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European Union Publishes F-gas Regulations

2024-03-12

The new F-gas regulation has now been published in the EU’s Official Journal, making it legally binding and entering into force in 20 days.

The new regulation, 2024/573, amends Directive 2019/1937 and repeals Regulation 517/2014.

The full document is now available

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