Fluorinated greenhouse gases - Certification of companies

The application form ^{German text} is available on the WKO website.

Certain activities related to facilities containing fluorinated greenhouse gases (" F -gases") may only be carried out by companies with sufficiently qualified personnel, and having sufficient work equipment available. This includes the following activities:

1. Installation, maintenance, servicing, repair or decommissioning of
   • stationary refrigeration systems,
   • stationary air conditioners,
   • stationary heat pumps,
   • stationary fire protection equipment,
   • mobile refrigeration systems in refrigerated trucks and trailers,
   • electrical switchgears
2. Leakage checks of installations under article 5 of the Regulation ( EU ) No 2024/573
3. Recovery of F -gases in accordance with article 8 of Regulation ( EU ) No 2024/573

For this purpose, any company intending to perform the above-mentioned activities applies for the issuance of a company certificate .

Both, personal and company certificates issued in other Member States in accordance with the requirements of Regulation ( EU ) No 2024/573 are recognized as equivalent qualification as certificates issued in Austria (see also article 10 paragraphs 9 and 10 and Regulation (EU) No. 2024/2215).

Companies that carry out activities with Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases must ensure that these activities are carried out by sufficiently qualified personnel , and that all necessary tools and equipment are available to the certified personnel.

Each affected company must have a company certificate before beginning the above-mentioned activities. In the case of a start-up of such an undertaking and, or before the start of the activities for which a certificate is required, the undertaking must immediately apply for certification providing the necessary documents.

Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management (Department V /5 – Chemicals Policy and Biocides) ( → BMLUK )

The application form for certification of a company, available on the website of the → Austrian Chamber of Commerce ^{German text} ( Bundesinnung der Mechatroniker ), has to be completed and submitted by e-mail to the abovementioned office of the BMLUK . Copies of the existing personal certificates must be attached to the application.

Submission of the application form and supplementary information by e-mail or letter to the BMLUK .

• If the prerequisites for certification are fulfilled, the BMLUK issues a certificate for the undertaking.
• If the requirements for issuing a company certificate are no longer met, the BMLUK will revoke the company certificate. The undertaking concerned has the right to appeal to the Landesverwaltungsgericht Wien .

An application must include the following information:

• Annual average of the number of persons employed by the undertaking in the regulated field
• Number and names of certified persons employed by the undertaking, including copies of their personal certificates
• A written declaration by the representative of the undertaking that the undertaking employs sufficient personal to cover all expected activities
• Record of equipment and facilities built and maintained in the previous year

Further Links

Information on dangerous substances and mixtures

• Fluorierte Treibhausgase-Gesetz (Fluorinated Greenhoue Gases Act)
• Regulation ( EU ) 2024/573 on fluorinated greenhouse gases

I have noted that the data provided by me, as well as any data received by the administration over the course of the preliminary investigation, will be automatically processed as per article 6, para. 1 lit. c and e of the General Data Protection Regulation in accordance with the underlying material laws of the legal process. Furthermore, I am aware that this is for the purpose of executing the legal procedure initiated by me, the granting of regulatory approval and also for the purpose of review. I have read the general information regarding: