Certification for companies that perform activities in stationary equipment used for refrigeration, air conditioning, heat pumps, containing fluorinated gases.
The Instituto da Construção e do Imobiliário, I.P. (InCI, I.P.) is the regulatory body for the construction and real estate sector. They are responsible for assigning titles to carry out regulated activities as Building Permit, Registration Certificate, Real Estate Mediation License and Registration of Real Estate appraiser.
Concerning the handling of fluorinated gases with greenhouse effect, contained in refrigeration equipment, air conditioning and heat pumps, Reg. (EU) nº 517/2014 (repealing Reg (EC) No 842/2006), sets that only certified technicians for this purpose can ensure the minimum qualification requirements in rehabilitation interventions, recycling and destruction of these substances, as well as the maintenance and service operations of such equipments. These minimum requirements are in turn defined in Reg. (EC) nº 303/2008.
Within the national legislation framework this regulation is implemented through the Decree-Law n.º 56/2011 21 of April.