My bookmarksSign up free

2009/52/EC: Commission Decision of 18 December 2008 on the allocation of quantities of controlled substances allowed for essential uses in the Community in 2009 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council on substances that deplete the ozone layer (notified under document number C(2008) 8398)

2009/52/EC: Commission Decision of 18 December 2008 on the allocation of quantities of controlled substances allowed for essential uses in the Community in 2009 under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council on substances that deplete the ozone layer (notified under document number C(2008) 8398)

Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 · Decision · 15 articles

Data as of 2026-07-04 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗

Article 1

1.   The quantity of controlled substances of Group I (chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 which may be used for essential medical uses in the Community in 2009 shall be 21 360,00 ozone depleting potential (ODP) kilograms. 2.   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 used for essential laboratory and analytical uses in the Community in 2009 shall be 60 280,8 ODP kilograms. 3.   The quantity of controlled substances of Group III (halons) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be used for essential laboratory and analytical use in the Community in 2009 shall be 115,7 ODP kilograms. 4.   The quantity of controlled substances of Group IV (carbon tetrachloride) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be used for essential laboratory and analytical uses in the Community in 2009 shall be 129 390,8 ODP kilograms. 5.   The quantity of controlled substances of Group V (1,1,1-trichloroethane) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be used for essential laboratory and analytical uses in the Community in 2009 shall be 355,65 ODP kilograms. 6.   The quantity of controlled substances of Group VI (methyl bromide) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be used for laboratory and analytical critical uses in the Community in 2009 shall be 36,3 ODP kilograms. 7.   The quantity of controlled substances of Group VII (hydrobromofluorocarbons) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be used for essential laboratory and analytical uses in the Community in 2009 shall be 57,96 ODP kilograms. 8.   The quantity of controlled substances of group IX (bromochloromethane) subject to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 that may be used for essential laboratory and analytical uses in the Community in 2009 shall be 11,088 ODP kilograms.

Article 2

The chlorofluorocarbon metered-dose inhalers listed in Annex I shall not be placed on markets where the competent authority has determined chlorofluorocarbons for metered-dose inhalers on those markets to be non-essential.

Article 3

During the period 1 January to 31 December 2009 the following rules shall apply: 1. The allocation of essential medical use quotas for chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115 shall be to the companies indicated in Annex II. 2. The allocation of essential laboratory and analytical use quotas for chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115 and other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons shall be to the companies indicated in Annex III. 3. The allocation of essential laboratory and analytical use quotas for halons shall be to the companies indicated in Annex IV. 4. The allocation of essential laboratory and analytical use quotas for carbon tetrachloride shall be to the companies indicated in Annex V. 5. The allocation of essential laboratory and analytical use quotas for 1,1,1-trichloroethane shall be to the companies indicated in Annex VI. 6. The allocation of laboratory and analytical critical use quotas for methyl bromide shall be to the companies indicated in Annex VII. 7. The allocation of essential laboratory and analytical use quotas for hydrobromofluorocarbons shall be to the companies indicated in Annex VIII. 8. The allocation of essential laboratory and analytical use quotas for bromochloromethane shall be to the companies indicated in Annex IX. 9. The essential use quotas for chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115, other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, hydrobromofluorocarbons and bromochloromethane and the laboratory and analytical critical use quotas for methyl bromide shall be as set out in Annex X.

Article 4

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

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the following undertakings:   Acros Organics bvba Janssen Pharmaceuticalaan 3a B-2440 Geel   Airbus France 316, route de Bayonne F-31300 Toulouse   Carlo Erba Réactifs-SDS Z.I. de Valdonne, BP 4 F-13124 Peypin   Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA Via Palermo 26/A I-43100 Parma   CNRS — Groupe de physique des solides Université Paris 7 Denis Diderot et Paris 6 Pierre et Marie Curie F-75251 Paris Cedex 5   Harp International Gellihirion Industrial Estate Rhondda, Cynon Taff Pontypridd CF37 5SX UNITED KINGDOM   Honeywell Specialty Chemicals Wunstorfer Straße 40 Postfach 10 02 62 D-30918 Seelze   Ineos Fluor Ltd PO Box 13, The Heath Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4QF UNITED KINGDOM   Institut scientifique de service public Rue du Chéra 200 B-4000 Liège   LGC Standards GmbH Mercatorstraße 51 D-46485 Wesel   Mallinckrodt Baker BV Teugseweg 20 7418 AM Deventer Nederland   Merck KGaA Frankfurter Straße 250 D-64271 Darmstadt   Mikro + Polo d.o.o. Zagrebška cesta 22 SI-2000 Maribor   Ministry of Defense Defence Fuel Lubricants and Chemicals PO Box 10 000 1780 CA Den Helder Nederland   Panreac Química SA Pol. Ind. Pla de la Bruguera, C/Garraf, 2 E-08211 Castellar del Vallès Barcelona   Sigma Aldrich Chimie SARL 80, rue de Luzais L’Isle d’Abeau Chesnes F-38297 Saint-Quentin-Fallavier   Sigma Aldrich Company The Old Brickyard, New Road Gillingham SP8 4XT UNITED KINGDOM   Sigma Aldrich Laborchemikalien Wunstorfer Straße 40 Postfach 10 02 62 D-30918 Seelze   Sigma Aldrich Logistik GmbH Riedstraße 2 D-89555 Steinheim   Solvay Organics GmbH Hans-Böckler-Allee 20 D-30173 Hannover   Tazzetti Fluids SRL Corso Europa 600/a I-10088 Volpiano (TO)   Valeas SpA Pharmaceuticals Via Vallisneri 10 I-20133 Milano   Valvole Aerosol Research Italiana (VARI) SpA — LINDAL Group Italia Via del Pino 10 I-23854 Olginate (LC)   VWR ISAS 201, rue Carnot F-94126 Fontenay-sous-Bois

