
COMMISSION DECISION of 27 March 2007 determining a mechanism for the allocation of quotas to producers and importers of hydrochlorofluorocarbons for the years 2003 to 2009 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2007) 819_2) (Only the Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Hungarian, German, Greek, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic) (2007/195/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 of 29 June 2000 on substances that deplete the ozone layer, and in particular Article 4(3)(ii) thereof,
Whereas:

(1) Community measures, as in particular contained in Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 of 15 December 1994 on substances that deplete the ozone layer which was replaced by Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000, have led over several years to a reduction of overall consumption of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs).

(2) In the context of that reduction, quotas for individual producers and importers were fixed based on historical market shares and calculated by reference to the ozone depleting potential of those substances.

(3) Since 1997 the market for those substances in respect of different uses has been stable. Almost two-thirds of the HCFCs were used for the production of foam until this use of HCFCs was banned on 1 January 2003.

(4) In order to not disadvantage users of HCFCs making non-foam products from 1 January 2003 which would occur if the allocation system were to be based on historical market share of the use of HCFCs for foam products, it is appropriate to provide for a new allocation mechanism for the use of HCFCs after that date for the manufacture of non-foam products. For 2004 to 2009, the allocation system considered most appropriate was that based solely on the average, historical market share of HCFCs used for non-foam production.

(5) While it is appropriate to limit the quotas available to each importer to their respective percentage market share in 1999 and for each importer in the Member States that acceded on the 1 May 2004 to the average of its percentage market share in 2002 and 2003, provision should also be made to reallocate to registered HCFCs importers any import quota which has not been claimed and allocated in a given year.

(6) Commission Decision 2005/103/EC which determined a mechanism for the allocation of quotas to producers and importers for hydrochlorofluorocarbons for the years 2003 to 2009 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 should be amended in order to take account of a revised base date for producers and importers in the Member States that acceded on the 1 May 2004 and the increased quota for hydrochlorofluorocarbons (Group VIII) in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000, as amended by the 2005 Act of Accession and the historical market share of undertakings in the Member States that acceded on the 1 January 2007.

(7) In the interests of legal clarity and transparency Decision 2005/103/EC should therefore be replaced.

(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Definitions
Article 1 
For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:

((a)) ‘Market share for refrigeration’ means the average market share of sales of hydrochlorofluorocarbons for refrigeration applications of a producer in the years 1997, 1998 and 1999 as a percentage of the total market for refrigeration applications;
((b)) ‘Market share for foam production’ means the average market share of sales of hydrochlorofluorocarbons for foam production of a producer in the years 1997, 1998 and 1999 as a percentage of the total market for foam production; and
((c)) ‘Market share for solvent uses’ means the average market share of sales of hydrochlorofluorocarbons for solvent uses of a producer in the years 1997, 1998 and 1999 as a percentage of the total market for solvent uses.
Basis for the calculation of quotas
Article 2 
The indicative quantities assigned for the consumption of hydrochlorofluorocarbons for refrigeration, foam production and solvents from the producers share of the calculated levels set out in Article 4(3)(i)(e) and (f) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000, shall be as set out in Annex I to this Decision.
The market shares for each producer in the respective markets shall be as set out in Annex II.
Quotas for producers
Article 3 

1. For 2007, for each producer the quota of the calculated level of hydrochlorofluorocarbons set out in Article 4(3)(i)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 which it places on the market or uses for its own account shall not exceed the sum of the following:
(a) the producer’s market share for refrigeration of the total indicative quantity assigned for refrigeration in 2004;
(b) the producer’s market share for solvents of the total indicative quantity assigned for solvents in 2004.
2. For the years 2008 and 2009, for each producer the quota of the calculated level of hydrochlorofluorocarbons set out in Article 4(3)(i)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 which it places on the market or uses for its own account shall not on a pro rata basis exceed the sum of the following:
(a) the producer’s market share for refrigeration of the total indicative quantity assigned for refrigeration in 2004;
(b) the producer’s market share for solvents of the total indicative quantity assigned for solvents in 2004.
Quotas for importers
Article 4 
The calculated level of hydrochlorofluorocarbons that each importer may place on the market or use for its own account shall not exceed, as a percentage of the calculated levels set out in Article 4(3)(i)(d), (e) and (f) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000, the percentage share assigned to it in 1999.
By way of derogation the calculated level of hydrochlorofluorocarbons that each importer in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia may place on the market or use for its own account shall not exceed, as a percentage of the calculated levels set out in Article 4(3)(i)(d), (e) and (f) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000, the average of its percentage market share in 2002 and 2003.
Any amounts, however, which cannot be placed on the market, because importers entitled to do so did not apply for an import quota, shall be reallocated between those importers that have been given an import quota.
The amount unallocated shall be divided between each importer and calculated on a proportional basis by reference to the size of the quotas already determined for those importers.
Article 5 
Decision 2005/103/EC is repealed.
References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision.
Article 6 
This Decision is addressed to the following undertakings:

 Arkema S.A.Cours Michelet — La Défense 10F-92091 Paris-La Défense
 Arkema Química SAAvenida de Burgos 12, planta 7E-28036 Madrid
 DuPont de Nemours (Nederland) bvBaanhoekweg 223313 LA DordrechtNederland
 Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe bvLaarderhoogtweg 18,1101 EA AmsterdamNederland
 Ineos Fluor LtdPO Box 13The HeathRuncorn Cheshire WA7 4QFUnited Kingdom
 Phosphoric Fertilizers Industry S.A.Thessaloniki PlantP.O. Box 10183GR-541 10 Thessaloniki
 Rhodia UK LtdPO Box 46 — St Andrews RoadAvonmouth, Bristol BS11 9YFUnited Kingdom
 Solvay Électrolyse France12, cours Albert 1erF-75383 Paris
 Solvay Fluor GmbHHans-Böckler-Allee 20D-30173 Hannover
 Solvay Ibérica SLC/ Mallorca 269E-08008 Barcelona
 Solvay Solexis SpAViale Lombardia, 20I-20021 Bollate (MI)

