2003/256/EC: Commission Decision of 26 February 2003 on the allocation of import quotas for controlled substances for the period 1 January to 31 December 2003 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2003) 617)
Date: 2003-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air quality, chemical product, dangerous substance, import restriction, marketing restriction, ozone

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 26 February 2003

on the allocation of import quotas for controlled substances for the period 1 January to 31
December 2003 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the
Council

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

(notified under document number C(2003) 617)

(2003/256/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 on substances that
deplete the ozone layer (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2039/2000 (2), and in particular to Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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.

Article 4(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 sets out
the total calculated level of methyl bromide which
producers and importers may place on the market or
use for their own account in the period 1 January to 31
December 2003, and in each 12-month period there-
after.

Article 4(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 sets
out the total calculated level of hydrochlorofluorocar-
bons which producers and importers may place on the
market or use for their own account in the period 1
January to 31 December 2003.

The Commission has published a notice to importers in
the Community of controlled substances that deplete the
ozone layer (3) and has thereby received declarations on
intended imports in 2003.

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 alloca-
tion of quotas to producers and importers for hydro-

(1) OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 26.
(3) OJ C 193, 13.8.2002, p. 11.

chlorofluorocarbons for the years 2003 to 2009 under
Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council (4).

(6)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor-
dance 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 (chloro-
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 Community in 2003 from sources outside the Commu-
nity shall be 3 570 000,000 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 2003 from sources
outside the Community shall be 37 500 000,000 ODP kilo-
grams.

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 2003
from sources outside the Community shall be 3 412 116,400
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 2003
from sources outside the Community shall be 420 060,000
ODP kilograms.

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

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The quantity of controlled substances of group VI (methyl
5.
bromide) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 which may
be released for free circulation in the Community in 2003 from
sources outside the Community shall be 3 828 198,970 ODP
kilograms.

The allocation of import quotas for hydrochlorofluorocar-
7.
bons during the period 1 January to 31 December 2003 shall
be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated
in Annex VII hereto.

The quantity of controlled substances of group VII
6.
(hydrobromofluorocarbons)
to Regulation (EC) No
subject
2037/2000 that may be released for free circulation in the
Community in 2003 from sources outside the Community shall
be 4 068 500,000 ODP kilograms.

The quantity of controlled substances of group VIII
7.
(hydrochlorofluorocarbons)
to Regulation (EC) No
subject
2037/2000 that may be released for free circulation in the
Community in 2003 from sources outside the Community shall
be 3 354 556,822 ODP kilograms.

8.
The quantity of controlled substances of group new
substances (bromochloromethane) subject to Regulation (EC)
No 2037/2000 that may be released for free circulation in the
Community in 2003 from sources outside the Community shall
be 47 412,000 ODP kilograms.

Article 2

The allocation of import quotas for chlorofluorocarbons
1.
11, 12, 113, 114 and 115 and other fully halogenated chloro-
fluorocarbons during the period 1 January to 31 December
2003 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 2003 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 2003 shall be for
the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in
Annex III hereto.

The allocation of import quotas for 1,1,1-trichloroethane
4.
during the period 1 January to 31 December 2003 shall be for
the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in
Annex IV hereto.

The allocation of

5.
import quotas for methyl bromide
during the period 1 January to 31 December 2003 shall be for
the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in
Annex V hereto.

8.
The allocation of import quotas for bromochloromethane
during the period 1 January to 31 December 2003 shall be for
the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in
Annex VIII hereto.

9.
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 2003 shall be as set out in Annex IX hereto.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the following undertakings:

Advanced Chemical SA
Balmes, 69 Pral 3o
E-08007 Barcelona

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

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

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

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

Betapur
Pau Clarís, 196
E-08037 Barcelona

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

6.
The allocation of import quotas for hydrobromofluoro-
carbons during the period 1 January to 31 December 2003
shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indi-
cated in Annex VI hereto.

