‘1.   Natural persons shall be certified to carry out the following activities involving fluorinated greenhouse gases within the meaning of Article 4(7), Article 5(1) and Article 8(2), covering the fluorinated greenhouse gases specified therein, or involving relevant alternatives to fluorinated greenhouse gases, including natural refrigerants, where relevant:’

‘1.   Natural persons shall be certified to carry out the following activities involving fluorinated greenhouse gases within the meaning of Article 4(7), Article 5(1) and Article 8(1), covering the fluorinated greenhouse gases specified therein, or involving relevant alternatives to fluorinated greenhouse gases, including natural refrigerants, where relevant:’.

‘9.   Existing certificates and training attestations issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 shall remain valid, in accordance with the conditions under which they were originally issued. By 12 March 2027, Member States shall ensure that certified natural persons are required to participate in refreshment training courses or complete an evaluation process referred to in paragraph 3, at least every 7 years. Member States shall ensure that natural persons who hold a certificate or training attestation under Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 shall participate in such refreshment training courses or complete such evaluation processes for the first time no later than 12 March 2029.’

‘9.   Existing certificates and training attestations issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 shall remain valid, in accordance with the conditions under which they were originally issued. By 12 March 2027, Member States shall ensure that certified natural persons are required to participate in refresher courses or complete an evaluation process referred to in paragraph 3, at least every 7 years. Member States shall ensure that natural persons who hold a certificate or training attestation under Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 shall participate in such refresher courses or complete such evaluation processes for the first time no later than 12 March 2029.’.

‘1.   The following products and equipment that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases or whose functioning relies upon those gases shall only be placed on the market, subsequently supplied or made available to any other person, if they are labelled as:’

‘1.   Products and equipment that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases or whose functioning relies upon those gases shall be placed on the market, subsequently supplied or made available to any other person, only if they are labelled. This applies to:’.

‘6.   Following a substantiated request by a competent authority of a Member State and taking into account the objectives of this Regulation, the Commission shall assess the availability of reclaimed and recycled fluorinated greenhouse gases falling within the scope of paragraphs 4 and 5. Where the Commission’s assessment points to a verified shortage of a reclaimed and recycled fluorinated greenhouse gas, the Commission may, exceptionally, by means of implementing acts, authorise an exemption from the prohibitions set out in paragraph 4 or 5, for up to 4 years, to the extent needed to address the shortage identified.’

‘6.   Following a substantiated request by a competent authority of a Member State and taking into account the objectives of this Regulation, the Commission shall assess the availability of reclaimed and recycled fluorinated greenhouse gases falling within the scope of paragraphs 4 and 5. Where the Commission’s assessment points to a verified shortage of a reclaimed and recycled fluorinated greenhouse gas, the Commission may, exceptionally, by means of implementing acts, authorise an exemption from the prohibitions set out in paragraph 4 or 5, for up to 4 years, to the extent needed to address the shortage identified. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 34(2).’.

‘11.   By way of derogation from paragraph 9, the putting into operation of electrical switchgear using or whose functioning relies upon insulating or breaking medium with a global warming potential lower than 1 000 is allowed if, following a procurement procedure that considers the technical specificities of the equipment required for the specific use concerned one of the following situations applies:’

‘11.   By way of derogation from paragraph 9, the putting into operation of electrical switchgear using or whose functioning relies upon fluorinated greenhouse gases as insulating or breaking medium with a global warming potential lower than 1 000 is allowed if, following a procurement procedure that considers the technical specificities of the equipment required for the specific use concerned one of the following situations applies:’.

‘19.   The putting into operation of any equipment or utilisation of any product listed in points 2(b), 4, 5(c), 7(b), (c) and (d), 8(b) to (e), 9(b) to (f), 11(c), 17(c) and 19(b) of Annex IV after the respective prohibition date specified in those points shall be prohibited unless the operator can provide evidence that:

‘19.   The putting into operation of any equipment or utilisation of any product listed in points 2(b), 4, 5(c), 7(b), (c) and (d), 8(b) to (e), 9(b) to (f), 11(c), 17(c) and 19(b) of Annex IV after the respective prohibition date specified in those points shall be prohibited unless the operator can provide evidence that:

‘1.   The import and export of fluorinated greenhouse gases, and products and equipment containing those gases or whose functioning relies upon those gases shall be subject to the presentation of a valid licence to customs authorities issued by the Commission pursuant to Article 20(4) and (5), except in the case of temporary storage.’

‘1.   The import and export of fluorinated greenhouse gases, and products and equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases shall be subject to the presentation of a valid licence to customs authorities issued by the Commission pursuant to Article 20(4) and (5), except in the case of temporary storage.’.

‘2.   The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 8(12), Article 12(18), Article 16(3), Article 17(6), Article 24(1), Article 25(2), Article 35(1) and Article 35(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from 11 March 2024.’

‘2.   The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 8(12), Article 12(18), Article 16(3), Article 17(6), Article 17(7), second subparagraph, Article 24(1), Article 25(2), Article 35(1) and Article 35(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from 11 March 2024.’.

‘3.   The delegation of power referred to in Article 8(12), Article 12(18), Article 16 (3), Article 17(6), Article 24(1), Article 25(2), Article 35(1) and Article 35(2) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.’

‘3.   The delegation of power referred to in Article 8(12), Article 12(18), Article 16 (3), Article 17(6), Article 17(7), second subparagraph, Article 24(1), Article 25(2), Article 35(1) and Article 35(2) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.’.

‘6.   A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 8(12), Article 12(18), Article 16(3), Article 17(6), Article 24(1), Article 25(2), Article 35(1) and Article 35(2) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.’

‘6.   A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 8(12), Article 12(18), Article 16(3), Article 17(6), Article 17(7), second subparagraph, Article 24(1), Article 25(2), Article 35(1) and Article 35(2) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.’.