COMMISSION DECISION
of 29 May 2007
on the allocation of import quotas for controlled substances for the period 1 January to 31 December 2007 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document number C(2007) 2107)
(Only the Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovenian and Spanish texts are authentic)
(2007/382/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 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)(i)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 prohibits each producer and importer placing any methyl bromide on the market or using any for their own account after 31 December 2004. Article 4(4)(i)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 allows a derogation from this prohibition if methyl bromide is used to meet the licensed requests for critical uses of those users identified as described in Article 3(2)(ii) of that Regulation. The quantity of methyl bromide licensed for critical uses for the period 1 January to 31 December 2007 will be published in a separate Commission decision.
(3)
Article 4(2)(iii) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 allows a derogation from Article 4(2)(i)(d) if methyl bromide is imported or produced for quarantine and pre-shipment (QPS) applications. The amount of methyl bromide that can be imported or produced for these purposes in 2007 must not exceed the average of the calculated level of methyl bromide which a producer or importer placed on the market or used for its own account for QPS in the years 1996, 1997 and 1998.
(4)
Article 4(4)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 allows a derogation from Article 4(2) if methyl bromide is imported for destruction or if it is imported for feedstock use.
(5)
Article 4(3)(i)(e) 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 2007.
(6)
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 2007.
(7)
For hydrochlorofluorocarbons the allocation of quotas to producers and importers is in accordance with the provisions of Commission Decision 2007/195/EC of 27 March 2007 determining 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 of the Parliament and of the Council (3).
(8)
For the purpose of ensuring that operators and companies benefit from allocated import quotas in due time and thereby ensure the necessary continuity of their operations, it is appropriate that this Decision should apply from 1 January 2007.
(9)
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
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 2007 from sources outside the Community shall be 6 323 800 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 2007 from sources outside the Community shall be 9 849 000 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 2007 from sources outside the Community shall be 1 341 330 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 2007 from sources outside the Community shall be 400 060 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 2007 from sources outside the Community for quarantine and pre-shipment uses, for feedstock and destruction shall be 1 545 646 ODP kilograms.
6. The quantity of controlled substances of Group VII (hydrobromofluorocarbons) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for feedstock which may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2007 from sources outside the Community shall be 73 ODP kilograms.
7. 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 2007 from sources outside the Community shall be 2 811 286,639 ODP kilograms.
8. 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 2007 from sources outside the Community shall be 156 012 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 2007 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex I.
2. The allocation of import quotas for halons during the period 1 January to 31 December 2007 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex II.
3. The allocation of import quotas for carbon tetrachloride during the period 1 January to 31 December 2007 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex III.
4. The allocation of import quotas for 1,1,1-trichloroethane during the period 1 January to 31 December 2007 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex IV.
5. The allocation of import quotas for methyl bromide during the period 1 January to 31 December 2007 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex V.
6. The allocation of import quotas for hydrobromofluorocarbons during the period 1 January to 31 December 2007 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex VI.
7. The allocation of import quotas for hydrochlorofluorocarbons during the period 1 January to 31 December 2007 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex VII.
8. The allocation of import quotas for bromochloromethane during the period 1 January to 31 December 2007 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex VIII.
9. 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 2007 shall be as set out in Annex IX.
Article 3
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2007 and shall expire on 31 December 2007.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the following undertakings:
Agropest S.A.
ul. Górnicza 12/14
91-765 Łódź Polska
Albemarle Chemicals
Étang de la Gaffette
Boulevard Maritime, BP 28
F-13521 Port-de-Bouc
Albemarle Europe
Parc Scientifique Einstein
Rue du Bosquet 9
B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Alcobre SA
Luis I, Nave 6-B
Polígono industrial Vallecas
E-28031 Madrid
Άλφα Γεωργικά Εφόδια Α.Ε.Β.Ε.
Εθνικής Αντιστάσεως 73,
GR-152 31 Χαλάνδρι, Αθήνα
Alfa Agricultural Supplies S.A.
73, Ethnikis Antistaseos str,
GR-152 31 Halandri, Athens
Arkema SA
Cours Michelet - La Défense 10
F-92091 Paris-La Défense
AGC Chemicals Europe
World Trade Center
Zuidplein 80
H-Tower, Level 9
1077 XV Amsterdam
Nederland
AT - Karlovo
56 A, General Kartzov str.
Karlovo 4302
Bulgaria
Avantec SA
26, avenue du Petit-Parc
F-94683 Vincennes
Blye Engineering Co Ltd
Naxxar Road
San Gwann SGN 07
Malta
BaySystems Iberia
Ctra. Vilaseca-La Pineda s/n
E-43006 Tarragona
Bromotirrena S.r.l
Via Torino, 4
I-04022 Fondi (LT)
Bang & Bonsomer
20/22 - 3 Jekaba str.
