F-Gas Regulation (EU) 2024/573
Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulation — (EU) 2024/573, repealing (EU) No 517/2014
Standard Introduction
F-Gas Regulation (EU) 2024/573 is an active standard published by European Union. It is commonly used across Manufacturing, Energy, Machinery, Construction, Retail and applies in European Union, European Economic Area.
Use this page to review the official documentation, current status, and the certification or assessment bodies most commonly associated with F-Gas Regulation (EU) 2024/573.
HFC Phase-Down
Caps and progressively cuts the volume of high-GWP hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) placed on the EU market via a quota system, driving the switch to low-GWP refrigerants.
Equipment Bans
Prohibits placing on the market certain refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat-pump equipment that relies on refrigerants above defined GWP thresholds, on a staged timetable.
Certification & Leakage
Requires certified personnel and companies for installation and servicing, plus leak checks, recovery, and reporting of fluorinated gases.
list_alt Key Obligations
- HFC quota allocation and phase-down schedule
- GWP-based bans on specific new equipment
- Mandatory leak checks for relevant systems
- Recovery, recycling, and reclamation of F-gases
- Certification of technicians and companies
- Labelling of products and equipment containing F-gases
- Annual reporting of quantities to the European Commission
Who Needs to Comply?
Producers, importers, and exporters of HFCs; manufacturers and importers of refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat-pump equipment; and operators and servicing companies handling fluorinated greenhouse gases in the EU.
Key Requirements
Stay Within HFC Quota
Producers and importers must hold sufficient quota for the CO2-equivalent of HFCs placed on the market. Pre-charged equipment counts toward the quota and must be reported in the F-Gas Portal.
Adopt Low-GWP Refrigerants
Design new equipment to meet GWP thresholds and ban dates — for split air conditioners this is accelerating the shift to refrigerants such as R290 (propane, GWP < 3).
Certified Servicing & Leak Control
Use certified technicians for installation and maintenance, perform leak checks at the required frequency, and recover refrigerant at end of life.
Labelling & Reporting
Label equipment with refrigerant type, quantity, and CO2-equivalent. Producers, importers, and exporters must report annual quantities to the European Commission.
Implementation Roadmap
Define F-Gas Regulation (EU) 2024/573 scope
Identify the fluorinated greenhouse gases and equipment that contains or relies on them in scope, the legal or customer obligations that apply, accountable owners, affected products or services, jurisdictions, suppliers and evidence expectations. Confirm coverage for gas types, equipment categories, HFC quota, placing-on-market bans, leak checks, technician certification, recovery, labelling, F-Gas Portal registration and annual reporting.
Assess obligations and gaps
Compare current design, operations and documentation against F-Gas Regulation (EU) 2024/573. Review gas types, equipment categories, HFC quota, placing-on-market bans, leak checks, technician certification, recovery, labelling, F-Gas Portal registration and annual reporting, then prioritise gaps by safety, legal exposure, market-access impact, customer commitments, reporting deadlines and assurance readiness.
Implement controls and evidence
Deploy the procedures, technical controls, testing, training, supplier controls, review gates and operating records needed for F-Gas Regulation (EU) 2024/573. Maintain quota records, import data, equipment refrigerant data, leak-check logs, service records, technician certificates, recovery records, labels, portal submissions and supplier declarations as traceable evidence.
Review, verify and maintain
Run management review, internal checks, retesting or independent assessment where appropriate. Refresh the program when products, services, suppliers, standards, regulations, incidents, customer commitments or market-surveillance expectations change.
Compliance Checklist
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Penalties & Enforcement
Member states set effective, proportionate, and dissuasive penalties. Exceeding HFC quota, illegal imports, or failure to perform leak checks can lead to large fines, quota deductions, seizure of goods, and trade bans.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who needs F-Gas Regulation (EU) 2024/573?
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F-Gas Regulation (EU) 2024/573 is relevant to organizations that design, manufacture, import, distribute, operate, certify, test or procure fluorinated greenhouse gases and equipment that contains or relies on them. Exact applicability depends on the product or service scope, jurisdiction, role in the supply chain, customer commitments and the specific obligations triggered by the standard or regulation.
Is F-Gas Regulation (EU) 2024/573 certifiable?
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It is a legal regime, not a single certification. Personnel and companies performing certain work must hold applicable F-gas certificates, and importers/producers must use the EU reporting and quota systems.
What should a F-Gas Regulation (EU) 2024/573 implementation start with?
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Start by defining scope and accountable owners, then map the applicable requirements to existing products, services, systems, suppliers and evidence. A focused gap assessment should identify missing tests, records, procedures, labels, declarations, risk assessments or assurance steps before detailed remediation begins.
What evidence is useful for F-Gas Regulation (EU) 2024/573?
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Useful evidence includes quota records, import data, equipment refrigerant data, leak-check logs, service records, technician certificates, recovery records, labels, portal submissions and supplier declarations. Evidence should be version-controlled, traceable to requirements and owners, retained for the required period and ready for customers, auditors, certification bodies, regulators or market-surveillance authorities.
How often should F-Gas Regulation (EU) 2024/573 compliance be reviewed?
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Review it on a planned cycle and whenever products, services, suppliers, manufacturing sites, legal requirements, harmonised standards, test methods, incidents, customer commitments or market access assumptions change. High-risk products and regulated services should also be reviewed after complaints, field failures or regulator guidance.
Official Documentation
Official PDF for F-Gas Regulation (EU) 2024/573
Official publication or summary for F-Gas Regulation (EU) 2024/573
Official online resource
European Union guidance and reference material
Implementation toolkit
Templates, guidance, or companion resources for F-Gas Regulation (EU) 2024/573