Annex IV

Non-refillable containers for fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I, empty, partially or fully filled, used to service, maintain or fill refrigeration, air-conditioning or heat pump equipment, fire protection systems or electrical switchgear, or for use as solvents.

Domestic refrigerators and freezers:

that contain HFCs with GWP of 150 or more;

that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases, except if required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation.

Refrigerators and freezers for commercial use (self-contained equipment):

that contain HFCs with GWP of 2 500 or more;

that contain HFCs with GWP of 150 or more;

that contain other fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 150 or more.

Any self-contained refrigeration equipment, except chillers, that contains fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 150 or more, except if required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation.

Refrigeration equipment, except chillers and equipment covered in points (4) and (6), that contains, or whose functioning relies upon:

HFCs with GWP of 2 500 or more except equipment intended for application designed to cool products to temperatures below – 50 °C;

fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 2 500 or more, except equipment intended for application designed to cool products to temperatures below – 50 °C;

fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 150 or more, except if required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation.

Multipack centralised refrigeration systems for commercial use with a rated capacity of 40 kW or more that contain, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I with GWP of 150 or more, except in the primary refrigerant circuit of cascade systems where fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of less than 1 500 may be used.

Chillers that contain, or whose functioning relies upon:

HFCs with GWP of 2 500 or more except equipment intended for application designed to cool products to temperatures below – 50 °C;

fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 150 GWP or more for chillers up to and including a rated capacity of 12 kW, except if required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation;

fluorinated greenhouse gases for chillers up to and including a rated capacity of 12 kW, except if required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation;

fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 750 for chillers above 12 kW, except if required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation.

Self-contained air-conditioning equipment and heat pumps, except chillers, that:

plug-in room air-conditioning equipment which is moveable between rooms by the end user that contains HFCs with GWP of 150 or more;

plug-in room air-conditioning equipment, monoblock air-conditioning equipment, other self-contained air-conditioning equipment and self-contained heat pumps, with a maximum rated capacity of up to and including 12 kW that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 150 or more, except if required to meet safety requirements. If safety requirements at the site of operation would not allow using fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of less than 150, the GWP limit is 750;

plug-in room air-conditioning equipment, monoblock air-conditioning equipment, other self-contained air-conditioning equipment and self-contained heat pumps, with a maximum rated capacity of up to and including 12 kW that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases, except if required to meet safety requirements. If safety requirements at the site of operation would not allow using alternatives to fluorinated greenhouse gases, the GWP limit is 750;

monoblock and other self-contained air-conditioning equipment and heat pumps, with a maximum rated capacity of more than 12 kW but not exceeding 50 kW that contains fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 150 or more, except if required to meet safety requirements. If safety requirements at the site of operation would not allow using fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of less than 150, the GWP limit is 750;

other self-contained air-conditioning equipment and heat pumps that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 150 or more, except if required to meet safety requirements. If safety requirements at the site of operation would not allow using fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of less than 150, the GWP limit is 750.

Split air-conditioning equipment and heat pumps (¹):

Single split systems, containing less than 3 kg of fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I, that contain, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I with GWP of 750 or more;

Split air-to-water systems of a rated capacity up to and including 12 kW containing, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 150 or more, except if required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation;

Split air-to-air systems of a rated capacity up to and including 12 kW containing, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 150 or more, except if required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation;

Split systems of a rated capacity up to and including 12 kW containing, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases, except if required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation;

Split systems of a rated capacity of more than 12 kW containing, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 750 or more, except if required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation;

Split systems of a rated capacity of more than 12 kW containing, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 150 or more, except if required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation.

Non-confined direct evaporation systems that contain HFCs and PFCs as refrigerants.

Fire protection equipment:

that contain PFCs;

that contain HFC-23;

that contain or rely on other fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I, except when required to meet safety requirements at the site of operation.

Windows for domestic use that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I.

Other windows that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I.

Footwear that contains fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I.

Tyres that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I.

One-component foams, except when required to meet national safety standards, that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I with GWP of 150 or more.

Foams:

Extruded polystyrene (XPS) that contain HFCs with GWP of 150 or more, except if required to meet national safety standards;

Foams other than extruded polystyrene (XPS) that contain HFCs with GWP of 150 or more, except if required to meet national safety standards;

Foams that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases, except if required to meet safety requirements.

Aerosol generators marketed and intended for sale to the general public for entertainment and decorative purposes, as listed in point 40 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, and signal horns, that contain HFCs with GWP of 150 or more.

Technical aerosols:

that contain HFCs with GWP of 150 or more, except if required to meet national safety standards or when used for medical applications;

that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases, except if required to meet safety requirements or when used for medical applications.

Personal care products (e.g. mousse, creams, foams, liquids or sprays) that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases.

Equipment used for cooling the skin that contain, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 150 or more except if used for medical applications.