Regulations relating to restrictions on the manufacture, import, export, sale and use of chemicals and other products hazardous to health and the environment (Product Control Regulations). This is an unofficial translation of the Norwegian regulation.

Appendix I. Chemical substances that lead to the depletion of the ozone layer (ozone-depleting substances)

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

Chemical formula
Commercial name
ODP value*

CFCl3
(CFC 11)
1.0

CF2 Cl2
(CFC 12)
1.0

C2 F3 Cl3
(CFC 113)
0.8

C2 F4 Cl2
(CFC 114)
1.0

C2 F5 Cl
(CFC 115)
0.6

CF3 Cl
(CFC 13)
1.0

C2 FCl5
(CFC 111)
1.0

C2 F2 Cl4
(CFC 112)
1.0

C3 FCl7
(CFC 211)
1.0

C3 F2 Cl6
(CFC 212)
1.0

C3 F3 Cl5
(CFC 213)
1.0

C3 F4 Cl4
(CFC 214)
1.0

C3 F5 Cl3
(CFC 215)
1.0

C3 F6 Cl2
(CFC 216)
1.0

C3 F7 Cl
(CFC 217)
1.0

*ODP (Ozone-Depleting Potential) indicates the relative capacity of the substances to deplete ozone.

Halon

Chemical formula
Commercial name
ODP value*

CF2 BrCl
(halon 1211)
3.0

CF3 Br
(halon 1301)
10.0

C2 F4 Br2
(halon 2402)
6.0

*ODP (Ozone-Depleting Potential) indicates the relative capacity of the substances to deplete ozone.

Tetrachloromethane (carbontetrachloride)

Chemical formula
Commercial name
ODP value*

CCl4
 
1.1

*ODP (Ozone-Depleting Potential) indicates the relative capacity of the substances to deplete ozone.

1,1,1-trichloroethane (methylchloroform)

Chemical formula
Commercial name
ODP value*

C2 H3 Cl3
 
0.1

*ODP (Ozone-Depleting Potential) indicates the relative capacity of the substances to deplete ozone.

Methyl bromide

Chemical formula
Commercial name
ODP value*

CH3 Br
 
0.6

*ODP (Ozone-Depleting Potential) indicates the relative capacity of the substances to deplete ozone.

Hydrobromofluorocarbons (HBFCs)

Chemical formula
Commercial name
ODP value*

CHFBr2
 
1.00

CHF2 Br
(HBFC-22B1)
0.74

CH2 FBr
 
0.73

C2 HFBr4
 
0.8

C2 HF2 Br3
 
1.8

C2 HF3 Br2
 
1.6

C2 HF4 Br
 
1.2

C2 H2 FBr3
 
1.1

C2 H2 F2 Br2
 
1.5

C2 H2 F3 Br
 
1.6

C2 H3 FBr2
 
1.7

C2 H3 F2 Br
 
1.1

C2 H4 FBr
 
0.1

C3 HFBr6
 
1.5

C3 HF2 Br5
 
1.9

C3 HF3 Br4
 
1.8

C3 HF4 Br3
 
2.2

C3 HF5 Br2
 
2.0

C3 HF6 Br
 
3.3

C3 H2 FBr5
 
1.9

C3 H2 F2 Br4
 
2.1

C3 H2 F3 Br3
 
5.6

C3 H2 F4 Br2
 
7.5

C3 H2 F5 Br
 
1.4

C3 H3 FBr4
 
1.9

C3 H3 F2 Br3
 
3.1

C3 H3 F3 Br2
 
2.5

C3 H3 F4 Br
 
4.4

C3 H4 FBr3
 
0.3

C3 H4 F2 Br2
 
1.0

C3 H4 F3 Br
 
0.8

C3 H5 FBr2
 
0.4

C3 H5 F2 Br
 
0.8

C3 H6 FBr
 
0.7

*ODP (Ozone-Depleting Potential) indicates the relative capacity of the substances to deplete ozone.

Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)

Chemical formula
Commercial name
ODP value*

CHFCl2
(HCFC-21)
0.040

CHF2 Cl
(HCFC-22)
0.055

CH2 FCl
(HCFC-31)
0.020

C2 HFCl4
(HCFC-121)
0.040

C2 HF2 Cl3
(HCFC-122)
0.080

C2 HF3 Cl2
(HCFC-123)
0.020

C2 HF4 Cl
(HCFC-124)
0.022

C2 H2 FCl3
(HCFC-131)
0.050

C2 H2 F2 Cl2
(HCFC-132)
0.050

C2 H2 F3 Cl
(HCFC-133)
0.060

C2 H3 FCl2
(HCFC-141)
0.070

CH3 CFCl2
(HCFC-141b)
0.110

C2 H3 F2 Cl
(HCFC-142)
0.070

CH3 CF2 Cl
(HCFC-142b)
0.065

C2 H4 FCl
(HCFC-151)
0.005

C3 HFCl6
(HCFC-221)
0.070

C3 HF2 Cl5
(HCFC-222)
0.090

C3 HF3 Cl4
(HCFC-223)
0.080

C3 HF4 Cl3
(HCFC-224)
0.090

C3 HF5 Cl2
(HCFC-225)
0.070

CF3 CF2 CHCl2
(HCFC-225ca)
0.025

CF2 ClCF2 CHClF
(HCFC-225cb)
0.033

C3 HF6 Cl
(HCFC-226)
0.100

C3 H2 FCl5
(HCFC-231)
0.090

C3 H2 F2 Cl4
(HCFC-232)
0.100

C3 H2 F3 Cl3
(HCFC-233)
0.230

C3 H2 F4 Cl2
(HCFC-234)
0.280

C3 H2 F5 Cl
(HCFC-235)
0.520

C3 H3 FCl4
(HCFC-241)
0.090

C3 H3 F2 Cl3
(HCFC-242)
0.130

C3 H3 F3 Cl2
(HCFC-243)
0.120

C3 H3 F4 Cl
(HCFC-244)
0.140

C3 H4 FCl3
(HCFC-251)
0.010

C3 H4 F2 Cl2
(HCFC-252)
0.040

C3 H4 F3 Cl
(HCFC-253)
0.030

C3 H5 FCl2
(HCFC-261)
0.020

C3 H5 F2 Cl
(HCFC-262)
0.020

C3 H6 FCl
(HCFC-271)
0.030

*ODP (Ozone-Depleting Potential) indicates the relative capacity of the substances to deplete ozone.

Bromochloromethane

Chemical formula
Commercial name
ODP value*

CH2 BrCl
(halon 1011 bromochloromethane)
0.12

*ODP (Ozone-Depleting Potential) indicates the relative capacity of the substances to deplete ozone.

Appendix II. New chemical substances that lead to the depletion of the ozone layer

N-propylbromide

Appendix III. Phase-out plans

Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC)
15% reduction from 1 January 2002
55% reduction from 1 January 2003
70% reduction from 1 January 2004
75% reduction from 1 January 2008
100% reduction from 1 January 2010.

The reduction is calculated in relation to a base level that corresponds to the HCFC consumption in 1989 plus 2.0 percent of the CFC consumption in 1989, weighted according to the ozone-depleting potential (ODP-tonnes).

Methyl bromide
60% reduction from 1 January 2001
75% reduction from 1 January 2003
100% reduction from 1 January 2005.
The reduction is calculated on the basis of the consumption of methyl bromide in 1991.

Appendix IV. Critical use of halon

Use of halon 1301:

- in aircraft for the protection of crew compartments, engine nacelles, cargo bays and dry bays and fuel tank inerting,
- in military vehicles for the protection of spaces occupied by personnel and engine compartments,
- for the making inert of occupied spaces where flammable liquids and/or gas release could occur in the following areas:
- movable installations in the oil, gas and petrochemical sector,
- existing cargo ships.

