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Air Conditioning and Refrigeration European Association

Acronym: AREA

General Information

Identification Code: 03396347383-49
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Entity Form: aisbl
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 12/9/2011
Last Update: 8/22/2023
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: AREA is the European federation whose members are the national federations representing refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump contractors. AREA has 25 members from 21 countries with a total membership of some 13,000 companies across Europe and a workforce of 110,000 (2012). AREA’s general mission statement is to “support and initiate activities to promote the industry and its high standards of quality, in order to serve users' interest in a safe and uninterrupted usage of efficient refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment, and to create and maintain a favourable business climate for European refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump contractors, in terms of quality, safety, employment, fair competition and profitability” AREA’s general objectives are: - Harmonisation of education and training / certification - Promotion of technical evolutions - Environmental protection / tackling climate change / energy efficiency - Recommendations on a (...)
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
  • Climate action
  • Energy
  • Environment
Levels of Interest:
  • global
  • european

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: - Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases - Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 on substances that deplete the ozone layer - Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources - Ecodesign Directive and implementing regulations related to refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment - Climate change policies - Energy efficiency policies (e.g. Energy Efficiency Directive, Energy Performance of Buildings Directive) - European Green Deal - Decarbonisation policies
Communication Activities: - F-gas Regulation Annex III - Placing on the market bans (2022) - AREA position on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive revision proposal (2022) - Revision of the Renewable Energy Sources Directive: AREA Position on certification schemes (2022) - Extending the F-Gas certification scheme to alternative refrigerants (2021) - Reply to EPBD review roadmap (2021) - Comments on post F-Gas stakeholder workshop (2021) - Joint industry statement on recognising indoor air pollution as a health risk (2021) - Layman report on REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE project (2021) - COVID-19 and air conditioning systems (2020) - AREA Vision 2025 - AREA Introduction to refrigeration standard EN378 - AREA Technical Bulletin on Fgas Recycling (2018) - Partner in the REAL Alternative 4 LIFE project (LIFE programme) - AREA FAQ on sale of precharged equipment (2017) - Delivery of fgases: a practical guide for distributors (2016) - AREA F-gas logbook (2016) - AREA guide on the application of the new F-Gas Regulation to RACHP contractors (Edition 3, November 2016) see http://area-eur.be/publications
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: Consultation Forum according to Art. 23 of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases#X03338#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3338 #MEMBER #C#Industry#SMEs
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: BluePoint BuildingBd. A. Reyers, 80
Post Code: 1030
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office

Address: BluePoint BuildingBd. A. Reyers, 80
Post Code: 1030
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data

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Complementary Information: AREA took part in the REAL Alternative 4 LIFE project, under the LIFE programme. The project came to an end in spring 2020 and the last funding installment was received in 2021.

Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 2
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 0.5
Info Members: Secretary General and supporting secretariat staff are working on a part-time basis altogether equivalent to 0.5 FTE

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: http://area-eur.be/members
Organisation Members: - EPEE (European Partnership for Energy and the Environment) - FAIB (Fédération des Associations Internationales établies en Belgique)