the most important and impactful piece of EU legislation for our sector. Its provisions dictate the conditions under which our contractors - the immense majority of whom are very small companies with a local market - carry out most of their operations. As concluded by the European Commission’s review, the current F-Gas Regulation has successfully achieved its objectives, setting a gold standard for the rest of the world. Despite the Regulation’s proven success, the proposal for a revision substantially toughens two of its core provisions - the phase-down scheme and the placing on the market prohibitions - with the stated goal of further accelerating the market penetration of alternatives, and in particular natural refrigerants.