Commission Regulation (EC) No 1493/2007 of 17 December 2007 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the format for the report to be submitted by producers, importers and exporters of certain fluorinated greenhouse gases

18.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 332/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1493/2007
of 17 December 2007
establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the format for the report to be submitted by producers, importers and exporters of certain fluorinated greenhouse gases
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (1), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof;
Whereas:
(1) The data to be submitted by the importers and producers should include estimates of quantities of fluorinated greenhouse gases expected to be used in the main applications, including the quantities expected to be used as feedstock, in order to provide additional information for the Commission and the Member States with the objective of acquiring emission data for the relevant sectors.
(2) Producers purchase and sell fluorinated greenhouse gases from and to other producers for commercial reasons and in these cases only the purchasing producer can report on the quantities of those substances expected to be used in the main applications.
(3) Stakeholders have been consulted on the format of the report and their experience in reporting under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (2) has been taken into account.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000,