Republic of Latvia Cabinet Regulation No. 704 Adopted 19 October 2021

Requirements for Activities Involving Ozone-depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases

Issued pursuant to Section 16, Paragraphs one, three,
and four of the Chemical Substances Law

I. General Provisions

1. The Regulation prescribes the following in the field of ozone-depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases:

1.1. special restrictions in relation to activities involving ozone-depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases;

1.2. the competent authorities and their competence;

1.3. the procedures and requirements for providing reports;

1.4. the procedures and requirements for issuing, suspending, and revoking certificates and licences and the term of validity of certificates and licences;

1.5. the amount of information to be included in the list of certified and licensed performers of activities and the procedures for the publication thereof.

2. In performing activities involving ozone-depleting substances or fluorinated greenhouse gases, the requirements of the following regulations shall be followed:

2.1. Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (hereinafter - Regulation No 1005/2009);

2.2. Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases and repealing Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 (hereinafter - Regulation No 517/2014);

2.3. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1497/2007 of 18 December 2007 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, standard leakage checking requirements for stationary fire protection systems containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases;

2.4. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1516/2007 of 19 December 2007 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, standard leakage checking requirements for stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases;

2.5. Commission Regulation (EC) No 304/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of companies and personnel as regards stationary fire protection systems and fire extinguishers containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases;

2.6. Commission Regulation (EC) No 306/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of personnel recovering certain fluorinated greenhouse gas-based solvents from equipment;

2.7. Commission Regulation (EC) No 307/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements for training programmes and the conditions for mutual recognition of training attestations for personnel as regards air-conditioning systems in certain motor vehicles containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases;

2.8. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1191/2014 of 30 October 2014 determining the format and means for submitting the report referred to in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases;

2.9. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2066 of 17 November 2015 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of natural persons carrying out installation, servicing, maintenance, repair or decommissioning of electrical switchgear containing fluorinated greenhouse gases or recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gases from stationary electrical switchgear;

2.10. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2067 of 17 November 2015 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of natural persons as regards stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment, and refrigeration units of refrigerated trucks and trailers, containing fluorinated greenhouse gases and for the certification of companies as regards stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment, containing fluorinated greenhouse gases;

2.11. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2068 of 17 November 2015 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the format of labels for products and equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases;

2.12. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/879 of 2 June 2016 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council, detailed arrangements relating to the declaration of conformity when placing refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment charged with hydrofluorocarbons on the market and its verification by an independent auditor.

II. Competent Authorities and Their Competence

3. The State Environmental Service (hereinafter - the Service) shall, according to its competence, control compliance with the requirements laid down in Articles 4, 7(1), 8(1), (2), and (3), 10(1), (3), and (4), 11(1), (2), (3), (4), and (7), 13(1) and (3), 22(1), (2), and (4), 23(1), (2), (3), (5), and (6), 24(1), and 27 of Regulation No 1005/2009, in Articles 3, 4(1), (2), (3), and (4), 5, 6(1) and (2), 7, 8, 10(6), 13, and 19(1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) of Regulation No 517/2014, in the Regulation referred to in Sub-paragraph 2.8 of this Regulation, and in Article 4 of the Regulation referred to in Sub-paragraph 2.12 of this Regulation in respect of the use of the substances within the scope of the Regulations and the activities involving them.

4. The State Plant Protection Service shall control compliance with the requirements laid down in Article 12 of Regulation No 1005/2009. If methyl bromide is placed on the market in accordance with Article 12(3) of the abovementioned Regulation, the State Plant Protection Service shall, within three months after activities involving methyl bromide, submit a report to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development on the control measures taken and their results.

5. The State Revenue Service shall, according to its competence, control compliance with the requirements laid down in Articles 15(1), (2), and (3), 17(1), (2), and (4), and 20(1) of Regulation No 1005/2009, in Articles 11(1), 14(1), and 15(1), (2), and (3) of Regulation No 517/2014, and in Article 1 of the Regulation referred to in Sub-paragraph 2.12 of this Regulation, but shall, in the cases referred to in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011, determine further actions with goods according to the opinion provided by the competent authority that carries out market surveillance.

