1. HRACA
by BERZY Judith
HUNGARIAN REFRIGERATION AND AIR
CONDITIONING ASSOCIATION
(UNEP Conference on HPMP, certification&log books for accession countries)
19-21 October, Budapest

2. HRACA
in general
 1993
 Association
 Interest representation
 350 members
 Nonprofit
 Public utility

3. HRACA
main roles, activities
 Connection
 Providing information
 Protecting interest
 Professional ethics
 Setting out systematic training
 Basis school system
 Maintaining fellowship
 Publishing books, periodicals
 Event management
 Website : www.hkvsz.hu

4. HRACA before HMCB
 Personnel certification in the 90ies
 22/1993 gov't order
 Personnel certification after 2000
 2037/2000 EU order, 94/2003 gov't order
 Types of green card
- A for dealing with household ref’n equ’t
- B for dealing with all kinds of ref’n and a/c sys.
- C for dealing with comfort a/c equ’t (until 5kg)
- D for dealing with split a/c equ’t
- E for dealing with vehicle cooling

5. HRACA&HMCB
 2004 – joining the EU
 2007 – twinning light project
 2008 – 310/2008 gov't order
 2009 – forming HMCB
 06.07.2008.

6. HRACA after HMCB
reforms
 2010: year of doubts
 Solution for challenges: REFORMS!
 INTRODUCING preparatory training system
 SUPERVISING basis schools
 CONFIRMING competence committees
 BECOMING of public utility
 ENTERING the field of renewable E sources
 SETTING UP departments

7. HRACA
departments
 Dep't of household and commercial refrigeration
equipment
 Dep't of vehicle and transport cooling
 Dep't of installed air conditioning systems
 Dept't of installed refrigeration systems
 Dep't of technical education
 Dep't of alternative energy sources

8. HRACA
structure
 General assembly
 President
 Presidency – made up of dep't leaders
 Central office
- Secretary general
- Administration
- Bookkeeping
- Marketing