Article 1
By way of derogation from Annex IV, point 4, to Regulation (EU) 2024/573, the placing on the market of the following equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 150 or more is authorised from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2028, provided they are labelled pursuant to Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/573: (a) environmental simulation devices consisting of a test chamber used to reproduce a variety of environmental conditions e.g. time-dependent temperature and humidity, for applications below – 50 °C; (b) laboratory drying equipment used for the drying of liquid samples, by spray-drying or by freeze-drying; (c) laboratory centrifuges used for separating fluids of different densities or liquids from solids in a rapidly rotating container.