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Essential-use exemptions approved by the Meetings of the Parties

	Party	CFC‑11			CFC‑12			CFC‑113			CFC‑114			Methyl chloroform						CFCs
Sixth Meeting of the Parties		1996	1997		1996	1997		1996	1997		1996	1997		1996	1997					1996
	Australia	80.00			200.00						10.0
	Canada	152.00			377.00						70.0
	EU-Belgium	90.00			95.00
	EU-Denmark																			<5
	EU-France	618.00			1,063.00			30.1			153.0
	EU-Germany	178.00			417.00						178.0
	EU-Ireland	145.00			264.00
	EU-Italy	145.00			340.00			5.0			50.0
	EU-Portugal	3.63			8.38						1.2
	EU-Spain	146.00			362.00			1.0			39.0
	EU-UK	1,031.00			1,762.00			32.0			363.0
	Finland	6.00			16.00
	Japan	75.00			142.00			1.0			22.0
	Poland	330.00			330.00						40.0
	S. Africa	59.00	67.0		123.00	138.0					7.0	9.0
	Switzerland	8.00			8.00						8.0
	USA	749.80	658.3		2,363.20	2,177.0					343.7	343.1		56.8	56.8
	TOTAL	3,816.43	725.3		7,870.58	2,315.0		69.1			1,284.9	352.1		56.8	56.8					<5
	Party	CFC‑11			CFC‑12			CFC‑113			CFC‑114			Methyl chloroform						CFC‑12/114
Seventh Meeting of the Parties		1996	1997	1998	1996	1997	1998	1996	1997	1998	1996	1997	1998	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	1997
	Australia		48.0	29.0		112.0	70.0					4.0	4.0
	Canada		164.0			404.0						80.0
	European Union		1,991.3			3,946.3			18.5			679.0								1.5
	Hungary	5.0	5.0		2.0	2.0		1.0	1.0		2.0	2.0
	Israel	2.0	2.0		4.8	4.8		0.5	0.4
	Japan		57.0			147.0			0.8			35.2
	USA	328.0	331.0		437.5	431.0					40.8	19.0		2.9	3.7	60.1	59.6	58.4	58.4
	TOTAL	335.0	2,598.3	29.0	444.3	5,047.1	70.0	1.5	20.7		42.8	819.2	4.0	2.9	3.7	60.1	59.6	58.4	58.4	1.5

	Party	CFC‑11			CFC‑12			CFC‑113				CFC‑114			Halon‑2402
Eighth Meeting of the Parties		1997	1998	1999	1997	1998	1999	1997	1998	1999		1997	1998	1999	1996	1997
	Australia	8			22
	Canada		128			320							65
	European Union		1,778.00			3,307.00			16				509
	Japan		53	37		105	75		0.5	0.5			23	24
	Poland	130	130		220	220						30	30
	Russian Federation	266			266										352	300
	South Africa		62			156							5
	Switzerland	2	2		4	4						2	2
	USA	149.3	1,204.30		415.8	2,814.70						131.5	369
	TOTAL	555.3	3,357.30	37	927.8	6,926.70	75		16.5	0.5		163.5	1,003.00	24	352	300
Ninth Meeting of the Parties		1998	1999		1997	1998	1999	1998	1999			1998	1999		1998
	Australia	35	49			85	120						5
	European Union		1,690.00				2,857.00		19				434
	Hungary	6	3			2.25	3	0.23	0.23			1.7	3
	Russian Federation	226				226									255
	USA**		1,085.30		3		2,539.70						280.8
	TOTAL	267	2,827.30		3	313.25	5,519.70	0.23	19.23			1.7	722.8		255
Tenth Meeting of the Parties		1999	2000		1999	2000		1997	1998	1999	2000	1999	2000		1999
	Australia	45	63		90	153.7							3.3
	Canada	140	140
	European Union		1,415.00			2,057.00				0.1	6.1		292
	Poland	120	125		235	245		1.7	1.7	1.7		25	30
	Russian Federation														160
	USA		1,013.00			2,391.00							331
	TOTAL	305	2,756.00		325	4,846.70		1.7	1.7	1.8	6.1	25	656.3		160
Eleventh Meeting of the Parties		2000	2001		2000	2001		2000	2001			2000	2001		2000
	European Union		1,243.00			1,813.00			7				207
	Hungary	0.5	0.5		0.5	0.5		0.25	0.25			0.5	0.5
	Japan	32	27		55	54		0.2	0.2			11	7
	Poland							1.7
	Russian Federation														90
	USA		918			1,947.00							236
	TOTAL	32.5	2,188.50		55.5	3,814.50		2.15	7.45			11.5	450.5		90

