2001/628/EC: Commission Decision of 30 April 2001 allocating import quotas for substances controlled under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council on substances that deplete the ozone layer for the period 1 January to 31 December 2001 (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2000) 4418)
Date: 2001-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, dangerous substance, import restriction, ozone, production quota

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 April 2001

allocating import quotas for substances controlled under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the
European Parliament and of the Council on substances that deplete the ozone layer for the period 1
January to 31 December 2001

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

(notified under document number C(2000) 4418)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/628/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the Euro-
pean 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)

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 requires that
the release for free circulation in the Community of
controlled substances imported from third countries
shall be subject to quantitive limits. Those limits shall be
determined and quotas allocated to undertakings for the
period 1 January to 31 December 1999 and for each
12-month period thereafter
in accordance with the
procedure referred to in Article 18(2). Such quotas shall
only be set for methyl bromide and hydrochlorofluoro-
carbons (HCFCs), and for controlled substances used for
essential or critical uses, in quarantine and pre-shipment
applications, as feedstock, as process agents or for
destruction.

(2)

The quantitative limits for the placing on the market in
the Community of controlled substances are set out in
Article 4 and Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2037/
2000.

(1) OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 1; as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2038/2000 (OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 25) and Regulation (EC) No
2039/2000 (OJ L 244 of 29.9.2000, p. 26).

to Community

Any modification of these quantitative limits may not
lead
controlled
substances exceeding the quantitative limits established
according to the Montreal Protocol on substances that
deplete the ozone layer.

consumption

of

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 defines
the total calculated level of methyl bromide which
producers and importers may place on the market or
use for their own account for a given 12-month period,
from 1 January to 31 December 2001.

Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 defines
the total calculated level of CFCS which producers and
importers may place on the market or use for their own
account for a given 12-month period, from 1 January to
31 December 2001.

The Commission has published a notice to importers in
the European Community of controlled substances that
deplete the ozone layer (2) and has thereby received
applications for import quotas.

For non quarantine and pre-shipment uses of methyl
bromide, the import quotas are allocated to the primary
importers, considered by the Commission to be the
importers who deal directly by way of invoicing with the
producers outside the Community. A reserve of 5 % of
each importers quota of methyl bromide is retained for
allocation during 2001 in accordance with the Article
18(2) procedure.

(2) OJ C 224, 5.8.2000, p. 3.

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(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

For CFCS the allocation of individual quotas to produ-
cers and importers
is based on the principles of
continuity, equality and proportionality. In establishing
quotas, the Commission has been guided by the need to
reduce further the production, import and use of ozone-
depleting substances and interfering in the market as
little as possible.

It is appropriate to retain part of the total calculated
level of HCF that can be placed on the market for
allocation to importers in the Community who are not
engaged in the production of CFCS. In 1998, 1999 and
2000, the level of imports was 4 % of the total calcu-
lated level of CFCS available to be placed on the market.
It is appropriate in 2001 to retain 4 % of the total
quantity of CFCS available to place on the market for
allocation to importers who are not engaged in the
production of CFCS. This corresponds to a quantity of
267 ODP tonnes to be allocated based on the relative
market quota share in 1999 of those importers who
received a quota in that year and also take account of
the actual amounts requested.

Imports for critical uses, feedstock, process agents and
destruction are not quota limited under Regulation (EC)
No 2037/2000. Quotas for essential uses are authorised
by a separate Commission Decision.

Import licenses shall be issued by the Commission in
accordance with Article 6 of the aforesaid Regulation,
after verification of compliance by the importer with
Articles 6, 7, 8 and 13.

The release for free circulation in the Community or
inward processing of controlled substances imported
from any State not Party is prohibited in accordance
with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000.

(13)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee estab-
lished by Article 18(2) of the same Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The quantity of controlled substances of group I (chloro-
1.
fluorocarbons 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 European Community in 2001 from sources outside the
Community shall be 5 041 176 ODP weighted kilograms.

2.
The quantity of controlled substances of group III
(halons) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 which may
be released for free circulation in the European Community in

2001 from sources outside the Community shall be 0 ODP
weighted kilograms.

