Chemical Climate Protection - Issue Certificate of Expertise

Since 4 July 2009, if you install plants with fluorinated greenhouse gases, check for leaks, maintain, maintain or recover the gases, you need a new certificate of competence so that you can continue your activity. This is provided for by the Chemicals Climate Protection Regulation, which came into force on 1 August 2008 and is based on the European F-Gas Regulation .

The following activities are affected:

• activities on refrigeration systems, air conditioning systems and heat pumps,
• activities at equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases as solvents,
• activities on fire protection systems and fire extinguishers,
• activities on high-voltage switchgear and
• Activities on air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles.

In order to acquire the certificates of competence, you must always pass a theoretical and practical competence test. For activities on air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles, participation in a course is sufficient.

Contact

1. the competent Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK), Chamber of Crafts (HWK) or guild,
2. Training establishments, undertakings or establishments which have been recognised by the competent authority as having a certificate to that effect for carrying out examinations and issuing certificates of competence.

The required documents can be obtained from the above-mentioned offices.

The competent Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK), Chamber of Crafts (HWK) or guild, as well as training and further education institutions, companies or businesses that are recognized by the competent authority as a corresponding certificate as for the acceptance of examinations and for the issuance of certificates of competence determine the corresponding fee independently.

In addition, in the case of activities to:

• refrigeration and air-conditioning systems and heat pumps have completed technical or craft training qualifying them for the respective activity and have passed a theoretical and practical examination in accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2015/2067.
• Installations containing fluorinated greenhouse gases as solvents have successfully completed technical or craft training qualifying for the activity in question and have passed a theoretical and practical test in accordance with Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 306/2008.
• fire protection systems and fire extinguishers have passed a theoretical and practical test in accordance with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 304/2008.
• High-voltage switchgear carries out a theoretical and practical test in accordance with Art. 3 para. 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2015/2066.
• air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles have successfully completed a training programme in accordance with Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 307/2008.

Persons who have completed their training as refrigeration system engineers receive the certificate of competence without passing an examination.