CELEX: 51994PC0075
Language: en
Date: 1994-03-24
Title: Amended proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) ON SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER

19. 4. 94                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No C 109/ 11
                                                                 II
                                                       (Preparatory Acts)
                                                  COMMISSION
             Amended proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) on substances that deplete the ozone layer f)
                                                         (94/C 109/07)
                                                    (Test with EEA relevance)
                                               COM(94) 75 final — SYN 525
             (Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 189A (2) ofthe EC Treaty on 24 March 1994)
             C) OJ No C 232, 28 . 8 . 1993, p. 6.
                      ORIGINAL TEXT                                                        AMENDED TEXT
                                               Article 3 ( 1 ), third subparagraph
The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set                  The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set
out in Article 16, shall determine any essential uses of              out in Article 16, shall determine any essential uses of
chlorofluorocarbons which may be permitted in the                     chlorofluorocarbons which may be permitted in the
Community after 31 December 1994 and any quantities                   Community after 31 December 1994 and any quantities
of chlorofluorocarbons which may be produced by each                  of chlorofluorocarbons which may be produced by each
producer for this purpose. Such production shall be                   producer for this purpose. Such production shall be
allowed only if adequate alternatives or recycled chloro­             allowed only if adequate alternatives or recycled chloro­
fluorocarbons are not available .                                     fluorocarbons are not available to any of the parties to
                                                                      the protocol. The list of essential uses shall be revised
                                                                      annually.
                                              Article 3 (2), second subparagraph
The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set                  The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set
out in Article 16, shall determine any essential uses of              out in Article 16, shall determine any essential uses of
other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons which may                 other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons which may
be permitted in the Community after 31 December 1994                  be permitted in the Community after 31 December 1994
 and any quantities of other fully halogenated chlorofluo­            and any quantities of other fully halogenated chlorofluo­
rocarbons which may be produced by each producer for                  rocarbons which may be produced by each producer for
this purpose. Such production shall be allowed only if                this purpose. Such production shall be allowed only if
 adequate alternatives or recycled other fully halogenated            adequate alternatives or recycled other fully halogenated
chlorofluorocarbons are not available .                               chlorofluorocarbons are not available to any of the
                                                                      parties to the protocol. The list of essential uses shall be
                                                                      revised annually.
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                      ORIGINAL TEXT                                                    AMENDED TEXT
                                           Article 3 (3), second subparagraph
The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set              The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set
out in Article 16, shall determine any essential uses of          out in Article 16, shall determine any essential uses of
halons which may be permitted in the Community after              halons which may be permitted in the Community after
31 December 1993 and any quantities of halons which               31 December 1993 and any quantities of halons which
may be produced by each producer for this purpose.                may be produced by each producer for this purpose.
Such production shall be allowed only if adequate alter­          Such production shall be allowed only if adequate alter­
natives or recycled halons are not available.                     natives or recycled halons are not available to any of the
                                                                  parties to the protocol. The list of essential uses shall be
                                                                  revised annually.
                                           Article 3 (4), second subparagraph
The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set              The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set
out in Article 16, shall determine any essential uses of          out in Article 16, shall determine any essential uses of
carbon tetrachloride which may be permitted in the                carbon tetrachloride which may be permitted in the
Community after 31 December 1994 and any quantities               Community after 31 December 1994 and any quantities
of carbon tetrachloride which may be produced by each             of carbon tetrachloride which may be produced by each
producer for this purpose. Such production shall be               producer for this purpose. Such production shall be
allowed only if adequate alternatives or recycled carbon          allowed only if adequate alternatives or recycled carbon
tetrachloride are not available .                                 tetrachloride are not available to any of the parties to the
                                                                  Protocol . The list of essential uses shall be revised
                                                                  annually.
                                           Article 3 (5), second subparagraph
The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set              The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set
out in Article 16, shall determine any essential uses of          out in Article 16, shall determine any essential uses of
1,1,1-trichloroethane which may be permitted in the               1,1,1-trichloroethane which may be permitted in the
Community after 31 December 1995 and any quantities               Community after 31 December 1995 and any quantities
of 1,1,1-trichloroethane which may be produced by each            of 1,1,1-trichloroethane which may be produced by each
producer for this purpose. Such production shall be               producer for this purpose. Such production shall be
allowed only if adequate alternatives or recycled                 allowed only if adequate alternatives or recycled
1,1,1-trichloroethane are not available.                          1,1,1-trichloroethane are not available to any of the
                                                                  parties to the Protocol. The list of essential uses shall be
                                                                  revised annually.
