2005/103/EC: Commission Decision of 31 January 2005 determining a mechanism for the allocation of quotas to producers and importers of hydrochlorofluorocarbons for the years 2003 to 2009 according to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2005) 134)
Date: 2005-01-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, chemical product, market-sharing agreement, physical process, plastics, production quota, refrigeration industry, solvent, stratospheric pollution

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 31 January 2005

determining a mechanism for
hydrochlorofluorocarbons

for

the allocation of quotas
the years 2003 to 2009 according

to producers and importers of
to Regulation (EC)

No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(notified under document number C(2005) 134)

(Only the Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovenian,
Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic)

(2005/103/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 of 29 June
2000 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (1), and in particular Article 4(3)(ii) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Community measures, in particular those contained in Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 of 15
December 1994 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (2) which was replaced by Regulation (EC)
No 2037/2000, have led over several years to a reduction of overall consumption of hydrochloro-
fluorocarbons (HCFCs).

In the context of that reduction, quotas for individual producers and importers were fixed based on
historical market shares and calculated by reference to the ozone depleting potential of those
substances.

Since 1997 the market for those substances in respect of different uses has been stable. Almost two-
thirds of the HCFCs were used for the production of foam until this use of HCFCs was banned on 1
January 2003.

In order not to disadvantage users of HCFCs making non-foam products from 1 January 2003, which
would occur if the allocation system were to be based on historical market share of the use of HCFCs
for foam products, it is appropriate to provide for a new allocation mechanism for the use of HCFCs
after that date for the manufacture of non-foam products. For 2004 to 2009, the allocation system
considered most appropriate was that based solely on the average, historical market share of HCFCs
used for non-foam production.

(5) While it is appropriate to limit the quotas available to importers to their respective percentage market
share in 1999, provision should also be made to reallocate to registered HCFCs importers any import
quota which has not been claimed and allocated in a given year.

(6)

Commission Decision 2002/654/EC of 12 August 2002 determining a mechanism for the allocation
of quotas to producers and importers for hydrochlorofluorocarbons for the years 2003 to 2009
under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) should be
amended in order to take account of the increased quota for hydrochlorofluorocarbons (Group VIII)
in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000, as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession and the
historical market share of undertakings in the Member States that acceded on the 1 May 2004.

(1) OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2077/2004 (OJ L 359,

4.12.2004, p. 28).

(2) OJ L 333, 22.12.1994, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 220, 15.8.2002, p. 59.

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(7)

In the interests of legal clarity and transparency, Decision 2002/654/EC should therefore be replaced.

(8)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee
established by Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:

Article 1

Definitions

(a)

‘market share for refrigeration’ means the average market share of sales of hydrochlorofluorocarbons for
refrigeration applications of a producer in the years 1997, 1998 and 1999 as a percentage of the total
market for refrigeration applications;

(b) ‘market share for foam production’ means the average market share of sales of hydrochlorofluoro-
carbons for foam production of a producer in the years 1997, 1998 and 1999 as a percentage of
the total market for foam production; and

(c)

‘market share for solvent uses’ means the average market share of sales of hydrochlorofluorocarbons for
solvent uses of a producer in the years 1997, 1998 and 1999 as a percentage of the total market for
solvent uses.

Article 2

Basis for the calculation of quotas

The indicative quantities assigned for the consumption of hydrochlorofluorocarbons for refrigeration, foam
production and solvents from the producers share of the calculated levels set out in Article 4(3)(i)(d) and (e)
of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000, shall be as set out in Annex I to this Decision.

The market shares for each producer in the respective markets shall be as set out in Annex II (1).

Article 3

Quotas for producers

1.
For the years 2004 to 2007, for each producer the quota of the calculated level of hydrochlorofluor-
ocarbons set out in Article 4(3)(i)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 which it places on the market or
uses for its own account shall not exceed the sum of the following:

(a)

the producer’s market share for refrigeration of the total indicative quantity assigned for refrigeration in
2004;

(b) the producer’s market share for solvents of the total indicative quantity assigned for solvents in 2004.

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

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For the years 2008 and 2009, for each producer the quota of the calculated level of hydrochloro-
2.
fluorocarbons set out in Article 4(3)(i)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 which it places on the market or
uses for its own account shall not on a pro rata basis exceed the sum of the following:

(a)

the producer’s market share for refrigeration of the total indicative quantity assigned for refrigeration in
2004;

(b) the producer’s market share for solvents of the total indicative quantity assigned for solvents in 2004.

Article 4

Quotas for importers

The calculated level of hydrochlorofluorocarbons that each importer may place on the market or use for its
own account shall not exceed, as a percentage of the calculated level set out in Article 4(3)(i)(d), (e) and (f)
of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000, the percentage share assigned to it in 1999.

