Siden 1996 er der sket betydelige ændringer i HCFC-markedet for importørernes vedkommende. Bevares 1996 som basisår, vil det medføre, at et stort antal importører ikke får tildelt importkvoter.
Since 1996 the HCFC market has changed considerably with respect to importers and the maintenance of 1996 would result in a large number of importers being deprived of their import quota.