---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 84.56"
title: "40"
number: "84.56"
heading: "Exemptions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/84.56"
---

# §84.56. Exemptions.

- (a) The regulations under this subpart, including §§ [84.54](/cfr/40/84.54.md), [84.58](/cfr/40/84.58.md), [84.60](/cfr/40/84.60.md), and [84.62](/cfr/40/84.62.md), do not apply to:
  - (1) Equipment in existence in the United States prior to December 27, 2020; and
  - (2) Any product using a regulated substance or a blend containing a regulated substance, or intended to use a regulated substance or a blend containing a regulated substance, in an application listed at [§ 84.13(a)](/cfr/40/84.13.md?p=a), for a year or years for which that application receives an application-specific allowance as defined at [§ 84.3](/cfr/40/84.3.md).
- (b) The prohibitions on the manufacture, import, sale, distribution, offer for sale or distribution, or export of products in § [84.54(a)](/cfr/40/84.54.md?p=a) and [(b)](/cfr/40/84.54.md?p=b) do not apply to components that use, or are intended to use, any regulated substance.
- (c) The prohibitions on the sale, distribution, offer for sale or distribution, or export of products in [§ 84.54(b)](/cfr/40/84.54.md?p=b) do not apply to:
  - (1) Products after a period of ordinary utilization or operation by a consumer; or
  - (2) **Products within the disposal or recycling chain.**
- (d) The prohibition on the import of used products in [§ 84.54(a)](/cfr/40/84.54.md?p=a) does not apply to:
  - (1) Systems in use by a conveyance in trade travelling into U.S. jurisdiction including refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat pump systems in operation aboard ships, planes, motor vehicles, and intermodal containers;
  - (2) Products in the possession of a consumer for personal use; or
  - (3) **Products imported solely for recycling or disposal.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: At 88 FR 73205, Oct. 24, 2023, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 116-260, Division S, Sec. 103.

### Source

Source: 86 FR 55201, Oct. 5, 2021, unless otherwise noted.