# Official Journal C 21/2018

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6120 January 2018 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 21

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6120 January 2018

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 21/01 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2018/C 21/02 | New national side of euro coins intended for circulation | 2 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2018/C 21/03 | Update of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders, as referred to in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) | 3 |

Notice No

Contents

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 21/01

Euro exchange rates

1

2018/C 21/02

New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

2

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2018/C 21/03

Update of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders, as referred to in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)

3

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | OTHER ACTS |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 21/04 | Notice to undertakings intending to place hydrofluorocarbons in bulk on the market in the European Union in 2019 | 5 |

V   Announcements

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

2018/C 21/04

Notice to undertakings intending to place hydrofluorocarbons in bulk on the market in the European Union in 2019

5

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 20.1.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 21/1 |
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20.1.2018

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 21/1

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Euro exchange rates (1)

19 January 2018

(2018/C 21/01)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2255 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 135,54 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4454 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,88365 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,8333 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1758 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,6243 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,433 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 309,20 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1716 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6594 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 4,6557 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5302 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5246 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,5814 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6831 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,6178 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 306,92 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,9553 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,8481 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4352 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 315,69 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,8260 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 62,138 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 69,3324 |
| THB | Thai baht | 39,069 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,9312 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 22,8157 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 78,2390 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2255

JPY

Japanese yen

135,54

DKK

Danish krone

7,4454

GBP

Pound sterling

0,88365

SEK

Swedish krona

9,8333

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1758

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,6243

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,433

HUF

Hungarian forint

309,20

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1716

RON

Romanian leu

4,6594

TRY

Turkish lira

4,6557

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5302

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5246

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,5814

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6831

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6178

KRW

South Korean won

1 306,92

ZAR

South African rand

14,9553

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,8481

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4352

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 315,69

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,8260

PHP

Philippine peso

62,138

RUB

Russian rouble

69,3324

THB

Thai baht

39,069

BRL

Brazilian real

3,9312

MXN

Mexican peso

22,8157

INR

Indian rupee

78,2390

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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| 20.1.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 21/2 |
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20.1.2018

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 21/2

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New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

(2018/C 21/02)

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country
  : Lithuania

Subject of commemoration
  : Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will jointly issue a commemorative euro coin with a common design in 2018, celebrating the establishment of the States of Estonia and Latvia and the re-establishment of the State of Lithuania

Description of the design
  : the three Baltic States are symbolically represented as a braid. They are united by their history: a common past, present and future. A stylised numeral representing the 100th anniversary, and the heraldic signs of all three States, are featured as well. At the left side is the name of the issuing country ‘LIETUVA’ and the mint mark and at the right side is the year of issuance ‘2018’ and the mark of the designer ‘JP’. The design was selected by public voting in all three Baltic countries.

The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Estimated number of coins to be issued
  :

Date of issue
  : first quarter of 2018

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(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 20.1.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 21/3 |
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20.1.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 21/3

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Update of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders, as referred to in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)

(2018/C 21/03)

The publication of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders, as referred to in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (1), is based on the information communicated by the Member States to the Commission in conformity with Article 39 of the Schengen Borders Code.

In addition to the publication in the Official Journal, a monthly update is available on the website of the Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs.

CZECH REPUBLIC

Replacement of the information published in OJ C 247, 13.10.2006.

Reference amounts are provided in Section 13 of Act No 326/1999 Coll., on residence of foreigners in the territory of the Czech Republic, as amended, in connection with Section 5 of Act No 110/2006 Coll., on living and subsistence minimum, as amended. They depend on the current level of the subsistence minimum and vary according to the duration of the intended short-term stay in the territory of the Czech Republic:

| — | for stays not exceeding 30 days — 0,5 times the subsistence minimum (current amount — November 2017 — CZK 2 200) for each day of stay, i.e. CZK 1 100 per day; |
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for stays not exceeding 30 days — 0,5 times the subsistence minimum (current amount — November 2017 — CZK 2 200) for each day of stay, i.e. CZK 1 100 per day;

| — | for stays exceeding 30 days — 15 times the subsistence minimum (current amount — November 2017 — CZK 2 200), i.e. CZK 33 000; this sum shall be subject to increase of double the subsistence minimum for each whole month of the intended stay in the territory, i.e. plus CZK 4 400 per each month; |
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for stays exceeding 30 days — 15 times the subsistence minimum (current amount — November 2017 — CZK 2 200), i.e. CZK 33 000; this sum shall be subject to increase of double the subsistence minimum for each whole month of the intended stay in the territory, i.e. plus CZK 4 400 per each month;

| — | the third-country national under 18 years shall prove half the amounts mentioned above. |
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the third-country national under 18 years shall prove half the amounts mentioned above.

