Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/76

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/590 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 February 2024 on substances that deplete the ozone layer, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009^note, and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,Whereas:

(1)In view of the responsibilities of the Union under Decision X/14 and subsequent decisions of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/590 limits the use of ozone-depleting substances listed in Annex I to that Regulation as process agents.

(2)Commission Decision 2010/372/EU^note established a list of undertakings’ operating installations in which the use of ozone-depleting substances as process agents is to be permitted under certain conditions. Regulation (EU) 2024/590 allows for the continuation of operation of still existing installations.

(3)The list of companies operating relevant installations should be updated and the maximum quantities used for make-up or consumption and the maximum emission levels should be adjusted taking into account the quantities reported by the companies in recent years and their expected needs in the coming years.

(4)For reasons of legal clarity, Decision 2010/372/EU should therefore be repealed.

(5)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on ozone-depleting substances established by Article 28 of Regulation (EU) 2024/590,

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