(1) By December 31, 2019, a manufacturer or its representative must provide ecology an initial status notification of the status of all products and equipment within each applicable end-use that contains, uses, or will use HFCs or other substitutes prohibited in WAC 173-443-040.

(2) An initial status notification must include all covered products and equipment that the manufacturer offers for sale, leases, rents, installs, or otherwise causes to enter into Washington commerce.

(3) A manufacturer must submit an initial status notification using ecology's notification form. The current form is available on ecology's website. This initial status notification must provide:

(a) Contact information on the manufacturer.

(b) The name of the party authorized to represent the manufacturer for purposes of providing initial status notifications and status updates.

(c) All products and equipment within an end-use that are applicable to the manufacturer.

(d) Which HFCs or other prohibited substitutes are being used by products or equipment within each applicable end-use.

(e) Signature and certification by the authorized representative for the manufacturer.