COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 April 2008
on the allocation of import quotas for controlled substances for the period 1 January to 31 December 2008 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document number C(2008) 1639)
(Only the Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovenian and Spanish texts are authentic)
(2008/410/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)(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 2008 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 2008 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 2008.
(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 2008.
(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 (3) 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.
(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 2008.
(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 2008 from sources outside the Community shall be 8 608 000 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 2008 from sources outside the Community shall be 5 144 000 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 2008 from sources outside the Community shall be 10 000 330 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 2008 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 2008 from sources outside the Community for quarantine and pre-shipment uses, for feedstock and destruction shall be 1 372 411,20 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 2008 from sources outside the Community shall be 146 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 2008 from sources outside the Community shall be 10 102 977,467 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 2008 from sources outside the Community shall be 168 012 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 2008 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 2008 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 2008 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 2008 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 2008 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 2008 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 2008 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 2008 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 2008 shall be as set out in Annex IX.
Article 3
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2008 and shall expire on 31 December 2008.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the following undertakings:
Agropest Sp. z o.o.
ul. Górnicza 12/14
PL-91-765 Łódź
Albemarle Chemicals SAS
28, Étang de la Gaffette
F-13521 Port-de-Bouc
Albemarle Europe SPRL
Parc Scientifique Einstein
Rue du Bosquet 9
B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Alcobre SA
C/Luis I, Nave 6-B
Poligono Industrial Vallecas
E-28031 Madrid
Arkema SA
420, rue d'Estienne D'Orves
F-92705 Colombes
AT-Karlovo
56 A, General Kartzov str.
Karlovo 4302
Bulgaria
Avantec SA
26, Avenue du Petit Parc
F-94683 Vincennes
Bang & Bonsomer
20/22 - 3 Jekaba str
LV-1050 Riga
BASF SE
Carl-Bosch-Str. 38
D-67605 Ludwigshafen
BaySystems Ibéria
Crta Vilaseca - La Pineda s/n
E-43006 Tarragona
Blye Engineering Co Ltd
Naxxar Road
San Gwann SGN 07
Malta
Bromotirrena Srl
Via Torino, 4
I-04022 Fondi (LT)
Calorie Fluor SAS
503, rue Hélène Boucher
ZI Buc - BP 33
F-78534 Buc Cedex
Desautel SAS
Parc d'Entreprises BP 9
F-01121 Montluel (Cedex)
Dow Deutschland Anlagegesellschaft mbH
Buetzflethersand
D-21683 Stade
DuPont de Nemours (Nederland) BV
Baanhoekweg 22
3313 LA Dordrecht
Nederland
Dyneon GmbH & Co KG
Werk Gendorf
D-84504 Burgkirchen
Empor d.o.o.
Leskoškova 9a
SLO-1000 Ljubljana
Etis d.o.o.
Trzaska 333
SLO-1000 Ljubljana
Eurobrom BV
Fosfaatweg 48
1013 BM Amsterdam
Nederland
Freolitus
Centrine g. 1D
Ramučiai, Kauno r. LT-54464
Lithuania
Fenner Dunlop
Oliemolenstraat 2
9203 ZN Drachten
Nederland
Fujifilm Electronic Materials (Europe) NV
Keetberglaan 1A
Haven 1061
B-2070 Zwijndrecht
G.A.L Cycle-Air Ltd
3, Sinopis Str.,
Strovolos
2835 Nicosia
Cyprus
Galco SA
Avenue Carton de Wiart 79
B-1090 Brussels
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
Ineos Fluor Ltd
PO Box 13, The Heath
Runcorn, Cheshire WA7 4QX
United Kingdom
Laboratorios Miret SA (Lamirsa)
Geminis 4
E-08228 Terrassa (Barcelona)
Linde Gaz Polska Sp. z o.o.
al. Jana Pawla II 41 a
PL-31-864 Kraków
Matero Ltd
PO Box 51744
3508 Limassol
Cyprus
Mebrom NV
Assenedestraat 4
B-9940 Rieme Ertvelde
Poż-Pliszka Sp. z o.o.
ul. Szczecińska 45
PL-80-392 Gdańsk
PUPH 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
Sigma Aldrich Company
The Old Brickyard, New Road
Gillingham SP8 4XT
United Kingdom
Sigma Aldrich Logistik GmbH
Riedstraße 2
D-89555 Steinheim
SJB Energy Trading BV
Slagveld 15
3230 AG Brielle
Nederland
Solquimia Iberia
C/Mexico no 3
E-50196 La Muela (Zaragoza)
Solvay Fluor GmbH
Hans-Böckler-Allee 20
D-30173 Hannover
Solvay Organics GmbH
Hans-Böckler-Allee 20
D-30173 Hannover
Solvay Solexis SpA
Viale Lombardia 20
I-20021 Bollate (MI)
Syngenta Crop Protection
Surrey Research Park
30 Priestly Road, Guildford Surrey
GU2 7YH
United Kingdom
Tazzetti Fluids SRL
Corso Europa n. 600/a
I-10070 Volpiano (TO)
Vrec-Co Import-Export Kft.
Kossuth u. 12
HU-6763 Szatymaz
Wigmors
ul. Irysowa 5
PL-51-117 Wrocław
Wilhelmsen Maritime Service AS
Wilhelmbarentstraat 50, 3165 AB
Rotterdam/Albrandswaard
Nederland
Zakłady Azotowe w Tarnowie-Mościcach
ul. Kwiatkowskiego 8
PL-33-101 Tarnów
Zephyr Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft.
6000 Kecskemét
Tatár sor 18.
Hungary
Done at Brussels, 30 April 2008.