6. The Consumer Rights Protection Centre shall, according to its competence, control compliance with the requirements for market surveillance laid down in Articles 6 and 9 of Regulation No 1005/2009 in respect of products and equipment and compliance with the requirements laid down in Articles 6(3), 11(1), (2), (4), and (5), and 12 of Regulation No 517/2014 and in the Regulation referred to in Sub-paragraph 2.11 of this Regulation in respect of products and equipment.

7. The Health Inspectorate shall, according to its competence, control compliance with the requirements laid down in Articles 5, 7, 8(1), 9, 10(1) and (3), 11(2), (3), and (5), 13(1), and 24(1) of Regulation No 1005/2009 in respect of products (substances and mixtures) on the market and compliance with the requirements laid down in Articles 6(3), 11(1), (2), and (4), and 12 of Regulation No 517/2014 and in the Regulation referred to in Sub-paragraph 2.11 of this Regulation in respect of products (substances and mixtures) on the market.

III. Procedures and Requirements for Providing Reports

8. The control institutions referred to in Paragraphs 3, 5, 6, and 7 of this Regulation shall, by 1 March each year, submit a report to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development on the control measures taken and their results.

9. Natural and legal persons who carry out activities involving the ozone-depleting substances referred to in Annexes I and II to Regulation No 1005/2009 and the fluorinated greenhouse gases referred to in Annexes I and II to Regulation No 517/2014, except for manufacturing, importation, and exportation, and also operators of the equipment containing the substances listed above shall, by 31 March each year, submit a report to valsts sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību "Latvijas Vides, ģeoloģijas un meteoroloģijas centrs" [State limited liability company Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre] on the activities involving ozone-depleting substances or fluorinated greenhouse gases carried out in the previous year in accordance with Annex 1 to this Regulation, indicating the type of equipment and the sector and subsector of the use of equipment in accordance with Annex 2 to this Regulation.

IV. Special Restrictions on Activities Involving Ozone-depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases

10. In accordance with Article 23(1), (5), and (6) of Regulation No 1005/2009, operators of equipment shall take all possible precautionary measures to prevent any leakages of the substances and mixtures within the scope of Regulation No 1005/2009. Equipment shall be checked for leakage in accordance with the requirements laid down in Article 23(2) and 3 of Regulation No 1005/2009 and the standard requirements laid down in the Regulations referred to in Sub-paragraphs 2.3 and 2.4 of this Regulation.

11. In accordance with Article 3(2) of Regulation No 517/2014, operators of equipment shall take all possible precautionary measures to prevent any leakages of the substances and mixtures within the scope of Regulation No 517/2014 in conformity with the conditions referred to in Articles 3(2) and 4(1), (3), and (4) of Regulation No 517/2014. The equipment referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation No 517/2014 shall be checked for leakage in accordance with the standard requirements laid down in the Regulations referred to in Sub-paragraphs 2.3 and 2.4 of this Regulation.

12. A natural person who performs activities involving ozone-depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases contained in equipment during installation, servicing, repair, or decommissioning of the relevant equipment shall obtain a certificate in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 3(4) of Regulation No 517/2014 a sample of which is given in Annex 3 to this Regulation.

13. In order to ensure compliance with the requirements laid down in Article 23(4) of Regulation No 1005/2009, personnel performing the activities specified in Article 23(2) of Regulation No 1005/2009 shall obtain a certificate in accordance with the Regulations referred to in Sub-paragraphs 2.5 and 2.10 of this Regulation.

V. Procedures and Requirements for Issuing, Suspending, and Revoking Certificates and Licences

14. Personnel that performs activities involving ozone-depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases shall be certified in accordance with Article 10(5) of Regulation No 517/2014 by conformity assessment bodies which have been accredited by the national accreditation body in accordance with the laws and regulations regarding assessment, accreditation, and supervision of conformity assessment bodies. Within the meaning of the Regulations referred to in Paragraph 2 of this Regulation, the conformity assessment bodies shall be considered evaluation bodies.

15. The conformity assessment body shall notify the Service of the following:

15.1. its accreditation within five working days from the moment of granting accreditation, indicating the following information:

15.1.1. the name of the institution;

15.1.2. the legal and actual address, if different from the legal address;

15.1.3. the accreditation certificate number and term of validity;

15.1.4. the website address;

15.2. the suspension or revocation of accreditation within five working days from the moment of suspension or revocation of the accreditation, indicating the date from which the accreditation has been suspended or revoked.

