2007/195/EC: Commission Decision of 27 March 2007 determining a mechanism for the allocation of quotas to producers and importers of hydrochlorofluorocarbons for the years 2003 to 2009 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2007) 819_2)
Date: 2007-03-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, chemical product, import restriction, market-sharing agreement, production quota, refrigeration industry, solvent, stratospheric pollution

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 March 2007

determining a mechanism for
to producers and importers of
the allocation of quotas
hydrochlorofluorocarbons for the years 2003 to 2009 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of
the European Parliament and of the Council

(notified under document number C(2007) 819_2)

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

(2007/195/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

the
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of
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:

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
each importer to their respective percentage market share
in 1999 and for each importer in the Member States that
its
acceded on the 1 May 2004 to the average of
percentage market share in 2002 and 2003, 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.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Community measures, as
in particular 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 hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs).

(6)

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 to not disadvantage users of HCFCs making
non-foam products from 1 January 2003 which would
the allocation system were to be based on
occur if
historical market share of the use of HCFCs for foam

(1) OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 1791/2006 published in OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 333, 22.12.1994, p. 1.

Commission Decision 2005/103/EC (3) which determined
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
should be amended in order
to take account of a
revised base date for producers and importers in the
Member States that acceded on the 1 May 2004 and
hydrochlorofluorocarbons
the
(Group VIII)
to Regulation (EC) No
2037/2000, as amended by the 2005 Act of Accession
and the historical market share of undertakings in the
Member States that acceded on the 1 January 2007.

for
in Annex III

increased

quota

(7)

In the interests of legal clarity and transparency Decision
2005/103/EC should therefore be replaced.

(8)

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

(3) OJ L 33, 5.2.2005, p. 65.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

(a)

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

Article 1

Definitions

(b) the producer’s market share for solvents of the total indi-

cative quantity assigned for solvents in 2004.

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

(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
share of

foam production’ means the average
for
sales of hydrochlorofluorocarbons
market
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
foam production
hydrochlorofluorocarbons for
and solvents from the producers share of the calculated levels
set out
in Article 4(3)(i)(e) and (f) of Regulation (EC) No
2037/2000, shall be as set out in Annex I to this Decision.

refrigeration,

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 2007, for each producer the quota of the calculated
level of hydrochlorofluorocarbons 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:

(1) Annex II is not published nor notified to all the addressees because

it contains confidential information.

2.
For the years 2008 and 2009, for each producer the quota
of the calculated level of hydrochlorofluorocarbons 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 indi-

cative 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 levels set out
in Article 4(3)(i)(d),
and (f) of Regulation (EC) No
2037/2000, the percentage share assigned to it in 1999.

(e)

By way of derogation the calculated level of hydrochlorofluor-
ocarbons that each importer in the Czech Republic, Estonia,
Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia
and Slovakia may place on the market or use for its own
account shall not exceed, as a percentage of
the calculated
(e) and (f) of Regulation
levels set out
(EC) No 2037/2000,
its percentage market
share in 2002 and 2003.

in Article 4(3)(i)(d),

the average of

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.

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Article 5

Decision 2005/103/EC is repealed.

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

This Decision is addressed to the following undertakings:

Article 6

Arkema S.A.
Cours Michelet — La Défense 10
F-92091 Paris-La Défense

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

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

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

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
Polígono Industrial Vallecas
E-28031 Madrid

Avantec
26, avenue du Petit-Parc
F-94683 Vincennes Cedex

Blye Engineering Co. Ltd
Naxxar Road
San Gwann SGN 07
Malta

Boucquillon nv
Nijverheidslaan 38
B-8540 Deerlijk

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

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

Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe bv
Laarderhoogtweg 18,
1101 EA Amsterdam
Nederland

Phosphoric Fertilizers Industry S.A.
Thessaloniki Plant
P.O. Box 10183
GR-541 10 Thessaloniki

Solvay Électrolyse France
12, cours Albert 1er
F-75383 Paris

Solvay Ibérica SL
C/ Mallorca 269
E-08008 Barcelona

Advanced Chemical SA
C/ Balmes 69, pral. 3o
E-08007 Barcelona

AGC Chemicals Europe
World Trade Center
Zuidplein 80
H-Tower, Level 9
1077 XV Amsterdam
Nederland

BaySystems Iberia S/A
Crta. Vilaseca
La Pineda s/n
E-43006 Tarragona

BOC Gazy
ul. Pory 59
02-757 Warzawa
Polska

Calorie Fluor
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

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Efisol
14/24, rue des Agglomérés
F-92024 Nanterre Cedex

Etis d.o.o.
Tržaška 333
SI-1000 Ljubljana

Fiocco Trade SL
C/ Molina 16, pta. 5
E-46006 Valencia

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

Galex S.A.
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

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

Kal y Sol
P.I. Can Roca
C/ Sant Martí s/n
E-08107 Martorell (Barcelona)

Matero Ltd
37 St. Kyriakides Ave.
CY-3508 Limassol

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
11-200 Bartoszyce
Polska

Refrigerant Products Ltd.
Banyard road
Portbury West
Bristol BS 20 7XH
United Kingdom

Empor d.o.o.
Leskoškova 9a
SI-1000 Ljubljana

Fibran S.A.
6th km Thessaloniki
Oreokastro
P.O. Box 40306
GR-560 10 Thessaloniki

Freolitus JSC
Centrinė g. 1D
LT-54464 Ramučiai, Kauno raj.
Lietuva

Galco S.A.
Avenue Carton de Wiart 79
B-1090 Bruxelles

UAB ‘Genys’
Lazdijų 20
LT-46393 Kaunas
Lietuva

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. Jana Pawła II 41a
31-864 Kraków
Polska

Mebrom
Assenedestraat 4
B-9940 Rieme-Ertvelde

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

Prodex-System sp. z o.o.
ul. Artemidy 24
01-497 Warszawa
Polska

Quimidroga SA
C/ Tuset 26
E-08006 Barcelona

Resina Chemie bv
Korte Groningerweg 1A
9607 PS Foxhol
Nederland

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

SJB Chemical Products bv
Slagveld 15
3230 AG Brielle
Nederland

Synthesia Española SA
C/ Conde Borrell 62
E-08015 Barcelona

Termo-Schiessl Sp. z o.o.
ul. Raszyńska 13
05-500 Piaseczno
Polska

Vrec-Co Export-Import Kft.
Kossuth u. 12
H-6763 Szatymaz

Wigmors
ul. Irysowa 5
51-117 Wrocław
Polska

Done at Brussels, 27 March 2007.

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

Solquimia Iberia SL
C/ Mexico 9, P.I. Centrovía
E-50196 La Muela (Zaragoza)

Tazzetti Fluids Srl
Corso Europa, 600/a
I-10088 Volpiano (TO)

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

Vuoksi Yhtiö Oy
Lappeentie 12
FI-55100 Imatra

For the Commission

Stavros DIMAS
Member of the Commission

ANNEX I

Indicative quantities assigned for 2006, 2007 and 2008 in tonnes/ozone-depleting potential.

Market

2006

2007

2008

Refrigeration

Foam Production

Solvents

Total

2 054,47

0,00

66,17

2 120,64

2 094,63

0,00

67,01

2 161,64

1 744,59

0,00

55,81

1 800,40