EN Official Journal of the European Union L 238/7

COMMISSION DECISION

of 5 September 2005

on the allocation of import quotas for controlled substances for the period 1 January to 31 December 2005 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(notified under document number C(2005) 2036)

(Only the Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Slovenian and Spanish texts are authentic)

(2005/0000/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) 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). The quantity of methyl bromide licensed for critical uses for the period 1 January to 31 December 2005 is published in a separate Commission decision.

(3) Article 4(2)(iii) 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 2005 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(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 2005.

(5) 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 2005.

(6) For hydrochlorofluorocarbons the allocation of quotas to producers and importers is in accordance with the provisions of Commission Decision 2002/654/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 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).

(7) Decision 2004/176/EC on the allocation of quantities of controlled substances in 2004 expired on 31 December 2004. In view of the experience gained in this decision and its associated licensing and for the purpose of ensuring that interested companies and operators may continue to benefit in due time from the licensing system, it is appropriate that the present decision shall apply from 1 January 2005.

(8) 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 2005 from sources outside the Community shall be 5 644 000,00 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 2005 from sources outside the Community shall be 31 584 500,00 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 2005 from sources outside the Community shall be 17 601 428,90 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 2005 from sources outside the Community shall be 500 060,00 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 2005 from sources outside the Community for quarantine and pre-shipment uses shall be 502 736,06 ODP kilograms.

6. The quantity of controlled substances of group VI (methyl bromide) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for all uses except quarantine and pre-shipment and critical uses (4) which may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2005 from sources outside the Community shall be 1 587 656,06 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 2005 from sources outside the Community shall be 3 157 554,752 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 2005 from sources outside the Community shall be 120 612,000 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 2005 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 2005 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 2005 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 2005 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 2005 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 2005 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 2005 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 2005 shall be as set out in Annex VIII hereto.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the following undertakings:

Agropest S.A. ul. Górnicza 12/14 PL-91-765 Łódź

Albemarle Chemicals Étang de la Gaffette Boulevard Maritime — BP 28 F-13521 Port-de-Bouc

Alcobre, SA Luis I, Nave 6-B Polígono Industrial Vallecas E-28031 Madrid

Alfa Agricultural Supplies SA 73, Ethnikis Antistaseos str, GR-152 31 Halandri, Athens

Fujifilm Electronic Materials Europe Keetberglaan 1A Haven 1061 B-2070 Zwijndrecht

Asahi Glass Europe BV World Trade Center Strawinskylaan 1525 1077 XX Amsterdam Nederland

Arkema SA Cours Michelet — La Défense 10 F-92091 Paris-La Défense

Avantec SA Boulevard Henri-Cahn — BP 27 F-94363 Bry-sur-Marne Cedex

BaySystems Iberia Pau Clarís, 196 E-08037 Barcelona

Boc Gazy ul. Pory 59 PL-02-757 Warszawa

Calorie 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 (Martinique)

Cleanaway Ltd Airborne Close Leigh-on-Sea Essex SS9 4EL United Kingdom

Desautel SAS (FR) Parc d'entreprises — BP 9 F-01121 Montluel Cedex

Dow Deutschland Bützflethersand D-21683 Stade

DuPont de Nemours (Nederland) BV Baanhoekweg 22 3313 LA Dordrecht Nederland

Dyneon GmbH D-84504 Burgkirchen

Empor d.o.o. Leskoškova 9a SI-1000 Ljubljana

Etis d.o.o. Tržaška 333 SI-1000 Ljubljana

Eurobrom BV Postbus 158 2280 AD Rijswijk Nederland

Fenner-Dunlop BV Oliemolenstraat 2 9203 Drachten Nederland

GAL Cycle-Air Ltd 3, Sinopis Street Strovolos PO Box 28385 Nicosia Cyprus

Galco SA Avenue Carton de Wiart 79 B-1090 Brussels

Galex SA BP 128 F-13321 Marseille Cedex 16

Great Lakes Chemical (Europe) Ltd Halebank Widnes Cheshire WA8 8NS United Kingdom

Tazzetti Fluids S.r.l. Corso Europa n. 600/a I-10088 Volpiano (TO)

Harp International Ltd Gellihirion Industrial Estate Rhondda Cynon Taff Pontypridd CF37 5SX United Kingdom

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

Laboratorios Miret, SA (LAMIRSA) Géminis, 4. Pol. Ind. Can Parellada E-08228 Les Fonts de Terrassa (Barcelona)

Linde Gaz Polska ul. J. Lea 112 PL-30-133 Kraków

Matero PO BOX 51744 3508 Limassol Cyprus

Mebrom NV Assenedestraat 4 B-9940 Rieme Ertvelde

Phosphoric Fertilizers Industry S.A. Thessaloniki Plant, PO Box 10183 GR-54110 Thessaloniki

Poż-Pliszka ul. Szczecińska 45 PL-80-392 Gdańsk

Prodex-Systems ul. Artemidy 24 PL-01-497 Warszawa

P.U.P.H. SOLFUM Sp. z o.o. ul. Wojska Polskiego 83 PL-91-755 Łódź

Refrigerant Products Ltd N9 Central Park Estate Westinghouse Road Trafford Park Manchester M17 1PG United Kingdom

