Commission Decision of 11 May 2006 on the allocation of import quotas for controlled substances for the period 1 January to 31 December 2006 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2006) 1819) (Only the Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Slovenian and Spanish texts are authentic) (2006/373/EC)

Commission Decision

of 11 May 2006

on the allocation of import quotas for controlled substances for the period 1 January to 31 December 2006 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(notified under document number C(2006) 1819)

(Only the Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Slovenian and Spanish texts are authentic)

(2006/373/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’(1), 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 and Annex III of the Regulation.

(2) Article 4(2)(i)(d) prohibits each producer and importer placing any methyl bromide on the market or using any for their own account after 31 December 2004. Article 4(4)(i)(b) allows a derogation from this prohibition if methyl bromide is used to meet the licensed requests for critical uses of those users identified as described in Article 3(2)(ii). The quantity of methyl bromide licensed for critical uses for the period 1 January to 31 December 2006 will be published in a separate Commission decision.

(3) Article 4(2)(iii) allows a derogation from Article 4(2)(i)(d) if methyl bromide is imported or produced for quarantine and pre-shipment (QPS) applications. The amount of methyl bromide that can be imported or produced for these purposes in 2006 must not exceed the average of the calculated level of methyl bromide which a producer or importer placed on the market or used for its own account for QPS in the years 1996, 1997 and 1998.

(4) Article 4(4)(i) allows a derogation from Article 4(2) if methyl bromide is imported for destruction or if it is imported for feedstock use.

(5) Article 4(3)(i)(e) sets out the total calculated level of hydrochlorofluorocarbons which producers and importers may place on the market or use for their own account in the period 1 January to 31 December 2006.

(6) The Commission has published a notice to importers in the Community of controlled substances that deplete the ozone layer(2) and has thereby received declarations on intended imports in 2006.

(7) For hydrochlorofluorocarbons the allocation of quotas to producers and importers is in accordance with the provisions of Commission Decision 2005/103/EC of 5 February 2005 determining 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(3).

(8) For the purpose of ensuring that operators and companies benefit from allocated import quotas in due time and thereby ensure the necessary continuity of their operations, it is appropriate that the present Decision shall apply from 1 January 2006.

(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 U.K.

1. The quantity of controlled substances of group I (chlorofluorocarbons 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 2006 from sources outside the Community shall be 6 140 000 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 2006 from sources outside the Community shall be 9 211 000 ODP kilograms.

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 2006 from sources outside the Community shall be 12 099 230 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 2006 from sources outside the Community shall be 400 060 ODP kilograms.

5. The quantity of controlled substances of group VI (methyl bromide) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 which may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2006 from sources outside the Community for quarantine and pre-shipment uses shall be 502 606 ODP kilograms.

6. The quantity of controlled substances of group VI (methyl bromide) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for feedstock and destruction which may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2006 from sources outside the Community shall be 1 503 720 ODP kilograms.

7. The quantity of controlled substances of group VIII (hydrochlorofluorocarbons) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2006 from sources outside the Community shall be 3 078 519,812 ODP kilograms.

8. The quantity of controlled substances of group IX (bromochloromethane) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2006 from sources outside the Community shall be 162 612 ODP kilograms.

Article 2 U.K.

1. The allocation of import quotas for chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115 and other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons during the period 1 January to 31 December 2006 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex I hereto.

2. The allocation of import quotas for halons during the period 1 January to 31 December 2006 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex II hereto.

3. The allocation of import quotas for carbon tetrachloride during the period 1 January to 31 December 2006 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex III hereto.

4. The allocation of import quotas for 1,1,1-trichloroethane during the period 1 January to 31 December 2006 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex IV hereto.

5. The allocation of import quotas for methyl bromide during the period 1 January to 31 December 2006 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex V hereto.

6. The allocation of import quotas for hydrochlorofluorocarbons during the period 1 January to 31 December 2006 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex VI hereto.

7. The allocation of import quotas for bromochloromethane during the period 1 January to 31 December 2006 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex VII hereto.

8. The import quotas for chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115, other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, methyl bromide, hydrobromofluorocarbons, hydrochlorofluorocarbons and bromochloromethane during the period 1 January to 31 December 2006 shall be as set out in Annex VIII hereto.

Article 3 U.K.

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2006 and shall expire on 31 December 2006.

Article 4 U.K.

This Decision is addressed to the following undertakings:

• Agropest S.A.

  91-765 Łódź,

  PL-Górnicza 12/14

• Albemarle Chemicals

  Étang de la Gaffette

  Boulevard Maritime, BP 28

  F-13521 Port-de-Bouc

• Albemarle Chemicals

  Parc Scientifique Einstein

  Rue du Bosquet 9

  B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve

• Alcobre S.A.

