Art. 13

32024R0573 → 02024R0573-20240220

Article 13 Control of use 1. The use of SF6 in magnesium die-casting and in the recycling of magnesium die-casting alloys shall be prohibited. 2. The use of SF6 to fill vehicle tyres shall be prohibited. 3. The use of fluorinated greenhouse gases, with … 712 unchanged words … recycled fluorinated greenhouse gas, the Commission may, exceptionally, by means of implementing acts, authorise an exemption from the prohibitions set out in paragraph 4 or 5, for up to 4 years, to the extent needed to address the shortage identified. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 34(2). 7. From 1 January 2035, the use of SF6 for the maintenance or servicing of electrical switchgear equipment shall be prohibited unless it is reclaimed or recycled, except if it is proved that reclaimed or recycled SF6: (a) cannot be used on technical grounds; or (b) are not available in the event of an emergency repair situation. In such cases, the user shall provide evidence, upon request, setting out the justification for use to the competent authority of the Member State concerned or to the Commission. This paragraph shall not apply to military equipment. 8. The use of desflurane as an inhalation anaesthetic shall be prohibited from 1 January 2026, except where such use is strictly required and no other anaesthetic can be used on medical grounds. The healthcare institution shall keep evidence of the medical justification, and provide it, upon request, to the competent authority of the Member State concerned or to the Commission. 9. The putting into operation of the following electrical switchgear using, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases in insulating or breaking medium shall be prohibited as follows: (a) from 1 January 2026, medium voltage electrical switchgear for primary and secondary distribution up to and including 24 kV; (b) from 1 January 2030, medium voltage electrical switchgear for primary and secondary distribution from more than 24 kV up to and including 52 kV; (c) from 1 January 2028, high voltage electrical switchgear from more than 52 kV up to and including 145 kV and up to and including 50 kA short circuit current, with a global warming potential of 1 or more; (d) from 1 January 2032, high voltage electrical switchgear of more than 145 kV or more than 50 kA short circuit current, with a global warming potential of 1 or more. 10. The taking out of operation of an electrical switchgear which is operating within the Union and the subsequent putting into operation of that electrical switchgear at a different site in the Union shall not be considered as putting into operation for the purposes of this Article. 11. By way of derogation from paragraph 9, the putting into operation of electrical switchgear using or whose functioning relies upon fluorinated greenhouse gases as insulating or breaking medium with a global warming potential lower than 1000 is allowed if, following a procurement procedure that considers the technical specificities of the equipment required for the specific use concerned one of the following situations applies: (a) during … 533 unchanged words … 17(c) and 19(b) of Annex IV after the respective prohibition date specified in those points shall be prohibited unless the operator can provide evidence that: (a) the relevant safety requirements at the particular location do not permit the installation of equipment or utilisation of products using fluorinated greenhouse gases below the global warming potential value specified in the respective prohibitions; or (b) the equipment or product was placed on the market before the relevant prohibition date set out in Annex IV. 20. The operator shall keep documentation establishing the evidence referred to in paragraph 19 for at least 5 years and shall make it available, upon request, to the competent authority of the Member State concerned or to the Commission.