1. For any placing on the market in the Union, manufacturers of the products or equipment pre-charged with hydrofluorocarbons shall keep the following documentation referred to in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573:
(a)
the declaration of conformity;
(b)
a list identifying the products or equipment, and the type and total quantity in kilograms per type of hydrofluorocarbons contained therein;
(c)
where the hydrofluorocarbons were supplied to the manufacturer, the delivery note or invoice for the corresponding hydrofluorocarbons placed on the market in the Union
(d)
where hydrofluorocarbons contained in the products or equipment are imported and released for free circulation in the Union by the manufacturer prior to their charging, the relevant customs documents showing that the quantity of hydrofluorocarbons contained in the products or equipment has been released for free circulation in the Union;
(e)
where hydrofluorocarbons contained in the products or equipment are imported by the manufacturer, but are not released for free circulation in the Union prior to their charging, proof that the relevant customs procedures for the release for free circulation of the relevant quantities of hydrofluorocarbons are complied with when that product or equipment is placed on the market;
(f)
where the hydrofluorocarbons contained in the product or equipment are produced by the manufacturer of the product or equipment and pre-charged in the product or equipment in the Union, a document showing the quantity of the hydrofluorocarbons contained in the product or equipment.
The list referred to in point (b) is not required if the manufacturer can prove that the hydrofluorocarbons contained in the products or equipment were previously placed on the market prior to the charging.
2. Importers of products or equipment pre-charged with hydrofluorocarbons shall keep the following documentation referred to in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573 for any product or equipment covered by a customs declaration for release for free circulation in the Union:
(a)
the declaration of conformity;
(b)
a list identifying the products or equipment released for free circulation providing the following information:
(i)
the model information;
(ii)
the number of units per model;
(iii)
the identification of the type of hydrofluorocarbons contained in each model;
(iv)
the quantity of hydrofluorocarbons in each unit rounded to the nearest gram;
(v)
the total quantity of hydrofluorocarbons in kilograms and in tonnes of CO 2 equivalent;
(c)
the customs declaration related to the release for free circulation of the products or equipment in the Union;
(d)
where the hydrofluorocarbons contained in the product or equipment pre- charged with hydrofluorocarbons have been placed on the market in the Union already, subsequently exported and charged into the product or equipment outside the Union, a delivery note or invoice, as well as a declaration by the undertaking that placed the hydrofluorocarbons on the market, stating that the quantity of hydrofluorocarbons has been or will be reported as placed on the market in the Union and that it has not been and will not be reported as direct supply for export in the meaning of Article 16(2), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2024/573 pursuant to Article 26 of that Regulation;
(e)
where both the pre-charged products or equipment and the hydrofluorocarbons contained therein have been placed on the market in the Union by the undertaking, subsequently exported outside the Union, and then re-imported into the Union without any hydrofluorocarbons being added, a delivery note or invoice, as well as a declaration by the undertaking that placed hydrofluorocarbons on the market, stating that the quantity of hydrofluorocarbons has been or will be reported as placed on the market in the Union and that it has not been and will not be reported as direct supply for export in the meaning of Article 16(2), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2024/573 pursuant to Article 26 of that Regulation.