Rhodia Organique Fine Ltd PO Box 46 St Andrews Road Avonmouth Bristol BS11 9YF United Kingdom

Siemens SAS 9, boulevard Finot F-77440 St-ThibaultdesVignes

Sigma Aldrich Chemie GmbH Kappelweg 1 D-91625 Schnelldorf

Sigma Aldrich Chimie SARL 80, rue de Luzais L'Isle d'Abeau Chesnes F-38297 St-Quentin Fallavier

Sigma Aldrich Company Ltd The Old Brickyard New Road Gillingham SP8 4XT United Kingdom

SJB Chemical Products BV Wellerondom 11 3230 AG Brielle Nederland

Solquimia Iberia, SL Duque de Alba, 3, 1o E-28012 Madrid

Solvay Fluor GmbH Hans-Böckler-Allee 20 D-30173 Hannover

Solvay Solexis SpA Viale Lombardia 20 I-20021 Bollate MI

Syngenta Crop Protection Surrey Research Park Guildford Surrey GU2 7YH United Kingdom

Synthesia Espanola, SA Conde Borrell, 62 E-08015 Barcelona

UAB Genys Lazdiju, 20 SI-G10 Vilnius Lithuania

Unitor ASA Willembarendzstraat, 50 3165 AB Rotterdam/Albrandswaard Nederland

Wigmors ul. Irysowa 5 PL-51-117 Wrocław

Article 4

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2005 and shall expire on 31 December 2005.

Done at Brussels, 5 September 2005. For the Commission Stavros DIMAS Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2077/2004 (OJ L 359, 4.12.2004, p. 28).

(2) OJ C 187, 22.7.2004, p. 11.

(3) OJ L 220, 15.8.2002, p. 59.

(4) A separate Commission Decision will be published for critical uses of methyl bromide.

ANNEX I GROUPS I AND II Import quotas for chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115 and other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for feedstock uses and for destruction during the period 1 January to 31 December 2005. Company Cleanaway Ltd (UK) Honeywell Fluorine Products (NL) Solvay Fluor GmbH (DE) Syngenta Crop Protection (UK) Unitor ASA (NL)

ANNEX II GROUP III Import quotas for halons allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for destruction during the period 1 January to 31 December 2005. Company Cleanaway Ltd (UK) Desautel SAS (FR) Poz Pliszka (PL) Siemens SAS (FR) Unitor ASA (NL)

ANNEX III GROUP IV Import quotas for carbon tetrachloride allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for feedstock uses and for destruction for the period 1 January to 31 December 2005. Company Cleanaway Ltd (UK) Dow Deutschland (DE) Fenner-Dunlop BV (NL) Honeywell Fluorine Products (NL) Ineos Fluor Ltd (UK) Phosphoric Fertilisers Industry (GR)

ANNEX IV GROUP V Import quotas for 1,1,1-trichloroethane allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for feedstock uses and for destruction for the period 1 January to 31 December 2005. Company Fujifilm Electronic Materials Europe (BE) Arkema SA (FR) Cleanaway Ltd (UK)

ANNEX V GROUP VI Import quotas for methyl bromide allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for non-quarantine and pre-shipment uses, for quarantine and pre-shipment applications, for feedstock uses and for destruction for the period 1 January to 31 December 2005. Company Agropest (PL) Albemarle Chemicals (FR) Alfa Agricultural Supplies (EL) Arkema SA (FR) Cleanaway Ltd (UK) Eurobrom BV (NL) Great Lakes Chemicals (UK) Mebrom NV (BE) PUPH Solfum (PL) Sigma Aldrich Chemie (DE)

ANNEX VI GROUP VIII Import quotas for hydrochlorofluorocarbons allocated to producers and importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 and in accordance with the provisions of Commission Decision 2002/654/EC for feedstock uses, process agents, for reclamation, for destruction and other applications allowed under Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for the period 1 January to 31 December 2005. Producer Arkema SA (FR) DuPont de Nemours (NL) Honeywell Fluorine Products (NL) Ineos Fluor Ltd (UK) Rhodia Organique (UK) Solvay Fluor GmbH (DE) Solvay Solexis SpA (IT) Importer Alcobre (ES) Asahi Glass (NL) Avantec SA (FR) Boc Gazy (PL) BaySystems Iberia (ES) Calorie SA (FR) Caraïbes Froid SARL (FR) Etis d.o.o. (SI) Empor d.o.o. (SI) Galco SA (BE) Galex SA (FR) Tazzetti Fluids S.r.l. (IT) Harp International (UK) Linde Gaz Polska (PL) Matero (CY) Mebrom (BE) Prodex-Systems (PL) Refrigerant Products (UK) Sigma Aldrich Chimie (FR) Sigma Aldrich Company (UK) SJB Chemical Products (NL) Solquimia Iberia, SL (ES) Synthesia Espanola (ES) UAB Genys (LT) Wigmors (PL)

ANNEX VII GROUP IX Import quotas for bromochloromethane allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for feedstock uses during the period 1 January to 31 December 2005. Company Eurobrom BV (NL) Great Lakes (UK) Laboratorios Miret, SA (LAMIRSA) (ES) Sigma Aldrich Chemie (DE)