EN XM Official Journal of the European Union C 171/31

Notice to proposed exporters from the European Union and Bulgaria and Romania (1) in 2007 of controlled substances that deplete the ozone layer under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ‘substances that deplete the ozone layer’ (2)

(2006/C 171/06)

This Notice is addressed to undertakings that intend to export the following substances from the European Union during the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007.

Group I: CFC 11, 12, 113, 114 or 115 Group II: other fully halogenated CFCs Group III: halon 1211, 1301 or 2402 Group IV: carbon tetrachloride Group V: 1,1,1 trichloroethane Group VI: methyl bromide Group VII: hydrobromofluorocarbons Group VIII: hydrochlorofluorocarbons Group IX: bromochloromethane

Exports of chlorofluorocarbons, other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane and hydrobromofluorocarbons and bromochloromethane 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 Article 5(1) of the Montreal Protocol;

— Controlled substances produced under Article 3(7) to satisfy Essential or Critical Uses;

— Products and equipment containing controlled substances produced under Article 3(5) or imported under Article 7(b) of the Regulation;

— Products and equipment containing HCFCs to be exported to countries where the use of HCFCs in such products is still permitted, according to Article 5(5) of the Regulation;

— Recovered, recycled and reclaimed halon stored for critical uses in facilities authorised or operated by the competent authority to satisfy critical uses listed in Annex VII until 31 December 2009, and products and equipment containing halon to satisfy critical uses listed in Annex VII;

— Controlled substances to be used for feedstock and processing agent applications;

— Used products and equipment that contain rigid insulating foam or integral skin foam which have been produced with chlorofluorocarbons. This exemption does not apply to: — Refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment and products; — Refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment and products which contain chlorofluorocarbons, or whose continuing function relies on the supply of chlorofluorocarbons used as refrigerants, in other equipment and products; — Building insulation foam and products.

— Under Article 4(2), production and import of methyl bromide for non-QPS uses is prohibited.

— Under Article 11(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 is prohibited from 1 January 2004, unless the Party meets the criteria set out in Decision XV/3 of the Montreal Protocol.

Article 12 requires the authorisation of exports of the substances listed under Groups I to IX of Annex I to this Notice (cf. also Annex I of the Regulation). Such export authorisations should be issued by the European Commission after verification of compliance to Article 11 (3).

For the purposes of the Regulation, quantities are measured in ODP kilograms to reflect the ozone-depleting potential of the substance (4).

A user that wishes to export controlled substances listed under Group I to IX of Annex 1 of this Notice for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007, should make itself known to the European Commission, no later than 1 September 2006.

Ozone Layer Protection European Commission Directorate-General Environment BU-5 2/200 Unit ENV.C.4 — Industrial Emissions and Protection of the ozone layer B-1049 Brussels Fax: (32-2) 292 06 92 Email: env-ods@ec.europa.eu

Other applicants that have been issued with an export authorisation in 2006 should complete and submit the relevant form(s) according to the export substance(s) on the ODS website http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ozone/ods.htm 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 (cf. Annex II).

An EAN will be provided and the applicant notified providing the application meets the eligibility criteria for an Export Authorisation Number. A user may export the controlled substances listed in Annex I to this Notice during the course of 2007 only if it is in possession of an EAN issued by the European Commission. The European Commission reserves the right to withhold issuing an EAN where it is not satisfied with the information provided.

(1) Subject to the final decision of the EU required to confirm the 1.1.2007 as their date of accession to the EU

(2) OJ L 244 of 29.9.2000, p. 1 as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 29/2006 OJ L 6 of 11.1.2006 p. 27.

(3) Amended by Regulation (EC) 1804/2003, published in OJ L 265 of 16 October 2003, p. 1.

