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Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 (the ODS Regulation) is the European Communities’ main instrument for implementing the Montreal Protocol.
These measures are widely praised as the most effective environmental rules to date for mitigating the climate change, due to the HCFC phase out calendar they have put in place.
As ODS are phased out, the EU has the opportunity to promote the introduction of environmentally friendly alternatives.
This chance was missed during the CFC(chlorofluorocarbon) phase-out, which allowed the rapid growth of HCFCs(hydrochlorofluorocarbons).
The codecision procedure for the recast of the ODS Regulation will start shortly.
Hence, it is the right moment to step back and think how Europe should deal with the substances that deplete the ozone layer in the time horizon of 2010, 2015 and, most importantly, beyond.
eurammon and ECSLA offer the following briefing to outline policy recommendations in two areas where the EU can further achieve climate and ozone savings:
I. The ODS Regulation should continue to phase-out HCFCs progressively.
II. However, the EU has to act now to ensure that the potential climate benefits of the HCFC phase-out are realised, by promoting the uptake of climate friendly alternatives to HCFCs.
The ECSLA position on the Review of the Regulation 2037/2000 EC on substances that deplete the Ozone Layer is also available in French.
The ECSLA position on the Review of the Regulation 2037/2000 EC on substances that deplete the Ozone Layer is also available in Spanish.
The Commission proposal aims:
Specific minimum requirements are set for operators involved in the four groups of activities:
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