Country Data
Reported data
ODS production
‘Production’ is calculated as the amount produced – amount destroyed – amount used as feedstock. It excludes amounts recycled and reused.
As a member of the European Union, consumption is reported in aggregated form, hence this party does not report its individual consumption.
Destruction of controlled substances
HCFC production
‘Production’ is calculated as the amount produced – amount destroyed – amount used as feedstock. It excludes amounts recycled and reused.
As a member of the European Union, consumption is reported in aggregated form, hence this party does not report its individual consumption.
HFC production
‘Production’ is calculated as the amount produced – amount destroyed – amount used as feedstock. It excludes amounts recycled and reused.
As a member of the European Union, consumption is reported in aggregated form, hence this party does not report its individual consumption.
At a glance
Focal points:
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National Focal Point - Contact person for the UNEP online reporting system (ORS)SOGESID S.p.A. Technical Assistance Unit, Directorate-General for European and International Affairs and Sustainable Finance (AEIF), Ministry of Environment and Energy Security
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National Focal PointSOGESID S.p.A. Technical Assistance Unit, Directorate-General for European and International Affairs and Sustainable Finance (AEIF), Ministry of Environment and Energy Security
Status of Ratification:
| Vienna Convention | 1988-09-19 | R |
| Montreal Protocol | 1988-12-16 | R |
| London Amendment | 1992-02-21 | Ap |
| Copenhagen Amendment | 1995-01-04 | R |
| Montreal Amendment | 2001-05-01 | R |
| Beijing Amendment | 2004-10-22 | R |
| Kigali Amendment | 2022-05-25 | R |
- Ac - Accession
- R - Ratification
- At - Acceptance
- Ap - Approval
- Sc - Succession
Establishment of ODS licensing system: Yes
Establishment of HFC licensing system: Yes
Date HFC Licensing System Reported: 2019-03-25
Click here to view status of HFC licensing systems for all partiesAdditional reported information
Reclamation facilities reported by the Parties (Decision VI/19(4))
Parties report periodically on the reclamation facilities and their capacities available in their countries.
| Party | Report Date | Facility Name | Address | Reclaimed Substances | Capacity | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1996-04-22 | Solveco | Via Piemonte, 21 Borgaro Torinese (TO) |
Chlorinate solvents | 600 tons/yr | |
| Italy | 1996-04-22 | Guido Tazzetti & C | Via Negri, 1 Casale Monferrato (AL) | Chlorinated and flourinated solvents 2000kg/day Other Flourinated fluids |
2000 kg/day 100 kg/hr |
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| Italy | 1996-04-22 | Chimica Industriale | Strada Piossasco 114 Rivalta Torinese (TO) |
Chlorinated solvents | 3000 ltrs/hr | |
| Italy | 1996-04-22 | Blotto | Fraz. Borche, 28 Cirie (TO) |
Chlorinated and flourinated solvents | 1450 ltrs/hr | |
| Italy | 1996-04-22 | Austraplastic | Regione industriale, 13 Trana (TO) |
Chlorinated and flourinated solvents | 4800 kg/day |
Click here for the list of facilities reported by all parties.
Information reported by the Parties on illegal trade (Decision XIV/7 (7))
Parties are invited to report to the Ozone Secretariat fully proved cases of illegal trade in ozone-depleting substances.
