Phase-out of production and consumption of class I substances

42 U.S. Code § 7671c. Phase-out of production and consumption of class I substances

(a) Production phase-out
Effective on January 1 of each year specified in Table 2, it shall be unlawful for any person to produce any class I substance in an annual quantity greater than the relevant percentage specified in Table 2. The percentages in Table 2 refer to a maximum allowable production as a percentage of the quantity of the substance produced by the person concerned in the baseline year.

Table 2

Date

Carbon tetrachloride

Methyl chloroform

Other class I substances

1991

100%

100%

85%

1992

 90%

100%

80%

1993

 80%

 90%

75%

1994

 70%

 85%

65%

1995

 15%

 70%

50%

1996

 15%

 50%

40%

1997

 15%

 50%

15%

1998

 15%

 50%

15%

1999

 15%

 50%

15%

2000

 

 20%

2001

 

 20%

(b) Termination of production of class I substances
Effective January 1, 2000 (January 1, 2002 in the case of methyl chloroform), it shall be unlawful for any person to produce any amount of a class I substance.
(c) Regulations regarding production and consumption of class I substances
The Administrator shall promulgate regulations within 10 months after November 15, 1990, phasing out the production of class I substances in accordance with this section and other applicable provisions of this subchapter. The Administrator shall also promulgate regulations to insure that the consumption of class I substances in the United States is phased out and terminated in accordance with the same schedule (subject to the same exceptions and other provisions) as is applicable to the phase-out and termination of production of class I substances under this subchapter.
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