Commission Decision

of 15 December 2008

on the allocation of import quotas for controlled substances for the period 1 January to 31 December 2009 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(notified under document number C(2008) 8100)

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

(2009/51/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 [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 of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 and Annex III thereto.

(2) Article 4(3)(i)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 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 2009.

(3) 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 2009.

(4) For hydrochlorofluorocarbons the allocation of quotas to producers and importers is in accordance with the provisions of Commission Decision 2007/195/EC of 27 March 2007 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 of the European Parliament and of the Council [3].

(5) 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 this Decision should apply as of 1 January 2009.

(6) 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:

Article 1

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 2009 from sources outside the Community shall be 11227000,00 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 2009 from sources outside the Community shall be 11231300,00 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 2009 from sources outside the Community shall be 16500330,00 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 2009 from sources outside the Community shall be 400060,00 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 2009 from sources outside the Community shall be 1441891,20 ODP kilograms.

6. The quantity of controlled substances of group VII (hydrobromofluorocarbons) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 which may be released for free circulation in the Community in 2009 from sources outside the Community shall be 120292,00 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 2009 from sources outside the Community shall be 10115600,440 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 2009 from sources outside the Community shall be 176252,00 ODP kilograms.

Article 2

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 2009 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex I.

2. The allocation of import quotas for halons during the period 1 January to 31 December 2009 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex II.

3. The allocation of import quotas for carbon tetrachloride during the period 1 January to 31 December 2009 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex III.

4. The allocation of import quotas for 1.1,1-trichloroethane during the period 1 January to 31 December 2009 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex IV.

5. The allocation of import quotas for methyl bromide during the period 1 January to 31 December 2009 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex V.

6. The allocation of import quotas for hydrobromofluorocarbons during the period 1 January to 31 December 2009 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex VI.

7. The allocation of import quotas for hydrochlorofluorocarbons during the period 1 January to 31 December 2009 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex VII.

8. The allocation of import quotas for bromochloromethane during the period 1 January to 31 December 2009 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex VIII.

9. 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 2009 shall be as set out in Annex IX.

Article 3

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2009 and shall expire on 31 December 2009.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the following undertakings:

Albemarle Europe SPRL

Parc Scientifique Einstein

Rue du Bosquet 9

B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve

Albemarle Chemicals SAS

28, ?tang de la Gafette

F-13521 Port-de-Bouc

Alcobre SA

Luis I, nave 6-B

Polígono Industrial Vallecas

E-28031 Madrid

ΑΛΦΑ Γεωργικ? Εφ?δια ΑΕΒΕ

Εθνικ?? Αντιστ?σεω? 73

GR-152 31 Χαλ?νδρι, Αθ?να

ALFA Agricultural Supplies SA

73, Ethnikis Antistaseos str.

GR-152 31 Halandri, Athens

Arkema SA

420, rue d’Estienne-d’Orves

F-92705 Colombes Cedex

Arkema Química SA

Avenida de Burgos, 12

E-28036 Madrid

Avantec SA

26, avenue du Petit Parc

F-94683 Vincennes Cedex

Bang & Bonsomer

Baltā iela 3/9

LV-1055 Rīga

LATVIA

BASF Agri Production SAS

32, rue de Verdun

F-76410 Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf

BaySystems Ibérica SL

Crta. Vilaseca – La Pineda s/n

E-43006 Tarragona

Blye Engineering Co Ltd

Naxxar Road

San Gwann SGN 07

MALTA

Bromotirrena Srl

Via Torino, 4

I-04022 Fondi (LT)

Calorie Fluor SAS

503, rue Hélène-Boucher

BP 33

F-78534 Buc Cedex

Chemosyntha NV

Gentstraat 58

B-8760 Meulebeke

Dow Deutschland Anlagegesellschaft mbH

Buetzflether Sand

D-21683 Stade

DuPont de Nemours (Nederland) BV

Baanhoekweg 22

3313 LA Dordrecht

Nederland

Dyneon GmbH & Co KG

Werk Gendorf

D-84504 Burgkirchen

Empor d.o.o.

Lesko?kova 9a

SI-1000 Ljubljana

ERAS Labo

222, RN 90

F-38330 Saint-Nazaire-les-Eymes

Etis d.o.o.

Tr?a?ka 333

SI-1000 Ljubljana

Fenner Dunlop

Oliemolenstraat 2

9203 ZN Drachten

Nederland

Freolitus

Centrin? Str. 1D

Ramu?iai, Kauno raj. LT-54464

LITHUANIA

Fujifilm Electronic Materials (Europe) NV

Keetberglaan 1A

Havennr 1061

B-2070 Zwijndrecht

G.A.L. Cycle-Air Ltd

Σιν?πη? 3

Στρ?βολο?

