BAKGRUNN (fra kommisjonsforordningen)

(1) Regulation (EU) 2024/573 contains labelling requirements for certain products and equipment that contain, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases.

(2) Regulation (EU) 2024/573 replaced Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) and changed some rules on labelling for products and equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases. As Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2068 (3) established the format of the labels for products and equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014, that Implementing Regulation should also be replaced.

(3) For the sake of clarity, it is appropriate to establish the wording of the information to be indicated on the labels referred to in Article 12(1) and (5) of Regulation (EU) 2024/573 and to set out requirements ensuring the visibility and readability of such labels regarding their layout and placement, taking into account space constraints on certain types of products.

(4) To ensure that a single label is used for products containing fluorinated greenhouse gases which are also subject to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), in particular for the labelling of containers such as cylinders, drums and road and rail tankers, the labelling information laid down in Regulation (EU) 2024/573 should be indicated in the section for supplemental information on the label referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.

(5) For small products falling within the scope of points (f) to (h) of Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/573, it is necessary to provide for practicable ways to convey the required information to the users, including by using digitally readable links to the information referred to in Article 12(3), points (b) and (c). In order to take into account the specific requirements of labelling of products and equipment for medical uses in the scope of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) and Regulations of the European Parliament and of the Council (EC) No 726/2004 (6), (EU) 2019/6 (7) and (EU) 2017/745 (8) and laid down in those legal acts, additional methods to present the required information to users should be provided for as regards those products and equipment.

(6) The application of this Regulation should be deferred in line with the date of application of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573.

(7) The enforcement of the provisions set out in this Regulation should take into consideration the regulatory processes for changing existing labelling requirements or the process of re-labelling equipment or products already placed on the EU market.

(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the committee on fluorinated greenhouse gases, established by Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573,