the penal code.
9. The overall aim of the changes is to limit the release of climate gases from Denmark and to promote the use of more climate-friendly refrigerants. This is achieved by modifying the calculation basis for the dimensioning of refrigeration systems, etc. so that the limit is changed from being fixed in kg to a limit corresponding to a given amount of CO2 equivalents. The change increases the flexibility of companies in the design of the plants concerned, while at the same time having a positive impact on the climate. In other words, if a more climate-friendly refrigerant is used, a system can be dimensioned to be larger.
The changes are not considered to constitute an obstacle to the free movement of goods or services, as the rules will simply ensure that the development of more climate-friendly refrigerants resulting from Regulation 517/2014 is fully exploited where technically possible.
10. Reference(s) to the basic text(s): § 30, § 45(1) and § 59(4) of the Danish Chemicals Act, cf. Consolidation Act No 115 of 26 January 2017, form the legal basis for this Order.
11. No
12. -
13. No
14. No
15. Yes
16. WTO aspect
NO – the draft has no significant impact on international trade.
SPS aspect
No – the draft is neither a sanitary nor phytosanitary measure.
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European Commission
Contact point Directive (EU) 2015/1535
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