Any amounts, however, which cannot be placed on the market, because importers entitled to do so did not
apply for an import quota, shall be reallocated between those importers that have been given an import
quota.

The amount unallocated shall be divided between each importer and calculated on a proportional basis by
reference to the size of the quotas already determined for those importers.

Decision 2002/654/EC is repealed.

Article 5

References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the following undertakings:

Article 6

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

Arkema Quimica SA
Avenida de Burgos, 12 — planta 7
E-28036 Madrid

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

Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe BV
Kempenweg 90
PO Box 264
6000 AG Weert
The Netherlands

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

Phosphoric Fertilizers Industry SA
Thessaloniki Plant
PO Box 10183
GR-54110 Thessaloniki

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

Solvay Electrolyse France
12 Cours Albert 1er
F-75383 Paris

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

Solvay Solexis SpA
Viale Lombardia 20
I-20021 Bollate (MI)

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

Alcobre SA
C/Luis I, Nave 6-B
Poligono Industrial Vallecas
E-28031 Madrid

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

BOC Gazy
ul. Pory 59
PL-02-757 Warszawa

Calorie
503 Rue Hélène Boucher
Z.I. Buc
B.P. 33
F-78534 Buc Cedex

Celotex Limited
Lady Lane Industrial Estate
Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk,
IP7 6BA
United Kingdom

Empor d.o.o.
Trzaska 333
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

Fibran SA
6th km Thessaloniki
Oreokastro
PO Box 40 306
GR-560 10 Thessaloniki

G.AL.Cycle-Air Ltd
3, Sinopis Str., Strovolos
PO Box 28385
Nicosia, Cyprus

Solvay Iberica SL
Barcelona
Calle Mallorca 269
E-08008 Barcelona

Advanced Chemical SA
C/ Balmes, 69 Pral 3o
E–08007 Barcelona

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

BaySystems Iberia S/A
C/ Pau Clarís 196
E-08037 Barcelona

Boucquillon NV
Nijverheidslaan 38
B-8540 Deerlijk

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

Efisol
14/24 Rue des Agglomérés
F-92024 Nanterre Cédex

Etis d.o.o.
Leskoškova 9a
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

Fiocco Trade SL
C/ Molina No 16, Pta 5
E-46006 Valencia

Galco SA
Avenue Carton de Wiart 79
B-1090 Brussels

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

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

ICC Chemicals Ltd
Northbridge Road
Berkhamsted
Hertfordshire
HP4 1EF
United Kingdom

Linde Gaz Polska Sp. z o.o.
ul. J. Lea 112
PL-30-133 Kraków

Mebrom
Assenedestraat 4
B-9940 Rieme — Ertvelde

OU A Sektor
Kasteheina 6-9
EE-31024 Kohtla-Järve

Prodex-system sp. Z o.o.
24th Artemidy ST
PL-01-497 Warsaw

Quimidroga SA
Calle Tuset 26
E-08006 Barcelona

Resina Chemie BV
Korte Groningerweg 1A
9607 PS Foxhol
The Netherlands

Genys UAB
Lazdiju 20
Kaunas
Lithuania

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

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

Kal y Sol
P.I. Can Roca
C/Carrerada s/n,
E-08107 Martorelles (Barcelona)

Matero Ltd
37 St. Kyriakides Ave.
3508 Limassol
Cyprus

Nagase Europe Ltd
Berliner Allee 59
D-40212 Düsseldorf

Plasfi SA
Ctra Montblanc, s/n
E-43420 Sta Coloma de Queralt
(Tarragona)

PW Gaztech
ul. Kopernika 5
PL-11-200 Bartoszyce

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

Sigma Aldrich Chimie SARL
80, rue de Luzais
L’isle d’abeau Chesnes
F-38297 St Quentin Fallavier

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

Solquimia Iberia SL
C/Duque de Alba No 3, 1o
E-28012 Madrid

Termo-Schiessl Sp. z o.o.
ul. Raszynska 13
PL-05-500 Piaseczno

Vuoksi Yhtiö Oy
Lappeentie 12
FIN-55100 Imatra

Done at Brussels, 31 January 2005.

SJB Chemical Products BV
Wellerondom 11
3230 AG Brelle
The Netherlands

Synthesia Espanola SA
Conde Borrell, 62
E-08015 Barcelona

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

Wigmors
Irysowa str. # 5
PL-51-117 Wroclaw

For the Commission

Stavros DIMAS
Member of the Commission

ANNEX I

Indicative quantities assigned for 2004 and 2005 in tonnes/Ozone-depleting potential

Market

Refrigeration

Foam Production

Solvents

2004

1 990,61

0,00

64,11

Total

2 054,72

2005

2 054,47

0,00

66,17

2 120,64