Commission Decision
of 20 January 2004
on the allocation of import quotas for controlled substances for the period 1 January to 31 December 2004 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document number C(2004) 64)
(Only the Spanish, German, Greek, English, French, Italian, Dutch and Portuguese texts are authentic)
(2004/176/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council on substances that deplete the ozone layer(1), and in particular to Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The quantitative limits for the placing on the market in the Community of controlled substances are set out in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 and Annex III thereto.
(2) Article 4(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 sets out the total calculated level of methyl bromide which producers and importers may place on the market or use for their own account in the period 1 January to 31 December 2004, and in each 12-month period thereafter.
(3) Article 4(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 sets out the total calculated level of hydrochlorofluorocarbons which producers and importers may place on the market or use for their own account in the period 1 January to 31 December 2004.
(4) The Commission has published a notice to importers in the Community of controlled substances that deplete the ozone layer(2) and has thereby received declarations on intended imports in 2004.
(5) For hydrochlorofluorocarbons, the allocation of quotas to producers and importers is in accordance with the provisions of Commission Decision No 654/2002/EC of 12 August 2002 determining a mechanism for the allocation of quotas to producers and importers for hydrochlorofluorocarbons for the years 2003 to 2009 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3).
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The quantity of controlled substances of group I (chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115) and group II (other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 which may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2004 from sources outside the Community shall be 4860000,000 ozone depleting potential (ODP) kilograms.
2. The quantity of controlled substances of group III (halons) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2004 from sources outside the Community shall be 54350000,000 ODP kilograms.
3. The quantity of controlled substances of group IV (carbon tetrachloride) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2004 from sources outside the Community shall be 9621150,000 ODP kilograms.
4. The quantity of controlled substances of group V (1,1,1-trichloroethane) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2004 from sources outside the Community shall be 550060,000 ODP kilograms.
5. The quantity of controlled substances of group VI (methyl bromide) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 which may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2004 from sources outside the Community shall be 4580980,000 ODP kilograms.
6. The quantity of controlled substances of group VIII (hydrochlorofluorocarbons) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2004 from sources outside the Community shall be 2432423,841 ODP kilograms.
7. The quantity of controlled substances of group IX (bromochloromethane) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2004 from sources outside the Community shall be 114612,000 ODP kilograms.
Article 2
1. The allocation of import quotas for chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115 and other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons during the period 1 January to 31 December 2004 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex I hereto.
2. The allocation of import quotas for halons during the period 1 January to 31 December 2004 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex II hereto.
3. The allocation of import quotas for carbon tetrachloride during the period 1 January to 31 December 2004 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex III hereto.
4. The allocation of import quotas for 1,1,1-trichloroethane during the period 1 January to 31 December 2004 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex IV hereto.
5. The allocation of import quotas for methyl bromide during the period 1 January to 31 December 2004 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex V hereto.
6. The allocation of import quotas for hydrochlorofluorocarbons during the period 1 January to 31 December 2004 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex VI hereto.
7. The allocation of import quotas for bromochloromethane during the period 1 January to 31 December 2004 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex VII hereto.
