COMMISSION DECISION
of 27 March 2007
determining a mechanism for the allocation of quotas to producers and importers of hydrochlorofluorocarbons for the years 2003 to 2009 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document number C(2007) 819_2)
(Only the Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Hungarian, German, Greek, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic)
(2007/195/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 of 29 June 2000 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (1), and in particular Article 4(3)(ii) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Community measures, as in particular contained in Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 of 15 December 1994 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (2) which was replaced by Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000, have led over several years to a reduction of overall consumption of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs).
(2)
In the context of that reduction, quotas for individual producers and importers were fixed based on historical market shares and calculated by reference to the ozone depleting potential of those substances.
(3)
Since 1997 the market for those substances in respect of different uses has been stable. Almost two-thirds of the HCFCs were used for the production of foam until this use of HCFCs was banned on 1 January 2003.
(4)
In order to not disadvantage users of HCFCs making non-foam products from 1 January 2003 which would occur if the allocation system were to be based on historical market share of the use of HCFCs for foam products, it is appropriate to provide for a new allocation mechanism for the use of HCFCs after that date for the manufacture of non-foam products. For 2004 to 2009, the allocation system considered most appropriate was that based solely on the average, historical market share of HCFCs used for non-foam production.
(5)
While it is appropriate to limit the quotas available to each importer to their respective percentage market share in 1999 and for each importer in the Member States that acceded on the 1 May 2004 to the average of its percentage market share in 2002 and 2003, provision should also be made to reallocate to registered HCFCs importers any import quota which has not been claimed and allocated in a given year.
(6)
Commission Decision 2005/103/EC (3) which determined a mechanism for the allocation of quotas to producers and importers for hydrochlorofluorocarbons for the years 2003 to 2009 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 should be amended in order to take account of a revised base date for producers and importers in the Member States that acceded on the 1 May 2004 and the increased quota for hydrochlorofluorocarbons (Group VIII) in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000, as amended by the 2005 Act of Accession and the historical market share of undertakings in the Member States that acceded on the 1 January 2007.
(7)
In the interests of legal clarity and transparency Decision 2005/103/EC should therefore be replaced.
(8)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Definitions
For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:
(a)
‘Market share for refrigeration’ means the average market share of sales of hydrochlorofluorocarbons for refrigeration applications of a producer in the years 1997, 1998 and 1999 as a percentage of the total market for refrigeration applications;
(b)
‘Market share for foam production’ means the average market share of sales of hydrochlorofluorocarbons for foam production of a producer in the years 1997, 1998 and 1999 as a percentage of the total market for foam production; and
(c)
‘Market share for solvent uses’ means the average market share of sales of hydrochlorofluorocarbons for solvent uses of a producer in the years 1997, 1998 and 1999 as a percentage of the total market for solvent uses.
Article 2
Basis for the calculation of quotas
The indicative quantities assigned for the consumption of hydrochlorofluorocarbons for refrigeration, foam production and solvents from the producers share of the calculated levels set out in Article 4(3)(i)(e) and (f) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000, shall be as set out in Annex I to this Decision.
The market shares for each producer in the respective markets shall be as set out in Annex II (4).
Article 3
Quotas for producers
1. For 2007, for each producer the quota of the calculated level of hydrochlorofluorocarbons set out in Article 4(3)(i)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 which it places on the market or uses for its own account shall not exceed the sum of the following:
(a)
the producer’s market share for refrigeration of the total indicative quantity assigned for refrigeration in 2004;
(b)
the producer’s market share for solvents of the total indicative quantity assigned for solvents in 2004.
2. For the years 2008 and 2009, for each producer the quota of the calculated level of hydrochlorofluorocarbons set out in Article 4(3)(i)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 which it places on the market or uses for its own account shall not on a pro rata basis exceed the sum of the following:
(a)
the producer’s market share for refrigeration of the total indicative quantity assigned for refrigeration in 2004;
(b)
the producer’s market share for solvents of the total indicative quantity assigned for solvents in 2004.
Article 4
Quotas for importers
The calculated level of hydrochlorofluorocarbons that each importer may place on the market or use for its own account shall not exceed, as a percentage of the calculated levels set out in Article 4(3)(i)(d), (e) and (f) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000, the percentage share assigned to it in 1999.
By way of derogation the calculated level of hydrochlorofluorocarbons that each importer in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia may place on the market or use for its own account shall not exceed, as a percentage of the calculated levels set out in Article 4(3)(i)(d), (e) and (f) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000, the average of its percentage market share in 2002 and 2003.
Any amounts, however, which cannot be placed on the market, because importers entitled to do so did not apply for an import quota, shall be reallocated between those importers that have been given an import quota.
The amount unallocated shall be divided between each importer and calculated on a proportional basis by reference to the size of the quotas already determined for those importers.
Article 5
Decision 2005/103/EC is repealed.
References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision.
Article 6
This Decision is addressed to the following undertakings:
Arkema S.A.
Cours Michelet - La Défense 10
F-92091 Paris-La Défense
Arkema Química SA
Avenida de Burgos 12, planta 7
E-28036 Madrid
DuPont de Nemours (Nederland) bv
Baanhoekweg 22
3313 LA Dordrecht
Nederland
Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe bv
Laarderhoogtweg 18,
1101 EA Amsterdam
Nederland
Ineos Fluor Ltd
PO Box 13
The Heath
Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4QF
United Kingdom
Phosphoric Fertilizers Industry S.A.
