2005/596/EC: Commission Decision of 20 July 2005 on the allocation of import quotas for controlled substances for the period 1 January to 31 December 2004 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2005) 296)
Date: 2005-07-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, dangerous substance, import, import restriction, marketing restriction, ozone, production quota

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 July 2005

on the allocation of
import quotas for controlled substances for the period 1 January to
31 December 2004 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the
Council

(notified under document number C(2005) 296)

(Only the Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian,

Italian, Latvian,

Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovakian, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic)

(2005/596/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

31 December 2004, and in each 12-month period
thereafter.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

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

(3)

(4)

(5)

Article 4(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 sets out
the total calculated level of hydrochlorofluorocarbons
which producers and importers may place on the
market or use for their own account in the period 1
January to 31 December 2004.

The Commission has published a notice to importers in
the Community of controlled substances that deplete the
ozone layer (2) and has thereby received declarations on
intended imports in 2004.
It has published a further
notice for the 10 Member States acceding on the 1
May 2004 and has received declarations of
intended
imports for the period 1 May 2004 to 31 December
2004 (3).

For hydrochlorofluorocarbons the allocation of quotas to
in accordance with the
is
producers and importers
provisions of Commission Decision 2002/654/EC of 12
August 2002 determining a mechanism for the allocation
of quotas to producers and importers for hydrochloro-
fluorocarbons for the years 2003 to 2009 under Regu-
lation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament
and of the Council (4).

(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 C 162, 11.7.2003, p. 10.
(3) OJ C 133, 11.5.2004, p. 2.
(4) OJ L 220, 15.8.2002, p. 59.

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(6)

(7)

import quotas

Commission Decision 2004/176/EC of 20 January 2004
on the allocation of
for controlled
substances for the period 1 January to 31 December
2004 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of
the
European Parliament and of the Council (1) should be
amended to take account of
increased quantitative
limits in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000
as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession (2), due to
the accession of 10 new Member States on 1 May
controlled
in the
2004. This
substances
then
needs to be allocated.

that can be placed on the market

amount of

increase

In the interests of legal clarity and transparency Decision
2004/176/EC should therefore be replaced. In view of
the experience gained in this decision and its associated
licensing and for the purpose of ensuring that interested
companies and operators may continue to benefit in due
time from the licensing system, it is appropriate that the
present decision shall apply from 1 May 2004.

may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2004
from sources outside the Community shall be 550 060,00 ODP
kilograms.

5.
The quantity of controlled substances of group VI (methyl
bromide) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 which may
be released for free circulation in the Community in 2004 from
sources outside the Community shall be 4 629 950,61 ODP
kilograms.

The quantity of controlled substances of group VIII
6.
(hydrochlorofluorocarbons)
to Regulation (EC) No
subject
2037/2000 that may be released for free circulation in the
Community in 2004 from sources outside the Community
shall be 2 552 968,89 ODP kilograms.

(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,

7.
The quantity of controlled substances of group IX (bromo-
chloromethane) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that
may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2004
from sources outside the Community shall be 114 612,00 ODP
kilograms.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 2

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 2004 from sources outside
the
Community shall be 4 860 000,00 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 2004 from sources
outside
be 54 350 000,00 ODP
shall
kilograms.

the Community

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
2004 from sources outside
be
9 621 160,00 ODP kilograms.

the Community

shall

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
2004 shall be
indicated and to the
for
companies indicated in Annex I hereto.

the purposes

2.
The allocation of import quotas for halons during the
period 1 January to 31 December 2004 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 2004 shall be for
the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex
III hereto.

4.
The allocation of import quotas for 1,1,1-trichloroethane
during the period 1 January to 31 December 2004 shall be for
the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex
IV hereto.

4.
The quantity of controlled substances of group V (1,1,1-
trichloroethane) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that

(1) OJ L 55, 24.2.2004, p. 57.
(2) OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 710.

The allocation of

5.
import quotas for methyl bromide
during the period 1 January to 31 December 2004 shall be
for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in
Annex V hereto.

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The allocation of import quotas for hydrochlorofluoro-
6.
carbons during the period 1 January to 31 December 2004
shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies
indicated in Annex VI hereto.

Alfa Agricultural Supplies S.A.
73, Ethnikis Antistaseos str.
GR-152 31 Halandri, Athens

7.
The allocation of import quotas for bromochloromethane
during the period 1 January to 31 December 2004 shall be for
the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex
VII hereto.

8.
The import quotas for chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113,
114 and 115, other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons,
carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, methyl
halons,
bromide, hydrobromofluorocarbons, hydrochlorofluorocarbons
and bromochloromethane during the period 1 January to 31
December 2004 shall be as set out in Annex VIII hereto.

Article 3

Decision 2004/176/EC is repealed.

