Official Journal of the European Communities 26.1.1999 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 11 January 1999 allocating import quotas for the fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115, other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, hydrobromofluorocarbons and methyl bromide for the period 1 January to 31 December 1999, and in addition, allo- cating placing on the market quotas for hydrochlorofluorocarbons for the period 1 January to 31 December 1999 (notified under document number C(1998) 4563) (Only the Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/58/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 of 15 December 1994 on substances that deplete the ozone layer ('), and in particular Article 4(8) and Article 7(2) thereof, 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 pre-ship- ment, the release for free circulation in the Community of controlled substances imported from third countries shall be subject to quantitative limits; Whereas the quantitative limits for the release into free circulation in the Community of controlled substances are set out in Annex II and Article 4(8) of Regulation (EC) No 3093/94; whereas these limits may be modified pursuant to Article 7(3); Whereas any modification of these quantitative limits may not lead to Community consumption of controlled substances exceeding the quantitative limits established () OJ L 333, 22. 12. 1994, p. 1. according to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer; Whereas Article 4(8) of Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 defines the total calculated level of hydrochlorofluorocar- bons (HCFCs) which producers and importers may place on the market or use for their own account in the period 1 January to 31 December 1995 and in each 12-month period thereafter; whereas this corresponds to a quantity of 8079 ODP tonnes; Whereas the Commission is required, under Article 4(8), in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16, to assign a quota to each producer or importer when the total quantity of HCFCs which producers and importers place on the market or use for their own account reaches 80 % of the quantitative limit established or at the latest on 1 January 2000, whichever comes first; Whereas the 80 % threshold has been reached in the year 1997; whereas it is likely that this will also be the case in 1998 making it necessary to assign placing on the market quotas for HCFCs for 1999; Whereas the Commission is required under Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 to allocate quotas for controlled substances to undertakings each year in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 16;