EPA Certification dates Q&A
January 1, 1992 - =mandatory use of certified recycling equipment when servicing automotive
(not commercial/residential/industrial) air conditioning
July 1, 1992 - =The Clean Air Act calls for the phase-out of CFC/HCFC production,
PROHIBITS CFC/HCFC VENTING, and requires the EPA to set standards for recovery,
recycling, and reclamation of refrigerants
July 13, 1993 - =All persons opening appliances for maintenance, service, or repair, and all
persons disposing of appliances, except for small appliances, must have at least one piece of
certified, self-contained recovery equipment available at their place of business
November 15, 1993 - =Refrigerant recovery devices must be equipped with low-loss fittings,
which are fittings that are used to connect the recovery device to an appliance and which can be
either manually closed or which closes automatically when disconnected to prevent loss of
refrigerant from hoses
November 15, 1993 - =Recovery equipment manufactured after November 15, 1993 that is used
during maintenance, service, or repair must be certified by an EPA-approved labortory
November 14, 1994 - =Technicians servicing refrigeration hardware must be certified in
refrigerant recovery and the sale of refrigerants has been restricted to technicians certified in
refrigerant recovery
December 31, 1995 - =CFCs can no longer be legally manufactured or imported into the United
States. Supplies of CFC refrigerant for equipment servicing can ONLY come from recovery,
recycling, and reclamation
November 15, 1995 - =It has been illegal to vent any refrigerant including substitutes for CFC,
HCFC, and HFC refrigerants. This is because the EPA has determined that all refrigerants
contribute to global warning.
January 1, 1992 - =mandatory use of certified recycling equipment when servicing automotive
(not commercial/residential/industrial) air conditioning
July 1, 1992 - =The Clean Air Act calls for the phase-out of CFC/HCFC production,
PROHIBITS CFC/HCFC VENTING, and requires the EPA to set standards for recovery,
recycling, and reclamation of refrigerants
July 13, 1993 - =All persons opening appliances for maintenance, service, or repair, and all
persons disposing of appliances, except for small appliances, must have at least one piece of
certified, self-contained recovery equipment available at their place of business
November 15, 1993 - =Refrigerant recovery devices must be equipped with low-loss fittings,
which are fittings that are used to connect the recovery device to an appliance and which can be
either manually closed or which closes automatically when disconnected to prevent loss of
refrigerant from hoses
November 15, 1993 - =Recovery equipment manufactured after November 15, 1993 that is used
during maintenance, service, or repair must be certified by an EPA-approved labortory
November 14, 1994 - =Technicians servicing refrigeration hardware must be certified in
refrigerant recovery and the sale of refrigerants has been restricted to technicians certified in
refrigerant recovery
December 31, 1995 - =CFCs can no longer be legally manufactured or imported into the United
States. Supplies of CFC refrigerant for equipment servicing can ONLY come from recovery,
recycling, and reclamation
November 15, 1995 - =It has been illegal to vent any refrigerant including substitutes for CFC,
HCFC, and HFC refrigerants. This is because the EPA has determined that all refrigerants
contribute to global warning.
