US embassy cable - 04DUBLIN759

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IRELAND COMFORTABLE WITH EU HFCS REGULATION, BUT THAT COULD CHANGE IN THE FUTURE

Identifier: 04DUBLIN759
Wikileaks: View 04DUBLIN759 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Dublin
Created: 2004-05-19 13:17:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: ETRD BEXP USTR
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS DUBLIN 000759 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETRD, BEXP, USTR 
SUBJECT: IRELAND COMFORTABLE WITH EU HFCS REGULATION, BUT 
THAT COULD CHANGE IN THE FUTURE 
 
REF: STATE 90316 
 
1.  Emboff, drawing on reftel points, on May 19 spoke to 
Assistant Principal Officer at the Department of Environment, 
Climate Change Division, Patrick O'Sullivan.  O'Sullivan 
stated that Ireland supports current EU thinking on 
hydrofluorocarbons (HFCS) - containment and increased 
training in the handling of fluorinated gases and would not 
introduce language calling for a total ban.  However, he also 
said Ireland could support future tightening on HFCS 
regulations as long as they were economically and 
technologically feasible.  O'Sullivan illustrated the point 
by noting that some companies already produce refrigerators 
and air conditioning equipment that do not use HFCS. 
 
2.  Regarding regulations involving domestic refrigeration 
and mobile air conditioning, O'Sullivan said that Ireland 
follows EU regulations in lieu of a national policy. 
KENNY 

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