Riga, LV-1050
Latvia
Chemtura Ltd
Tenax Road, Trafford Park
Manchester M17 1WT
United Kingdom
Calorie Fluor SA
503, rue Hélène-Boucher
ZI Buc - BP 33
F-78534 Buc Cedex
Caraïbes froid SARL
BP 6033
Ste Thérèse, route du Lamentin
F-97219 Fort-de-France
Commissariat à l’énergie atomique
BP 12
F-91680 Bruyères le Châtel
Desautel SAS
Parc d’entreprises - BP 9
F-01121 Montluel Cedex
DuPont de Nemours (Nederland) bv
Baanhoekweg 22
3313 LA Dordrecht
Nederland
Dyneon GmbH
D-84504 Burgkirchen
Dow Deutschland
Buetzflether Sand
D-21683 Stade
Etis d.o.o.
Tržaška 333
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Empor d.o.o.
Leskoškova 9a
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Eurobrom bv
PO Box 465
1000 AL Amsterdam
Nederland
Freolitus
Centrinė g. 1D
LT-54464 Ramučiai, Kauno raj.
Lietuva
Fenner-Dunlop bv
Oliemolenstraat 2
Drachten
Nederland
Fujifilm Electronic Materials Europe
Keetberglaan 1A
Haven 1061
B-2070 Zwijndrecht
G.A.L Cycle-Air Ltd
Σινώπης 3, Στρόβολος
Τ.Θ. 28385, Λευκωσία
Κύπρος
G.A.L Cycle-Air Ltd
3, Sinopis Str., Strovolos
P.O. Box 28385, Nicosia
Cyprus
Galco SA
Avenue Carton de Wiart 79
B-1090 Bruxelles
Galex SA
BP 128
F-13321 Marseille Cedex 16
Harp International Ltd.
Gellihirion Industrial Estate
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Pontypridd CF37 5SX
United Kingdom
Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe bv
Laarderhoogtweg 18
1101 EA Amsterdam
Nederland
Hovione Farmaciencia SA
Sete Casas
P-2674-506 Loures
Portugal
Ineos Fluor Ltd
PO Box 13, The Heath
Runcorn, Cheshire WA7 4QF
United Kingdom
Laboratorios Miret SA (Lamirsa)
Géminis 4
Polígono industrial Can Parellada
E-08228 Les Fonts de Terrassa (Barcelona)
Linde Gaz Polska Sp. z o.o.
al. Jana Pawła II 41a
31-864 Kraków
Polska
Matero Ltd
Τ.Θ. 51744
3508 Λεμεσός
Κύπρος
Matero Ltd
P.O. Box 51744
3508 Limassol
Cyprus
Mebrom nv
Assenedestraat 4
B-9940 Rieme Ertvelde
Βιομηχανία Φωσφορικών Λιπασμάτων Α.Ε.
Εργοστάσιο Θεσσαλονίκης
Τ.Θ. 101 83
GR-541 10 Θεσσαλονίκη
Phosphoric Fertilizers Industry S.A.
Thessaloniki Plant
P.O. Box 10183
GR-541 10 Thessaloniki
Poż-Pliszka Sp. z o.o.
ul. Szczecińska 45
80-392 Gdańsk
Polska
P.U.P.H. SOLFUM Sp. z o.o.
ul. Ziemiańska 21
PL-95-070 Rąbień AB
Refrigerant Products Ltd.
Banyard Road
Portbury West
Bristol BS20 7XH
United Kingdom
Rhodia UK 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
Sigma Aldrich Logistik GmbH
Riedstraße 2
D-89555 Steinheim
SJB Chemical Products bv
Slagveld 15
3230 AG Brielle
Nederland
Solvay Fluor GmbH
Hans-Böckler-Allee 20
D-30173 Hannover
Solvay Organics GmbH
Hans-Böckler-Allee 20
D-30173 Hannover
Solvay Solexis S.p.A.
Viale Lombardia, 20
I-20021 Bollate (MI)
Syngenta Crop Protection
Surrey Research Park
30 Priestly Road, Guidford Surrey
GU2 7YH
United Kingdom
Synthesia Española SA
Conde Borrell, 62
E-08015 Barcelona
Tazzetti Fluids S.r.l.
Corso Europa, 600/a
I-10088 Volpiano (TO)
Vrec-Co Import-Export Kft.
H-6763 Szatymaz
Kossuth u. 12.
Magyarország
Wigmors
ul. Irysowa 5
51-117 Wrocław
Polska
Wilhelmsen Maritime Service AS
Wilhelmbarentstraat 50
3165 AB Rotterdam/Albrandswaard
Nederland
Veolia Environmental Services Ltd.
Bridges Road,
Ellesmere Port, South Wirrel
Cheshire CH65 4EQ,
United Kingdom
Zephyr Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft.
H-6000 Kecskemét
Tatár sor 18.
Magyarország
Solquimia Iberia SL
México, 9
Polígono industrial Centrovía
E-50196 La Muela (Zaragoza)
Done at Brussels, 29 May 2007.