Supplementary provisions

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I Pursuant to paragraph 3 of Decision XII/2 of the Twelfth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on measures to facilitate the transition to chlorofluorocarbon-free metered-dose inhalers (MDIs), the following countries have determined that, due to the presence of suitable non-CFC MDIs, CFCs no longer qualify as ‘essential’ under the Protocol when combined with following active ingredients: LIST OF NON-ESSENTIAL SUBSTANCES Source: www.unep.org/ozone/Information_for_the_Parties/3Bi_dec12-2-3.asp Table 1 Short-acting beta agonist bronchodilators Country Salbutamol Terbutaline Fenoterol Orciprenaline Reproterol Carbuterol Hexoprenaline Pirbuterol Clenbuterol Bitolterol Procaterol Austria X X X X X X X X X X X Belgium X X X X X X X X X X X Bulgaria X X X X X X X X X X X Cyprus X X X X X X X X X X X Czech Republic X X X X X X X X X X X Denmark X X X X X X X X X X X Estonia X X X X X X X X X X X Finland X X X X X X X X X X X France X X X X X X X X X X X Germany X X X X X X X X X X X Greece X X X X X X X X X X X Hungary X X X X X X X X X X X Ireland X X X X X X X X X X X Italy X X X X X X X X X X X Latvia X X X X X X X X X X X Lithuania X X X X X X X X X X X Luxembourg X X X X X X X X X X X Malta X X X X X X X X X X X Netherlands X X X X X X X X X X X Poland X X X X X X X X X X X Portugal X X X X X X X X X X X Romania X X X X X X X X X X X Slovakia X X X X X X X X X X X Slovenia X X X X X X X X X X X Spain X X X X X X X X X X X Sweden X X X X X X X X X X X United Kingdom X X X X X X X X X X X Table 2 Inhaled steroids Country Beclomethasone Dexamethasone Flunisolide Fluticasone Budesonide Triamcinolone Austria X X X X X X Belgium X X X X X X Bulgaria X X X X X X Cyprus X X X X X X Czech Republic X X X X X X Denmark X X X X X X Estonia X X X X X X Finland X X X X X X France X X X X X X Germany X X X X X X Greece X X X X X X Hungary X X X X X X Ireland X     X     Italy X X X X X X Latvia X X X X X X Lithuania X X X X X X Luxembourg X X X X X X Malta       X X   Netherlands X X X X X X Poland X X X X X X Portugal X X X X X X Romania X X X X X X Slovakia X X X X X X Slovenia X X X X X X Spain X X X X X X Sweden X X X X X X United Kingdom       X     Table 3 Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories Country Cromoglicic acid Nedrocromil Austria X X Belgium X X Bulgaria X X Cyprus X X Czech Republic X X Denmark X X Estonia X X Finland X X France X X Germany X X Greece X X Hungary X   Ireland     Italy X X Latvia X X Lithuania X X Luxembourg X   Malta   X Netherlands X X Poland X X Portugal X   Romania X X Slovakia X X Slovenia X X Spain X X Sweden X X United Kingdom X X Table 4 Anticholinergic bronchodilators Country Ipratropium bromide Oxitropium bromide Austria X X Belgium X X Bulgaria X X Cyprus X X Czech Republic X X Denmark X X Estonia X X Finland X X France X X Germany X X Greece X X Hungary X X Ireland X X Italy   X Latvia X X Lithuania X X Luxembourg X X Malta X X Netherlands X X Poland X X Portugal X   Romania X X Slovakia X X Slovenia X X Spain X X Sweden X X United Kingdom X X Table 5 Long-acting beta agonist bronchodilators Country Formoterol Salmeterol Austria X X Belgium X X Bulgaria X X Cyprus X X Czech Republic X X Denmark X X Estonia X X Finland X X France X X Germany X X Greece X X Hungary X X Ireland X X Italy X X Latvia X X Lithuania X X Luxembourg X X Malta X X Netherlands X X Poland X X Portugal X X Romania X X Slovakia X X Slovenia X X Spain X X Sweden X X United Kingdom X X Table 6 Combinations of active ingredients in a single MDI Country     Austria X All products   Belgium X All products   Bulgaria X All products   Cyprus     Czech Republic X All products   Denmark X All products   Estonia     Finland X All products   France X All products   Germany X All products   Greece     Hungary X All products   Ireland     Italy Budesonide + Fenoterol Fluticasone + Salmeterol Latvia X All products   Lithuania X All products   Luxembourg X All products   Malta X All products   Netherlands X All products   Poland X All products   Portugal X All products   Romania X All products   Slovakia X All products   Slovenia X All products   Spain     Sweden X All products   United Kingdom