16. The Service shall post and update a list of conformity assessment bodies on its website.

17. The conformity assessment body shall publish and maintain a list of the certified personnel on its website, indicating the given name, surname of the person, the certificate category and number, and also term of validity in conformity with the requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC. The conformity assessment body shall update the list of the certified personnel within two working days from the moment of granting, suspension, renewal, or revocation of the certificate.

18. In order to obtain a certificate for activities involving ozone-depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases, a natural person shall submit a relevant submission to the conformity assessment body in accordance with Annex 4 to this Regulation, indicating one of the following activities:

18.1. installation, repair, technical maintenance, servicing, or decommissioning of stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment, and refrigeration units of refrigerated trucks and trailers containing ozone-depleting substances or fluorinated greenhouse gases, leakage check, or recovery of such substances and gases from the abovementioned equipment in accordance with the Regulation referred to in Sub-paragraph 2.10 of this Regulation. The submission shall also indicate the certificate category in accordance with Article 3(2) of the Regulation referred to in Sub-paragraph 2.10 of this Regulation;

18.2. installation, repair, or maintenance of stationary fire protection systems containing ozone-depleting substances or fluorinated greenhouse gases, leakage check, or recovery of such substances and gases from the stationary fire protection equipment and fire extinguishers in accordance with the Regulation referred to in Sub-paragraph 2.5 of this Regulation;

18.3. installation, servicing, technical maintenance, repair, or decommissioning of electrical switchgear containing fluorinated greenhouse gases or recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gases from stationary electrical switchgear in accordance with the Regulation referred to in Sub-paragraph 2.9 of this Regulation;

18.4. recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gas-based solvents from equipment in accordance with the Regulation referred to in Sub-paragraph 2.6 of this Regulation;

18.5. recovery of ozone-depleting substances or fluorinated greenhouse gases from air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles in accordance with the Regulation referred to in Sub-paragraph 2.7 of this Regulation.

19. Based on the submission of a natural person, the conformity assessment body shall, within five working days from the day of receipt of the submission, take the decision to allow the person to take an examination. In taking the decision, the conformity assessment body shall determine the place and time of the examination within the following ten working days. It shall be permitted to take the examination if the submitter of the submission meets at least one of the following criteria:

19.1. has completed a professional or academic educational programme necessary for the intended activities;

19.2. has completed training courses in a training programme which conforms to the requirements laid down in Article 10(5) of Regulation No 517/2014.

20. Based on the examination results, the conformity assessment body shall, within five working days from the day of taking the examination, take the decision to grant the certificate or to refuse to grant the certificate.

21. The term of validity of the certificate shall be five years.

22. A natural person need not take the examinations in order to extend the term of validity of the certificate. The certificate shall be extended by granting a new certificate. The certificate shall be re-issued if the following conditions are met:

22.1. the natural person has at least three-year experience in working with ozone-depleting substances or fluorinated greenhouse gases;

22.2. the natural person has submitted the submission referred to in Paragraph 18 of this Regulation to the conformity assessment body within one month before expiry of the term of validity of the certificate.

23. The conformity assessment body may request the certified personnel to submit the following information in writing:

23.1. the data on skill development within the scope of the certificate;

23.2. the name and address of the place of employment;

23.3. a list of works involving ozone-depleting substances or fluorinated greenhouse gases certified by the employer.

24. The Service shall send a written proposal to the conformity assessment body for revocation of the certificate if a person, while carrying out professional activity which requires the certificate, has violated the requirements laid down in this Regulation, Regulation No 1005/2009, or Regulation No 517/2014. The proposal shall be sent within five working days from the moment of establishing the violation.

25. The conformity assessment body shall take a decision on the following:

25.1. granting of the certificate;

25.2. refusal to grant the certificate if the requirements referred to in Sub-paragraph 19.1 or 19.2 of this Regulation are not complied with;

25.3. refusal to extend the term of validity of the certificate if the requirements referred to in Sub-paragraphs 22.1 and 22.2 of this Regulation are not complied with;

25.4. suspension of the certificate if all the information referred to in Paragraph 23 of this Regulation is not provided within one month upon written request of the conformity assessment body;

25.5. renewal of the certificate if all the information referred to in Paragraph 23 of this Regulation has been received;

25.6. revocation of the certificate if the proposal referred to in Paragraph 24 of this Regulation has been received.