                                           Article 3 (7), second subparagraph
The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set              The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set
out in Article 16, shall determine any essential uses of          out in Article 16, shall determine any essential uses of
hydrobromofluorocarbons which may be permitted in                 hydrobromofluorocarbons which may be permitted in
the Community after 31 December 1995 and any quan­                the Community after 31 December 1995 and any quan­
tities of hydrobromofluorocarbons which may be                    tities of hydrobromofluorocarbons which may be
produced by each producer for this purpose. Such                  produced by each producer for this purpose. Such
production shall be allowed only if adequate alternatives         production shall be allowed only if adequate alternatives
or recycled hydrobromofluorocarbons are not available.            or recycled hydrobromofluorocarbons are not available
                                                                  to any of the parties to the Protocol. The list of essential
                                                                  uses shall be revised annually.
                                           Article 4 ( 1 ), second subparagraph
The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set              The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set
out in Article 16, shall determine any quantities of chlo­        out in Article 16, shall determine any quantities of chlo­
rofluorocarbons that could be placed on the market or             rofluorocarbons that could be placed on the market or
used for its own account by each producer after 31                used for its own account by each producer after 31
December 1994 for the purpose of essential uses .                 December 1994 for the purpose of essential uses. The list
                                                                  of essential uses shall be revised annually.
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                      ORIGINAL TEXT                                                    AMENDED TEXT
                                            Article 4 (2), second subparagraph
The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set             The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set
out in Article 16, shall determine any quantities of other       out in Article 16, shall determine any quantities of other
fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons that could be              fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons that could be
placed on the market or used for its own account by              placed on the market or used for its own account by
each producer after 31 December 1994 for the purpose             each producer after 31 December 1994 for the purpose
of essential uses .                                              of essential uses. The list of essential uses shall be revised
                                                                 annually.
                                            Article 4 (3), second subparagraph
The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set             The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set
out in Article 16, shall determine any quantities of halons      out in Article 16, shall determine any quantities of halons
that could be placed on the market or used for its own           that could be placed on the market or used for its own
account by each producer after 31 December 1993 for              account by each producer after 31 December 1993 for
the purpose of essential uses.                                   the purpose of essential uses. The list of essential uses
                                                                 shall be revised annually.
                                            Artikel 4 (4), second subparagraph
The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set             The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set
out in Article 16, shall determine any quantities of             out in Article 16, shall determine any quantities of
carbon tetrachloride that could be placed on the market          carbon tetrachloride that could be placed on the market
or used for its own account by each producer after 31            or used for its own account by each producer after 31
December 1994 for the purpose of essential uses.                 December 1994 for the purpose of essential uses. The list
                                                                 of essential uses shall be revised annually.
                                            Article 4 (5), second subparagraph
The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set             The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set
out in Article 16, shall determine any quantities of             out in Article 16, shall determine any quantities of
1,1,1-trichloroethane that could be placed on the market         1,1,1-trichloroethane that could be placed on the market
or used for it;; own account by each producer after 31           or used for its own account by each producer after 31
December 1995 for the purpose of essential uses.                 December 1995 for the purpose of essential uses. The list
                                                                 of essential uses shall be revised annually.
                                            Article 4 (7), second subparagraph
The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set             The Commission, in accordance with the procedure set
out in Article 16, shall determine any quantities of             out in Article 16, shall determine any quantities of
hydrobromofluorocarbons placed on the market or used             hydrobromofluorocarbons placed on the market or used
for its own account by each producer after 31 December           for its own account by each producer after 31 December
 1995 for the purpose of essential uses.                         1995 for the purpose of essential uses. The list of
                                                                 essential uses shall be revised annually.
                                                                              Article 14, third subparagraph (a)
                                                                                             (new)
                                                                 The Commission shall, by 31 December 1994, submit to
                                                                 the Council and the European Parliament a report on
                                                                 the implementation of the provisions of this Article by
                                                                 the Member States .