Recital 14

(14) Refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment contained in a means of transport have particularly high leakage rates due to the vibrations that occur during transport. Operators of most means of transport should carry out leak checks or install leakage detection systems and recover fluorinated greenhouse gases for such mobile equipment. Like operators of other equipment covered by this Regulation, operators of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment on-board ships should be required to take precautionary actions to prevent the leakage of fluorinated greenhouse gases and, where such a leakage is detected, should repair it without undue delay. Given the international character of shipping, it is important that the Union and its Member States, within their respective competences, work with third countries to ensure that unnecessary emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases in that sector are prevented, including during installation, maintenance or servicing, repair and recovery from refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment on ships. When reviewing the implementation of this Regulation, the Commission should assess the feasibility of extending the scope of containment measures to ships.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.