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Consultation on proposed Regulations - further implementation measures - fluorinated greenhouse gases and ozone depleting substances

Climate, Energy and Ozone, Science and Analysis
Department for Environment food and Rural Affairs
Ergon House
17 Smith Square
London. SW1P 3JR
Telephone 0207 238 3179

11 July 2008

Dear Consultee,

Consultation on proposed Regulations – further implementation measures - fluorinated greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting substances.

  1. I am writing to invite views on proposals that carry forward the implementation of ten Commission Regulations establishing fleshed out legal requirements for companies and qualifications for personnel working in five industry sectors covered by EC Regulation 842/2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases, as well as dealing with other requirements relating to leakage checking, reporting and labelling.
  2. The new F gas qualifications also cover working with ozone-depleting substances. The Ozone Depleting Substances (Qualifications) Regulations (SI 2006/1510), as amended, are being revoked and remade to take these new qualifications into account so that holders of these qualifications can continue to work with ozone-depleting substances. It is highly unlikely that new personnel will work only with ozone-depleting substances, so they will always need a qualification that permits them to work with F gases.
  3. This consultation is available on the Defra website at: www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/fgas-ozone/
  4. The following documents may be found on Defra’s website,
  5. We welcome your views on the proposals

Responses

  1. Please send responses to either: fgas@defra.gsi.gov.uk
  2. Or, where appropriate, paper copies to:
    Stephen Cowperthwaite, 3F Ergon House, 17 Smith Square, London. SW1P 3JR
    Or e-mail: fgas@defra.gsi.gov.uk
  3. Responses should be received by 3 October 2008.
  4. In line with Defra’s policy of openness, at the end of the consultation period copies of the responses we receive will be made publicly available through the Defra Information Resource Centre, Lower Ground Floor, Ergon House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR. The information they contain will also be published in a summary of responses.
  5. If you do not consent to this, you must clearly request that your response be treated confidentially.   Any confidentiality disclaimer generated by your IT system in e-mail responses will not be treated as such a request.   You should also be aware that there might be circumstances in which Defra will be required to communicate information to third parties on request, in order to comply with its obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations.
  6. The library will supply copies of consultation responses to personal callers or in response to telephone or e-mail requests (tel: 020 7238 6575, email: defra.library@defra.gsi.gov.uk). Wherever possible, personal callers should give the library at least 24 hour notice of their requirements. An administrative charge will be made to cover photocopying and postage costs.
  7. If you have any comments or complaints about the consultation process, as opposed to about the issue in the consultation paper, please address them to Marjorie Addo, Defra Consultation Co-ordinator, Area 7C Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR, or email consultation.coordinator@defra.gsi.gov.uk.
  8. Thank you for your help in this matter. If you have any queries please contact us as above.

Yours sincerely,

Stephen Cowperthwaite
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Page published: 11 July 2008