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Reported data

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ODS consumption

‘Consumption‘ is calculated as Production (if any) + imports - exports.

ODS production

‘Production’ is calculated as the amount produced – amount destroyed – amount used as feedstock. It excludes amounts recycled and reused.

Destruction of controlled substances

Import/export of recovered/recycled/reclaimed substances

HCFC consumption

‘Consumption’ is calculated as production + imports – exports.

HCFC production

‘Production’ is calculated as the amount produced – amount destroyed – amount used as feedstock. It excludes amounts recycled and reused.

At a glance

Focal points:

  • Ms. Chen Haijun NFP FPLS
    Director
    Division of International Ecological and Environmental Conventions, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, P.R. China

Status of Ratification:

Vienna Convention 1989-09-11 Ac
Montreal Protocol 1991-06-14 Ac
London Amendment 1991-06-14 Ac
Copenhagen Amendment 2003-04-22 Ac
Montreal Amendment 2010-05-19 At
Beijing Amendment 2010-05-19 At
Kigali Amendment
  • Ac - Accession
  • R - Ratification
  • At - Acceptance
  • Ap - Approval
  • Sc - Succession
Declarations and notes
Establishment of ODS licensing system: Yes
Establishment of HFC licensing system: No
Click here to view status of HFC licensing systems for all parties
About exemptions

Approved essential uses

Approved amounts for essential use exemptions: The Parties may decide from time to time to allow essential uses of controlled substances after product... Read more

Approved critical uses

Approved amounts for critical use exemptions: The Parties may decide from time to time to allow critical essential uses of methyl bromide as requested... Read more

Amounts consumed for laboratory and analytical uses

Laboratory and analytical uses: The parties have decided on a global exemption until 31 December 2021 concerning certain ozone depleting substances fo... Read more
Quarantine and pre-shipment uses: methyl bromide for quarantine and pre-shipment (QPS) applications is used to control pests and pathogens in certain imported and exported commodities, and QPS uses are not included in the calculated levels of consumption and production.

The Vienna Convention provides for that parties shall co-operate in conducting research and systematic observations and in formulating recommendations for future research and observation in areas related to the ozone layer. To this end the Ozone Research Managers meet every three years to review national and international research and monitoring activities to ensure coordination and identify gaps.
Reports submitted by China to the Ozone Research Managers meetings to date are available below:
To view reports submitted by all Parties to the Ozone Research Managers meetings to date, click here
The Multilateral Fund:
US$1,405,199,670
The Multilateral Fund is the financial mechanism of the Montreal Protocol and provides financial and technical assistance to Article 5 (developing) countries to enable their compliance with the Protocol’s control measures. The Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund has approved funding to China in the amount of US$1,405,199,670 to date 2019-12-31. As at 2018-12-31, US$1,307,870,186 had been disbursed to China. For more information please refer to the Multilateral Fund website.