Use of halon 1211:

- in military vehicles for the protection of spaces occupied by personnel and engine compartments,
- in hand-held fire extinguishers and fixed fire extinguishing equipment for engines for use on board aircraft,
- in aircraft for the protection of crew compartments, engine nacelles, cargo bays and dry bays,

Appendix V. Process agents

- Use of carbon tetrachloride for separating nitrogen trichloride in the manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda,
- use of carbon tetrachloride in the recovery of chlorine from residual gases from the manufacture of chlorine,
- use of carbon tetrachloride in the manufacture of chlorinated rubber,
- use of carbon tetrachloride in the manufacture of isobutylacetophenone (ibuprofen - pain-killing medications),
- use of carbon tetrachloride in the manufacture of polyphenylene terephthalamide,
- use of carbon tetrachloride in the manufacture of radioactively marked cyanocobalamin (medicine),
- use of CFC-11 in the manufacture of fine synthetic polyolefin fibre sheet,
- use of CFC-12 in the photochemical synthesis of perfluoropolyether polyperoxide precursors for Z-perfluoropolyether and bifunctional derivates, - use of CFC-113 to reduce perfluoropolyether polyperoxide intermediate products used in the manufacture of perfluoropolyether diesters,
- use of CFC-113 for the manufacture of perfluoropolyether diols with high functionality,
- use of carbon tetrachloride in the manufacture of cyclodim (solvent), and
- use of HCFCs in the above-mentioned processes when this is done to replace CFCs or carbon tetrachloride.

Section 6a-1. Implementation of Order (EC) no. 842/2006, Order (EC) no. 1494/2007, Order (EC) no. 1497/2007, Order (EC) no. 1516/2007, Order (EC) no. 303/2008, Order (EC) no. 304/2008, Order (EC) no. 305/2008, Order (EC) no. 306/2008, Order (EC) no. 307/2008 and Order (EC) no. 308/2008 regarding certain fluorinated greenhouse gases

The EEA Agreement appendix II Chapter XVII no. 9b and Appendix XX no. 21aq (Order (EC) no. 842/2006 regarding certain fluorinated greenhouse gases, Order (EC) no. 1494/2007, Order (EC) no. 1497/2007, Order (EC) no. 1516/2007, Order (EC) no. 303/2008, Order (EC) no. 304/2008, Order (EC) no. 305/2008, Order (EC) no. 306/2008, Order (EC) no. 307/2008 and Order (EC) no. 308/2008) applies as regulations with the amendments and supplements that result from appendix II, appendix XX, protocol 1 to the agreement and from the rest of the agreement.

Order (EC) no. 842/2006 article 6 regarding reporting has not been applied in Norway.

Appendix I to Chapter 6a gives a translated version of the EEA agreement’s Appendix  II Chapter XVII no. 9b and Appendix XX no. 21aq (Order (EC) no. 842/2006, Order (EC) no. 1494/2007, Order (EC) no. 1497/2007, Order (EC) no. 1516/2007, Order (EC) no. 303/2008, Order (EC) no. 304/2008, Order (EC) no. 305/2008, Order (EC) no. 306/2008, Order (EC) no. 307/2008 and Order (EC) no. 308/2008).

Section 6a-2. Scope

The provisions in this chapter do not apply to Svalbard, Jan Mayen or the  dependencies. Otherwise, the scope follows from the legislation in question.

Section 6a-3. Responsible authority

The Climate and Pollution Agency is the responsible authority in accordance with the Orders.

The Climate and Pollution Agency or the public or private institution authorised by the agency makes decisions regarding the certification of enterprises and relevant personnel where the Orders have a requirement for such certification.

Section 6a-4. Temporary certificate

Where the Orders allow for temporary certificates or transitional schemes, the Climate and Pollution Agency or the person(s) authorised by the agency decides what documented competence shall be considered as certification until a certification system is in place.

Section 6a-5. Charges

The costs associated with certification schemes in accordance with this chapter shall be covered by collecting charges from those applying for certification. The Climate and Pollution Agency determines the rate of charges for the different certificates. The Climate and Pollution Agency can amend the rate of charges with effect from 1 January the following year. The rate of charges may not be greater than that the charges collected cover the total costs connected with the certification scheme.

The Climate and Pollution Agency or the person(s) authorised by the agency shall collect the charges.