Information from the Commission - Notice to importers in the European Community of controlled substances that deplete the ozone layer regarding Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/94
22. 7. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 208/5 Notice to importers in the European Community of controlled substances that deplete the ozone layer regarding Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 (1999/C 208/07) This notice is addressed to undertakings that intend to import the following substances into the European Union from sources outside the European Community in 2000. 2. importers who are not engaged in the production of HCFCs and who do sell HCFCs to European Community producers; Group I: CFC 11, 12, 113, 114 or 115, Group II: other fully halogenated CFCs, Group III: halon 1211, 1301 or 2402, Group IV: carbon tetrachloride, Group V: 1,1,1 trichloroethane, Group VI: methyl bromide, Group VII: hydrobromofluorocarbons or, Group VIII: hydrochlorofluorocarbons Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 of 15 December 1994 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (1) requires the imposition of quantitative limits on the import of the substances listed under Groups I to VIII of Annex I to this notice (2). Annex I of Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 to be controlled and Annex II specifies specifies the quantity of imports allowed for Groups I to VII. the substances The quantity for methyl bromide, Group VI, is based on 75 % of imported by primary importers (3) and produced in the European Community. the 1991 base year quantities is Group VIII controlled that The quantity of HCFCs, substances, which producers and importers may place on the market and/or use for their own account within the European Community is calculated according to Article 4(8) of Council Regualtion (EC) No 3093/94. According to this Article, the Commission shall, in accordance with the Article 16 procedure, assign a quota to each producer or importer when the total quantity which producers and importers place on the market or use for the total their own account reaches 80 % of the latest on 1 January European Community quota or at 2000, whichever comes first. 3. European Community producers who import on their own to place on the European account additional HCFCs Community market. Undertakings in category (1) are invited to apply for import quota allocations. If an importer belongs to both categories (1) and (2), they should state clearly the quantities they intend to import which are not intended for European Community producers. The Commission will allocate to HCFC producers within the European Community placing on the market quotas for 2000 by means of a Commission Decision. The quantities imported by undertakings in categories (2) and (3) will form part of the producers’ placing on the market quotas. The quantities imported by undertakings in categories (2) and (3) are still subject to import licences, which should be applied for during 2000. These quantities will be set against the indi- vidual placing on the market quotas which the Commission will allocate to producers for 2000. The total quantity of HCFCs which may be placed on the European Community market, as calculated by the procedure in Article 4(8) of the Regulation, some 4 % is available to importers in category (1). is 8 079 ODP tonnes. Of this, For the purposes of the Regulation, quantities are measured in ODP tonnes which reflect the ozone depleting potential of the substance (4). The quantities of each group of controlled substances which may be imported in 2000, be they pure or in a mixture, are set out below. Group I (CFC 11, 12, 113, 114 or 115) Group II (other fully halogenated CFCs) Group III (halon 1211, 1301 and 2402) Undertakings which are engaged in the importation of HCFCs can be in one of three categories: Group IV (carbon tetrachloride) 1. importers who wish to place HCFCs on the European Community market and who are neither engaged in the production of HCFCs nor wish to sell HCFCs to European Community producers; Group V (1,1,1 trichloroethane) Group VII (hydrobromofluorocarbons) (1) OJ L 333, 22. 12. 1994, p. 9. (2) Controlled substances or mixtures which are imported in a manu- factured product other than a container used for the transport or storage of the substance are excluded from the scope of this notice. (3) Primary importers of methyl bromide are those importers who in 1991 purchased methyl bromide directly from producers outside the European Union. (4) For mixtures: only the quantity of the controlled substances in the mixture should be included in the ODP quantity. 1,1,1 trichlo- roethane is always put on the market with stabilisers. Importers should establish from their supplier what is the percentage of stabiliser to be deducted before calculating the ODP-weighted tonnage. 