26. The conformity assessment body shall notify the natural person of the decision referred to in Paragraph 25 of this Regulation within five working days after taking of the relevant decision.

27. A legal or natural person referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3(4) of Regulation No 517/2014 or carrying out installation, servicing of the equipment referred to in Article 23(2) of Regulation No 1005/2009 or other respective activities shall obtain a special permit (licence) for activities involving ozone-depleting substances or fluorinated greenhouse gases (hereinafter - the licence) in accordance with Annex 5 to this Regulation. The Service shall issue the licence in the form of an electronic document in accordance with the Regulations referred to in Sub-paragraphs 2.5 and 2.10 of this Regulation.

28. Within the meaning of the Regulations referred to in Sub-paragraphs 2.5 and 2.10 of this Regulation, the Service shall perform functions of the certification body and the licence shall be considered a company certificate.

29. A natural or legal person shall submit a submission to the Service for obtaining a licence for activities involving ozone-depleting substances or fluorinated greenhouse gases, indicating the following information:

29.1. the type of the intended activity:

29.1.1. installation, repair, technical maintenance, servicing, or decommissioning of stationary refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat pump equipment containing ozone-depleting substance or fluorinated greenhouse gases. When specifying this type of activity, the maximum refrigerant quantity of the equipment shall be indicated by selecting one of the following options:

29.1.1.1. not more than 3 kilograms;

29.1.1.2. for hermetically sealed devices which are appropriately labelled - not more than 6 kilograms;

29.1.1.3. free of quantitative restrictions;

29.1.2. installation, repair, or maintenance of stationary fire protection systems containing ozone-depleting substances or fluorinated greenhouse gases;

29.2. copies of certificates issued by manufacturers or a written certification of a legal or natural person for each equipment at the disposal of the natural or legal person which is necessary for implementation of the requirements referred to in the Regulations referred to in Sub-paragraphs 2.5 and 2.10 of this Regulation;

29.3. the following information shall be provided on each certified specialist employed:

29.3.1. the given name and surname of the specialist;

29.3.2. the certificate number of the specialist;

29.3.3. a copy of the certificate;

29.3.4. a copy of the document certifying that the person has been recruited as a specialist for the performance of the abovementioned activities.

30. The licence shall be issued if all of the following conditions are met:

30.1. the performer of activities - a natural person who is a recipient of the licence or an employee of the recipient of the licence - has been certified to carry out activities involving ozone-depleting substances or fluorinated greenhouse gases in accordance with the requirements laid down in Chapter V of this Regulation and all performers of activities have been listed on the licence;

30.2. the tools and equipment necessary for performing the activities indicated in the Regulations referred to in Sub-paragraphs 2.5 and 2.10 of this Regulation are permanently available to the submitter of the submission;

30.3. the submitter of the submission has submitted a report on the activities involving ozone-depleting substances or fluorinated greenhouse gases in accordance with Paragraph 9 of this Regulation.

31. The term of validity of the licence shall be five years.

32. The Service shall publish on its website a list of natural and legal persons who have obtained the licence and shall maintain the list accessible to the public. The list shall indicate the type of intended activity of licensees, the term of validity of the licence, and the certified specialists employed.

33. The Service shall, within 15 working days after receipt of the submission, take a decision on the following:

33.1. issuance of the licence;

33.2. making of amendments to the licence;

33.3. refusal to issue the licence;

33.4. refusal to make amendments to the licence.

34. The Service has the right to refuse to issue the licence if:

34.1. the submission does not contain all the information referred to in Paragraph 29 of this Regulation;

34.2. the natural or legal person does not meet the criteria referred to in Paragraph 30 of this Regulation.

35. The Service has the right to take the decision to revoke the licence issued to the persons referred to in Paragraph 27 of this Regulation if the Service establishes the following:

35.1. the requirements referred to in Sub-paragraphs 30.1 and 30.2 of this Regulation are not complied with;

35.2. the recipient of the licence performs activities involving prohibited controlled substances listed in Regulation No 1005/2009;

35.3. the recipient of the licence has repeatedly violated the requirements of Regulation No 1005/2009 or Regulation No 517/2014;

35.4. activities involving ozone-depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases are performed by a certified specialist who is not listed on the licence;

35.5. a report on the activities involving ozone-depleting substances or fluorinated greenhouse gases carried out in the previous year has not been submitted.

