L 95/54 Official Journal of the European Union 11.4.2003 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 26 February 2003 on the allocation of import quotas for controlled substances for the period 1 January to 31 December 2003 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2003) 617) (Only the Spanish, German, Greek, English, French, Italian, Dutch and Portuguese texts are authentic) (2003/256/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 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (!), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2039/2000 (3, and in particular to Article 7 thereof, Whereas: (1) 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. (2)  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 31 December 2003, and in each 12-month period there- after. (3)  Article 4(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 sets out the total calculated level of hydrochlorofluorocar- bons which producers and importers may place on the market or use for their own account in the period 1 January to 31 December 2003. (4)  The Commission has published a notice to importers in the Community of controlled substances that deplete the ozone layer (°) and has thereby received declarations on intended imports in 2003. (5)  For hydrochlorofluorocarbons the allocation of quotas to producers and importers is in accordance with the provisions of Commission Decision 2002/654/EC of 12 August 2002 determining a mechanism for the alloca- tion of quotas to producers and importers for hydro- () OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 1. () OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 26. () O] C 193, 13.8.2002, p. 11. chlorofluorocarbons for the years 2003 to 2009 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parlia- ment and of the Council (). (6)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor- dance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Atrticle 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 2003 from sources outside the Commu- nity shall be 3 570 000,000 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 2003 from sources outside the Community shall be 37 500 000,000 ODP kilo- grams. 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 2003 from sources outside the Community shall be 3 412 116,400 ODP kilograms. 4. The quantity of controlled substances of group V (1,1,1- trichloroethane) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2003 from sources outside the Community shall be 420 060,000 ODP kilograms. () OJ L 220, 15.8.2002, p. 59.