| Party | Seizure Date Year | Substances Traded | Volume | Importing Exporting Country | Illegal Trade Details | Action Taken | Remarks |
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| Italy | 1 July 2024 | R-407C | 2,000 kg | From Albania to Italy | Misdeclaration; identified through risk profiling (CDC) and shipment inspection, violation under Art. 13 co. 3 D. Lgs. 163/2019. | Administrative seizure | |
| Italy | 28 April, 2023 | HFC-134a | 715kg | From Bulgaria to Italy | concealment, Reg. UE 517/2014 art.16 | seizure and report to the judicial authority | |
| Italy | 5 February, 2020 | R-410A and HFC-134a | 6,000 kg of R-410A and 4,320 kg of HFC-134a | from Türkiye to Italy | Refrigerant Gases | Seizure and confiscation | |
| Italy | 11 September, 2024 | HFC-32 | 5,500 | from Tunisia to Italy | Incorrect labelling | Administrative seizure | This is an administrative seizure for wrong labelling, following regularization the transaction was allowed |
| Italy | 11 October, 2023 | HFC-134a | 12,000kg | From China via Greece to Italy | concealment, Reg. UE 517/2014 art.16 | seizure and report to the judicial authority | |
| Italy | 5 December, 2019 | HFC-134a, R-404A and HFO-1234yf | 25.6 kg of HFC-134a, 9.8 kg of R-404A, and 5 kg of HFO-1234yf | Unknown | Products seized during a control at a retailer store | Seizure and confiscation | |
| Italy | 2024 | R-410A | From Italy to USA | No registration in the F-Gas portal (art. 15 and 17 reg. 517/2014) | administrative fine | no seizure and administrative fine | |
| Italy | 31 October, 2023 | HFC-125, HFC-32 and HFC-134a | 13,190kg | From China via Greece to Italy | concealment, Reg. UE 517/2014 art.16 | seizure and report to the judicial authority | |
| Italy | 6 February, 2020 | HFCs | 2,510 kg | from Türkiye to Italy | Infringement of the articles 16, 17 and 19 of the EU Regulation n. 517/2014 | Implementing the articles 16 and 17 of the EU Regulation, a violation of the provisions has been notified pursuant to pertinent national Law ( art.11 of RDL 14.11.1926 n.1923, converted into the Law of 07 July 1927 n.1495 and subsequent amendments, as amended, most recently art. 67 Legislative Decree 12.30.1999 n. 507). In relation to article 19 infringement, art. 6 of Legislative Decree No. 26/2013 and subsequent amendments have been applied. | The goods (138 gas cylinders) found at the warehouse were seized pursuant to art.13 L. 689/91 and articles 11 of Law 1495/1927 and 20 of Law 689/81. A total of 182.442 kg of HFCs imported in 2019 was found in violation of the EU Regulation n. 517/2014 |
| Italy | 12 June 2024 | R-410A | 10,420 kg | From Albania to Italy | Misdeclaration; identified through risk profiling (CDC) and shipment inspection, violation under Art. 13 co. 3 D. Lgs. 163/2019. | administrative seizure | |
| Italy | 25 July 2019 | HFCs | 49.4 kg | From Tunisia from Italy | Not declared goods brought in a car, coming from Tunisia by ship. | Seizure and report to the prosecutor | |
| Italy | 5 September, 2023 | R-410A and HFC-134a, gas mixtures | R-410A is 22,750kg and HFC-134a is 23,000kg | From Turkey via Italy to Germany | The goods and documentation did not arrive at the German customs office of destination. Fake German customs stamp on two custom operations National violations for aggravated smuggling: Artt. 292, 293 e 295 lett. c e d, D.P.R. 43/1973 | Seizure and report to the judicial authority. Issue of assessment notices for recovery of customs duties. | Request to the German Customs Authority to verify the regularity of the stamp and the actual arrival of the goods at destination. |
| Italy | 26 June 2024 | R-410A | 468 kg | From Albania to Italy | Misdeclaration; identified through risk profiling (CDC) and shipment inspection, violation under Art. 479 and 48 c.p., - Art. 9 co. 1 D. Lgs. 163/2019. | Criminal seizure | |
| Italy | 1 August, 2019 | HFCs | 46.3 kg | From Tunisia from Italy | Not declared goods brought in a car, coming from Tunisia by ship. | Seizure and report to the prosecutor | |
| Italy | 26 June 2024 | R-407C | 240 kg | from Albania to Italy | Misdeclaration; identified through risk profiling (CDC) and shipment inspection, violation under Art. 479 and 48 c.p., - Art. 9 co. 1 D. Lgs. 163/2019. | Criminal seizure | |
| Italy | 5 September, 2023 | R-410A, R-404A and R-507A | R-410A is 50,360kg; R-404A is 20,000 kg; R-507A is 78,800kg | From China to Italy | Placing on the market of unallocated hydrofluorocarbon quotas Art.15 Reg. UE 517/2014 Art. 13 D.Lgs. 163/2019 | Seizure and report to the judicial authority. | The real quantity imported was much higher than that intended for military use. |
