ODS and F-gas Regulation in Turkeyand the Link to the Kigali Amendment

Özge TÜMÖZ GÜNDÜZ

National Ozone Officer

Content

• Regulation on Ozone-Depleting Substances

• The Circular about Import and Use of ODS’s

• The Circular about Halon’s and Halon Bank

• Regulation on Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases

• IPA Project “Technical assistance for increased capacity for transposition and capacity building on F-gases”.

• Kigali Amendment and Turkey

• Conculision

ODS Regulationdated 28.07.2017

(harmonization of 1005/2009/EC Substances That Deplete The Ozone Layer Directive )

Placing on the market and use

restrictions

LabelingTraining and certification

systemLeakage checks

Import, Export, Placing on the market and use restrictions

• import and export, • containing in products or equipment,• refilling devices after recovery, • storage, • use • releasing to the atmosphere are prohibited for Controlled substances under Montreal ProtocolExemption for import- Quota for servicing sector (200 tons HCFC-22 in 2018)- import for production equipment; which will be export to the A5

CountriesNon-refillable containers- imports banned from 7 April 2018,- POM banned from 1 Jan 2020

Labeling

• Containers shall be labeled in accordance with theRegulation on «Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Chemicals»

• Statement : «Harmful to Ozone Layer»

Leakage checks

Product or equipment shall be checked for leakage;

• contains 3 to 30 kgs every 12 months

• contains 30 to 300 kgs every 6 months

• contains more than 300 kgs every 3 months

If the product or equipment;

• containing 6 kgs or less controlled substances

• hermetically sealed,

• lebeled with «Hermetically sealed» statement

Shall not to be checked for leakege.

Training and certificationsystem

Technical personel ,

• Have to be graduate university or college with lessonsabout refrigeration and air conditioning

• Have to be complete at least twenty five hour course program on «Usage and Control Ozone DepletingSubstances»

The Circular aboutImport and Use of ODS’s

Dated 7/3/2016

Covers;

- Rules for importer, industrial , distributor and end usercompanies.

- Registration of companies, record keeping and reporting of ODS’s have to be done ODS Database.

The Circular aboutHalon’s and Halon Bank

• Dated: 2/2/2007

• The halon bank, established under the coordination of Ministry of Environment and Urbanization

• Circular covers;

• Responsibilities of Turkish Halon Bank

➢ Recording of the existing halon gases in Turkey

➢ Providing trainings related to halon alternatives

➢ Collection, storage, testing , reclaimation of halon gases and sale of reclaimed halon gases.

F-gas RegulationDated :4/1/2018

Placing on the market and use

restrictions

Mandatory labeling

Registration, record

keeping and reporting

Training and certification

system

Mandatoryleakage checks

WasteTreatment

• Placing on the market (POM) and use restrictions relevant to RAC&HP sector

• Bans on placing on the market

• Non-refillable F-gas containers• Turkish F-gas Regulation : imports banned from 4 Jan 2020,

POM banned from 1 Jan 2022

Placing on the market and use restrictions

• Placing on the market (POM) and use restrictions relevant to RAC&HP sector

• Bans on placing on the market

• Non-confined evaporation systems that contain HFCs or PFCs as refrigerants • Turkish F-gas Regulation – banned from 1 Jan 2019

• Domestic refrigerators and freezers that contain HFCs with GWP of 150 or more (either as refrigerants or as blowing agents in insulating foam)

• Turkish F-gas Regulation – banned from 1 Jan 2019

Placing on the market and use restrictions

• Placing on the market (POM) bans relevant to fire protection sector

• Bans on placing on the market

• Fire protection equipment containing PFCs or HFC-23- from 1.01.2019

Placing on the market and use restrictions

• Mandatory labeling

• Turkish F-gas Regulation pressurised containers and all products and equipment containing F-gases• Statement „contains fluorinated greenhouse gases”• Name of substance or mixture• Amount in kg + (starting from 1 .01.2019) amount in CO2 eq

Mandatory Labeling

Mandatory Labeling

• Turkish F-gas Regulation mandatory certification of :

• Service companies installation, maintenance or servicing, repair ordecommissioning of stationary RAC&HP equipment , heat pump, stationaryfire protection system , fire extinguisher and electrical switchgearcontaining or relying on F-gases

• Service technicians installation, maintance or servicing, repair ordecommissioning, leakage checking and recovery from such equipment

MoEU has been preapared a draft Legislation about training and certificationsystem.