Thessaloniki Plant
P.O. Box 10183
GR-541 10 Thessaloniki
Rhodia UK Ltd
PO Box 46 - St Andrews Road
Avonmouth, Bristol BS11 9YF
United Kingdom
Solvay Électrolyse France
12, cours Albert 1er
F-75383 Paris
Solvay Fluor GmbH
Hans-Böckler-Allee 20
D-30173 Hannover
Solvay Ibérica SL
C/ Mallorca 269
E-08008 Barcelona
Solvay Solexis SpA
Viale Lombardia, 20
I-20021 Bollate (MI)
AB Ninolab
P.O. Box 137
S-194 22 Upplands Väsby
Advanced Chemical SA
C/ Balmes 69, pral. 3o
E-08007 Barcelona
Alcobre SA
C/ Luis I, Nave 6-B
Polígono Industrial Vallecas
E-28031 Madrid
AGC Chemicals Europe
World Trade Center
Zuidplein 80
H-Tower, Level 9
1077 XV Amsterdam
Nederland
Avantec
26, avenue du Petit-Parc
F-94683 Vincennes Cedex
BaySystems Iberia S/A
Crta. Vilaseca
La Pineda s/n
E-43006 Tarragona
Blye Engineering Co. Ltd
Naxxar Road
San Gwann SGN 07
Malta
BOC Gazy
ul. Pory 59
02-757 Warzawa
Polska
Boucquillon nv
Nijverheidslaan 38
B-8540 Deerlijk
Calorie Fluor
503, rue Hélène-Boucher
Z.I. Buc
B.P. 33
F-78534 Buc Cedex
Caraibes Froids SARL
B.P. 6033
Sainte-Thérèse
4,5 km, route du Lamentin
F-97219 Fort-de-France (Martinique)
Celotex Limited
Lady Lane Industrial Estate
Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk,
IP7 6BA
United Kingdom
Efisol
14/24, rue des Agglomérés
F-92024 Nanterre Cedex
Empor d.o.o.
Leskoškova 9a
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Etis d.o.o.
Tržaška 333
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Fibran S.A.
6th km Thessaloniki
Oreokastro
P.O. Box 40306
GR-560 10 Thessaloniki
Fiocco Trade SL
C/ Molina 16, pta. 5
E-46006 Valencia
Freolitus JSC
Centrinė g. 1D
LT-54464 Ramučiai, Kauno raj.
Lietuva
G.AL.Cycle-Air Ltd
3, Sinopis Str., Strovolos
P.O. Box 28385
Nicosia, Cyprus
Galco S.A.
Avenue Carton de Wiart 79
B-1090 Bruxelles
Galex S.A.
B.P. 128
F-13321 Marseille Cedex 16
UAB ‘Genys’
Lazdijų 20
LT-46393 Kaunas
Lietuva
GU Thermo Technology Ltd
Greencool Refrigerants
Unit 12
Park Gate Business Centre
Chandlers Way, Park Gate
Southampton SO31 1FQ
United Kingdom
Harp International
Gellihirion Industrial Estate
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Pontypridd CF37 5SX
United Kingdom
H&H International Ltd.
Richmond Bridge House
419 Richmond Road
Richmond TW1 2EX
United Kingdom
ICC Chemicals Ltd.
Northbridge Road
Berkhamsted
Hertfordshire HP4 1EF
United Kingdom
Kal y Sol
P.I. Can Roca
C/ Sant Martí s/n
E-08107 Martorell (Barcelona)
Linde Gaz Polska Sp. z o.o.
ul. Jana Pawła II 41a
31-864 Kraków
Polska
Matero Ltd
37 St. Kyriakides Ave.
CY-3508 Limassol
Mebrom
Assenedestraat 4
B-9940 Rieme-Ertvelde
Nagase Europe Ltd
Berliner Allee 59
D-40212 Düsseldorf
OU A Sektor
Kasteheina 6-9
EE-31024 Kohtla-Järve
Plasfi SA
Ctra. Montblanc s/n
E-43420 Sta. Coloma de Queralt
(Tarragona)
Prodex-System sp. z o.o.
ul. Artemidy 24
01-497 Warszawa
Polska
PW Gaztech
ul. Kopernika 5
11-200 Bartoszyce
Polska
Quimidroga SA
C/ Tuset 26
E-08006 Barcelona
Refrigerant Products Ltd.
Banyard road
Portbury West
Bristol BS 20 7XH
United Kingdom
Resina Chemie bv
Korte Groningerweg 1A
9607 PS Foxhol
Nederland
Sigma Aldrich Chimie SARL
80, rue de Luzais
L’isle d’abeau-Chesnes
F-38297 Saint-Quentin-Fallavier
Sigma Aldrich Company Ltd
The Old Brickyard
New Road
Gillingham SP8 4XT
United Kingdom
SJB Chemical Products bv
Slagveld 15
3230 AG Brielle
Nederland
Solquimia Iberia SL
C/ Mexico 9, P.I. Centrovía
E-50196 La Muela (Zaragoza)
Synthesia Española SA
C/ Conde Borrell 62
E-08015 Barcelona
Tazzetti Fluids Srl
Corso Europa, 600/a
I-10088 Volpiano (TO)
Termo-Schiessl Sp. z o.o.
ul. Raszyńska 13
05-500 Piaseczno
Polska
Universal Chemistry & Technology SpA
Viale A. Filippetti, 20
I-20122 Milano
Vrec-Co Export-Import Kft.
Kossuth u. 12
H-6763 Szatymaz
Vuoksi Yhtiö Oy
Lappeentie 12
FI-55100 Imatra
Wigmors
ul. Irysowa 5
51-117 Wrocław
Polska
Done at Brussels, 27 March 2007.