Fluorinated gases regulation
Fluorinated greenhouse gases, amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 517/2014
- Stage
- In force, reached 20 Feb 2024
- In force
- In force since 11 Mar 2024 · CELEX 32024R0573
- Procedure
- Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Bas Eickhout (Greens/EFA)
- Lead DG
- DG CLIMA
- Last activity
- 20 Feb 2024
Where it stands
Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 20 Feb 2024.
ShowHide the earlier record: 21 dates, 7 Sept 2020 to 15 Jan 2024
- 7 Sept 2020
- Inception impact assessment closed: Review of EU rules on fluorinated greenhouse gases, 76 responses · Commission
- 29 Dec 2020
- Public consultation closed: Review of EU rules on fluorinated greenhouse gases, 242 responses · Commission
- 6 Apr 2022
- Adoption by Commission
- 7 Apr 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 5 May 2022
- Plenary sitting
- Referred to committee
- 28 Jun 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 29 Jun 2022
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Review of EU rules on fluorinated greenhouse gases, 155 responses · Commission
- 7 Jul 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 3 Aug 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 2 Sept 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 6 Oct 2022
- Committee opinion tabled
- 10 Oct 2022
- Committee report tabled
- 24 Jan 2023
- Committee opinion adopted
- 1 Mar 2023
- Committee report adopted
- 29 Mar 2023
- Debate in plenary
- 30 Mar 2023
- EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
- Plenary vote
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
- 31 Mar 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 5 Apr 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 19 Oct 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 24 Oct 2023
- Committee approved the provisional agreement
- 15 Jan 2024
- Debate in plenary
- 16 Jan 2024
- EP position at first reading
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Plenary vote
- 18 Jan 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 19 Jan 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 22 Jan 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 24 Jan 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 29 Jan 2024
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
- 7 Feb 2024
- Signed
- 20 Feb 2024
- Published in the Official Journal
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Bas Eickhout | Greens/EFA | NL | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Alexandr Vondra | ECR | CZ | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Danilo Oscar Lancini | PfE | IT | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Günther Sidl | S&D | AT | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Nikolaj Villumsen | The Left | DK | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Ondřej Knotek | Renew | CZ | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Stelios Kympouropoulos | EPP | EL | ENVI |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Sara Skyttedal | EPP | SE | ITRE |
Amendments
Tabled on 22 Mar 2023. The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By author
- Alexandr Vondra8
- Charlie Weimers8
- Hilde Vautmans8
- Johan van Overtveldt8
- Maria Grapini8
- Petras Auštrevičius8
- Pietro Fiocchi8
- Veronika Vrecionová8
- Adam Jarubas7
- Alexander Bernhuber7
ShowHide 20 more authors
- Andrey Kovatchev7
- Andrey Novakov7
- Andrzej Halicki7
- András Gyürk7
- Angelika Winzig7
- Anna Zalewska7
- Bartosz Arłukowicz7
- Bogdan Rzońca7
- Carlo Fidanza7
- Daniel Buda7
- Denis Nesci7
- Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska7
- Eva Maydell7
- Ewa Kopacz7
- Fulvio Martusciello7
- Gheorghe Falcă7
- Hermann Tertsch7
- Iuliu Winkler7
- Ivan David7
- Jadwiga Wiśniewska7
Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 9 of the 10 amendments.
By article
- Annex IV – paragraph 21
- Annex IV – point 11 – third indent1
- Annex IV – point 171
- Annex IV – point 18 – point a1
- Annex IV – point 18 – point b1
- Annex IV – point 18 – point c1
- Annex IV – point 23 – point a1
- Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 11
- Article 13 – paragraph 41
- Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)1
Delegated and implementing acts beneath it
By status: 15 published.
Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A9-0048/2023Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2022)0150Parliament
- Text adopted · Corrigendum to final act 32024R0573R(05)Commission
- Agenda · GEDA/A/(2023)006079Parliament
- Text adopted · OJ L 000 20.02.2024, p. 0000Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 24.03.2025Commission
- Proposal · PE734.414Parliament
- Report · PE737.211Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE737.218Parliament
- Amendments · PE738.639Parliament
- Amendments · PE738.640Parliament
- Amendments · PE738.641Parliament
- Agenda · PE754.894Parliament
- Text adopted · Regulation 2024/0573Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2024)81Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0002/2024Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0092/2023Parliament
Consultations on it
The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2022 | 473 |
Summary
GeneratedThis regulation strengthens EU rules to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and other fluorinated greenhouse gases, aiming to cut emissions by 95% by 2030 and ban their use in new equipment where climate-friendly alternatives exist. It primarily affects manufacturers, importers, and users of F-gases in sectors like refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat pumps.
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