French Court Backs Mercedes-Benz in R1234yf/R134a Dispute with EU

After a French court lifted that country's ban on Mercedes-Benz cars equipped with R1234yf air conditioning refrigerant, saying that the French ministry for the environment must reevaluate their decision to block those cars, Daimler said that it was "very confident' that the French government will abide by that court ruling. R1234yf has been banned for use in new model cars by the EU since the start of 2013. According to the summary ruling, the ministry has 10 days to decide if it's going to try to continue the ban on Mercedes A-class, B-class and SL cars built after June 12, which Daimler has equipped with R134a, now banned by the EU because it is considered a powerful greenhouse gas. The ruling does not force French authorities to allow registrations of those cars during that 10 day period. A Daimler spokesman said: "We welcome the positive decision of the French court, which clearly rejected the French registration authority (decision) to prevent the registration of our cars." If the ban is upheld, it would affect about 29,000 cars annually, about 2% of Mercedes-Benz's worldwide sales. from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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