8. The import quotas for chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115, other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, methyl bromide, hydrobromofluorocarbons, hydrochlorofluorocarbons and bromochloromethane during the period 1 January to 31 December 2004 shall be as set out in Annex VIII hereto.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the following undertakings:
Agroquímicos de Levante SA Polígono Industrial Castilla
Calle Vial n° 5 S/N
E - 46380 CHESTE ( Valencia )
Alcobre SA C/Luís I, Nave 6-B
Polígono Industrial Vallecas
E - 28031 Madrid
Arch Chemicals NV Keetberglaan 1A
Haven 1061
B - 2070 Zwijndrecht
Atofina SA Cours Michelet - La Défense 10 F - 92091 Paris La Défense
Betapur C/Pau Clarís 196 E - 08037 Barcelona
Calorie SA 503 Rue Hélène-Boucher
ZI Buc
BP 33 F - 78534 Buc Cedex
Cleanaway Ltd Airborne Close Leigh-on-Sea Essex SS9 4EL United Kingdom
DuPont de Nemours (Nederland) BV Baanhoekweg 22 3313 LA Dordrecht Nederland
Fenner-Dunlop BV Oliemolenstraat 2 9203 ZN Drachten Nederland
Galex SA BP 128 F - 13321 Marseille Cedex 16
Guido Tazzetti & Co. SpA Strada Settimo 266 I - 10156 Torino
Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe BV Kempenweg 90 Postbus 264 6000 AG Weert Nederland
Ineos Fluor Ltd PO Box 13, The Heath Runcorn, Cheshire WA7 4QF United Kingdom
Mebrom NV Assenedestraat 4 B - 9940 Rieme Ertvelde
Refrigerant Products Ltd N9 Central Park Estate
Westinghouse Road
Trafford Park
Manchester M17 1PG United Kingdom
Sigma Aldrich Chemie GmbH Riedstraße 2 D - 89555 Steinheim
Sigma Aldrich Empresa Ltd The Old Brickyard
New Road
Gillingham SP8 4XT United Kingdom
Solvay Fluor und Derivate GmbH Hans-Böckler-Allee 20 D - 30173 Hannover
Solquimia Iberia, SL c/Duque de Alba 3, 1o E - 28012 Madrid
Synthesia Española SA c/Conde de Borrell 62 E - 08015 Barcelona
Universal Chemistry & Technology SpA Viale A. Filippetti 20 I - 20122 Milano
Albemarle Europe SPRL Parc scientifique Einstein
Rue du Bosquet 9
B - 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Alfa Agricultural Supplies SA 15, Tim. Filimonos str. GR - 11521 Atenas
Asahi Glass Europe BV World Trade Center
Strawinskylaan 1525
1077 XX Amsterdam Nederland
Avantec SA Bld Henri-Cahn, BP 27 F - 94363 Bry-sur-Marne Cedex
Biochem Iberica Químicos Agrícolas e Industriais, LDA
Estrada M. 502 - Apartado 250
Atalaia
P - 2870-901 Montijo
Caraïbes Froid SARL BP 6033 Ste Thérèse, Route du Lamentin F - 97219 Fort-de-France, Martinique
Desautel SAS (F) Parc d'Entreprises, BP 9 F - 01121 Montluel ( Cedex )
Eurobrom BV Postbus 158 2280 AD Rijswijk Nederland
Galco SA Avenue Carton de Wiart 79 B - 1090 Bruxelles
Great Lakes Chemical (Europe) Ltd Halebank, Widnes Cheshire WA8 8NS United Kingdom
Harp International Ltd Gellihirion Industrial Estate
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Pontypridd CF37 5SX United Kingdom
HUNC - Halon Users National Consortium PO Box 111 Petersfields Hants GU31 4PL United Kingdom
Laboratorios Miret SA (LAMIRSA) Géminis 4, Pol. Ind. Can Parellada E - 08228 Les Fonts de Terrassa ( Barcelona )
Phosphoric Fertilizers Industry SA Thessaloniki Plant PO Box 10183 GR - 54110 Thessaloniki
Rhodia Organique Fine Ltd PO Box 46 - St Andrews Road Avonmouth Bristol BS11 9YF United Kingdom
Sigma Aldrich Chimie SARL 80, rue de Luzais, L'Isle d'Abeau Chesnes F - 38297 St-Quentin-Fallavier
SJB Chemical Products BV Wellerondom 11 3230 AG Brielle Nederland
Solvay Solexis SpA Viale Lombardia 20 I - 20021 Bollate ( MI )
Syngenta Crop Protection Surrey Research Park Guildford Surrey GU2 7YH United Kingdom
Synthomer Ltd Templefields, Central Road Harlow Essex CM20 2BH United Kingdom
Done at Brussels, 20 January 2004.