3.
The quantity of controlled substances of group IV
(carbon tetrachloride) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/
2000 which may be released for free circulation in the Euro-
pean Community
the
Community shall be 4 230 198 ODP weighted kilograms.

in 2001 from sources outside

4.
The quantity of controlled substances of group V (1,1,1-
to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000
trichloroethane) subject
which may be released for free circulation in the European
Community in 2001 from sources outside the Community
shall be 2 000 610 ODP weighted kilograms.

The quantity of controlled substances of group VI
5.
(methyl bromide) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000
which may be released for free circulation in the European
Community in 2001 from sources outside the Community
shall be 4 744 966 ODP weighted kilograms.

The quantity of controlled substances of group VII
6.
(hydrobromofluorocarbons)
to Regulation (EC) No
2037/2000 which may be released for free circulation in the
European Community in 2001 from sources outside the
Community shall be 0 ODP weighted kilograms.

subject

The quantity of controlled substances of group VIII
7.
(hydrochlorofluorocarbons)
to Regulation (EC) No
subject
2037/2000 which may be released for free circulation in the
European Community in 2001 from sources outside the
Community shall be 4 033 726 ODP weighted kilograms.

Article 2

1.
The allocation of import quotas for chlorofluorocarbons
11, 12, 113, 114 and 115 and other fully halogenated chloro-
fluorocarbons during the period 1 January to 31 December
2001 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies
indicated in Annex I hereto.

2.
The allocation of import quotas for carbon tetrachloride
during the period 1 January to 31 December 2001 shall be for
the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in
Annex II hereto.

3.
The allocation of import quotas for 1,1,1-trichloroethane
during the period 1 January to 31 December 2001 shall be for
the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in
Annex III hereto.

The allocation of

4.
import quotas for methyl bromide
during the period 1 January to 31 December 2001 shall be for
the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in
Annex IV hereto.

5.
The allocation of import quotas for hydrochlorofluoro-
carbons during the period 1 January to 31 December 2001
shall be to the undertakings indicated in Annex V hereto.

6.
The import quotas for chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113,
114 and 115, other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons,
carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1- trichloroethane, methyl bromide
and hydrochlorofluorocarbons during the period 1 January to
31 December 2001 shall be as set out in Annex VI (1) hereto.

(1) Annex VI is not published because it contains confidential commer-

cial

information.

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Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the following undertakings:

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

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

Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe BV
Kempenweg 90
Postbus 263
6000 AG Weert
Nederland

Ineos Fluor Ltd
PO Box 13, The Heath
Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4QF
United Kingdom

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

Solvay Fluor and Derivate GmbH
Hans-Bröckler-Allee 20
D-30173 Hannover

Ausimont SpA
Viale Lombardia 20
I-20021 Bollate (MI)

Phosphoric Fertilizers Industry SA
Thessaloniki Plant
P.O. Box 10183
GR-54110 Thessaloniki

Arch Chemicals NV
Keetberglaan 1/A
Havennummer 1061
B-2070 Zwĳndrecht

Dunlop-Enerka BV
Oliemolenstraat 2
9203 ZN Drachten
Nederland

Harlow Chemical Company Ltd
Templefields
Central Road
Harlow, Essex CM20 2BH
United Kingdom

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

Zeneca Agrochemicals
Fernhurst

Haselmere GU27 3JE
United Kingdom

Agroquímicos De Levante SA
Polígono Industrial Castilla,
Calle Vial no 5 S/N
E-46380 Cheste (Valencia)

Albemarle Europe SPRL
Parc Scientifique Einstein
Rue du Bosquet 9
B-1348 Louvain-La-Neuve

Alfa Agricultural Supplies SA
15, Tim. Filimonos str.
GR-11521 Athens

Biochem Ibérica
Químicos Agrícolas e Industriais, LDA
Estrada M. 502 — Apartado 250
ATALAIA
P-2870 Montijo

Bromine and Chemicals Ltd
201 Haverstock Hill
Hampstead
London NW3 4QG
United Kingdom

Eurobrom BV
Postbus 158
2280 AD Rĳswĳk
Nederland

Great Lakes Chemical (Europe) Ltd
Sycamore House, Lloyd Drive, The Grove
Ellesmere Port
South Wirral L65 9HQ
United Kingdom

