Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/623

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/573 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 February 2024 on fluorin+ated greenhouse gases, amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 517/2014^note, and in particular Article 10(8) thereof,Whereas:

(1)Regulation (EU) 2024/573 includes obligations concerning the certification of natural and legal persons to carry out certain activities involving fluorinated greenhouse gases or relevant alternatives to fluorinated greenhouse gases, including natural refrigerants.

(2)Regulation (EU) 2024/573 introduced new rules regarding certification obligations for the recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gas-based solvents from concerned equipment. In particular, the new rules cover an extended list of substances.

(3)It is therefore necessary, pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573, to update the minimum requirements for the certification of natural persons with regards to the substances and the skills and knowledge to be covered in relation to recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gas-based solvents from equipment and to specify the rules for the certification and the conditions for mutual recognition of certificates.

(4)Regulation (EU) 2024/573 replaced Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council^note. Commission Regulation (EC) No 306/2008^note should therefore be repealed.

(5)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on fluorinated greenhouse gases, established by Article 34(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/573,

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