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Balloch Field Development <strong>Environmental</strong> <strong>Statement</strong><br />

Appendix A – Review of Legislation<br />

Ozone Depleting<br />

Substances<br />

EC Regulation 842/2006<br />

Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases<br />

Regulations 2009 (as amended 2012<br />

(Northern Ireland only))<br />

EC Regulation No 1005/2009 on<br />

substances that deplete the ozone layer<br />

(as amended by EC Regulation No<br />

744/2010)<br />

The <strong>Environmental</strong> Protection (Controls<br />

on Ozone Depleting Substances)<br />

Regulator: DECC<br />

Provisions relating to the control and prohibition of F‐gas emissions including:<br />

Prevent and repair detected leakages of F‐gases from all equipment covered by the EU F‐Gases Regulation.<br />

Undertake periodic leakage inspections to equipment that contains 3kg or more of F‐gases<br />

Maintain records<br />

Monitor and annually report (by 31 March each year) data to EEMS on all emissions of HFCs / PFCs and SF6<br />

from relevant equipment<br />

The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2009 (as amended) prescribe offences and penalties applicable<br />

to infringements of EU Regulation 842/2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (F gases), amongst others,<br />

as well as dealing with other requirements relating to leakage checking, reporting and labelling, together with<br />

proposed powers for authorised persons to enforce these Regulations.<br />

These Regulations also give effect to the following EC Regulations relating to certain fluorinated GHGs:<br />

- EC Regulation 1493/2007<br />

- EC Regulation 1494/2007<br />

- EC Regulation 1497/2007<br />

- EC Regulation 1516/2007<br />

- EC Regulation 303/2008<br />

- EC Regulation 304/2008<br />

- EC Regulation 305/2008<br />

- EC Regulation 306/2008<br />

- EC Regulation 307/2008<br />

The regulations now extend to carbon sequestration activities under the Energy Act 2008 (Consequential<br />

Modifications) (Offshore <strong>Environmental</strong> Protection) Order 2010.<br />

These regulations consolidate and replace EC Regulation 2037/2000 as amended by introducing tighter controls on the<br />

use/reuse of certain controlled substances.<br />

UK Statutory Instruments providing for EC Regulation 2037/2000 will continue to be in force until updated/amended for<br />

the new consolidated Regulation (see pending legislation).<br />

EC Regulation No 744/2010 extends the cut off date for the use of certain essential uses of halons in fire protection<br />

systems<br />

Regulator: DECC<br />

The 2011 regulations revoke and replace the previous regulations. The regulations enforce the provisions of EC<br />

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