Exemption for Laboratory and Analytical Uses

Under the essential use exemption program, EPA allows small volumes of CFCs and other ozone-depleting substances to be newly manufactured or imported to meet the needs of certain analytic and laboratory uses.

Final Rule to Extend the Laboratory and Analytical Use Exemption beyond 2007 (PDF) (6 pp, 121 kb, About PDF) (December 19, 2007)
Proposed Rule to Extend the Laboratory and Analytical Use Exemption beyond 2007 (September 13, 2007; 72 FR 52332): Fact sheet on 2007 final rule
Final Rule to Extend the Laboratory and Analytical Use Exemption through 2007 (December 29, 2005; 70 FR 77048): Fact sheet on 2005 final rule

Exemption for Laboratory and Analytical Uses

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