 AB NinolabP.O. Box 137S-194 22 Upplands Väsby
 Advanced Chemical SAC/ Balmes 69, pral. 3oE-08007 Barcelona
 Alcobre SAC/ Luis I, Nave 6-BPolígono Industrial VallecasE-28031 Madrid
 AGC Chemicals EuropeWorld Trade CenterZuidplein 80H-Tower, Level 91077 XV AmsterdamNederland
 Avantec26, avenue du Petit-ParcF-94683 Vincennes Cedex
 BaySystems Iberia S/ACrta. VilasecaLa Pineda s/nE-43006 Tarragona
 Blye Engineering Co. LtdNaxxar RoadSan Gwann SGN 07Malta
 BOC Gazyul. Pory 5902-757 WarzawaPolska
 Boucquillon nvNijverheidslaan 38B-8540 Deerlijk
 Calorie Fluor503, rue Hélène-BoucherZ.I. BucB.P. 33F-78534 Buc Cedex
 Caraibes Froids SARLB.P. 6033Sainte-Thérèse4,5 km, route du LamentinF-97219 Fort-de-France (Martinique)
 Celotex LimitedLady Lane Industrial EstateHadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk,IP7 6BAUnited Kingdom
 Efisol14/24, rue des AgglomérésF-92024 Nanterre Cedex
 Empor d.o.o.Leskoškova 9aSI-1000 Ljubljana
 Etis d.o.o.Tržaška 333SI-1000 Ljubljana
 Fibran S.A.6th km ThessalonikiOreokastroP.O. Box 40306GR-560 10 Thessaloniki
 Fiocco Trade SLC/ Molina 16, pta. 5E-46006 Valencia
 Freolitus JSCCentrinė g. 1DLT-54464 Ramučiai, Kauno raj.Lietuva
 G.AL.Cycle-Air Ltd3, Sinopis Str., StrovolosP.O. Box 28385Nicosia, Cyprus
 Galco S.A.Avenue Carton de Wiart 79B-1090 Bruxelles
 Galex S.A.B.P. 128F-13321 Marseille Cedex 16
 UAB ‘Genys’Lazdijų 20LT-46393 KaunasLietuva
 GU Thermo Technology LtdGreencool RefrigerantsUnit 12Park Gate Business CentreChandlers Way, Park GateSouthampton SO31 1FQUnited Kingdom
 Harp InternationalGellihirion Industrial EstateRhondda Cynon TaffPontypridd CF37 5SXUnited Kingdom
 H&H International Ltd.Richmond Bridge House419 Richmond RoadRichmond TW1 2EXUnited Kingdom
 ICC Chemicals Ltd.Northbridge RoadBerkhamstedHertfordshire HP4 1EFUnited Kingdom
 Kal y SolP.I. Can RocaC/ Sant Martí s/nE-08107 Martorell (Barcelona)
 Linde Gaz Polska Sp. z o.o.ul. Jana Pawła II 41a31-864 KrakówPolska
 Matero Ltd37 St. Kyriakides Ave.CY-3508 Limassol
 MebromAssenedestraat 4B-9940 Rieme-Ertvelde
 Nagase Europe LtdBerliner Allee 59D-40212 Düsseldorf
 OU A SektorKasteheina 6-9EE-31024 Kohtla-Järve
 Plasfi SACtra. Montblanc s/nE-43420 Sta. Coloma de Queralt(Tarragona)
 Prodex-System sp. z o.o.ul. Artemidy 2401-497 WarszawaPolska
 PW Gaztechul. Kopernika 511-200 BartoszycePolska
 Quimidroga SAC/ Tuset 26E-08006 Barcelona
 Refrigerant Products Ltd.Banyard roadPortbury WestBristol BS 20 7XHUnited Kingdom
 Resina Chemie bvKorte Groningerweg 1A9607 PS FoxholNederland
 Sigma Aldrich Chimie SARL80, rue de LuzaisL’isle d’abeau-ChesnesF-38297 Saint-Quentin-Fallavier
 Sigma Aldrich Company LtdThe Old BrickyardNew RoadGillingham SP8 4XTUnited Kingdom
 SJB Chemical Products bvSlagveld 153230 AG BrielleNederland
 Solquimia Iberia SLC/ Mexico 9, P.I. CentrovíaE-50196 La Muela (Zaragoza)
 Synthesia Española SAC/ Conde Borrell 62E-08015 Barcelona
 Tazzetti Fluids SrlCorso Europa, 600/aI-10088 Volpiano (TO)
 Termo-Schiessl Sp. z o.o.ul. Raszyńska 1305-500 PiasecznoPolska
 Universal Chemistry & Technology SpAViale A. Filippetti, 20I-20122 Milano
 Vrec-Co Export-Import Kft.Kossuth u. 12H-6763 Szatymaz
 Vuoksi Yhtiö OyLappeentie 12FI-55100 Imatra
 Wigmorsul. Irysowa 551-117 WrocławPolska
Done at Brussels, 27 March 2007.
For the Commission
Stavros DIMAS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I

Indicative quantities assigned for 2006, 2007 and 2008 in tonnes/ozone-depleting potential.Market 2006 2007 2008
Refrigeration 2 054,47 2 094,63 1 744,59
Foam Production 0,0 0,0 0,0
Solvents 66,17 67,01 55,81
Total 2 120,64 2 161,64 1 800,4