VI. Closing Provisions

36. Cabinet Regulation No. 563 of 12 July 2011, Regulations Regarding Special Restrictions and Prohibitions in Respect of the Activities Involving Ozone-depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2011, No. 117; 2013, No. 37; 2018, No. 157), is repealed.

37. Certificates of natural persons issued before the day of coming into force of this Regulation shall be valid until expiry of the term of validity thereof.

38. Licences issued to legal and natural persons before the day of coming into force of this Regulation shall be valid until expiry of the term of validity thereof.

39. The Regulation shall come into force on 1 November 2021.

Prime Minister A. K. Kariņš

Acting for the Minister for Environmental Protection
and Regional Development,
Minister for the Interior M. Golubeva

 

Annex 1
Cabinet Regulation No. 704
19 October 2021

Report on Ozone-depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases for ________

Natural or legal person
	(given name, surname, and personal identity number of the natural person or name and registration number of the legal person,
	address, telephone number, e-mail address)

Table 1

Information on the equipment				Information on the substance contained in the equipment		Information on leakages				Information on the activities carried out				Information on the substance charged			Information on recycling/reclamation facility			Measures taken in the case of decommissioning9
name of the equipment	type of the equipment1	type of the use of the equipment2	subsector of the use of the equipment3	name of the substance charged into the equipment4	amount of the substance contained in the equipment (kg)	leakage detection system5	date of the leakage check	result of the leakage check6	leakage quantity (kg)	type of activity7	certificate number of the performer of activities	licence number of the performer of activities	quantity of recovered gases (kg)	name of substance	amount of the substance charged (kg)	origin of the substance8	name of the enterprise	address of the enterprise	licence number of the enterprise
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21

Table 1 shall be completed by operators of stationary refrigeration equipment, stationary air conditioning equipment, stationary heat pump equipment, stationary fire protection equipment, operators of refrigeration units in refrigerated trucks and trailers, and operators of electrical switchgear containing ozone-depleting substances (if the quantity of individual ozone-depleting substance is 3 kg or more) or fluorinated greenhouse gases (if the quantity of gas is 5 tons of CO₂ equivalent or more).

Table 2

Certificate number of the performer of activities	Licence number of the performer of activities	Name of the enterprise serviced	Address of the enterprise serviced	Name of the substance charged into the equipment	Origin of the substance8	Quantity charged into the equipment (kg)	Quantity of recovered gases (kg)
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8

Table 2 shall be completed by natural and legal persons who perform activities involving ozone-depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases in stationary refrigeration equipment, stationary air conditioning equipment, stationary heat pump equipment, stationary fire protection equipment, refrigeration units in refrigerated trucks and trailers, and electrical switchgear.

Columns 1, 5, 6, 7, and 8 in Table 2 shall be completed by natural and legal persons who perform activities involving ozone-depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases in air-conditioning equipment and systems in motor vehicles.

Notes.

¹ Specify whether the equipment is new or in use.

² Specify the designation of type of the equipment in accordance with Table 2 of Annex 2 to this Regulation.

³ Specify the designation of subsector of the use of the equipment in accordance with Table 1 of Annex 2 to this Regulation.

⁴ Specify according to the names of substances or their mixtures listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation No 1005/2009 and Annexes I and II to Regulation No 517/2014.

⁵ Specify whether the equipment is equipped with a leakage detection system.

⁶ Specify whether leakage has been detected.

⁷ Specify whether installation, decommissioning, technical maintenance, or servicing of the equipment or any other type of activity has been carried out.

⁸ Specify whether the substance is new, recycled, or reclaimed.

⁹ Specify whether gas recovery, destruction, or other activities have been carried out.

Report prepared by
		(position, given name, surname, telephone number)
Performer of economic activity or head of the commercial company or institution
			(given name, surname, signature*)
Date*

Note. * The details of the document "date" and "signature" shall not be completed if the electronic document has been prepared in accordance with the laws and regulations regarding the drawing up of electronic documents.

