California Code of Regulations
Title 17 - Public Health
Division 3 - Air Resources
Chapter 1 - Air Resources Board
Subchapter 10 - Climate Change
Article 4 - Regulations to Achieve Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions
Subarticle 4 - Small Containers of Automotive Refrigerant
Section 95362 - Certification Procedures for Small Containers of Automotive Refrigerant

(a) Except as provided in section 95364, on or after January 1, 2010, no person may sell, supply, offer for sale, or manufacture for sale in California a small container of automotive refrigerant unless that small container of automotive refrigerant has been certified for use and sale by the Air Resources Board and is covered by an Executive Order issued pursuant to this subarticle.

(b) The criteria for obtaining certification, including all procedures for determining compliance with applicable test procedures, for a small container of automotive refrigerant sold, supplied, offered for sale, or manufactured for sale in California between January 1, 2010, and April 12, 2017, are set forth in "Certification Procedures for Small Containers of Automotive Refrigerant," adopted on July 20, 2009, and last amended on January 5, 2010, which is incorporated by reference herein.

(c) The criteria for obtaining certification, including all procedures for determining compliance with applicable test procedures, for small containers of automotive refrigerant sold, supplied, offered for sale, or manufactured for sale in California between April 13, 2017, and December 31, 2024, are set forth in "Certification Procedures for Small Containers of Automotive Refrigerant," adopted on July 20, 2009, and last amended on January 17, 2017, which is incorporated by reference herein.

(d) The criteria for obtaining certification, including all procedures for determining compliance with applicable test procedures, for small containers of automotive refrigerant sold, supplied, offered for sale, or manufactured for sale in California on or after January 1, 2025, are set forth in "Certification Procedures for Small Containers of Automotive Refrigerant," adopted on July 20, 2009, and last amended on October 26, 2023, which is incorporated by reference herein.

(e) Any modification to the design or specifications of a small container of automotive refrigerant that has been issued an Executive Order pursuant to these procedures must be disclosed to CARB before any modified small container of automotive refrigerant may be sold, supplied, offered for sale, or manufactured for sale in California. The Executive Officer will exercise good engineering judgment to determine if said change(s) constitute a significant difference to the design or specification of a previously certified small container of automotive refrigerant. If the Executive Officer determines that said change(s) constitute a significant difference to the design or specification of a previously certified small container of automotive refrigerant, the manufacturer must then request that the modified small container of automotive refrigerant be issued a new Executive Order pursuant to the provisions of this subarticle.