0 ODP tonnes 0 ODP tonnes 0 ODP tonnes 0 ODP tonnes 0 ODP tonnes 0 ODP tonnes C 208/6 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 7. 1999 Group VI (methyl bromide): The quantity of methyl bromide which may be imported in 2000 be it pure or in a mixture is 5 870 ODP tonnes. Group VIII (HCFCs): The total quantity of hydrochlorofluor- ocarbons be they pure or in a mixture which may be placed on the European market by producers and importers in 2000 is 8 079 ODP tonnes. Subject to the decision of the Commission pursuant to Article 16 of the Regulation, additional quantities may be allowed for the following categories of imports: in Decision IV/25 of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and approved by the Commission pursuant to Article 16 of the Regulation. A separate notice regarding essential uses has been published. Undertakings wishing to import controlled substances for essential uses should apply for authorisation on a form to be supplied with that notice. Undertakings wishing to be considered by the Commission for the award of import quotas for the twelve month period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000, should apply to the Commission for an import quota on a copy of the form provided in Annex II to this notice. (a) feedstock use: transformation of a controlled substance in a process in which it is entirely converted from its original composition; The Commission hereby gives notice to undertakings wishing to apply for a quota to make the declaration in Annex II within one month of publication of this notice to: (b) processing agent use: controlled substances used as chemical processing agents in existing installations, where emissions are insignificant; (c) recovered substances: controlled substances that have been used in, and recovered from machinery or equipment and are to be reclaimed or destroyed in the European Union; (d) recycled substances: controlled substances which have been recovered and have then undergone a basic cleaning process such as filtering and drying; (e) reclaimed substances: controlled substances that have been recovered from machinery or equipment and have been re-processed and up-graded through such mechanisms as filtering, drying, distillation and chemical in order to restore the substance to a specified standard of performance; treatment (f) destruction: controlled substances that are to be destroyed by a technology approved by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol which results in the permanent transformation, or decomposition of all or a significant portion of the substance; (g) quarantine: controlled substances that are to be used for to the quarantine purposes as defined by the Parties Montreal Protocol; (h) pre-shipment: controlled substances that are to be used for preshipment purposes as defined by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol; (i) producer transfers: controlled substances that have been produced in a non-EU country on behalf of an EU producer in accordance with Article 3(12) of Council Regu- lation (EC) No 3093/94. Only EU producers may import this category of imports; (j) essential uses: controlled substances to be used for purposes considered essential in accordance with the criteria set out Dörthe Ohm, European Commission, Directorate-General XI, Environment, Nuclear Safety and Civil Protection, Unit D3, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels. Enquiries can be made in writing to the above address or by telephone (32-2) 296 36 92 or fax (32-2) 296 95 54. A copy of the application should also be sent to the competent authority of the Member State (see Annex III). Once the applications have been received, they will be considered by the European Commission and quotas will be set for each importer in consultation with the Article 16 Management Committee. All applicants will be informed of their quota by post. In accordance with Article 6 of the Regu- lation, undertakings may import the controlled substances only if they are in possession of an import licence issued by the Commission. During the course of 2000, undertakings in receipt of a quota must apply to the Commission for an import licence for each shipment of controlled substances using the import licence application forms which will be sent to undertakings when they receive their quota. Provided the Commission services are satisfied that the request is in accordance with the quota then be issued. The licence will authorised, an import Commission reserves the right to withold an import licence in cases where it is not satisfied that the substances to be imported are as described or are to be used for the use auth- orised. Importers of recovered or reclaimed substances, if any, are also information with each licence required to submit additional application regarding the source and destination of the substance, and the processing to be undertaken. A certificate of analysis may also be required. 