Examples of using Halon in English and their translations into German
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Halon content has dissipated.
Instead of sprinklers, every floor uses a halon gas system that absorbs all the oxygen if there's a fire.
From 1 January 2004, onlyinstallations listed in Annex VII which are deemed‘critical' will be permitted to continue to use halon.
Replacement of halon gas, used to extinguish fires, in the Data Processing Centre DPC.
The global warming potential and possible damage to the earth's ozone layer meant that Halon was banned in the 1990s despite its high extinguishing effectiveness.
However, only the use of halon 1301 is covered by the exemption provided for in Regulation(EC) No 2037/2000.
Under Article 4(4)(iv) of Regulation(EC) No 2037/2000,the Commission is mandated to review each year the critical uses of halon listed in Annex VII to that Regulation.
Any equipment containing halon that is not listed in Annex VII is therefore deemed non-critical.
Resistance report from Auschwitz, sent by Stanislaw Klodzinski("Staklo") to Teresa Lasocka-Estreicher("K. Tell")and Edward Halon("Boruta") in September of 1944 Camp Resistance Files, vol.
Since the ban on halons in the early 1990s, carbon dioxide has been used as a replacement product for the halon extinguishing agent.
These inquiries have recently resulted in discoveries of illegal imports into a numberof Member States(Germany, Netherlands, Belgium) of some 1, 000 tonnes of CFC and halon of Chinese origin.
This use of halon 1301 should therefore be added to the list of exempted halon uses in Annex VII in Regulation(EC) No 2037/2000.
Following a review undertaken by 1 January 2005 by the Commission of exports of such recovered, recycled and reclaimed halon for critical uses the Commission may prohibit such exports earlier than 31 December 2009.
Exports of halon for critical uses listed in Annex VII would have value which would be an incentive for its recovery rather than venting it.
The proposed change to the regulation is notonly consistent with the intent of the regulation of allowing halon to be exported for critical uses under Annex VII but also with its intent of allowing exports to be carried out safely.
The manufacture of halon 2402 in developed countries ceased on 1 January 1994 when the parties to the Montreal Protocol agreed to halt production in developed countries.
In regard to exports, Article 11(1)(d) of(EC)No 2037/2000 permits exports of products and equipment containing halon, provided they are exported to any country outside the European Community for the specific critical uses listed in Annex VII.
Regulation 3093/94 halon production/consumption phased out by 1994, CFCs and carbon tetrachloride by 1995, 1,1,1-trichloroethane by 1996; quotas and limits for HCFC and methyl bromide set by Decision 1995.
The Commission has come, during the course of the review provided for in Article 4(4)(iv) of Regulation(EC) No 2037/2000, and after consultation with the military and other stakeholders, to the following findings with regard to the use of halon 1301 and halon 1211.
Since all ships constructed since 1 July 1994 must not have halon on board, in practice it is only vessels older than this date that have halon fire protection systems.
The use of halon 1211 for the protection of spaces occupied by personnel and engine compartments in military land vehicles and naval vessels should therefore be added to the list of exempted halon uses in Annex VII in Regulation(EC) No 2037/2000.
Currently, Regulation(EC) No 2037/2000 mandates reporting by 31 December 2001 rather than annually, whereas annual reports will be important in the future for determining progress,especially as regards the destruction of halon that is surplus to the critical use requirements.
As regards the use of HCFCs in fire extinguishers as an alternative to halon, I can say that this is already banned, and therefore in Italy as well, despite the fact that Italy is ignoring a judgment by the European Court.
The Commission has, during the course of the review provided for in Article 4(4)(iv) of Regulation(EC) No 2037/2000, and after consultation with Member States, government representatives of the States that will accede to the European Union on 1 May 2004 and stakeholders,come to the following findings with regard to the use of halon 2402.
From 31 December 2003, exports from the Community of halon for critical uses not from storage facilities authorised or operated by the competent authority to store halon for critical uses shall be prohibited.";
Given the phase-out of halon in the European Community, the export of recovered and recycled halon for critical uses should be allowed in order to promote the environmental objectives of the European Community with respect to the ozone layer, in particular through the avoidance of the production of halon in developing countries, ensuring safe practices for the transport of halons for critical uses, mandatory monitoring of exports and confirmation that halons were being exported for critical uses.
In order to qualify for a critical-useexemption that would allow the continued use of halon 2402 in the countries that will accede to the European Union after that date, Annex VII to Regulation(EC) No 2037/2000 should be amended to allow this fire-extinguishing agent to be used for a range of applications.
That Article should be amended to allow bulk halon for export for critical uses until 31 December 2009 as long as it is obtained from recovered, recycled and reclaimed halon that originates from storage facilities authorised or operated by the competent authority.
The conversion of that military equipment from the use of halon 1211 to the use of halon 1301 would be costly and counterproductive with regard to the protection of the ozone layer, since halon 1301 has an ozone-depleting potential more than three-times higher than halon 1211.
It provides for the possibility of establishing timeframes for reducing the use of halon for critical uses, taking into account the availability of technically and economically feasible alternatives or technologies that are acceptable from the standpoint of environment and health, when reviewing Annex VII(critical uses of halon) of Regulation 2037/2000/EC.