  C/Luis I, Nave 6-B

  Polígono Industrial Vallecas

  E-28031 Madrid

• Άλφα Γεωργικά Εφόδια AE

  Οδός Εθνικής Αντιστάσεως 73,

  GR-152 31 Χαλάνδρι, Αθήνα

• Arkema S.A.

  Cours Michelet — La Défense 10

  F-92091 Paris La Défense

• Asahi Glass Europe B.V.

  World Trade Center

  Strawinskylaan 1525

  NL-1077 XX Amsterdam

  Nederland

• Avantec S.A.

  Bld Henri Cahn, BP 27

  F-94363 Bry-sur-Marne Cedex

• BaySystems Iberia

  C/ Pau Clarís 196

  E-08037 Barcelona

• Bromotirrena

  Via Torino, 4

  I-04022 Fondi (LT)

• Calorie S.A.

  503 Rue Hélène Boucher

  Z.I. Buc — BP 33

  F-78534 Buc Cedex

• Caraïbes Froid SARL

  BP 6033

  Ste Thérèse, Route du Lamentin

  F-97219 Fort-de-France, Martinique

• Cleanaway Ltd

  Airborne Close, Leigh-on-Sea

  Essex SS9 4EL

  United Kingdom

• Dow Deutschland

  Buetzflethersand

  D-21683 Stade

• DuPont de Nemours (Nederland) B.V.

  Baanhoekweg 22

  3313 LA Dordrecht

  Nederland

• Dyneon GmbH

  D-84504 Burgkirchen

• Empor d.o.o.

  Leskoškova 9a

  SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

• Etis d.o.o.

  Trzaska 333

  SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

• Eurobrom B. V.

  Postbus 158

  2280 AD Rijswijk

  Nederland

• Fenner-Dunlop b.v.

  Oliemolenstraat 2

  Drachten

  Nederland

• Fujifilm Electronic Materials Europe

  Keetberglaan 1A

  Haven 1061

  B-2070 Zwijndrecht

• G.A.L Cycle-Air Ltd

  Οδός Σινώπης 3, Στρόβολος

  PO Box 28385, Λευκωσία

  Κύπρος

• Galco S.A.

  Avenue Carton de Wiart 79

  B-1090 Brussels

• Galex S.A.

  BP 128

  F-13321 Marseille Cedex 16

• Great Lakes Chemical (Europe) Ltd

  Halebank, Widnes

  Cheshire WA8 8NS

  United Kingdom

• Harp International Ltd

  Gellihirion Industrial Estate

  Rhondda Cynon Taff

  Pontypridd CF37 5SX

  United Kingdom

• Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe B.V.

  Kempenweg 90

  Postbus 264

  6000 AG Weert

  Nederland

• Ineos Fluor Ltd

  PO Box 13, The Heath

  Runcorn, Cheshire WA7 4QF

  United Kingdom

• Laboratorios Miret SA (LAMIRSA)

  Geminis 4, Pol. Ind. Can Parellada

  E-08228 Les Fonts de Terrassa, Barcelona

• Matero

  PO Box 51744

  3508 Λεμεσός

  Κύπρος

• Mebrom NV

  Assenedestraat 4

  B-9940 Rieme Ertvelde

• Βιομηχανία Φωσφορικών Λιπασμάτων Α.Ε.

  Εργοστάσιο Θεσσαλονίκης, Ταχ. Θυρίδα 10183

  GR-54110 Θεσσαλονίκη

• Poz Pliszka (PL)

  45, Szczecińska St.,

  PL-80-392 Gdańsk, Poland

• P.U.P.H. SOLFUM Sp. z o.o

  ul. Wojska Polskiego 83

  PL-91-755 Łódź

• Refrigerant Products Ltd

  N9 Central Park Estate

  Westinghouse Road

  Trafford Park

  Manchester M17 1PG

  United Kingdom

• Rhodia Organique Fine Ltd

  PO Box 46

  St Andrews Road, Avonmouth

  Bristol BS11 9YF

  United Kingdom

• Sigma Aldrich Logistik GmbH

  Kappelweg 1

  D-91625 Schnelldorf

• Sigma Aldrich Chimie SARL

  80, rue de Luzais

  L'isle d'Abeau Chesnes,

  F-38297 St Quentin Fallavier

• Sigma Aldrich Company Ltd

  The Old Brickyard

  New Road

  Gillingham SP8 4XT

  United Kingdom

• SJB Chemical Products B.V.

  Wellerondom 11

  3230 AG Brielle

  Nederland

• Solquimia Iberia, S.L.

  C/Duque de Alba N^o 3, 1^o,

  E-28012 Madrid

• Solvay Organics GmbH

  Hans-Böckler-Allee 20

  D-30173 Hannover

• Solvay Solexis SpA

  Viale Lombardia 20

  I-20021 Bollate (MI)

• Syngenta Crop Protection

  Surrey Research Park

  30 Priestly Road, Guildford Surrey

  GU2 7YH United Kingdom

• Synthesia Española s.a

  Conde Borrell, 62

  E-08015 Barcelona

• Tazzetti Fluids S.r.l.