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

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Fenner-Dunlop
Oliemolenstraat 2
9203 ZN Drachten
Nederland

Galco SA
Avenue Carton de Wiart 79
B-1090 Bruxelles

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

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

Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe BV
Kempenweg 90
Postbus 264
6000 AG Weert
Nederland

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

Promosol
Bld Henri Cahn
BP 27
F-94363 Bry-sur-Marne Cedex

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

Sigma Aldrich Chemie GmbH
Riedstraße 2
D-89555 Steinheim

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

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

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

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

Biochem Ibérica
Químicos Agrícolas e Industriais, Lda
Estrada M. 502 — Apartado 250
Atalaia
P-2870-901 Montijo

Polar Cool S.L
Valdemorillo, 8
Polígono Industrial Ventorro del Cano
E-28925 Alcorcón

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

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

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

Caraïbes Froid SARL
BP 6033
Ste Thérèse, Route du Lamentin
F-97219 Fort-de-France, Martinique

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

Eurobrom BV
Postbus 158
2280 AD Rijswijk
Nederland

Galex SA
BP 128
F-13321 Marseille Cedex 16

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

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Calorie
503, rue Hélène Boucher
ZI Buc
BP 33
F-78534 Buc Cedex

Mebrom NV
Assenedestraat 4
B-9940 Rieme Ertvelde

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

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

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

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

SJB Chemical Products BV
Wellerondom 11
3230 AG Brielle
Nederland

Synthesia Española SA
Conde Borrell, 62
E-08015 Barcelona

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

Done at Brussels, 26 February 2003.

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 allo-
cated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for feedstock uses and for destruction during the
period 1 January to 31 December 2003.

Company

Cleanaway Ltd (UK)
Honeywell Fluorine Products (NL)
Solvay Fluor und Derivate (D)
Syngenta (UK)

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 2003.

Company

Cleanaway Ltd (UK)

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 2003.

Company

Cleanaway Ltd (UK)
Fenner-Dunlop BV (NL)
Honeywell Fluorine Products (NL)
Ineos Fluor Ltd (UK)
Phosphoric Fertilisers Industry (GR)

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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 2003.

Company

Arch Chemicals (B)
Atofina (F)
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 2003.

Agroquimicos de Levante (E)
Albemarle Europe (B)
Alfa Agricultural Supplies (GR)
Atofina (F)
Biochem Iberica (P)

Cleanaway Ltd (UK)
Eurobrom (NL)
Great Lakes Chemicals (UK)
Mebrom (B)
Sigma Aldrich Chemie (D)

Company

ANNEX VI

GROUPS VII

Import quotas for hydrobromofluorocarbons allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000
for destruction during the period 1 January to 31 December 2003.

Company

Cleanaway Ltd (UK)

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ANNEX VII

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 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 2003.

Atofina (F)
Ausimont (I)
DuPont de Nemours (NL)
Honeywell Fluorine Products (NL)

Producer

Importer

Advanced Chemicals (E)
Alcobre (E)
Asahi Glass (NL)
Betapur (E)
Calorie (F)
Caraïbes Froid SARL (F)
Celotex (UK)
Cleanaway (UK)
Galco (B)
Galex (F)
Greencool (UK)

Ineos Fluor Ltd (UK)

Rhodia Organique (UK)

Solvay Fluor und Derivate (D)

Guido Tazzetti (I)
HARP International (UK)
Mebrom (B)
Polar Cool (E)
Promosol (F)
Refrigerant Products (UK)
Sigma Aldrich Chimie (F)
Sigma Aldrich Company (UK)
SJB Chemical Products (NL)
Synthesia (E)
Universal Chemistry & Technology (I)

ANNEX VIII

GROUP ‘NEW SUBSTANCES’

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 2003.

Company

Laboratorios Miret SA (LAMIRSA) (E)
Sigma Aldrich Chemie (D)

(This Annex is not published because it contains confidential commercial information.)

ANNEX IX