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II ESSENTIAL MEDICAL USES Quota of controlled substances of Group I that may be used in the production of metered dose inhalers (MDIs) for the treatment of asthma and other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPDs) are allocated to:   Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA (IT)   Valeas SpA Pharmaceuticals (IT)   (VARI) SpA — LINDAL Group Italia (IT)

ANNEX IIISupplementary provisions

ANNEX III ESSENTIAL LABORATORY AND ANALYTICAL USES Quota of controlled substances of Group I and II that may be used for essential laboratory and analytical uses, are allocated to:   Carlo Erba Réactifs-SDS (FR)   CNRS — Groupe de physique des solides (FR)   Harp International (UK)   Honeywell Specialty Chemicals (DE)   Ineos Fluor (UK)   LGC Standards (DE)   Mallinckrodt Baker (NL)   Merck KGaA (DE)   Mikro + Polo (SI)   Panreac Química (ES)   Sigma Aldrich Chimie (FR)   Sigma Aldrich Company (UK)   Sigma Aldrich Logistik (DE)   Tazzetti Fluids (IT)

ANNEX IVSupplementary provisions

ANNEX IV ESSENTIAL LABORATORY AND ANALYTICAL USES Quota of controlled substances of Group III that may be used for essential laboratory and analytical uses are allocated to:   Airbus France (FR)   Ineos Fluor (UK)   Ministry of Defence (NL)

ANNEX VSupplementary provisions

ANNEX V ESSENTIAL LABORATORY AND ANALYTICAL USES Quota of controlled substances of Group IV that may be used for essential laboratory and analytical uses, are allocated to:   Acros Organics (BE)   Carlo Erba Réactifs-SDS (FR)   Honeywell Specialty Chemicals (DE)   Institut Scientifique du Service Publique (BE)   Mallinckrodt Baker (NL)   Merck KGaA (DE)   Mikro + Polo (SI)   Panreac Quimica (ES)   Sigma Aldrich Chimie (FR)   Sigma Aldrich Company (UK)   Sigma Aldrich Laborchemikalien (DE)   Sigma Aldrich Logistik (DE)   VWR ISAS (FR)

ANNEX VISupplementary provisions

ANNEX VI ESSENTIAL LABORATORY AND ANALYTICAL USES Quota of controlled substances of Group V that may be used for essential laboratory and analytical uses are allocated to:   Acros Organics (BE)   Merck KGaA (DE)   Mikro + Polo (SI)   Panreac Química (ES)   Sigma Aldrich Chimie (FR)   Sigma Aldrich Company (UK)   Sigma Aldrich Logistik (DE)

ANNEX VIISupplementary provisions

ANNEX VII LABORATORY AND ANALYTICAL CRITICAL USES Quota of controlled substances of Group VI that may be used for laboratory and analytical critical uses are allocated to:   Sigma Aldrich Chimie (FR)   Sigma Aldrich Company (UK)   Sigma Aldrich Logistik (DE)

ANNEX VIIISupplementary provisions

ANNEX VIII ESSENTIAL LABORATORY AND ANALYTICAL USES Quota of controlled substances of Group VII that may be used for essential laboratory and analytical uses are allocated to:   Ineos Fluor (UK)   Sigma Aldrich Logistik (DE)   Solvay Organics (DE)

ANNEX IXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX IX ESSENTIAL LABORATORY AND ANALYTICAL USES Quota of controlled substances of Group IX that may be used for essential laboratory and analytical uses are allocated to:   Ineos Fluor (UK)   Sigma Aldrich Chimie (FR)   Sigma Aldrich Company (UK)   Sigma Aldrich Logistik (DE)

ANNEX XSupplementary provisions

ANNEX X This Annex is not published because it contains confidential commercial information.

Source: EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), © European Union, reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

What to look at next