Guidance

Check a laboratory ozone-depleting substances (LabODS) number

How to check that a laboratory is allowed to buy ozone-depleting substances (ODS).

• From: Environment Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 31 December 2020
• Last updated: 16 January 2024 — See all updates

If you plan to sell ODS to a customer for laboratory or analytical use, you must check the status of their LabODS number.

The service will show the:

• laboratory’s name
• amount of substance in kilograms that the laboratory can buy each year

Before you sell to a laboratory, you should check that:

• their LabODS number is valid
• they have not purchased more than the declared specific ODS mass for the calendar year
• this purchase will not take them over their declared specific ODS mass for the calendar year

Published 31 December 2020
Last updated 16 January 2024 + show all updates

1. 16 January 2024

   Outlined the details that the LabODS service will show and how to use this information.

2. 31 December 2020

   First published.