	Party	CFCs (11,12, 114)		CFC‑113
Twelfth Meeting of the Parties		2001	2002	2001
	Australia	11	11
	European Union		2,785.00
	Poland	320	300	0.85
	USA		2900
	TOTAL	331	5,996.00	0.85
Thirteenth Meeting of the Parties		2002	2003	2002	2003
	Australia
	European Union		2,539.00		40
	Hungary	1.5	1.5	0.25	0.25
	Japan	45		0.85
	Poland
	Russian Federation	396	391
	Ukraine	144	120
	USA	550	3,270.00
	TOTAL	1,136.50	6,231.50	1.1	40.25
Fourteenth Meeting of the Parties		2003	2004
	Australia	11	11
	European Union		1,885.00
	Japan	40	30
	Poland	240	236
	Russian Federation	396
	USA		2,975.00
	TOTAL	687	5,137.00
Fifteenth Meeting of the Parties		2004	2005
	European Union	2,043.00	1,030.00
	Poland	78
	Russian Federation	378	336
	Switzerland	0.5
	Ukraine	83.5
	USA		1,902.00
	TOTAL	2,583.00	3,268.00
Sixteenth Meeting of the Parties		2005	2006
	European Union		550
	Russian Federation
	Ukraine	53.1
	USA		1,900.00
	TOTAL	53.1	2,450.00
Seventeenth Meeting of the Parties		2006	2007
	European Union	539
	Russian Federation	400	243
	USA	1,100.00	1,000.00
	TOTAL	2,039.00	1,243.00
Eighteenth Meeting of the Parties		2007	2008	2007
	European Union	535.0
	Russian Federation			150.0
	USA		385.0
	TOTAL	535.0	385.0	150.0
Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties		2008	2009	2008	2009
	European Union	200.0
	Russian Federation	212.0		140.0	130.0
	USA		282.0
	TOTAL	412.0	282.0	140.0	130.0
Twentieth Meeting of the Parties		2009	2010
	European Union	22.0
	Russian Federation	248.0
	USA		92.0
	TOTAL	270.0	92.0
Twenty-First Meeting of the Parties		2010
	Argentina	178
	Bangladesh	156.7
	China	972.2
	Egypt	227.4
	India	343.6
	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	105
	Pakistan	34.9
	Russian Federation	212
	Syrian Arab Republic	44.68
	TOTAL	2096.48
Twenty-Second Meeting of the Parties		2011
	Argentina	107.2
	Bangladesh	57.0
	China	741.15
	Pakistan	39.6
	Russian Federation	212.0
	TOTAL	1,156.95

Summary by year of essential use exemptions

Summary	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
CFCs	13,869.61	13,530.50	11,990.38	9,882.33	8,366.75	6,792.80	7,133.60	6,958.75	7,720.0	3,321.1	4,489.0	1,928.0	937.0	682.0	2,366.48	1,156.95
Halon-2402	352.00	300.00	255.00	160.00	90.00
Methyl Chloroform	59.70	60.50	60.10	59.60	58.40	58.40
TOTAL	14,281.31	13,891.00	12,305.48	10,101.93	8,515.15	6,851.20	7,133.60	6,958.75	7,720.0	3,321.1	4,489.0	1,928.0	937.0	682.0	2,366.48	1,156.95

All quantities expressed in metric tonnes.