| Italy | 16 August, 2019 | HFCs | 21.8 kg | From Tunisia from Italy | Not declared goods brought in a car, coming from Tunisia by ship. | Seizure and report to the prosecutor | |
| Italy | 26 June 2024 | HFC-134a | 636 kg | From Albania to Italy | Misdeclaration; identified through risk profiling (CDC) and shipment inspection, violation under Art. 479 and 48 c.p., - Art. 9 co. 1 D. Lgs. 163/2019. | Criminal seizure | |
| Italy | 26 August, 2019 | HFCs | 13.6 kg | From Tunisia from Italy | Not declared goods brought in a car, coming from Tunisia by ship. | Seizure and report to the prosecutor | |
| Italy | 7 April, 2021 | HFC-134a, R-404A | 19.368 kg of HFC-134a and 4.280 kg of R404-A | From China to Italy | Refrigerant’s cylinders without labelling; OLAF Case OC/2018/1145; 3. Artt. 16-17 Reg. EU 517/2014 | Administrative detention ex artt. 13 e 19 Law n° 689/81, penalties, reporting to the competent authorities. Violations: 1) art. 11 Law R.D.L. N° 1923/26, amended by art. 67 D.LGS. N° 507/99; 2) art. 6 Law N° 26/2013 | |
| Italy | 1 July 2024 | R-507a | 13,197 kg | From Albania to Italy | Misdeclaration; identified through risk profiling (CDC) and shipment inspection, violation under Art. 13 co. 3 D. Lgs. 163/2019. | Administrative seizure | |
| Italy | 29 September, 2019 | HFCs | 22.2 kg | From Tunisia from Italy | Not declared goods brought in a car, coming from Tunisia by ship. | Seizure and report to the prosecutor | |
| Italy | 10 November, 2019 | HFCs | 21.8 kg | From Tunisia from Italy | Not declared goods brought in a car, coming from Tunisia by ship. | Seizure and report to the prosecutor | |
| Italy | 1 July 2024 | R-404A | 660 kg | from Albania to Italy | Misdeclaration; identified through risk profiling (CDC) and shipment inspection, violation under Art. 13 co. 3 D. Lgs. 163/2019. | Administrative seizure | |
| Italy | 17 April, 2019 | HFC-134a, R-404A, R-407C and R410A | 8,160 kg of HFC-134a, 328 kg of R-404A, 340 kg of R-407C and 340 kg of R-410A | from Türkiye to Italy | Import without EU quota; omitted HFC portal registration and found in non-refillable containers. | Seizure and crime report to the public prosecutor of Trieste | |
| Italy | 1 July 2024 | HFC-32 | 3,000 kg | From Albania to Italy | Misdeclaration; identified through risk profiling (CDC) and shipment inspection, violation under Art. 13 co. 3 D. Lgs. 163/2019. | Administrative seizure | |
| Italy | 1 July 2024 | HFC-134 | 5,720 kg | From Albania to Italy | Misdeclaration; identified through risk profiling (CDC) and shipment inspection, violation under Art. 13 co. 3 D. Lgs. 163/2019. | Administrative seizure | |
| Italy | 6 March, 2020 | R-407C and R-410A | 855 kg of R-407C and 1,470 kg of R-410A | from Türkiye to Italy | Import without EU quota; omitted HFC portal registration | Seizure and crime report to the public prosecutor of Trieste | |
| Italy | 1 July 2024 | R-404A | 4,620 kg | From Albania to Italy | Misdeclaration; identified through risk profiling (CDC) and shipment inspection, violation under Art. 13 co. 3 D. Lgs. 163/2019. | Administrative seizure | |
| Italy | 9 March, 2020 | HFC-134a, HFC-143a, HFC-125 | Germany/Netherlands | Goods not declared | seizure | 40 cylinders with mixed refrigerant gas, cylinders labelled “Honest R-404A” | |
| Italy | 9 September 2024 | HFC-134a, R-404A, R-410A | 600 kg | From China to Bulgaria, Greece and then to Italy | Cargo found following landing controls from a Greek motor vessel. Submitted documentation not traceable to the cargo. | Seizure. The goods are still in customs custody. | |
| Italy | 2 September, 2019 | HFC-134a | 408 kg | From China via Türkiye to Italy | art. 11 paragraph 1 of the UE Regulation n. 517/2014 (non-refillable container) | seizure | |
| Italy | 6 April 2024 | R-410A, R-407C, HFC-32 | 1,990 kg | From China to Bulgaria, Greece and then to Italy | Cargo found following landing controls from a Greece-flagged vessel. Cargo not declared in shipment manifest, part of cargo not indicated in CMR consignment note. Failure to indicate a valid consignee of the cargo. Lack of valid import declaration. | Seizure. The goods are still in customs custody. | |
| Italy | 29 January, 2020 | HFC-134a, HFC-143a, R-410A and HFC-32 | 628 kg | Transit from Greece | art. 11 paragraph 1 of the EU Regulation n. 517/2014 (non-refillable container) | seizure | |
