- container
means a receptacle which is designed primarily for transporting or storing ozone-depleting substances;
- cut-off date
means the date after which halons shall not be used for fire extinguishers or fire protection systems in new equipment and new facilities for the application concerned;
- decommissioning
means the permanent removal from operation or usage of a product or of equipment that contains ozone-depleting substances, including the final shutdown of a facility;
- destruction
means the process of transforming or decomposing, permanently and as completely as possible, an ozone-depleting substance into one or more stable substances that are not ozone-depleting substances;
- end date
means the date after which halons shall not be used for the application concerned and by which date the fire extinguishers or fire protection systems containing halons shall be decommissioned;
- establishment within the Union
means, in relation to a natural person, for that person to have his or her habitual residence in the Union and, in relation to a legal person, for that person to have a permanent business establishment as referred to in Article 5, point (32), of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 in the Union;
- export
means the exit of substances, products and equipment from the customs territory of the Union, in so far as the territory is covered by a ratification of the Protocol;
- feedstock
means any ozone-depleting substance that undergoes chemical transformation in a process in which it is entirely converted from its original composition and whose emissions are insignificant;
- foam panel
means a structure made of layers containing a foam and a rigid material, such as wood or metal, bound to one or both sides;
- import
means the entry of substances, products and equipment into the customs territory of the Union, in so far as the territory is covered by a ratification of the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (the ‘Protocol’), and includes temporary storage and the customs procedures referred to in Articles 201 and 210 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013;
- inerting
means preventing the initiation of combustion of a flammable or explosive atmosphere by means of the addition of an inhibiting or diluting agent;
- laminated board
means a foam board that is covered by a thin layer of a non-rigid material, such as plastic.
- new equipment
means equipment for which, by the cut-off date, neither of the following events has occurred:
- new facilities
means facilities for which, by the cut-off date, neither of the following events has occurred:
- normally occupied space
means a protected space in which it is necessary for persons to be present most or all of the time in order for the equipment or facility to function effectively;
- normally unoccupied space
means a protected space that is occupied for limited periods only, in particular for undertaking maintenance, and where the continual presence of persons is not necessary for the effective functioning of the equipment or facility.
- placing on the market
means the customs release for free circulation in the Union or the supplying or making available to another person within the Union, for the first time, for payment or free of charge, or the use of substances produced, or of products or equipment manufactured, for own use;
- process agents
means any ozone-depleting substances used as chemical process agents in the applications listed in Annex III;
- producer
means any natural or legal person producing ozone-depleting substances within the Union;
- production
means the quantity of ozone-depleting substances produced intentionally or inadvertently, including as a by-product unless that by-product is destroyed as part of the production process or following a documented procedure in compliance with this Regulation and Union and national law on waste, but not including the quantities recycled or reclaimed.
- products and equipment
means all products and equipment, including parts thereof, except containers, used for transporting or storing ozone-depleting substances;
- reclamation
means the reprocessing of a recovered ozone-depleting substance to the equivalent performance of a virgin substance, taking into account its intended use, in authorised reclamation facilities that have the appropriate equipment and procedures in place to enable the reclamation of such substances and that can assess and attest to the level of the required quality;
- recovery
means the collection and storage of ozone-depleting substances from containers, products and equipment during maintenance or servicing or prior to the disposal of the containers, products or equipment;
- recycling
means the reuse of a recovered ozone-depleting substance following a basic cleaning process, including filtering and drying;
- undertaking
means any natural or legal person which carries out an activity referred to in this Regulation;
- use
means, in relation to ozone-depleting substances, their utilisation in the production, maintenance or servicing, including refilling, of products and equipment, or in other activities and processes referred to in this Regulation;
- virgin substance
means a substance which has not previously been used;