(4) 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 1 Substances covered Group Substances Ozone-depleting potential (1) Group I CFCl3 (CFC 11) 1,0 CF2Cl2 (CFC 12) 1,0 C2F3Cl3 (CFC 113) 0,8 C2F4Cl2 (CFC 114) 1,0 C2F5Cl (CFC 115) 0,6 Group II CF3Cl (CFC 13) 1,0 C2FCl5 (CFC 111) 1,0 C2F2Cl4 (CFC 112) 1,0 C3FCl7 (CFC 211) 1,0 C3F2Cl6 (CFC 212) 1,0 C3F3Cl5 (CFC 213) 1,0 C3F4Cl4 (CFC 214) 1,0 C3F5Cl3 (CFC 215) 1,0 C3F6Cl2 (CFC 216) 1,0 C3F7Cl (CFC 217) 1,0 Group III CF2BrCl (halon 1211) 3,0 CF3Br (halon 1301) 10,0 C2F4Br2 (halon 2402) 6,0 Group IV CCl4 (carbon tetrachloride) 1,1 Group V C2H3Cl3 (2) (1,1,1-trichloroethane) 0,1 Group VI CH3Br (methyl bromide) 0,6 Group VII CHFBr2 1,00 CHF2Br 0,74 CH2FBr 0,73 C2HFBr4 0,8 C2HF2Br3 1,8 C2HF3Br2 1,6 C2HF4Br 1,2 C2H2FBr3 1,1 C2H2F2Br2 1,5 C2H2F3Br 1,6 C2H3FBr2 1,7 C2H3F2Br 1,1 C2H4FBr 0,1 C3HFBr6 1,5 C3HF2Br5 1,9 C3HF3Br4 1,8 C3HF4Br3 2,2 C3HF5Br2 2,0 C3HF6Br 3,3 C3H2FBr5 1,9 C3H2F2Br4 2,1 C3H2F3Br3 5,6 C3H2F4Br2 7,5 C3H2F5Br 1,4 C3H3FBr4 1,9 C3H3F2Br3 3,1 C3H3F3Br2 2,5 C3H3F4Br 4,4 C3H4FBr3 0,3 C3H4F2Br2 1,0 C3H4F3Br 0,8 C3H5FBr2 0,4 C3H5F2Br 0,8 C3H6FBr 0,7 Group VIII CHFCl2 (HCFC 21) (3) 0,040 CHF2Cl (HCFC 22) (3) 0,055 CH2FCl (HCFC 31) 0,020 C2HFCl4 (HCFC 121) 0,040 C2HF2Cl3 (HCFC 122) 0,080 C2HF3Cl2 (HCFC 123) (3) 0,020 C2HF4Cl (HCFC 124) (3) 0,022 C2H2FCl3 (HCFC 131) 0,050 C2H2F2Cl2 (HCFC 132) 0,050 C2H2F3Cl (HCFC 133) 0,060 C2H3FCl2 (HCFC 141) 0,070 CH3CFCl2 (HCFC 141b) (3) 0,110 C2H3F2Cl (HCFC 142) 0,070 CH3CF2Cl (HCFC 142b) (3) 0,065 C2H4FCl (HCFC 151) 0,005 C3HFCl6 (HCFC 221) 0,070 C3HF2Cl5 (HCFC 222) 0,090 C3HF3Cl4 (HCFC 223) 0,080 C3HF4Cl3 (HCFC 224) 0,090 C3HF5Cl2 (HCFC 225) 0,070 CF3CF2CHCl2 (HCFC 225ca) (3) 0,025 CF2ClCF2CHClF (HCFC 225cb) (3) 0,033 C3HF6Cl (HCFC 226) 0,100 C3H2FCl5 (HCFC 231) 0,090 C3H2F2Cl4 (HCFC 232) 0,100 C3H2F3Cl3 (HCFC 233) 0,230 C3H2F4Cl2 (HCFC 234) 0,280 C3H2F5Cl (HCFC 235) 0,520 C3H3FCl4 (HCFC 241) 0,090 C3H3F2Cl3 (HCFC 242) 0,130 C3H3F3Cl2 (HCFC 243) 0,120 C3H3F4Cl (HCFC 244) 0,140 C3H4FCl3 (HCFC 251) 0,010 C3H4F2Cl2 (HCFC 252) 0,040 C3H4F3Cl (HCFC 253) 0,030 C3H5FCl2 (HCFC 261) 0,020 C3H5F2Cl (HCFC 262) 0,020 C3H6FCl (HCFC 271) 0,030 Group IX CH2BrCl Halon 1011/bromochloromethane 0,120 (1) These ozone-depleting potentials are estimates based on existing knowledge and will be reviewed and revised periodically in the light of decisions taken by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. (2) This formula does not refer to 1,1,2-trichloroethane. (3) Identifies the most commercially-viable substance as prescribed in the Protocol.