The assessment of sufficient means of subsistence may be based on the cash, credit cards or traveller’s cheques in the third-country national’s possession, or on a document confirming the payment of services connected with the stay in the territory or on a document confirming that services will be provided free of charge. Declarations of sponsorship and letters of guarantee from hosts (in the form ‘Letter of Invitation’ certified by the Police of the Czech Republic — see Annex 33 to the Schengen handbook) may also constitute evidence of sufficient means of subsistence.

The third-country national who is going to study in the territory may submit, as a proof of availability of sufficient funds for his stay, a commitment made by a state authority or a legal entity to cover his/her stay by providing funds equivalent to the subsistence minimum (current amount — November 2017 — CZK 2 200) for 1 month of the intended stay, or a document confirming that all costs related to his studies and stay shall be covered by the receiving organisation (school). If the sum referred to in the commitment does not reach this amount, the third-country national shall be obliged to submit a document proving the possession of funds equivalent to the difference between the subsistence minimum (current amount — November 2017 — CZK 2 200) and the amount of the commitment for the period of his/her intended stay, however, not more than six times the subsistence minimum (currently CZK 13 200). Document on the provision of means for one’s residence may be replaced by a decision or an agreement on the allocation of a grant acquired pursuant to an international treaty by which the Czech Republic is bound.

List of previous publications

| | OJ C 247, 13.10.2006, p. 19. |
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OJ C 247, 13.10.2006, p. 19.

| | OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 22. |
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OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 22.

| | OJ C 182, 4.8.2007, p. 18. |
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OJ C 182, 4.8.2007, p. 18.

| | OJ C 57, 1.3.2008, p. 38. |
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OJ C 57, 1.3.2008, p. 38.

| | OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 19. |
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OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 19.

| | OJ C 37, 14.2.2009, p. 8. |
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OJ C 37, 14.2.2009, p. 8.

| | OJ C 35, 12.2.2010, p. 7. |
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OJ C 35, 12.2.2010, p. 7.

| | OJ C 304, 10.11.2010, p. 5. |
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OJ C 304, 10.11.2010, p. 5.

| | OJ C 24, 26.1.2011, p. 6. |
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OJ C 24, 26.1.2011, p. 6.

| | OJ C 157, 27.5.2011, p. 8. |
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OJ C 157, 27.5.2011, p. 8.

| | OJ C 203, 9.7.2011, p. 16. |
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OJ C 203, 9.7.2011, p. 16.

| | OJ C 11, 13.1.2012, p. 13. |
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OJ C 11, 13.1.2012, p. 13.

| | OJ C 72, 10.3.2012, p. 44. |
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OJ C 72, 10.3.2012, p. 44.

| | OJ C 199, 7.7.2012, p. 8. |
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OJ C 199, 7.7.2012, p. 8.

| | OJ C 298, 4.10.2012, p. 3. |
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OJ C 298, 4.10.2012, p. 3.

| | OJ C 56, 26.2.2013, p. 13. |
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OJ C 56, 26.2.2013, p. 13.

| | OJ C 98, 5.4.2013, p. 3. |
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OJ C 98, 5.4.2013, p. 3.

| | OJ C 269, 18.9.2013, p. 2. |
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OJ C 269, 18.9.2013, p. 2.

| | OJ C 57, 28.2.2014, p. 1. |
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OJ C 57, 28.2.2014, p. 1.

| | OJ C 152, 20.5.2014, p. 25. |
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OJ C 152, 20.5.2014, p. 25.

| | OJ C 224, 15.7.2014, p. 31. |
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OJ C 224, 15.7.2014, p. 31.

