Notice to users in the European Union of controlled substances allowed for essential uses in the Union in 2001 under Regulation (EC) EP-COUN 3613/1/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council on substances that deplete the ozone layer

(2000/C 224/05)

This notice concerns the following substances:

- chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115,

- other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons,

- carbon tetrachloride,

- halons,

- 1,1,1-trichloroethane,

- hydrobromofluorocarbons (HBFCs).

This notice is addressed to undertakings that intend to:

1. Use the above substances within the Union for the manufacture of Metered Dose Inhalers (MDIs),

2. Use the above substances within the Union for the manufacture of cardiovascular surgical devices and,

3. Acquire the above substances for laboratory and analytical uses directly from a producer or by import into the Union.

Controlled substances for essential uses may be obtained from production within the Union and if necessary by import from sources outside the Union.

Users wishing to be considered by the Commission for the award of essential use licences for the twelve month period from 1 January to 31 December 2001, should apply to the Commission for an essential use licence using the forms provided in Annex I (MDIs) or II (Laboratory Uses) attached to this notice.

Decision IV/25 of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer sets out criteria and a procedure for determining "essential uses", for which continued production and consumption would be allowed after phase-out.

In accordance with Decision IV/25 of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) EP-COUN 3613/1/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 on substances that deplete the ozone layer(1) require the determination of quantities for essential uses of the above-mentioned controlled substances which may be permitted in the Community in 2001.

Decision XI/14 of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol authorised the levels of production and consumption necessary to satsify essential uses of CFCs for metered dose inhalers (MDIs) for the treatment of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and CFC 113 for the coating of cardiovascular surgical material. For the production of MDIs in the European Community in 2001, the quantity of CFCs 11, 12, 113 and 114 authorised by the Parties is 3270 metric tonnes. For laboratory uses, Decision XI/15 of the Parties authorised the production and consumption necessary to satisfy essential laboratory uses, subject to the conditions applied to the laboratory use exemption in Annex II to the report of the Sixth Meeting of the Parties(2).

In accordance with Decision VI/9 of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, the purity of controlled substances for laboratory purposes should be at least 99,0 % for 1,1,1-trichloroethane and 99,5 % for CFCs and carbon tetrachloride.

The procedure allocating quantities of controlled substances for the above essential uses foreseen by Regulation (EC) EP-COUN 3613/1/2000 is the following:

1. Essential use applications may be made by any interested user of substances listed at the beginning of this Notice for metered dose inhalers (MDIs) or for laboratory uses. Requests should contain the information as set out in Annex I of this notice for MDIs or Annex II of this notice for laboratory uses.

2. Interested parties should send their application no later than 5 September 2000 to: Mrs Marie-Jo De Block Ozone Layer Protection European Commission Directorate-General Environment

Unit ENV.D.3

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 B - 1049 Brussels .

Enquiries can be made in writing to the above address, by Fax (32-2) 296 95 54 or by e-mail to Marie-Jose.De-Block@cec.eu.int

A copy of the application should also be sent to the competent authority of the Member State (cf. Annex III).

3. Applications received within the period allowed under this notice will be considered by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 18 of Regulation (EC) EP-COUN 3613/1/2000 on substances that deplete the ozone layer.

4. On the basis of the above procedure, a Commission Decision will allocate quantities of controlled substances to the users of those applications in the Union for 2001 for which additional production and importation of controlled substances will be permitted.

5. The Commission will then issue licences to those users and shall notify them of the use for which they have authorisation, the substance they are authorised to use and the quantity of the controlled substances concerned.

6. Those users holding an essential use licence for a controlled substance for 2001 will be able to present their licensed demands to a producer or if necessary request an import licence from the Commission for the purpose of meeting the licenced demand. The producer may be authorised by the competent authority of the Member State in which its relevant production is situated to produce the controlled substance for meeting that licensed demand. The competent authority of the Member State shall notify the Commission well in advance of any such authorisation.

(1) Not yet published in the Official Journal.

(2) Copies of these conditions are available form the address below.

ANNEX I

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ANNEX II

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ÖSTERREICH

Mr Paul Krajnik Ministry of the Environment Chemical Department Stubenbastei 5 A - 1010 Wien

BELGIQUE

Mr Roland Marijnissen Ministère de la Santé Publique et de l'Environnement Département de l'Environnement 19, Boulevard Pacheco - bte 7 B - 1010 Brussels

DANMARK

Mrs Kirsten Doerge Miljøstyrelsen Strandgade 29 DK - 1401 Copenhagen K

SUOMI/FINLAND

Mrs Eliisa Irpola Finnish Environment Institute Kesäkatu 6 SF - 00121 Helsinki

FRANCE

Mrs Laurence Musset Ministère de l'Environnement

DRPR/BSPC

20, Avenue de Ségur F - 75302 Paris 07 SP

DEUTSCHLAND

Mr Heinrich W. Kraus Federal Ministry for the Environment Dept. JG 115 Bernkasteler Straße 8 D - 53175 Bonn

GREECE

Mrs Elpida Politis Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works International Activities and EEC Department 17 Ameliedos Street GR - 11523 Athens

IRELAND

Ms Nuala McLoughlin Department of the Environment

Environment International

Custom House IRL - Dublin 1

ITALIA

Mrs Giuliana Gasparrini Ministry of Environment Atmospheric Pollution Department Via Ferratella in Laterano, 33 I - 00184 Roma

LUXEMBOURG

Mr Theo Weber Administration de l'Environnement 1, Rue Bender L - 1229 Luxembourg

PORTUGAL

Ms Cristina Vaz Nunes Ministério do Ambiente Instituto de Meteorologia Rua C ao Aeroporto de Lisboa P - 1700 Lisboa

ESPAÑA

Mr Ángel Rascón Ministerio de Medio Ambiente

D.G. de Calidad y Evaluación Ambiental

Pza. San Juan de la Cruz s/n

4a Planta - Despacho 4.60

E - 28071 Madrid

SVERIGE

Ms Maria Ujfalusi Swedish Environmental Protection Agency Naturvårdsverket Blekholmsterassen 36 S - 106 48 Stockholm

NEDERLAND

Dr. Joop A. van Haasteren Ministry of Housing, Physical Planning and Environment Postbus 30945 Rihnstraat 8 2500 GX Den Haag Nederland

UNITED KINGDOM

Mrs Maria Nolan Department of the Environment, Transport and Regions Global Atmosphere Division 3rd floor - zone 3/C2

Ashdown House

123, Victoria Street

SW1E 6DE London United Kingdom