× Information on this section of ECOLEX comes from the InforMEA Portal which compiled information from MEA Secretariats with the support of the European Union. The accuracy of the information displayed is the responsibility of the originating data source. In case of discrepancy the information as displayed on the respective MEA website prevails. Annex VI: Essential use exemptions for 1998 and 1999 Document type Decision Reference number - Date Sep 17, 1997 SourceUNEP, InforMEA Status Active Subject Waste & hazardous substances, Air & atmosphere Treaty Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Sep 16, 1987) Meeting Ninth Meeting of the Parties Website ozone.unep.org Abstract (in metric tonnes) Party* CFC-11 CFC-12 CFC-113 CFC-114 Halon-2402 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1. Australia 35.0 49.0 85.0 120.0 -- -- -- 5.0 -- 2. European Union -- 1,690.0 -- 2,857.0 -- 19.0 -- 434.0 -- 3. Hungary 6.0 3.0 2.25 3.0 0.23 0.23 1.7 3.0 -- 4. Russian Federation 226.0 -- 226.0 -- -- -- -- -- 255.0 5. United States** -- 1,085.3 -- 2,539.7 -- -- -- 280.8 -- TOTAL 267.0 2,827.3 313.25 5,519.7 0.23 19.23 1.7 722.8 255.0 * TEAP and the Open-ended Working Group had recommended approval of an exemption for South Africa for 1999 of 69 tonnes of CFC-11, 174 tonnes of CFC-12 and 3 tonnes of CFC-114 for use in MDIs for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. At the request of the representative of South Africa, the nomination was deleted from the table following the country's reclassification as a developing country Party. ** Three metric tonnes of CFC-12 for sterile aerosol talc authorized as an emergency use for 1997. Any residual quantity available at the end of 1997 could be used in 1998 if needed to effect a safe transition to a non-ODS alternative.