| Italy | 9 August, 2020 | R-404A | 21.8 kg | from Tunisia to Italy (Palermo) | concealment, non-refillable cylinders hidden between luggage identified during travellers border controls; 3. Reg. UE 517/2014. | Seizure and crime report to Public Prosecutor | |
| Italy | 23 March 2024 | HFC-134a, R-404A, R-410A | 952 kg | From China to Bulgaria, Greece and then to Italy | Cargo found in a bus following controls upon disembarkation from an Albania-flagged vessel. No declaration submitted. Cargo hidden in the compartments of the vehicle. | Seizure. The goods are still in customs custody. | |
| Italy | 24 July 2024 | HFC-134a | 60 cylinders of 12 kg each, total 720 kg | From Switzerland to Italy | Physical customs control, or import goods control selected by the Customs Control Circuit; Violation of art. 9 and 13 of the D.Lgs 05/12/2019 n° 163 "Disciplinary sanctions for violation of the provisions of Reg.(UE) 517/2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases repealing Reg.(CE) no 842/2006". | Goods detained on 18/07/2024 after the declaration; seizure and complaint to the judicial authority on 24/07/2024; returned to the Swiss consignor in January 2025. | It is important to be aware of the regulations in force and, when checking, to understand and investigate the function, application or intended use of the type of gas being imported by asking the importer for information via technical and safety data sheets. |
| Italy | 20 December, 2020 | HCFC-22 | 13.6 | from Tunisia to Italy (Palermo) | concealment, non-refillable cylinders hidden between luggage identified during travellers border controls; 3. Reg. EU 517/2014. | Seizure and crime report to Public Prosecutor | |
| Italy | 29 January 2024 | HFC-134a | 68 kg | From Albania to Italy | Concealment of 5 cylinders hidden by blankets and luggage inside a truck cabin landed from Albania; Identified due to evasive and anxious attitude of the drivers; Violation under Article 11 (CE) Reg. no. 517/2014 (Restrictions on the placing on the market of fluorinated gases) and article 9 of Legislative Decree n.163/2016 (Violation of the obligations deriving from Reg.(EC) n. 517/2014. | Seizure – Crime Report | |
| Italy | 17 October, 2021 | HCFC-22 | 13.6 kg | from Tunisia to Italy (Palermo) | concealment, non-refillable cylinders hidden between luggage identified during travellers border controls; 3. Reg. EU 517/2014. | Seizure and crime report to Public Prosecutor | |
| Italy | 21 September, 2020 | HFC-32 | 12.040 kg | from Tunisia to Italy (Palermo) | Illegal importation without a quota; detected during a post clearance control of import custom declarations. | Seizure and application of a fine | |
| Italy | 31 July 2024 | R-404A | 1,400 kg | From Greece to Italy | Concealment of 140 gas refrigerant cylinders; Identified for evasive and anxious attitude of the drivers; Violation under Articles 25 and 292, 295 paragraph 2 letter c) of the T.U.L.D. (Presidential Decree 43/1973), art. 483 of the Criminal Code and art. 16 of EU Regulation 573/2024 and art. 13 of Legislative Decree 163/2019 | Seizure – Crime Report | |
| Italy | 27 August 2024 | HFC-134a | 11,908 kg | From Albania to Italy | 8 cylinders of 740 kg and 499 cylinders of 12 kg of refrigerant gas imported to EU declared as R-744 but later ascertained to be HFC-134a gas through the presentation of a customs import declaration and the attached false documentation, in violation of the quota system for refrigerant gas provided for by the EU reg 573/2024, thus obtaining an unfair profit to the detriment of the European Union. Violation under art.110 and 483 criminal code, art. 16 EU Reg. 573/2024 and art. 13 of the Legislative Decree. 163/2019; art. 640 paragraph 2 number 1) of the criminal code; art. 24 of the Legislative Decree. 231/2001; | Seizure – Crime Report | |
| Italy | 23 September, 2020 | HCFC-22, R-404A, R-410A, and HFC-32 | 300 cylinders of total 3,700 kg | From China to Italy | Italian customs authorities identified the consignment (goods declared as empty cylinders) shipped by sea as suspicious. The importing company was not in possession of the necessary F-gas import quota. REG. UE 517 2014 | ||
