Regulation (EU) 2024/590 on substances that deplete the ozone layer

What it is

to introduce new measures on substances that deplete the ozone layer to achieve a higher level of additional emission reductions and to align them with the European Green Deal. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: due to global action taken against ozone depletion through the adoption of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in 1987 (the Protocol), the ozone hole is on the way to recovery, provided that compliance with existing measures is ensured and any new challenges are swiftly addressed. Most ozone depleting substances have high global warming potential and are contributory factors towards increasing the temperature of the planet. Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (ODS Regulation) is the main instrument targeting ozone-depleting substances in the EU. While the ODS Regulation is still considered generally fit for purpose, it has been suggested that it could be better aligned with the European Green Deal and its design could be slightly improved. The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety adopted the report by Jessica POLFJÄRD (EPP, SE) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on substances that deplete the ozone layer and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009. The committee responsible recommended that the European Parliament's position adopted at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure should amend the proposal as follows: Members clarify that this Regulation lays down rules on the production, import, export, placing on the market, storage and further supply as well as use, recovery, recycling, reclamation and destruction of ozone depleting substances, on the reporting of information related to those substances and on the import, export, placing on the market, further supply and utilisation of products and equipment containing ozone depleting substances or whose functioning relies upon on those substances. It should also apply to products and equipment, and parts thereof, containing ozone depleting substances or whose functioning relies partly or entirely on those substances. The report includes additions and clarifications on feedstocks. It suggested that: - the Commission should by 12 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation, adopt delegated acts to supplement this Regulation by establishing a list of ozone depleting substances listed in Annex I for which the use as feedstock is permitted, the respective feedstock uses - by 1 January 2025 and every 2.5 years thereafter, the Commission should assess the current and future availability of alternatives to ozone depleting substances listed in Annex I for which the use as feedstock is permitted within the Union, taking into account scientific recommendations, the impacts in terms of ozone-depleting potential and the availability of more precise data on the greenhouse gas emissions from feedstock, technological developments resulting in the availability of technically feasible alternatives,…

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