# The Environmental Protection (Controls on Ozone-Depleting Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, Paragraph 18


(1) A producer or importer of methyl bromide which places on the market or uses for its own account a calculated level of methyl bromide which –
(a) in the period from the commencement date until 31st December 2003 exceeds 25% of
its calculated 1991 level365×the number of days beginning with the commencement date to 31st December 2003; or
(b) subject to sub-paragraph (2), in the period of 12 months ending on 31st December 2004 exceeds 25% of its calculated 1991 level,
commits an offence unless –
(i) where he places it on the market, its placing on the market is authorised by Article 4(4)(i) or (5); or
(ii) where he uses it for his own account, its use is authorised by Article 4(4)(i)(b) or (5).
(2) Paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (1) shall apply in a case where an adjustment has been made by the Commission pursuant to Article 4(2) as if, for the maximum calculated level ascertained in accordance with that paragraph, there were substituted the maximum calculated level specified by the Commission.
(3) In sub-paragraph (1) “calculated 1991 level”, in relation to a producer or importer of methyl bromide, means the calculated level of methyl bromide which it placed on the market or used for its own account in 1991.
(4) Any reference in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) to a calculated level, other than a calculated 1991 level, excludes a reference to amounts of methyl bromide placed on the market.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/97/schedule/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-controls-on-ozone-depleting-substances-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/schedule/paragraph-18
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