European Parliament 17 January 2002, WRITTEN QUESTION E-0008/02 by Monica Frassoni (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. Mine prospecting permits in Sardinia and environmental impact assessments.

freezers from 1 January 2002. As CFCs are very destructive to the ozone layer, and since the foam contains approximately 75 % of the CFCs and the cooling system only 25 %, Article 16(3) required CFCs to be recovered from products such as foam if practicable from 1 October 2000.