Article 6

By 31 March 2008 and every year thereafter, each producer, importer and exporter of fluorinated greenhouse gases shall communicate to the Commission by way of a report, sending the same information to the competent authority of the Member State concerned, the following data in respect of the preceding calendar year: each producer who produces more than one tonne of fluorinated greenhouse gases per annum shall communicate: its total production of each fluorinated greenhouse gas in the Community, identifying the main categories of applications (e.g. mobile air-conditioning, refrigeration, air‐conditioning, foams, aerosols, electrical equipment, semi‐conductor manufacture, solvents and fire protection) in which the substance is expected to be used, the quantities of each fluorinated greenhouse gas it has placed on the market in the Community, any quantities of each fluorinated greenhouse gas recycled, reclaimed or destroyed; each importer who imports more than one tonne of fluorinated greenhouse gases per annum, including any producers who also import, shall communicate: the quantity of each fluorinated greenhouse gas it has imported or placed on the market in the Community, separately identifying the main categories of applications (e.g. mobile air‐conditioning, refrigeration, air-conditioning, foams, aerosols, electrical equipment, semi-conductor manufacture) in which the substance is expected to be used, any quantities of each used fluorinated greenhouse gas it has imported for recycling, for reclamation or for destruction; each exporter who exports more than one tonne of fluorinated greenhouse gases per annum, including any producers who also export, shall communicate: the quantities of each fluorinated greenhouse gas it has exported from the Community, any quantities of each used fluorinated greenhouse gas it has exported for recycling, for reclamation or for destruction. By 4 July 2007, the Commission shall determine, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 12(2), the format of the reports referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. The Commission shall take appropriate steps to protect the confidentiality of the information submitted to it. Member States shall establish reporting systems for the relevant sectors referred to in this Regulation, with the objective of acquiring, to the extent possible, emission data.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.