1. The import, placing on the market, any subsequent supply or making available to another person within the Union for payment or free of charge, use or export of non-refillable containers for ozone-depleting substances, empty, or fully or partially filled, shall be prohibited, except for essential laboratory and analytical uses as referred to in Article 8. Such containers may only be stored or transported for subsequent disposal.
The first subparagraph shall apply to non-refillable containers, namely:
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(a)
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containers which cannot be refilled without being adapted for that purpose; and
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(b)
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containers which could be refilled but are imported or placed on the market without provision having been made for their return for refilling.
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