The EU allows the use of fluorinated gases in industrial machine tool chillers as a temporary exception
11 Nov 2026Effective: 10 Nov 20261 views
Who is affected:
Manufacturers and industrial users of machine tools with F-gas cooling systems
Summary
The European Commission authorizes an exemption to continue using fluorinated greenhouse gases in certain cooling systems for industrial machine tools. This exception applies where no viable technical alternatives exist.
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Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2485 grants an exemption to Regulation (EU) 2024/573 on fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases), permitting their use in fixed chillers intended for cooling and temperature control of industrial machine tools. The exemption responds to the absence of technically or economically viable a…
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OJ:L_202602485: Reglamento de Ejecución (UE) 2026/2485 de la Comisión, de 10 de noviembre de 2026, por el que se autoriza una exención con arreglo al Reglamento (UE) 2024/573 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo en lo que respecta al uso de gases fluorados de efecto invernadero en determinadas enfriadoras fijas utilizadas en la refrigeración y control de la temperatura de máquinas herramienta
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