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Monday deadline for F-gas comments

UK: Those wishing to air their views to government on the new F-gas regulations must make them known before Tuesday (January 20).

Views on DEFRA’s consultation document, Implementing the new EU Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulation, seeks industry opinion on its plans to implement the main provisions of the EU Fluorinated Greenhouse Gas regulations in the UK. DEFRA is also looking for stakeholders’ views on its assessment of the cost of the new legislation on UK businesses.

Further information and the survey document can be found here.

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