Mebrom NV
Assenedestraat 4
B-9940 Rieme — Ertvelde

AB Ninolab
P.O. Box 137
S-194 22 Upplands Väsby

Alcobre SA
C/Luís I, Nave 6-B
E-28031 Madrid

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

Caraïbes Froids SARL
B.P. 6033
Ste-Thérèse
4,5 km Route du Lamentin
F-97219 Fort-de-France (Martinique)

Galco SA
Avenue Carton de Wiart 79
B-1090 Bruxelles

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Celotex Limited
Warwick House
27/31 St Mary's Road
Ealing
London W5 5PR
United Kingdom

Gasco NV
Assenedestraat 4
B-9940 Rieme — Ertvelde

Galex SA
B.P. 128
F-13321 Marseille Cedex 16

Guido Tazzetti & Co.
Strada Settimo 266
I-10156 Torino

GU Thermo Technology Ltd
Greencool Refrigerants
Unit 12
Park Gate Business Centre
Chandlers Way
Park Gate
Southampton SO31 1FQ
United Kingdom

HRP Refrigerants Ltd
Gellihirion Industrial Estate
Pontypridd CF37 5SX
United Kingdom

H&H International Ltd
Richmong Bridge House
419 Richmond Road
Richmond TW1 2EX
United Kingdom

Nagase Europe Ltd
Crown House
143 Regent Street
London W1R 4NS
United Kingdom

Universal Chemistry & Technology SpA
Viale A. Filippetti 20
I-20122 Milano

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

Promosol
Bld Henri Cahn
B.P. 27
F-94363 Bry-sur-Marne Cedex

SJB Chemical Products BV
Wellerondom 11
3231 XV Brielle
Nederland

Resina Chemie BV
Korte Groningerweg 1A
9607 PS Foxhol
Nederland

Synthesia Española SA
Conde Borrel, 62
E-08015 Barcelona

Polar Cool S.L.
C/Valdemorillo, & Pol. Ind. Ventorro del Cano
E-28925 Alcoron

Neoquímica
Largo da Estação, Apartado 97
Vala do Carregado
P-2584-908 Carregado

Done at Brussels, 30 April 2001.

For the Commission

Margot WALLSTRÖM

Member of the Commission

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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 2001.

Company:

Atofina (F)
Honeywell (NL)
Ineos Fluor Ltd (UK)
Solvay (D)
Zeneca (UK)

ANNEX II

GROUP IV

Import quotas for carbon tetrachloride allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for use
as feedstock for the period 1 January to 31 December 2001.

Company:

Dunlop-Enerka (NL)
Honeywell (NL)
Harlow Chem. (UK)
Ineos Fluor Ltd (UK)
Phosperic Fert. Ind. (GR)

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ANNEX III

GROUP V

Import quotas for 1,1,1-trichloroethane allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for use
as feedstock for the period 1 January to 31 December 2001.

Company:

Arch Chemicals (B)
Atofina (F)
Sigma Aldrich (UK)

ANNEX IV

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 and for use as feedstock for the period 1
January to 31 December 2001.

Company:

Agroquimicos de Levante (E)
Albemarle (B)
Alfa Agricult. Supplies (GR)
Atofina (F)
Bromine & Chem. (UK)
Biochem Iberica (P)
Eurobrom (NL)
Great Lakes (UK)
Mebrom (B)
Neoquímica (PT)

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ANNEX V

GROUP VIII

Import quotas for hydrochlorofluorocarbons allocated to producers and importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No
2037/2000 for use as feedstock, process agents, for reclamation, for destruction and other uses for the period 1 January
to 31 December 2001.

PRODUCER:

Atofina (F)
Ausimont (I)
DuPont de Nemours (NL)
Honeywell (NL)
Ineos Fluor Ltd (UK)
Rhodia (UK)
Solvay (D)

IMPORTER:

AB Ninolab (S)
Alcobre (E)
Asahi Glass (NL)
Caraibes Froids SARL (F)
Celotex (UK)
Galco (B)
Galex (F)
Gasco (B)
Greencool (UK)
Guido Tazzetti (I)
H & H International (UK)
HRP Refrigerants (UK)
Nagase & Co. (UK)
Polar Cool (E)
Promosol (F)
Refrigeration Prod. (UK)
Resina Chemie BV (NL)
SJB Chemical (NL)
Synthesia (E)
Universal Chemistry & Technology (I)