No L 89/30 Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 4. 96 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 23 February 1996 allocating import quotas for the fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115, the other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane and hydrobromofluorocarbons for the period 1 January to 31 December 1996. In addition allocating production and import quotas for methyl bromide for the period 1 January to 31 December 1996 (96/261/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Article 7 (2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 of 15 December 1994 on substances that deplete the ozone layer ('), Whereas Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 states that without prejudice to Article 4 (8) and unless the substances are intended for destruction by a technology approved by the parties, for feedstock use in the manufac- ture of other chemicals or for quarantine and preship- ment (for methyl bromide only), the release for free circu- lation in the Community of the chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 1135, the other fully halogenated chloro- fluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1- trichloroethane, methyl bromide and hydrobromofluoro- carbons, imported from third countries shall be subject to quantitative limits and that these limits may be modified pursuant to Article 7 (3); Whereas any increase of these quantitative limits may not lead to a Community consumption of controlled () OJ No L 333, 22. 12. 1994. substances beyond the quantitative limits established according to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer; Whereas the Commission is required under Article 7 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 16, to allocate quotas to undertakings that request import quotas; Whereas the Commission has published a notice to importers in the European Community of controlled substances that deplete the ozone layer (%), regarding the same Regulation and has thereby received applications for import quotas; Whereas the applications for the import quotas of the chlorofluorocarbones 11, 12, 113, 114 and 1185, the other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, carbon tetrachlo- ride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, methyl bromide and hydrobro- mofluorocarbons exceed the import quotas available for allocation under Article 7 (2); Whereas the Commission cannot fully satisfy the applica- tions and has to allocate import quotas to the applicants, taking primarily the different environmental impact of the potential imports, the individual background of the applicants in importing the respective substances and the amounts applied for into consideration; () O] No C 226, 31. 8. 1995.