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Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)

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[F1ANNEX VI U.K. CRITICAL USES OF HALONS

For the purposes of this Annex, the following definitions shall apply:

1.

Cut-off date means the date after which halons must not be used for fire extinguishers or fire protection systems in new equipment and new facilities for the application concerned.

2.

New equipment means equipment for which, by the cut-off date, neither of the following events has occurred:

(a)

signature of the relevant procurement or development contract;

(b)

submission of a request for type approval or type certification to the appropriate regulatory authority. [F2For aircraft, submission of a request for type certification refers to a submission of a request for a new aircraft type certification.]

3.

New facilities means facilities for which, by the cut-off date, neither of the following events has occurred:

(a)

signature of the relevant development contract;

(b)

submission of a request for planning consent to the appropriate regulatory authority.

4.

End date means the date after which halons shall not be used for the application concerned and by which date the fire extinguishers or fire protection systems containing halons shall be decommissioned.

5.

Inerting means preventing the initiation of combustion of a flammable or explosive atmosphere by means of the addition of an inhibiting or diluting agent.

6.

Cargo ship means a ship that is not a passenger ship, is over 500 tonnes gross weight, and embarks on an international voyage, in accordance with the definition of those terms in the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention. The SOLAS Convention defines a passenger ship as a ship that carries more than 12 passengers and an international voyage as a voyage from a country to which the present Convention applies to a port outside such country, or conversely .

7.

A normally occupied space means a protected space in which it is necessary for persons to be present most or all of the time in order for the equipment or facility to function effectively. For military applications, the occupancy status of the protected space would be that applicable during a combat situation.

8.

A normally unoccupied space means a protected space that is occupied for limited periods only, in particular for undertaking maintenance, and where the continual presence of persons is not necessary for the effective functioning of the equipment or facility.

CRITICAL USES OF HALONS
Application Cut-off date (31 December of the stated year) End date (31 December of the stated year)
Category of equipment or facility Purpose Type of extinguisher Type of halon

1. On military ground vehicles

1.1. For the protection of engine compartments

Fixed system

1301

1211

2402

2010 2035

1.2. For the protection of crew compartments

Fixed system

1301

2402

2011 2040

1.3. For the protection of crew compartments

Portable extinguisher

1301

1211

2011 2020

2. On military surface ships

2.1. For the protection of normally occupied machinery spaces

Fixed system

1301

2402

2010 2040

2.2. For the protection of normally unoccupied engine spaces

Fixed system

1301

1211

2402

2010 2035

2.3. For the protection of normally unoccupied electrical compartments

Fixed system

1301

1211

2010 2030

2.4. For the protection of command centres

Fixed system 1301 2010 2030

2.5. For the protection of fuel pump rooms

Fixed system 1301 2010 2030

2.6. For the protection of flammable liquid storage compartments

Fixed system

1301

1211

2402

2010 2030

2.7. For the protection of aircraft in hangars and maintenance areas

Portable extinguisher

1301

1211

2010 2016

3. On military submarines

3.1. For the protection of machinery spaces

Fixed system 1301 2010 2040

3.2. For the protection of command centres

Fixed system 1301 2010 2040

3.3. For the protection of diesel generator spaces

Fixed system 1301 2010 2040

3.4. For the protection of electrical compartments

Fixed system 1301 2010 2040

4. On aircraft

4.1. For the protection of normally unoccupied cargo compartments

Fixed system

1301

1211

2402

2018 2040

4.2. For the protection of cabins and crew compartments

Portable extinguisher

1211

2402

2014 2025

4.3. For the protection of engine nacelles and auxiliary power units

Fixed system

1301

1211

2402

2014 2040

4.4. For the inerting of fuel tanks

Fixed system

1301

2402

2011 2040

4.5. For the protection of lavatory waste receptacles

Fixed system

1301

1211

2402

2011 2020

4.6. For the protection of dry bays

Fixed system

1301

1211

2402

2011 2040

5. In oil, gas and petrochemicals facilities

5.1. For the protection of spaces where flammable liquid or gas could be released

Fixed system

1301

2402

2010 2020

6. On commercial cargo ships

6.1. For the inerting of normally occupied spaces where flammable liquid or gas could be released

Fixed system

1301

2402

1994 2016

7. In land-based command and communications facilities essential to national security

7.1. For the protection of normally occupied spaces

Fixed system

1301

2402

2010 2025

7.2. For the protection of normally occupied spaces

Portable extinguisher 1211 2010 2013

7.3. For the protection of normally unoccupied spaces

Fixed system

1301

2402

2010 2020

8. At airfields and airports

8.1. For crash rescue vehicles

Portable extinguisher 1211 2010 2016

8.2. For the protection of aircraft in hangars and maintenance areas

Portable extinguisher 1211 2010 2016

9. In nuclear power and nuclear research facilities

9.1. For the protection of spaces where necessary to minimise risk of dispersion of radioactive matter

Fixed system 1301 2010 2020

10. In the Channel Tunnel

10.1. For the protection of technical facilities

Fixed system 1301 2010 2016

10.2. For the protection of power cars and shuttle wagons of Channel Tunnel trains

Fixed system 1301 2010 2020

11. Other

11.1. For initial extinguishing by fire brigades where essential to personal safety

Portable extinguisher 1211 2010 2013

11.2. For the protection of persons by military and police personnel

Portable extinguisher 1211 2010 2013]

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