F-gas rules and refrigeration investment: check scope

Apply EU Regulation 2024/573 only to covered gases and equipment. Do not automatically class a passive plate container as F-gas equipment.

22 April 2026Updated 23 September 2026

Short answer

EU Regulation 2024/573 concerns fluorinated greenhouse gases and equipment within its scope. A passive eutectic plate container is not F-gas equipment for that reason alone. For an active refrigeration unit, document refrigerant, charge, equipment category and target market, then confirm EU scope with a qualified adviser.

EU Regulation 2024/573 addresses fluorinated greenhouse gases and specified equipment scopes. For a refrigeration investment, first verify the refrigerant actually used by the system and its target market.

Add equipment model, refrigerant name, charge information and the manufacturer's category description to the quote file. For a passive insulated container using eutectic plates, check product documents for an active refrigerant; do not assign regulatory scope from the family name alone.

For an active unit placed on the EU market, confirm the applicable category, dates and obligations against the current text with a qualified compliance adviser. Do not infer the outcome for use or sale within Türkiye automatically from EU law; verify that jurisdiction and transaction separately.