| Italy | 12 December 2024 | HFC-32, R-407C | 3,276 kg of HFC-32, and 1,800 kg of R-407C | From Albania to Italy | 4,680 non-refillable cylinders of HFC-32 and 180 cylinders of R-407C of Chinese origin imported through concealment inside a load of polystyrene, in violation of the refrigerant gas quota system provided for by the EU regulation reg 573/2024, thus obtaining an unfair profit to the detriment of the EU equal to €16,212.69 and smuggling the refrigerant gas for a total of evaded border duties equal to €19,512.08. Violation under art.110 c.p.; art. 16 EU Reg. 573/2024 and art. 13 of Legislative Decree 163/2019; art. 11 paragraph 1 EU Reg. 573/2024 and art. 9 paragraph 1 of Legislative Decree 163/2019, art. 78 paragraph 1 letter a) of Annex 1 Legislative Decree 141/2024 aggravated pursuant to art. 88 paragraph 2 letter c) of Annex 1 Legislative Decree 141/2024, art. 640 paragraph 2 number 1) c.p.; art. 24 and Art. 25-sex-decies of Legislative Decree 231/2001 | Seizure – Crime Report | |
| Italy | 21 July, 2020 | HFC-32 | 12,040 kg | from Tunisia to Italy | The import was carried out without a quota | Confiscated, applicable a administrative fine from € 206,58 to € 2.478,99 pursuant to art 11 RDL 1923/1926 | |
| Italy | 18 May, 2021 | From China to Italy | Assessment review on internal verification on intelligence/initiative. Reg. EU n. 517 2014. | Not released for free circulation | The seizure was made in 2021 while the imports were in 2018-2019 when the quota system wasn’t well known | ||
| Italy | 31 May, 2021 | HFC-134a | 544 kg | from Ukraine to Italy | Art. 16 Reg. EU n. 517/2014, imports without authorization, no quota for F-gas. | Not released for free circulation | The seizure was made in 2021 while the imports were made in 2018-2019 when the quota system wasn’t well known |
| Italy | 15 November, 2021 | R-404A | 196 kg | to Italy | Assessment review on import without authorization. No notification received from the EC on the quota for F-gas import (EU n. 517/2014) | Penalty imposed | 16 cylinders |
| Italy | 16 August, 2021 | HFC-134a | 3,950 kg | from China via Netherlands to Italy | no documentation relating to the assignment, no allocation of quota and registration in the European HFC Register; control at the Customs of Ancona, the customs declaration with which the goods were declared imported from China by the Italian company : Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons: Tetrafluorethane (freon gas) R134A, F-Gas contained in 5 cylinders for a total net weight of 3,950 Kg. The quantity of F-Gas, imported by the company, was intended to load the air conditioners of the ship under construction at the Shipyard located in the port of Ancona. EU Regulation n. 517/2014. Legislative Decree. n. 163/2019 | Report of Seizure and Reliance in Judicial Free Case (Articles 354 and 259 of the Code of Criminal Procedure) | Arrange, follow and complete checklists on fluorinated greenhouse gases in bulk according to the guidance of EU Regulation no. 517/2014; arrange, follow and complete F- Gas Equipment Checklist a greenhouse effect or whose functioning depends on these gases |
| Italy | 20 January, 2022 | R-407C | 3,767 kg | From China to Italy | Ship Customs inspection on import with physical verification, fake declaration of possession of quota. Art 483 Penal Code. | Crime report | |
| Italy | 30 June, 2022 | R-410A | n/a | From France to Italy | Assessment Review on Import documentary check on INF AM. Imports without authorization, i.e. quota for F-gas ex art. 2 Reg. EU n. 517/2014 (without registration and quota) | crime report | |
| Italy | 2007 | HCFC-22 | 35,040 kg | HCFC-22 in the amount of 35,040 kg was imported in 2006 without an import licence. The case was detected by the European Commission through documentary cross checks. | The competent authority investigated the matter and concluded that the failure to apply for a licence had been unintentional. | ||
| Italy | 1 Jan to 31 Dec, 2005 | Unknown | Unknown | In two cases the gross weight of the goods did not correspond to that declared. | Sanction enforcement under Italian law. |
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Ozone Research Managers
The Vienna Convention provides for that parties shall co-operate in conducting research and systematic
observations and in formulating recommendations for future research and observation in areas related to the ozone layer.
To this end the Ozone Research Managers meet every three years to review national and international research and monitoring
activities to ensure coordination and identify gaps.
Reports submitted by Italy to the Ozone Research Managers meetings to date are available below:
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