Acting for the Minister for Environmental Protection
and Regional Development,
Minister for the Interior M. Golubeva

 

Annex 2
Cabinet Regulation No. 704
19 October 2021

Lists of Economic Sectors for the Purposes of Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Table 1

Sector		Subsector
S1	Refrigeration equipment for the trade sector	S1.1	Wholesale trade
		S1.2	Retail trade
		S1.3	Public catering
		S1.4	Hotels
S2	Refrigeration equipment for the manufacturing sector	S2.1	Refrigerants used in the manufacture of food, beverages, chemical products, and other
		S2.2	Cooler boxes
		S2.3	Industrial heat pumps
		S2.4	Skating rinks
S3	Refrigeration equipment for the transport	S3.1	Trucks
		S3.2	Freight containers of commercial vehicles
		S3.3	Railway trucks
		S3.4	Ships transporting frozen products
S4	Stationary air conditioning equipment	S4.1	Heat pumps (ground and air)
		S4.2	Stationary refrigerants
S5	Mobile (portable) air conditioners	S5.1	Passenger cars
		S5.2	Truck cabins
		S5.3	Buses
		S5.4	Railway trucks
		S5.5	Mobile machinery
S6	Fire protection and fire extinguishing systems	S6.1	Fire protection systems
		S6.2	Fire extinguishers
S7	Electrical switchgear	S7.1	Medium voltage equipment
		S7.2	High voltage equipment

Table 2

Designation	Type of equipment
T1	Refrigerator
T2	Freezer
T3	Air conditioning equipment
T4	Heat pump
T5	Fire-extinguishing/fire protection equipment
T6	Electrical switchgear
T7	Other (specify the relevant type)

Acting for the Minister for Environmental Protection
and Regional Development,
Minister for the Interior M. Golubeva

 

Annex 3
Cabinet Regulation No. 704
19 October 2021

Model Certificate

(logo of the certification authority) Certificate     (specify the intended activity*)   No. __________ Given name       Surname   Personal identity number - Issued       Valid   Photograph 3 x 4 cm     Chair of the Certification Commission   (given name, surname, signature) Place for a seal

Notes.

* 1. The certificate shall be issued for the activities referred to in Paragraph 18 of this Regulation, indicating the number of the relevant Regulation. When indicating the activity referred to in Sub-paragraph 18.1 of this Regulation, the submission shall also indicate the certificate category in accordance with Article 3(2) of the Regulation referred to in Sub-paragraph 2.8 of this Regulation.

2. The dimensions of the certificate shall be 10 x 7 cm, background in light blue colour, place for the given name, surname, personal identity number of the person, date of issuance and term of validity of the certificate - in white colour, text - in black colour. The certificate shall be laminated.

3. In case of citizens of other countries, the number of the personal identification document characteristic to the respective country shall be written instead of the personal identity number.

4. The certification authority may issue a replacement certificate in the English language upon request.

Acting for the Minister for Environmental Protection
and Regional Development,
Minister for the Interior M. Golubeva

 

Annex 4
Cabinet Regulation No. 704
19 October 2021

Submission for Obtaining a Certificate for Activities Involving Ozone-depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases

Please issue/extend

(underline the appropriate)

(given name, surname, personal identity number of the natural person)

(address of the declared place of residence, telephone number)

the certificate
	(specify the intended activity* and certification category)

Annexed: Photograph of the natural person (size 3 x 4 cm)

		(date)

	(signature)

Note.

* Indicate one of the activities referred to in Paragraph 18 of this Regulation and the number of the relevant Regulation. When indicating the activity referred to in Sub-paragraph 18.1 of this Regulation, the submission shall also indicate the certificate category in accordance with Article 3(2) of the Regulation referred to in Sub-paragraph 2.8 of this Regulation.

Acting for the Minister for Environmental Protection
and Regional Development,
Minister for the Interior M. Golubeva

 

Annex 5
Cabinet Regulation No. 704
19 October 2021

State Environmental Service

Special Permit (Licence) for Activities Involving Ozone-depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases
No.

Issued to
	(given name, surname, personal identity number of the natural person or
name, registration number of the legal person)
(address, telephone number, e-mail address)

Certified specialists:
1.
	(given name, surname, certificate number)
2.
	(given name, surname, certificate number)

The licensee is allowed to carry out the following activities:
	(specify the intended activity)

Licence valid from		to

Responsible official of the State Environmental Service
(given name, surname)

Acting for the Minister for Environmental Protection
and Regional Development,
Minister for the Interior M. Golubeva

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