➡️ ADEME updated its public list of certified refrigerant operators on 14 August.
The database still reflects the existing certification structure.
But from ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ณ, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ moves to a new framework that distinguishes competence more explicitly by refrigerant family, both at operator level (attestation de capacitรฉ) and technician level (attestation d’aptitude).
For operators, the new categories include:
▪️ A1 and A2, fluorinated refrigerants and hydrocarbons
▪️ B, CO₂
▪️ C, ammonia
➡️ with additional categories for specific activities.
This is more than an administrative change.
The refrigerant family itself becomes part of the competence perimeter.
During the transition, three situations should therefore not be confused:
▪️ currently certified,
▪️ legally covered,
▪️ operationally ready for a specific refrigerant.
➡️ They are not necessarily the same thing.
An installer currently working on #R32 systems cannot automatically be considered ready for #R290.
The same applies even more clearly to CO₂ and ammonia, where dedicated certification pathways now exist.
➡️ This changes how a manufacturer should evaluate the market before introducing a new refrigerant-based product.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
The French transition makes one point increasingly clear: “F-Gas certified” will no longer be a sufficiently precise description of technical capability.
The relevant distinction will increasingly be which refrigerant families an operator, and the technicians behind it, are actually qualified to handle.
