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- The EU F-Gas Regulation 2024/573 entered into force on 11 March 2024, repealing 517/2014. It drives HFC availability to zero by 2050 through a tightening CO2-equivalent quota schedule, high-GWP refrigerants consume quota faster, pushing the market to low-GWP alternatives.
- Equipment Ban Date Single splits under 3 kg GWP 750 or more 1 Jan 2025 Self-contained AC or HP up to 12 kW GWP 150 or more 1 Jan 2027 Split air-to-water or split AC up to 12 kW GWP 150 or more 1 Jan 2027 Split air-to-air AC or HP up to 12 kW GWP 150 or more 1 Jan 2029 All F-gas in self-contained units Any F-gas (safety exception) 1 Jan 2032
- R-290 propane, GWP 3 and R-744 CO2, GWP 1, near-zero GWP, with flammable or high-pressure care needed. R-32, GWP 675, A2L and R-454B, A2L, mildly flammable transitions from R-410A. HFO blends, note the parallel EU PFAS restriction debate may affect some HFOs. Leak-check duties tighten, 5 t CO2e every 12 months, 50 t every 6 months, 500 t every 3 months with detection. For owners, refrigerant choice directly shapes both operational carbon and embodied carbon of HVAC plant.
The EU F-Gas Regulation 2024/573 entered into force on 11 March 2024, repealing 517/2014. It drives HFC availability to zero by 2050 through a tightening CO2-equivalent quota schedule, high-GWP refrigerants consume quota faster, pushing the market to low-GWP alternatives.
| Equipment | Ban | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Single splits under 3 kg | GWP 750 or more | 1 Jan 2025 |
| Self-contained AC or HP up to 12 kW | GWP 150 or more | 1 Jan 2027 |
| Split air-to-water or split AC up to 12 kW | GWP 150 or more | 1 Jan 2027 |
| Split air-to-air AC or HP up to 12 kW | GWP 150 or more | 1 Jan 2029 |
| All F-gas in self-contained units | Any F-gas (safety exception) | 1 Jan 2032 |
- R-290 propane, GWP 3 and R-744 CO2, GWP 1, near-zero GWP, with flammable or high-pressure care needed.
- R-32, GWP 675, A2L and R-454B, A2L, mildly flammable transitions from R-410A.
- HFO blends, note the parallel EU PFAS restriction debate may affect some HFOs.
Leak-check duties tighten, 5 t CO2e every 12 months, 50 t every 6 months, 500 t every 3 months with detection. For owners, refrigerant choice directly shapes both operational carbon and embodied carbon of HVAC plant.