CY-28385 Λευκωσ?α

G.A.L. Cycle-Air Ltd

3, Sinopis Str.,

Strovolos

CY-28385 Nicosia

Galco SA

Avenue Carton de Wiart 79

B-1090 Bruxelles

Harp International Ltd

Gellihirion Industrial Estate

Rhondda Cynon Taff

Pontypridd CF37 5SX

United Kingdom

Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe BV

Laarderhoogtweg 18,

1101 EA Amsterdam

Nederland

Hovione Farmaciencia SA

Sete Casas

P-2674-506 Loures

ICL-IP Europe BV (ex-Eurobrom)

Fosfaatweeg 48

1013 BM Amsterdam

Nederland

Ineos Fluor Ltd

PO Box 13, The Heath

Runcorn

Cheshire WA7 4QX

United Kingdom

Kay y Sol Iberia SA

P.I. Can Roca c/Carrerade s/n

E-08107 Martorelles (Barcelona)

Laboratorios Miret SA (LAMIRSA)

Géminis, 4

E-08228 Terrassa (Barcelona)

Linde Gaz Polska Sp. z o.o.

al. Jana Paw?a II 41a

PL-31-864 Kraków

Matero Ltd

Ταχ. θυρ. 51744

CY-3508 Λεμεσ??

Matero Ltd

P.O. Box 51744

CY-3508 Limassol

Mebrom NV

Assenedestraat 4

B-9940 Rieme Ertvelde

Meridian Technical Services Ltd

PO Box 16919

London SE3 9WE

United Kingdom

Po?-Pliszka Sp. z o.o.

ul. Szczecińska 45

PL-80-392 Gdańsk

PUPH Solfum Sp. z o.o.

ul. Ziemiańska 21

PL-95-070 R?bień AB

Refrigerant Products Ltd

Banyard Road

Portbury West

Bristol BS20 7XH

United Kingdom

Savi Technologie Sp. z o.o.

ul. Wolno?ci 20, Psary

PL-51-180 Wroc?aw

Sigma Aldrich Company Ltd

The Old Brickyard, New Road

Gillingham SP8 4XT

United Kingdom

Sigma Aldrich Logistik GmbH

Riedstra?e 2

D-89555 Steinheim

SJB Energy Trading BV

Slagveld 15

3230 AG Brielle

Nederland

Solquimia Iberia SL

México, 3

E-50196 La Muela (Zaragoza)

Solvay Fluor GmbH

Hans-B?ckler-Allee 20

D-30173 Hannover

Solvay Organics GmbH

Hans-B?ckler-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

Tazzetti Fluids Srl

Corso Europa n. 600/a

I-10070 Volpiano (TO)

Total Feuerschutz GmbH

Industriestra?e 13

D-68526 Ladenburg

Trédi Séché global solutions

Parc industriel de la Plaine de l’Ain

BP 55

Saint-Vulbas

F-01152 Lagnieu Cedex

Unitor Servicios Navales SA

Puerto de Barcelona (P.T.P Delta 1)

Puerto de Miami 4 (MIM5)

E-08039 Barcelona

Unitor Trading France SAS

1, avenue Jean-Moulin

F-13110 Port-de-Bouc

Veolia Environmental Services

Bridges Road

Ellesmere Port

South Wirrel

Cheshire CH65 4EQ

United Kingdom

Vrec-Co Import-Export Kft.

6763 Szatymaz

Kossuth u. 12.

MAGYARORSZ?G

Wigmors

ul. Irysowa 5

PL-51-117 Wroc?aw

Wilhelmsen Ships Services AS

Willem Barentszstraat 50,

3165 AB Rotterdam/Albrandswaard

Nederland

Zak?ady Azotowe w Tarnowie-Mo?cicach

al. Kwiatkowskiego 8

PL-33-101 Tarnów

Zephyr Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft.

6000 Kecskemét

Tatár sor 18.

MAGYARORSZ?G

Done at Brussels, 15 December 2008.

For the Commission

Stavros Dimas

Member of the Commission

[1] OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 1.

[2] OJ C 114, 9.5.2008, p. 15.

[3] OJ L 88, 29.3.2007, p. 51.

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ANNEX I

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, process agent uses and for destruction during the period 1 January to 31 December 2009.

