3 - EU (F-gas, MAC Directive), USA (EPA SNAP Program) and Japan Regulatory Prohibitions (Ch. 6) European Union United States Typical Applications GWP Effective Applications Unacceptable Date of Designated Target Target Historical and Products Max Limit, Date of and Products examples (GWP) Prohibition Products GWP Year Zero-ODP F-gas Prohibition Option Prohibited Mobile Air HFC-134a Mobile Air 150 2013 (new Light-Duty MY 2021 Mobile Air 2023 Conditioners Motor Vehicle (~1/6/2020) Conditioners Air Conditioners 2017 (all) Stationary Air Conditioning and Refrigeration HFC-134a, Domestic 150 2015 Household 2021 refrigerators HC-600a refrigerators and & freezers freezers (Proposed) HFC-134a, Commercial 2500 2020 Stand-alone R-404A (3922) 2020 refrigerators R-404A and freezers Temperature (hermetically HFC-134a, Refrigerated 2021 sealed R-404A Food Processing systems) and Dispensing (Proposed) HFC-134a 150 2022 Stand-alone HFC-134a (1430) 2019 (<0.64 kW); 2020 (rest) HFC-134a Vending HFC-134a (1430) 2019 Machines
Temperature 3 - EU (F-gas, MAC Directive), USA (EPA SNAP Program) and Japan Regulatory Prohibitions (Ch. 6) European Union United States Typical Historical Zero-ODP Option Applications and Products GWP Max Limit, F-gas Prohibited Effective Date of Prohibition Applications and Products Unacceptable examples (GWP) Date of Prohibition Designated Products Target GWP Target Year Mobile Air HFC-134a Mobile Air Conditioners 150 2013 (new 2017 (all) Light-Duty Motor Vehicle Air Conditioners MY 2021 (~1/6/2020) Mobile Air Conditioners 2023 Stationary Air Conditioning and Refrigeration HFC-134a, HC-600a Domestic refrigerators & freezers 150 2015 Household refrigerators and freezers (Proposed) 2021 HFC-134a, R-404A Commercial refrigerators and freezers (hermetically sealed systems) 2500 2020 Stand-alone R-404A (3922) 2020 HFC-134a, R-404A Refrigerated Food Processing and Dispensing (Proposed) 2021 HFC-134a 150 2022 Stand-alone HFC-134a (1430) 2019 (<0.64 kW); 2020 (rest) HFC-134a Vending Machines HFC-134a (1430) 2019