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Save the date: ASERCOM Convention and General Assembly in 2022
As every year, the ASERCOM Convention and General Assembly will take place at the end of January: On 21 January 2022, ASERCOM invites the industry to the annual ASERCOM Convention. On 20 January, the Working Groups will meet first and in the [...]
REACH: Second Stakeholder Consultation on a Restriction for PFAS until 17 October
The competent authorities for REACH of the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway are currently preparing a REACH Annex XV Restriction Dossier for the group of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) since all these substances are considered to be persistent. The current assessment also [...]
19th European Conference Milano – ASERCOM Review
At the 19th European Conference of the Centro Studi Galileo at the Poltecnico di Milano, ASERCOM President Wolfgang Zaremski also gave a presentation in the fourth session "Regulations & Certifications Globally". He commented on Europe's climate and energy policy goals and framework [...]
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Germany is a pioneer in the fight against Europe-wide refrigerant smuggling
The amendment of the German Chemicals Act represents an important step in the fight against illegal trade in hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in Europe. The amendment to the German Chemicals Act, which comes applies on 1 August 2021, now gives the supervisory authorities extensive [...]
Italy and F-Gas Review: what expectations?
Market Insight from our Italian correspondent Luisa-Maria Doldi The ongoing revision of EU F-Gas Regulation 517/2014 is a delicate and crucial step that will influence cooling policies at least until 2030. It is also an opportunity to reflect on how each [...]
UK refrigeration sector looks to a new future
Market Insight from our UK correspondent Brian Hicks The electorate of the UK voted on 23 June 2016 to leave the European Union and those wishes were finally granted at the end of 2020. Many EU companies had been preparing for [...]