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Ozone unit

World Refrigeration Day-2020
26.06.2020

Held annually on 26 June, the World Refrigeration Day was created to raise awareness about the importance of refrigeration technologies in everyday life and to raise the profile of the refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat-pump sector. On this occasion, the National Ozone Unit presents the Armenian version of "Cold Chain 4 Life" information posters, which can be guidelines for both professionals, the state and citizens.

On this remarkable day, a memorandum was signed between the «Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building» Projectof the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Armenia and «For Equal Rights»Educational Center NGO. Due to the ongoing state of emergency in the country, the official signing ceremony took place on the online platform, which was attended by representatives of the mentioned NGO and NOU experts. The purpose of the memorandum is to identify the problems of utilization of household appliances (refrigerators, air conditioners) that contain ozone depleting substances or their alternatives, proposing solutions, and implementing them.The parties look forward to not only having the opportunity to cover tangible results in the nearest future, but also to expand the cooperation further.