Guidance and regulation

Uses of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) not included in the phase down that do not count towards your quota, and rules on labelling, selling and reporting exempt HFCs.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 17 January 2024

What you must do if you are a wholesaler or reseller selling fluorinated gas (F gas) in cylinders or equipment.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 17 January 2024

Use this template to write a declaration of conformity to certify that HFCs (F gas) in equipment you import or manufacture are covered by a HFC quota.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 31 December 2020

This treaty was presented to Parliament in May 2024.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 14 May 2024

Permitted critical uses of halons and the deadlines for decommissioning equipment containing halons.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 16 January 2024

Environment Agency enforcement position on shredding waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 19 December 2022

Environment Agency regulatory position for local authorities, or contractors acting on their behalf, who operate household waste recycling centres and, or bulky waste collection services from households.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 29 August 2023

How you must label fluorinated gas (F gas) products you produce, import, or install.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 21 August 2019

How companies or individuals based in Great Britain should share data and information on the same chemical substance and jointly submit that information to the ‘Comply with UK REACH’ service.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 25 March 2022

Check if an item of upholstered domestic seating is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 26 April 2024

How and when you can apply for fluorinated gas (F gas) quota in Great Britain.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 2 August 2022

Check if an item of WEEE or a component removed from WEEE is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 19 December 2022

Guidance setting out the standards that continuous ambient monitoring systems and low-cost air quality sensor systems need to meet.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 6 December 2022

How to transfer fluorinated gas (F gas) quota to another producer or importer.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 2 August 2022

A list of fluorinated gas (F gas) incumbent quota holders and authorisation managers in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) for 2024 to 2026.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 12 January 2024

How to check that a laboratory is allowed to buy ozone-depleting substances (ODS).

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 16 January 2024

Environment Agency enforcement position on the temporary storage of waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) without an environmental permit.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 19 December 2022

When you must tell the Environment Agency that you're storing material containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and how to do it.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 27 March 2015

How electricity distribution network operators can use statistical modelling to identify and remove PCB equipment by 31 December 2025.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 20 May 2021

You must register and declare ozone-depleting substances (ODS) for laboratory or analytical uses.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 31 December 2020