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Reported data

About data

Import/export of recovered/recycled/reclaimed substances

HFC consumption

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

At a glance

Focal points:

  • Ms. Sandrine Benard NFP
    Senior Adviser / National Focal Point (NFP)
    Section for Climate Science, Air Quality and Local Climate Mitigation, Climate Department, Norwegian Environment Agency
  • Ms. Alice Gaustad FPLS
    Senior Climate Adviser
    Section for Climate Science, Air Quality and Local Climate Mitigation, Climate Department, Norwegian Environment Agency

Status of Ratification:

Vienna Convention 1986-09-23 R
Montreal Protocol 1988-06-24 R
London Amendment 1991-11-18 R
Copenhagen Amendment 1993-09-03 R
Montreal Amendment 1998-12-30 R
Beijing Amendment 2001-11-29 R
Kigali Amendment 2017-09-06 R
  • Ac - Accession
  • R - Ratification
  • At - Acceptance
  • Ap - Approval
  • Sc - Succession
Establishment of ODS licensing system: Yes
Establishment of HFC licensing system: Yes
Date HFC Licensing System Reported: 2019-04-10
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About exemptions

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

Research, development, public awareness and exchange of information (Article 9)

Several countries have reported every two years on activities undertaken by them with respect to promotion of research, development and exchange of information on best technologies, possible alternatives to controlled substances and costs and benefits of relevant control strategies and promoting public awareness.

Year of submission: 1991 1995 1996 1998 2000 2002 2003 2005 2008200920112015
Submitted Publications:
1995 Methyl Bromide in the Nordic Countries – Current Use and Alternatives
1996 Dry Cleaning without CFC
2000 Alternatives to Methyl Bromide IPM in Flour Mills; Comparison of a Norwegian and Danish Mill
2002 Protecting the Ozone Layer – A Nordic perspective – update 2002
2003 Use of ozone depleting substances in laboratories
2005 Halon Critical Uses and Alternatives – A Nordic perspectivePotential Ozone depleting Substances – Uses and Alternatives in the Nordic Countries
2008 On products Containing Ozone depleting Substances – A Guide to Customs Officers and Inspectors in the Nordic Countries
2015 Monitoring of the atmospheric ozone layer and natural ultraviolet radiation Annual Report 2014HCFC phase-out in the Nordic countriesODS waste treatment in the Nordic Countries
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Reclamation facilities reported by the Parties (Decision VI/19(4))

Parties report periodically on the reclamation facilities and their capacities available in their countries.

Party Report Date Facility Name Address Reclaimed Substances Capacity Remarks
Norway 1995-08-25 Gramkov 1250 CFC, HCFC 100 tons/yr
Norway 1995-08-25 Halons 15 tons/yr
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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 Norway to the Ozone Research Managers meetings to date are available below:
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