| | OJ C 434, 4.12.2014, p. 3. |
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OJ C 434, 4.12.2014, p. 3.

| | OJ C 447, 13.12.2014, p. 32. |
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OJ C 447, 13.12.2014, p. 32.

| | OJ C 38, 4.2.2015, p. 20. |
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OJ C 38, 4.2.2015, p. 20.

| | OJ C 96, 11.3.2016, p. 7. |
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OJ C 96, 11.3.2016, p. 7.

| | OJ C 146, 26.4.2016, p. 12. |
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OJ C 146, 26.4.2016, p. 12.

| | OJ C 248, 8.7.2016, p. 12. |
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OJ C 248, 8.7.2016, p. 12.

| | OJ C 111, 8.4.2017, p. 11. |
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OJ C 111, 8.4.2017, p. 11.

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(1)  See the list of previous publications at the end of this update.

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V Announcements

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

| 20.1.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 21/5 |
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20.1.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 21/5

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Notice to undertakings intending to place hydrofluorocarbons in bulk on the market in the European Union in 2019

(2018/C 21/04)

| 1. | This Notice is addressed to any undertaking wishing to make a declaration to place hydrofluorocarbons in bulk on the market in the Union in 2019, in accordance with Articles 16(2) and 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases (1) (hereafter ‘the Regulation’):






  (a) | producers and importers for which a reference value has been determined for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2020 by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1984 (2); |
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1.

This Notice is addressed to any undertaking wishing to make a declaration to place hydrofluorocarbons in bulk on the market in the Union in 2019, in accordance with Articles 16(2) and 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases (1) (hereafter ‘the Regulation’):

(a)

producers and importers for which a reference value has been determined for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2020 by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1984 (2);

| (b) | all other producers and importers that intend to place at least 100 tonnes of CO2 equivalent of hydrofluorocarbons in bulk on the Union market in 2019. |
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(b)

all other producers and importers that intend to place at least 100 tonnes of CO2 equivalent of hydrofluorocarbons in bulk on the Union market in 2019.

| 2. | Hydrofluorocarbons means substances listed in Section 1 of Annex I to the Regulation, or mixtures containing any of these substances:
  HFC-23, HFC-32, HFC-41, HFC-125, HFC-134, HFC-134a, HFC-143, HFC-143a, HFC-152, HFC-152a, HFC-161, HFC-227ea, HFC-236cb, HFC-236ea, HFC-236fa, HFC-245ca, HFC-245fa, HFC-365mfc, HFC-43-10mee. |
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2.

Hydrofluorocarbons means substances listed in Section 1 of Annex I to the Regulation, or mixtures containing any of these substances:

HFC-23, HFC-32, HFC-41, HFC-125, HFC-134, HFC-134a, HFC-143, HFC-143a, HFC-152, HFC-152a, HFC-161, HFC-227ea, HFC-236cb, HFC-236ea, HFC-236fa, HFC-245ca, HFC-245fa, HFC-365mfc, HFC-43-10mee.

| 3. | Any placing on the market of these substances, except for the uses listed in Article 15(2) points (a) to (f) of the Regulation or a total annual quantity of these substances of less than 100 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year, is subject to quantitative limits under the quota system laid down in Articles 15 and 16 as well as Annexes V and VI of the Regulation. The Commission allocates quota to the undertakings concerned. |
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3.

Any placing on the market of these substances, except for the uses listed in Article 15(2) points (a) to (f) of the Regulation or a total annual quantity of these substances of less than 100 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year, is subject to quantitative limits under the quota system laid down in Articles 15 and 16 as well as Annexes V and VI of the Regulation. The Commission allocates quota to the undertakings concerned.

| 4. | All data submitted by companies, quotas and reference values are stored in the electronic HFC Registry set up in accordance with Article 17 of the Regulation, which is accessible online via the F-Gas Portal (3). All data in the HFC Registry including quotas, reference values, commercial and personal data will be treated as confidential by the European Commission. |
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4.

All data submitted by companies, quotas and reference values are stored in the electronic HFC Registry set up in accordance with Article 17 of the Regulation, which is accessible online via the F-Gas Portal (3). All data in the HFC Registry including quotas, reference values, commercial and personal data will be treated as confidential by the European Commission.