Training is NOT obligatory

Training and certification system

• equipment operator is responsible

Required test interval

No test 12 months 6 months 3 months

Leak detection system installed

< 3kg(or <6 kg if hermetically sealed)

300 kg or more

Without leak detection system

< 3kg (or <6 kg if hermetically sealed)

3 kg or more but < 30 kg

30 kg or more but < 300 kg

300 kg or more

Leak must be repaired ASAP and equipment checked again within 30 business daysLeakage checks must be reported to Central Database within 30 business days

If equipment contains 300 kg or more of F-gas leak detection system must be installed by 1.01.2019 and checked every 12months

Mandatory Leakage Checks

• Turkish F-gas Regulation Registration in a Central Database and supplying data is required for:

• Producers, importers and exporters of more than 1 t of F-gas per year

• Natural and legal persons who are distributors or users or who recover, recycle, reclaim or destroy F-gases

• Manufacturers of products and equipment (containing 3 kg or more of F-gases)

• Operators of equipment (containing 3 kg or more of F-gases)

So far Central Database has not been established, but it is planned to develop and establish such database in the framework of the Project

Registration, Record Keepingand Reporting

• Turkish F-gas Regulation

• Operators to ensure mandatory recovery of F-gases from equipment by certified persons for recycling, reclamation or destruction

• For recovery/recycling/reclamation/destruction of F-gases ; Waste Regulation applies (Official Gazette No. 29314 of 2/4/2015)

• Ministry of Environment and Urbanization will prepare a Regulation on wastemanagement of ODS’s and F-gases.

Recovery and WasteManagement

IPA Project

Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance - IPA

Project “Technical assistance for increased capacity for transposition and capacity building on F-gases”.

Timeline: June 2017 – May 2020 (3 year project)

The Project will help Turkey to develop policies and supplementary legislative measures to phase down smoothly HFCs and other F-gases.

9 Major Activities

The following activities are planned in the framework of the Project:

A1 – Legislative gap analysis (report containing detailed comparison of the current EU F-gas legislation and Turkish F-gas Regulation)

A2 – Preparatory activities (series of consultation workshops, including Policy Makers Workshop and series of sector-related workshops)

A3 – Update of the national training and certification programme

A4 – Raise awareness of environmentally friendly alternative to F-gases

A5 – Reduction of F-gas emissions by implementing a national policy of periodic leak checks on systems and equipment containing F-gases (report on leak testing regimes in the EU Member States and the relevant regimes in Turkey, establishing a pilot leak testing regime in one region of Turkey)

A6 – Preparation of a national F-gas emissions inventory

A7 – Promote the phase-out and proper waste treatment/recovery of F-gases and ODS from relevant

A8 – Develop a fully-fledged integrated F-gas database system and harmonised electronic reporting system

A9 – Preparation of the proposed legislation for the transposition of the F-gas Reg. (EU) 517/2014 into Turkish legislation (development of a draft of the revised F-gas legislation for Turkey)

IPA Project

KigaliAmendment and Turkey

• Production and consumption of F-gases is growing fast because they are widely used as substitutes for ozone depleting substances (ODS), which are currently being phased-out under the Montreal Protocol.

• Recognizing the threat of F-gases to global climate, the international community decided in 2016 in Kigali on a Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.

• This amendment introduced HFCs as controlled substances under the Montreal Protocol and established HFC phase-down schedules (different for developed and developing countries) as well as import/export licensing and reporting requirements.

• Turkey is Party to the Montreal Protocol, but has not yet ratified the Kigali Amendment. The ratification process is still underway in Turkey.

• After completion of ratification process, The Kigali Amendment is going to be a part of Turkish national legislation

• According to the Montreal Protocol, Turkey is considered as A5 country. The HFC phase-down schedule as agreed under the Kigali Amendment refers to a baseline of 100% of the average consumption of HFC in 2020-22 + 65% HCFC consumed in 2009-2010 (in CO2 eq). The reduction starts with a freeze in 2024 and four reduction steps until reaching the final level of 20% of the baseline consumption in 2045. Due to the GWP-weighted counting, F-gases with a low GWP are favoured.

• A national quota system will be needed to implement Turkey’s obligations under the Kigali Amendment.

KigaliAmendment and Turkey

• HFCs and HCFCs global consumption trends, tonnes

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Developed countries, including EU Developing countries, including Turkey

Immediate action needed EU revised F-gas Regulation (2014) Kigali Amendment (2016) Turkish F-gas Regulation (2017)

KigaliAmendment and Turkey

Comparison of Kigali Amendment,Reg. (EC) 842/2006,

Reg. (EU) 517/2014 and Turkish F-Gas Regulation

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Kigali Amendment A5, % HFC consumption, baseline 2020-22 (100% HFC) + 2009-10 (65% HCFC)

Regulation 517/2014, % HFC placed on the market, baseline 2009-12 (HFC only)

2024 100%

2024 31%

Turkey –

mandatory based

on Kigali

Amendment

EU – possibly to

be followed by

Turkey

Comparison of HFC phasedown schedules

➢ As Turkey we belive that; with the new Kigali Amendment, the Montreal Protocol will be an even more powerful instrument against global warming.

➢ Apart from the obvious environmental reasons to limit F-gas emissions, there are several economic benefits from the early adoption of measures to reduce the use of F-gases.

➢ Avoiding F-gas leaks saves costs and improves energy efficiency.

➢ Turkey is a major producer and exporter of RAC&HP equipment Adopting new technologies will enable Turkey to gain competitiveadvantage on the market.

➢ Alternative technologies lead to energy efficiency and better products quality.

Conculision

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