  Ms Micaela Brero

  Corso Europa n. 600/a

  Volpiano (TO)

• Unitor ASA

  Willembarendzstraat, 50

  3165 AB Rotterdam/Albrandswaard

  Nederland

• Wigmors

  ul. Irysowa 5

  51-117 Wrocław

  Poland

• Zephyr Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft.

  6000 Kecskemét

  Tatár sor 18.

  Hungary

Done at Brussels, 11 May 2006.

For the Commission

Stavros Dimas

Member of the Commission

ANNEX I U.K. GROUPS I and II

Import quotas for chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115 and other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for feedstock uses and for destruction during the period 1 January to 31 December 2006.

Company U.K.

• Cleanaway Ltd (UK)

• Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe (NL)

• Solvay Organics GmbH (DE)

• Solvay Solexis SpA (IT)

• Syngenta Crop Protection (UK)

• Tazzetti Fluids S.r.l. (IT)

• Unitor ASA (NL)

ANNEX II U.K. GROUP III

Import quotas for halons allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for critical uses and for destruction during the period 1 January to 31 December 2006.

Company U.K.

• Cleanaway Ltd (UK)

• Poz Pliszka (PL)

• Unitor SAS (NL)

ANNEX III U.K. GROUP IV

Import quotas for carbon tetrachloride allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for feedstock uses and for destruction for the period 1 January to 31 December 2006.

Company U.K.

• Dow Deutschland (DE)

• Fenner-Dunlop b.v. (NL)

• Phosphoric Fertilisers Industry (EL)

ANNEX IV U.K. GROUP V

Import quotas for 1,1,1-trichloroethane allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for feedstock uses and for destruction for the period 1 January to 31 December 2006.

Company U.K.

• Fujifilm Electronic Materials Europe (BE)

• Arkema SA (FR)

ANNEX V U.K. GROUP VI

Import quotas for methyl bromide allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for quarantine and pre-shipment applications, for feedstock uses and for destruction for the period 1 January to 31 December 2006.

Company U.K.

• Agropest (PL)

• Albemarle Chemicals (FR)

• Albemarle Europe (BE)

• Alfa Agricultural Supplies (EL)

• Bromotirrena (IT)

• Cleanaway Ltd (UK)

• Eurobrom B.V. (NL)

• Great Lakes Chemicals (UK)

• Mebrom N.V. (BE)

• PUPH Solfum (PL)

• Sigma Aldrich Logistik (DE)

• Zephyr Kereskedelmi (HU)

ANNEX VI U.K. GROUP VIII

Import quotas for hydrochlorofluorocarbons allocated to producers and importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 and in accordance with the provisions of Commission Decision 2005/103/EC for feedstock uses, process agents, for reclamation, for destruction and other applications allowed under Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for the period 1 January to 31 December 2006.

Producer U.K.

• Arkema SA (FR)

• DuPont de Nemours (NL)

• Honeywell Fluorine Products (NL)

• Ineos Fluor Ltd (UK)

• Rhodia Organique (UK)

• Solvay Organics GmbH (DE)

• Solvay Solexis SpA (IT)

Importer U.K.

• Alcobre (ES)

• Asahi Glass (NL)

• Avantec S.A. (FR)

• BaySystems Iberia (ES)

• Calorie S.A. (FR)

• Caraïbes Froid SARL (FR)

• Dyneon (DE)

• Etis d.o.o. (SI)

• Empor d.o.o. (SI)

• Galco S.A. (BE)

• Galex S.A. (FR)

• G.AL. Cycle Air Ltd (CY)

• HARP International (UK)

• Matero (CY)

• Mebrom (BE)

• Refrigerant Products (UK)

• Sigma Aldrich Chimie (FR)

• Sigma Aldrich Company (UK)

• SJB Chemical Products (NL)

• Solquimia Iberia, SL (ES)

• Synthesia Espanola (ES)

• Unitor ASA (NL)

• Tazzetti Fluids S.r.l (IT)

• Wigmors (PL)

ANNEX VII U.K. GROUP IX

Import quotas for bromochloromethane allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for feedstock uses during the period 1 January to 31 December 2006.

Company U.K.

• Albemarle Europe (BE)

• Eurobrom B.V. (NL)

• Laboratorios Miret S.A. (LAMIRSA) (ES)

• Sigma Aldrich Logistik (DE)

ANNEX VIII U.K.

(This Annex is not published because it contains confidential commercial information).

(1)

OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2077/2004 (OJ L 359, 4.12.2004, p. 28).

(2)

OJ C 168, 8.7.2005, p. 33.

(3)

OJ L 33, 5.2.2005, p. 65.