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

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the following undertakings:

Agropest S.A.
ul. Górnicza 12/14
PL-91-765 Łódź

Agroquímicos de Levante SA
Poligono Industrial Castilla
Calle Vial no 5 s/n
E-46380 Cheste (Valencia)

Albemarle Chemicals
Étang de la Gaffette
Boulevard Maritime
BP 28
F-13521 Port-de-Bouc

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

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

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

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

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

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

BaySystems Iberia
C/ Pau Clarís 196
E-08037 Barcelona

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

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

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

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

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

Desautel SAS (FR)
Parc d'entreprises — BP 9
F-01121 Montluel Cedex

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DuPont de Nemours (Nederland) BV
Baanhoekweg 22
Postbus 145
3300 AC Dordrecht
Nederland

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

Etis d.o.o.
Tržaška 333
1111 Ljubljana
Slovenia

Eurobrom BV
Postbus 158
2280 AD Rijswijk
Nederland

Fenner-Dunlop BV
Oliemolenstraat 2
9203 ZN Drachten
Nederland

G.A.L Cycle-Air Ltd
3, Sinopis Str., Strovolos
P.O. Box 28385, Nicosia
Cyprus

Galco SA
Avenue Carton de Wiart 79
B-1090 Bruxelles

Galex SA
BP 128
F-13321 Marseille Cedex 16

Great Lakes Chemical (Europe) Ltd
Halebank, Widnes
Cheshire WA8 8NS
United Kingdom

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

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

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

HUNC — Halon Users National Consortium
PO Box 111
Petersfields Hants GU31 4PL
United Kingdom

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

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

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

Matero
P.O. Box 51744
3508 Limassol Cyprus

Mebrom NV
Assenedestraat 4
B-9940 Rieme Ertvelde

Phosphoric Fertilizers Industry S.A.
Thessaloniki Plant, P.O. Box 10183
GR-54110 Thessaloniki

Prodex-System
ul. Artemidy 24
PL-01-497 Warszawa

P.U.P.H. SOLFUM Sp. z o.o.
ul. Wojska Polskiego 83
PL-91-755 Łódź

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

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

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Sigma Aldrich Chemie GmbH
Kappelweg 1
D-91625 Schnelldorf

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

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

SJB Chemical Products BV
Wellerondom 11
Postbus 253
3230 AG Brielle
Nederland

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

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

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

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

Synthesia Española SA
Conde Borrell, 62
E-08015 Barcelona

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

Termo-Schiessl
ul. Raszyńska 13
PL-05-500 Piaseczno

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

Wigmors
ul. Irysowa 5
PL-51-117 Wrocław

Article 5

This Decision shall apply from 1 May 2004 and shall expire on
31 December 2004.

Done at Brussels, 20 July 2005.

For the Commission

Stavros DIMAS
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 2004.

Company

Cleanaway Ltd (UK)

Honeywell Fluorine Products (NL)

Solvay Fluor GmbH (DE)

Syngenta Crop Protection (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 2004.

Company

Cleanaway Ltd (UK)

Desautel SAS (FR)
HUNC — Halon Users National Consortium (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 2004.

Company

Cleanaway Ltd (UK)

Fenner-Dunlop BV (NL)

Honeywell Fluorine Products (NL)

Ineos Fluor Ltd (UK)

Phosphoric Fertilisers Industry (EL)

Synthomer (UK)

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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 2004.

Company

Arch Chemicals (B)

Arkema & Arkema Quimica (FR)

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 2004.

Company

Agropest (PL)

Agroquímicos de Levante (ES)

Albemarle Europe (B)

Alfa Agricultural Supplies (EL)

Albemarle Chemicals (FR)

Biochem Iberica (PT)

Cleanaway Ltd (UK)

Eurobrom BV (NL)

Great Lakes Chemical (UK)

Mebrom NV (B)

P.U.P.H. SOLFUM Sp. z o.o. (PL)

Sigma Aldrich Chemie GmbH (DE)

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ANNEX VI

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 2004.

Producer

Arkema & Arkema Quimica (FR)

DuPont de Nemours (NL)

Honeywell Fluorine Products (NL)

Ineos Fluor Ltd (UK)

Rhodia Organique (UK)

Solvay Fluor GmbH (DE)

Solvay Solexis SpA (IT)

Importer

Alcobre (ES)

Asahi Glass (NL)

Avantec SA (FR)

Boc Gazy (PL)

BaySystems Iberia (ES)

Calorie SA (FR)

Caraïbes Froid SARL (FR)

Etis d.o.o. (SI)

Empor d.o.o. (SI)

Galco S.A. (B)

Galex S.A. (FR)

Guido Tazzetti (IT)

HARP International (UK)

Linde Gaz Polska (PL)

Matero (CY)

Mebrom (B)

Prodex-System (PL)

PW Gaztech (PL)

Refrigerant Products (UK)

Sigma Aldrich Chimie (FR)

Sigma Aldrich Company (UK)

SJB Chemical Products (NL)

Solquimia Iberia, SL (ES)

Synthesia Española (ES)

Termo-Schiessl (PL)

Universal Chemistry & Technology (IT)

Wigmors (PL)

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ANNEX VII

GROUP IX

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 2004.

Company

Eurobrom BV (NL)

Laboratorios Miret SA (LAMIRSA) (ES)

Sigma Aldrich Chemie GmbH (DE)

ANNEX VIII

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