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Air Quality – Colombia
Law 2/1982, 11th January; 2206/1983, 2nd August; 948/1995,
5th June; 2107/1995, 30th November; 979/2006,
3rd April; 601/2006, 4th April: Determine the minimum environmental norms and
general regulations for all activities that can cause, directly or indirectly,
environmental damage, as well as to control and reduce atmospheric
contamination in national territory by establishing the contaminants
concentration and exposure time for each prevention, alert and emergency level.
Selected by: Acaire (Colombian Association of Air Conditioning and
Refrigeration)
Ozone Depleting Substances – Brazil
Law 41.629/1997, 10th March: Establishes the rules for the protection of
the environment and the consumer regarding the use of CFCs.
Law 267/2000, 14th September: Prohibits the use of
certain ozone depleting substances in, among others, air conditioning and
refrigeration systems.
Law 340/2003, 25th September: Regulates the use of
cylinders for the storage of ozone depleting
gases.
Law 159/2004, 25th June 2004: Establishes criteria for
the selection of companies involved in the recovery of CFC-12.
Law 96/2006, 30th
March: Regulates the update and improvement of the registration of
companies working with Montreal
Protocol-controled substances.
Law 24/2008, 23rd January: Regulates refrigerant
recovery machines, among other aspects.
Selected by: Abrava (Brasilian Association of Refrigeration, Air
Conditioning, Ventilation and Heating)
Ozone Depleting Substances – Italy
Law 147/2006, 15th February: Regulates the control and
recovery of ozone depleting substances from refrigeration and air conditioning
equipment and heat pumps, according to the EU Regulation 2037/2000.
Selected by: ATF (Refrigeration Technicians Association)
Ozone Depleting Substances – Portugal
Law 152/2005, 31st August: Regulates the
recovery, recycling, evaluation and destruction of ozone depleting substances used
in refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, heat pumps and fire protection
systems, according to the EU Regulation 2037/2000, as well as the minimum
qualifications of the professionals in charge of this control.
Law 35/2008, 27th February: Regulates the training
programs for professionals involved in the recovery, recycling, evaluation and
destruction of ozone depleting substances used in refrigeration and air conditioning
equipment, heat pumps and fire protection systems.
Thermal Performance of Buildings –
Portugal
Law 78/2006, 79/2006, 80/2006: Establish the
certification system for the thermal performance of buildings, according to EU
Directive 2002/91/CE. The RSECE (Buildings Energy and Air Conditioning Systems
Regulation) and RCCTE (Buildings Thermal Performance Characteristics
Regulation) establish the criteria for the control of energy efficiency, indoor
air quality, air conditioning systems and boilers.
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