Information about EU F-Gas Regulation (517/2014)
30/11/2016 | GMT+7
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The EU F-Gas Regulation became effective beginning January 2015, making it mandatory for importers who import SMC’s refrigerated air dryers/thermo-chillers into the EU region to apply and register on the F-Gas Registration website, obtain import quota licenses, prepare the declaration of conformity, undergo an audit, report through the F-Gas Registration website, etc., beginning January 2017. Table 1 shows a list of products subject to this regulation. SMC imports products subject to this regula
The EU F-Gas Regulation became effective beginning January 2015, making it mandatory for importers who import SMC’s refrigerated air dryers/thermo-chillers into the EU region to apply and register on the F-Gas Registration website, obtain import quota licenses, prepare the declaration of conformity, undergo an audit, report through the F-Gas Registration website, etc., beginning January 2017. Table 1 shows a list of products subject to this regulation. SMC imports products subject to this regulation into the EU region according to the actions as shown in Figure 1.
For the customer, purchasing the products from our local subsidiary in Europe eliminates cumbersome procedures.
Additionally, when the customer will handle the regulation, each importer (customer’s local subsidiary/agent or end user) who is the first to receive the product subject to this regulation in Europe must perform the five tasks as shown in Figure 1.
Table 1 Refrigerated Air Dryers/Thermo-chillers subject to EU F-Gas Regulation
| Refrigerated Air Dryer | Refrigerated Thermo-chiller |
|---|---|
|
IDF□ Series IDU Series IDH Series INOD Series |
HRZ□ Series HRS□ Series HRG□ Series HRD□ Series INR-242, 338, 341, 495, 496, 497, 499, 570 Series |
Figure 1 Actions taken by SMC on the EU F-Gas Regulation
List of local subsidiaries of SMC Europe
(with import quota licenses available)
| Country Name | Local Corporation | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | SMC Pneumatics (Ireland) Ltd. | DL |
| U.K. | SMC Pneumatics (U.K.) Ltd. | DL |
| Italy/Greece | SMC Italia S.p.A. | DL |
| Austria | SMC Pneumatik GmbH (Austria) | DL |
| Netherlands | SMC Pneumatics BV | DL |
| Sweden | SMC Pneumatics Sweden AB | DL |
| Spain/Portugal | SMC España S.A. | DL |
| Denmark | SMC Pneumatik A/S | DL |
| Germany | SMC Pneumatik GmbH | DL |
| Finland | SMC Pneumatics Finland Oy | DL |
| France | SMC France | DL |
| Belgium | SMC Pneumatics N.V./S.A. | DL |
Information about EU F-Gas Regulation：
European Commission (F-gas)http://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/f-gas_en