22. 7. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 208/7 ANNEX I Substances covered Group Substances Ozone-depleting potential (1) Group I Group II Group III Group IV Group V Group VI Group VII CFCl3 CF2Cl2 C2F3Cl3 C2F4Cl2 C2F5Cl CF3Cl C2FCl5 C2F2Cl4 C3FCl7 C3F2Cl6 C3F3Cl5 C3F4Cl4 C3F5Cl3 C3F6Cl2 C3F7Cl CF2BrCl CF3Br C2F4Br2 CCl4 (CFC 11) (CFC 12) (CFC 113) (CFC 114) (CFC 115) (CFC 13) (CFC 111) (CFC 112) (CFC 211) (CFC 212) (CFC 213) (CFC 214) (CFC 215) (CFC 216) (CFC 217) (halon 1211) (halon 1301) (halon 2402) (carbon tetrachloride) C2H3Cl3 (2) (1,1,1-trichloroethane) (methyl bromide) CH3Br CHFBr2 CHF2Br CH2FBr C2HFBr4 C2HF2Br3 C2HF3Br2 C2HF4Br C2H2FBr3 C2H2F2Br2 C2H2F3Br C2H3FBr2 C2H3F2Br C2H4FBr C3HFBr6 C3HF2Br5 C3HF3Br4 C3HF4Br3 C3HF5Br2 C3HF6Br C3H2FBr5 C3H2F2Br4 C3H2F3Br3 C3H2F4Br2 C3H2F5Br C3H3FBr4 C3H3F2Br3 C3H3F3Br2 1,0 1,0 0,8 1,0 0,6 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 3,0 10,0 6,0 1,1 0,1 0,6 1,00 0,74 0,73 0,8 1,8 1,6 1,2 1,1 1,5 1,6 1,7 1,1 0,1 1,5 1,9 1,8 2,2 2,0 3,3 1,9 2,1 5,6 7,5 1,4 1,9 3,1 2,5 C 208/8 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 7. 1999 Group Substances Ozone-depleting potential (1) Group VII (contíd) Group VIII C3H3F4Br C3H4FBr3 C3H4F2Br2 C3H4F3Br C3H5FBr2 C3H5F2Br C3H6FBr CHFCl2 CHF2Cl CH2FCl C2HFCl4 C2HF2Cl3 C2HF3Cl2 C2HF4Cl C2H2FCl3 C2H2F2Cl2 C2H2F3Cl C2H3FCl2 CH3CFCl2 C2H3F2Cl CH3CF2Cl C2H4FCl C3HFCl6 C3HF2Cl5 C3HF3Cl4 C3HF4Cl3 C3HF5Cl2 CF3CF2CHCl2 CF2ClCF2CHClF C3HF6Cl C3H2FCl5 C3H2F2Cl4 C3H2F3Cl3 C3H2F4Cl2 C3H2F5Cl C3H3FCl4 C3H3F2Cl3 C3H3F3Cl2 C3H3F4Cl C3H4FCl3 C3H4F2Cl2 C3H4F3Cl C3H5FCl2 C3H5F2Cl C3H6FCl (HCFC 21) (3) (HCFC 22) (3) (HCFC 31) (HCFC 121) (HCFC 122) (HCFC 123) (3) (HCFC 124) (3) (HCFC 131) (HCFC 132) (HCFC 133) (HCFC 141) (HCFC 141b) (3) (HCFC 142) (HCFC 142b) (3) (HCFC 151) (HCFC 221) (HCFC 222) (HCFC 223) (HCFC 224) (HCFC 225) (HCFC 225ca) (3) (HCFC 225cb) (3) (HCFC 226) (HCFC 231) (HCFC 232) (HCFC 233) (HCFC 234) (HCFC 235) (HCFC 241) (HCFC 242) (HCFC 243) (HCFC 244) (HCFC 251) (HCFC 252) (HCFC 253) (HCFC 261) (HCFC 262) (HCFC 271) 4,4 0,3 1,0 0,8 0,4 0,8 0,7 0,040 0,055 0,020 0,040 0,080 0,020 0,022 0,050 0,050 0,060 0,070 0,110 0,070 0,065 0,005 0,070 0,090 0,080 0,090 0,070 0,025 0,033 0,100 0,090 0,100 0,230 0,280 0,520 0,090 0,130 0,120 0,140 0,010 0,040 0,030 0,020 0,020 0,030 (1) These ozone-depleting potentials are estimates based on existing knowledge and will be reviewed and revised periodically in the light of decisions taken by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer. (2) This formula does not refer to 1,1,2-trichloroethane. (3) Identifies the most commercially-viable substance as prescribed in the Protocol. 22. 7. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 208/9 ANNEX II Form to be used for the declarations (1) 1. Name of the company:. Address of the company:. Contact person:. Telephone No:. Fax No:. e-mail address:. 2. Data concerning the substance to be imported in 2000: - chemical name(s) (customs definition) and formula(e):. - CN-code(s):. - ODP-weighted imported quantity in tonnes (2):. 3. Nature and purpose of the substance (for definitions of terms used please see preceding page): please tick one option only virgin substances for áfeedstockí use virgin substances for áprocessing agentí use virgin substances for destruction by an approved technology virgin substances resulting from áproducer transfersí virgin substances for áquarantineí uses (3) virgin substances for ápre-shipmentí uses (3) virgin substances for other uses (4) recovered substances for reclamation recovered substances for destruction by an approved technology reclaimed substances for áfeedstockí use reclaimed substances for áprocessing agent useí reclaimed substances for destruction by an approved technology reclaimed substances for other uses (1) Please use separate forms for each Group of substances, or where substances or the same Group are used for different purposes or are of different natures (i. e. virgin, recovered or reclaimed). (2) Imported quantities in tonnes multiplied by the ozone-depleting potential (ODP) of the substance concerned. (3) Only for substances in Group VI. (4) Only for substances in Group VI and VIII. C 208/10 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 7. 1999 4. Description of quarantine or pre-shipment use:. 5. Country of exportation:. 6. Name and address of manufacturer or source company:. 7. Name and address of the undertaking where the substance will be used for quarantine or pre-shipment uses or as a feedstock or reclaimed or destroyed:. 8. Scheduled place and date of clearance by Community customs:. We hereby certify that the substances we import will be as described on this form. Place:. Date:. Name:. 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