Regulation 50 Article 18 (transfer of quotas and authorisation to use quotas for the placing on the market of hydrofluorocarbons in imported equipment)
Article 18 is amended as follows.
In paragraph 1, for “the Union”, in each place it occurs, substitute “any part of the United Kingdom”;
In paragraph 2—
after the first subparagraph, insert—
“Any producer or importer of pre-charged equipment holding an authorisation in accordance with Article 18(2) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 842/2006 issued prior to exit day for placing pre-charged equipment on the market and who has not yet used that authorisation to place pre-charged equipment on the market, including in any part of the United Kingdom, may upon application to the appropriate regulator, exchange that authorisation for an authorisation to place pre-charged equipment on the market in any part of the United Kingdom. An authorised quantity exchanged under this provision for use in any part of the United Kingdom shall not be used again to place pre-charged equipment on the EU market. The use of such authorisations shall be fully documented in accordance with Article 14.”;
In the third subparagraph, for “Commission” substitute “appropriate regulator”.