For producers and importers for which a reference value has been determined as referred to in point 1(a) of this Notice, only:

| 5. | Such undertakings will receive 89 % of 63 % (i.e. 56,07 %) of their reference value as quota for 2019, according to Article 16(5) as well as Annexes V and VI to the Regulation. |
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5.

Such undertakings will receive 89 % of 63 % (i.e. 56,07 %) of their reference value as quota for 2019, according to Article 16(5) as well as Annexes V and VI to the Regulation.

For all undertakings, as referred to in point 1(a) and (b) of this notice:

| 6. | According to Annex VI to the Regulation, the sum of the quotas allocated on the basis of reference values according to paragraph 5 above is subtracted from the maximum quantity available for 2019 to determine the quantity to be allocated from the reserve (4). |
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6.

According to Annex VI to the Regulation, the sum of the quotas allocated on the basis of reference values according to paragraph 5 above is subtracted from the maximum quantity available for 2019 to determine the quantity to be allocated from the reserve (4).

| 7. | Undertakings wishing to obtain quota from this reserve need to follow the procedure described in points 8 to 10 of this Notice. |
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7.

Undertakings wishing to obtain quota from this reserve need to follow the procedure described in points 8 to 10 of this Notice.

| 8. | The undertaking needs to be registered as a producer and/or importer of hydrofluorocarbons in the online HFC Registry, accessible via the F-Gas Portal (5). For companies that are not yet registered, guidance on how to register is available on the DG CLIMA website (6). |
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8.

The undertaking needs to be registered as a producer and/or importer of hydrofluorocarbons in the online HFC Registry, accessible via the F-Gas Portal (5). For companies that are not yet registered, guidance on how to register is available on the DG CLIMA website (6).

| 9. | The undertaking must make a declaration on (additional) anticipated quantities for 2019 in the electronic HFC Registry accessible online via the F-Gas Portal (7). Such declarations will only be possible in the period 2 April to 31 May 2018, 13 00 CET. |
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9.

The undertaking must make a declaration on (additional) anticipated quantities for 2019 in the electronic HFC Registry accessible online via the F-Gas Portal (7). Such declarations will only be possible in the period 2 April to 31 May 2018, 13 00 CET.

| 10. | Only duly completed declarations on (additional) anticipated quantities that are free of errors and received before 31 May 2018, 13.00h will be considered as valid by the Commission. |
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10.

Only duly completed declarations on (additional) anticipated quantities that are free of errors and received before 31 May 2018, 13.00h will be considered as valid by the Commission.

| 11. | Based on these declarations, the Commission will allocate quota to these undertakings in accordance with Article 16(2), 16(4) and 16(5) as well as Annexes V and VI to the Regulation. |
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11.

Based on these declarations, the Commission will allocate quota to these undertakings in accordance with Article 16(2), 16(4) and 16(5) as well as Annexes V and VI to the Regulation.

| 12. | The Commission will inform the undertakings about the total allocated quota for 2019 via the HFC Registry. |
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12.

The Commission will inform the undertakings about the total allocated quota for 2019 via the HFC Registry.

| 13. | The registration in the HFC Registry and/or a declaration on intention to place hydrofluorocarbons on the market in 2019 by itself does not give any right to place hydrofluorocarbons on the market in 2019. |
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13.

The registration in the HFC Registry and/or a declaration on intention to place hydrofluorocarbons on the market in 2019 by itself does not give any right to place hydrofluorocarbons on the market in 2019.

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(1)  OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 195.

(2)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1984 of 24 October 2017 determining, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases, reference values for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2020 for each producer or importer which has lawfully placed on the market hydrofluorocarbons from 1 January 2015 as reported under that Regulation (OJ L 287, 4.11.2017, p. 4). Decision (EU) 2017/1984 may be revised in view of a withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

(3)  https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/ods2/resources/domain

(4)  The maximum quantity available for 2019 may be revised in view of a withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union

(5)  https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/ods2/resources/domain

(6)  https://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/clima/files/f-gas/docs/guidance_document_en.pdf

(7)  https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/ods2/resources/domain

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