Notice to exporters of controlled substances that deplete the ozone layer in the European Community regarding Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council on substances that deplete the ozone layer(1)

(2002/C 193/06)

This Notice is addressed to undertakings that intend to export the following substances from the European Union during the period 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003.

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Exports of chlorofluorocarbons, other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane and hydrobromofluorocarbons or products and equipment, other than personal effects containing those substances or whose continuing function relies on the supply of these substances, are prohibited. Note that exceptions to this prohibition are exports of:

- controlled substances produced under Article 3(6) to satisfy the basic domestic needs of parties operating under to Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol,

- controlled substances produced under Article 3(7) to satisfy essential or critical uses of parties,

- products and equipment containing controlled substances produced under Article 3(5) or imported under Article 7(b) of the Regulation,

- products and equipment containing halon to satisfy critical uses listed in Annex VII of the Regulation,

- controlled substances to be used for feedstock and processing agent applications,

- metered dose inhalers and delivery mechanisms containing chlorofluorocarbons for hermetically sealed devices for implantation in the human body for delivery of measured doses of medication which under Article 4(1), may be given a temporary authorisation in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 18(2).

Export of methyl bromide to any State not party to the Protocol is prohibited.

Under Article 11(3) export of hydrochlorofluorocarbons to any State not party to the Protocol shall be prohibited from 1 January 2004.

Article 12 of Regulation (EC) 2037/2000 requires the authorisation of exports of the substances listed under Groups I to VIII of Annex I to this Notice (see, also, Annex I of the Regulation). Such export authorisations should be issued by the Commission after verification of compliance to Article 11 of the Regulation.

For the purposes of the Regulation, quantities are measured in ODP kilograms to reflect the ozone depleting potential of the substance(2).

An undertaking that has not been issued with an export authorisation in 2002 and that wishes to export controlled substances listed under Group I to VIII of Annex 1 of this Notice for the 12-month period from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003, should make itself known to the Commission, preferably no later than one month after the publication of this notice.

Ozone Layer Protection European Commission Directorate-General for Environment

Unit ENV.E.1 - Climate change

B - 1049 Brussels Fax (32-2) 299 87 64 E-mail: env-ods@cec.eu.int.

Other applicants that have been issued with an export authorisation in 2002 should complete and submit the relevant form(s) according to the export substance(s) on page http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ods/index.htm of Europa Internet site in order to receive an export authorisation number (EAN).

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

An EAN will be provided and the applicant notified providing the application meets the eligibility criteria for an export authorisation number. An undertaking may export the controlled substances listed in Annex I to this Notice during the course of 2003 only if it is in possession of an EAN issued by the Commission. The Commission reserves the right to withhold issuing an EAN where it is not satisfied with the information provided.

(1) OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2039/2000 (OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 26).

(2) For mixtures: only the quantity of the controlled substances in the mixture should be included in the quantity. 1,1,1-trichloroethane is always put on the market with stabilisers. Exporters should establish from their supplier what is the percentage of stabiliser to be deducted before calculating the weighted tonnage.

ANNEX I

SUBSTANCES COVERED

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ALLEGATO II / /ANEXO II / /ANEXO II / /ANNEX II / /ANNEXE II / /ANHANG II / /BIJLAGE II / /BILAG II / /BILAGA II / /LIITE II / /ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ II

ÖSTERREICH

Mr Paul Krajnik Ministry of the Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Chemicals Department Stubenbastei 5 A - 1010 Wien

BELGIQUE/BELGÏE

Mr Roland Marijnissen Ministère Fédéral des Affaires Sociales de la Santé publique et de l'Environnement Cité administrative de l'État 19, Boulevard Pacheco - boîte 5 B - 1010 Brussels

DANMARK

Mr Mikkel Aaman Sørensen Miljøstyrelsen (EPA) Strandgade 29 DK - 1401 Copenhagen K

SUOMI/FINLAND

Mrs Eliisa Irpola Finnish Environment Institute Chemicals Division Kesäkatu 6 FIN - 00121 Helsinki

FRANCE

Mme Laurence Musset Ministère de l'Écologie et du développement durable DRPR/BSPC 20, avenue de Ségur F - 75302 Paris 07 SP

DEUTSCHLAND

Mr Rolf Angelhardt Ministry for Environment Dept. IG 11 5 PO Box 120629 D - 53048 Bonn

ΕΛΛΑΣ

Mrs Elpida Politis Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works International Activities and EEC Department 17 Ameliedos Street GR - 115 23 Athens

IRELAND

Mr David Moore

Inspector (Environment)

Dept of Environment and Local Government Custom House Dublin 1 Ireland

ITALIA

Dr Federica Fricano Dept of Global Environment, International and Regional Conventions Via Cristoforo Colombo 44 I - 00147 Roma

LUXEMBOURG

Mr Pierre Dornseiffer Administration de l'Environnement Division Air/Brut 16, rue Eugene Ruppert L - 2453 Luxembourg

PORTUGAL

Dra. Cristina Vaz Nunes Ministério do Ambiente Rua da Murgueira-Zambujal P - 2721-865 Amadora

ESPAÑA

Sra María Teresa Barres Dirección General de Calidad y Evaluación Ambiental Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Pza San Juan de la Cruz s/n E - 28071 Madrid

SVERIGE

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

NEDERLAND

Mr H. Nieuwenhuis Ministry of Environment Rijnstraat 8 2500 GX Den Haag Nederland

UNITED KINGDOM

Mrs Maria Nolan Global Atmosphere Division

UK Dept of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

3rd floor - zone 3/A3

Ashdown House

123 Victoria Street

London SW1E 6DE United Kingdom