Consultation document: proposed revisions to Ozone-depleting Substances Regulations, annex 1
Annex 1: Proposal to simplify the Allowance System for Hydrochlorofluorocarbons resulting from the March 2008 consultations on revisions to the Ozone-depelting Substances Regulations, 1998
Consumption Allowance
A person’s[2] consumption allowance of HCFCs:
- for the period between 2015 and 2019, the HCFC consumption allowance will be calculated as following: the person’s consumption allowance for the cooling sector for 2014 multiplied by 28.57%; and
- for the period between 2020 and 2029, the HCFC consumption allowance will be calculated as following: for the person’s consumption allowance for 2019 multiplied by 5%.
Manufacturing Allowance
A person’s[2] manufacturing allowance for HCFCs:
· for the period between 2015 and 2019, Canada’s HCFC manufacturing allowance will be 81.9 ODP tonnes distributed on a pro rata basis among persons that manufactured HCFCs in 2013. ; and
· for the period between 2020 and 2029, Canada’s HCFC manufacturing allowance will be 4.1 ODP tonnes distributed on a pro rata basis among persons that manufactured HCFC in 2018.
2 A “person” refers to anyone who is engaged in an activity with controlled substances.