Company

Avantec SA (FR)

Ineos Fluor Ltd (UK)

Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe (NL)

Meridian Technical Services (UK)

Solvay Fluor (DE)

Solvay Solexis SpA (IT)

Syngenta Crop Protection (UK)

Tazzetti Fluids Srl (IT)

Trédi Séché global solutions (FR)

Unitor Servicios Navales (ES)

Unitor Trading France (FR)

Veolia Environmental Services (UK)

Wilhelmsen Ships Services (NL)

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ANNEX II

GROUP III

Import quotas for halons allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for feedstock uses, destruction and for critical uses during the period 1 January to 31 December 2009.

Company

Avantec SA (FR)

BASF Agri Production (FR)

ERAS Labo (FR)

Meridian Technical Services (UK)

Trédi Séché global solutions (FR)

Unitor Servicios Navales (ES)

Unitor Trading France (FR)

Po?-Pliszka (PL)

Savi Technologie (PL)

Total Feuerschutz (DE)

Veolia Environmental Services (UK)

Wilhelmsen Ships Services (NL)

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ANNEX III

GROUP IV

Import quotas for carbon tetrachloride allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for feedstock uses for the period 1 January to 31 December 2009.

Company

Dow Deutschland (DE)

Fenner Dunlop (NL)

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ANNEX IV

GROUP V

Import quotas for 1,1,1–trichloroethane allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for feedstock uses for the period 1 January to 31 December 2009.

Company

Arkema SA (FR)

Fujifilm Electronic Materials Europe (BE)

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ANNEX V

GROUP VI

Import quotas for methyl bromide allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for feedstock uses, for quarantine and pre-shipment applications and for destruction for the period 1 January to 31 December 2009.

Company

Albemarle Chemicals (FR)

Albemarle Europe (BE)

ALFA Agricultural Supplies (ΑΛΦΑ Γεωργικ? Εφ?δια ΑΕΒΕ) (EL)

Bang & Bonsomer (LV)

Bromotirrena Srl (IT)

ICL-IP Europe (ex-Eurobrom) (NL)

Mebrom NV (BE)

PUPH Solfum (PL)

Sigma Aldrich Logistik (DE)

Veolia Environmental Services (UK)

Zephyr Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft. (HU)

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ANNEX VI

GROUP VII

Import quotas for hydrobromofluorocarbons allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for feedstock uses and destruction for the period 1 January to 31 December 2009.

Company

Chemosyntha NV (BE)

Hovione Farmaciencia (PT)

Veolia Environmental Services (UK)

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ANNEX VII

GROUP VIII

Import quotas for hydrochlorofluorocarbons allocated to producers and importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 and Decision 2007/195/EC for the period 1 January to 31 December 2009 for feedstock uses, for destruction, for laboratory use and for other applications allowed under Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 and import quotas allocated to producers for non-virgin hydrochlorofluorocarbons for reclamation or for uses allowed under Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000.

Producer

Arkema SA (FR)

Arkema Quimica (SA)

DuPont de Nemours (Nederland) BV (NL)

Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe BV (NL)

Ineos Fluor Ltd (UK)

Solvay Fluor GmbH (DE)

Solvay Organics GmbH (DE)

Solvay Solexis SpA (IT)

Importer

Alcobre SA (ES)

Avantec SA (FR)

Bay Systems Iberia (ES)

Blye Engineering Co Ltd (MT)

Calorie Fluor SAS (FR)

Dyneon (DE)

Empor d.o.o. (SI)

Etis d.o.o. (SI)

Freolitus (LT)

Galco SA (BE)

G.AL. Cycle Air Ltd (CY)

Harp International Ltd (UK)

Linde Gaz Polska Sp. z o.o. (PL)

Kay y Sol (ES)

Matero Ltd (CY)

Mebrom NV (BE)

Refrigerant Products Ltd (UK)

SJB Energy Trading BV (NL)

Sigma Aldrich Company (UK)

Solquimia Iberia, SL (ES)

Tazzetti Fluids Srl (IT)

Unitor Servicios Navales (ES)

Unitor Trading France (FR)

Veolia Environmental Services (UK)

Vrec-Co Export-Import Kft. (HU)

Wigmors (PL)

Wilhelmsen Ships Services (NL)

Zak?ady Azotowe (PL)

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ANNEX VIII

GROUP IX

Import quotas for bromochloromethane allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 for feedstock uses and destruction during the period 1 January to 31 December 2009.

Company

Albemarle Europe (BE)

Chemosyntha NV (BE)

ICL-IP Europe (ex-Eurobrom) (NL)

Laboratorios Miret SA (LAMIRSA) (ES)

Sigma Aldrich Logistik GmbH (DE)

Trédi Séché global solutions (FR)

Veolia Environmental Services (UK)

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ANNEX IX

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

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