Legislation
Federal law dd. 10.01.2002 No.7-FZ “On Protection of the Environment”
Point 1 of article 51 bans landfilling of ODS-containing products that lost their consumer properties at production and consumption waste disposal sites without ODS recovery for further recirculation (recycling) or destruction (imposed by the Federal law dd. 23.07.2013 No.226-FZ).
The list of ODSs under state control includes 18 hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) specified in Annex F to the Montreal Protocol added by the Kigali amendment, according to the Regulation of the Government of the Russian Federation No.333 dd. 25.03.2020 “On adoption by the Russian Federation of the amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.”
Federal Law dd. 24.06.1998 No.89-FZ “On Production and Consumption Wastes”
The Federal law dd. 29.12.2014 No.458-FZ amended the law “On Production and Consumption Wastes” by establishing the responsibility of producers and importers (including those that produce or import industrial refrigeration equipment) for disposal of equipment in an environmentally safe manner. They are now obliged either to pay the environmental fee equal to a certain share of the mass of produced/imported equipment multiplied by the environmental fee rate or ensure collection and disposal of a share of certain kinds of equipment using their resources or through specialized recovery companies.
Regulation of the Government of the Russian Federation dd. 24.03.2014 No.228 “On State Regulation Measures on Consumption and Circulation of Ozone-Depleting Substances” (as amended and revised)
The regulation establishes a procedure for the state registration of management of ozone-depleting substances, and reporting forms and terms for legal entities and individual entrepreneurs that produce, use, store, recover, reclaim, recirculate (recycle) and destroy these substances in the Russian Federation.
Order of the Government of the Russian Federation dd. 31.12.2020 No.3722-р “On Approval of Used Products Waste Treatment Share for 2021”
The document establishes a share of produced or imported products to be disposed of.
| Groups of products and packages according to the list of products to be disposed of after the loss of their consumer properties and the list of packages to be disposed of after the loss of its consumer properties, introduced by the order of the Government of the Russian Federation dd. 31.12.2020 No.3721-р | Waste recycling share of used products, % |
|---|---|
| Group No.39 “Industrial refrigeration and ventilating equipment” | 15 |
Regulation of the Government of the Russian Federation dd. 09.04.2016 No.284 “On Establishment of Environmental Fee Rates for Each Group of Products to be Disposed of After the Loss of Their Consumer Properties to be Paid by Producers, Importers that do not Ensure Used Product Waste Treatment”
This document establishes a rate for industrial and ventilation equipment equal to 26,469 rubles per ton.
Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses dd. 30.12.2001 No.195-FZ
Under Article 8.2.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses introduced by the Federal law dd. 17.06.2019 No.141-FZ, non-compliance with environmental requirements to management of ozone-depleting substances entails:
- an administrative fine of 1,000–2,000 rubles for individuals,
- an administrative fine of 10,000–30,000 rubles for officials,
- a fine of 30,000–50,000 rubles or administrative suspension of activities for up to 90 days for individual entrepreneurs,
- a fine of 100,000–250,000 rubles or administrative suspension of activities for up to 90 days for legal entities.
Repeated violation will entail:
- an administrative fine of 2,500–3,500 rubles for individuals,
- an administrative fine of 30,000–50,000 rubles for officials,
- a fine of 50,000–70,000 rubles or administrative suspension of activities for up to 90 days for individual entrepreneurs,
- a fine of 250,000–400,000 rubles or administrative suspension of activities for up to 90 days for legal entities.