Scope
Article 2
1. This Regulation shall apply to natural persons carrying out the following activities: (a) leak checks of the equipment listed in Article 1 containing fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I and Section 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2024/573; (b) installation of the equipment listed in Article 1 containing fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I and Section 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2024/573 or the alternative substances ammonia (NH 3 ), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) or hydrocarbons; (c) repair, maintenance or servicing as well as decommissioning of the equipment listed in Article 1 containing fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I and Section 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2024/573, or the alternative substances ammonia (NH 3 ), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) or hydrocarbons; (d) recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gases from cooling circuits of stationary refrigeration, air conditioning equipment, heat pumps, and of refrigeration units of refrigerated trucks and refrigerated trailers. 2. This Regulation shall also apply to legal persons carrying out for third parties the installation, repair, maintenance, servicing or decommissioning of the equipment listed in Article 1 containing fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I and Section 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2024/573 and the alternative substances ammonia (NH 3 ), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) or hydrocarbons. 3. This Regulation shall not apply to any manufacturing activity, undertaken at the site of the manufacturer of the equipment referred to in Article 1.