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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
C0M(85) 644 final 
B russels, 19 November 1985
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL
Chlorofluorocarbons in the environment :  updating the situation
COM(85) 644 final

1. O n  31 M ay 1983 the Commission sent to the Council a Communication on
(1 )th is  subject . O n  16 June 1983 the Council took note of th is 
communication which concluded that :
"A  re-examination of a ll aspects of the situ a tio n  with a view towards 
taking the appropriate measures at Community level could be done, under 
normal circumstances, by the end of 1985".
2. Since then the European Community signed the Vienna Convention for the 
protection of the ozone layer on 22 March 1985 as a Contracting Party 
along with seven other Member S tates. In addition it subscribed to the 
Resolution attached to the Final Act of the signature, that launched 
the work for the preparation of a Protocol on CFCs.
3. Quite a p a rt, however, from the work on CFCs that is currently under way 
under the aegis of the Vienna Convention, a fu ll re-examination taking 
into account a ll  aspects cannot be conducted at th is time.
In fa c t, the major report containing the la te st s c ie n tific  information 
on the s ta te  of the. ozone layer sponsored by W M O , N A SA , U N EP, the 
Commission and other in tern atio n al organisatior.L· w ill be ready only at 
the end of 1985;
Furthermore, the Coordinating Committee on the Ozone Layer (C C O L ) of 
U N E P  w ill conduct i t s  next s c ie n tific  assessment of the sta te  of the 
ozone layer in January 1986;
In the past the Commission has always based i ts e lf  on the assessment 
provided by such in tern atio n ally  recognized au th o ritie s in order to 
conduct a fu ll re-examination of the situ a tio n .
4. Annex I contains the updating of the to ta l Community annual figures of
production and sales of C F C  11, 12, 113 and 114 which the European
chlorofluorocarbon producers provided to the Commission. These figures
C0M(83)284 Final, 31.5.1983

show that the s itu a tio n  continues to be the same as in previous years, 
notably with a reduction of 35 %  in the use of C F C  1 1  and 12 in 
aerosols as compared with 1976.
5. Under the action programme in the sectors of re frig e ra tio n , foam 
p la s tic s  and solvents the Commission has d istrib u te d  with the help of
the corresponding European Industry Associations the Codes of Practice
(*) (*) (*) in Foam P la stic s , R efrigeration and Solvents . These codes are
currently being applied by the appropriate in d u strie s. These codes w ill
be reviewed in the lig h t of experience and in consultation with the
in d u stries concerned, not la te r than 1988.
6. Since the signature on of the Vienna Convention on the protection of 
the ozone layer the Commission has been p articip a tin g  in the 
in tern atio n al discussions concerning the preparation of the C F C  
Protocol. These discussions w ill lead to two sessions of a workshop on 
the control of CFCs to be held during 1986 (M ay and September). The 
aim of th is  workshop w ill be to gather a l l  the necessary information so 
that a ll  the possible options for co n tro llin g  CFCs can be considered. 
It is expected th at th is  exercise w ill then resu lt in the preparation 
by U N E P  of the Protocol on CFCs.
7. In the lig h t of the developments noted above the Commission counts on 
being able to present a fu ll re-examination of a ll aspects of the 
s itu a tio n  concerning CFCs in the second semester of 1986 in good time 
for i t  to be taken into account by member States and by the concluding 
stages of the negotiations of the C F C  Protocol of the Vienna 
Convention. In th is  way there is every prospect of ensuring coherence 
between Community decisions and the planned in tern atio n al protocol. 
This is plain ly  g reatly  to be desired.
8. The Commission accordingly proposes that the Council should take note 
of th is  Communication and should in v ite the Commission to present the 
fu ll re-examination foreseen by the la st Communication in the second 
semester of 1986.
European Community Reports Nos. E U R  9508, E U R  9509, E U R  9510

CFC 11 & 12 PRODUCTION AND SALES BY EEC PRODUCERS :  1976 - 1984
Tonnes CFCs 11 & 12
I
(PRODUCTION 
((including imports) 
(Change from 1976 - tes 
I  - X
l „________________________
(S
ALES IN EEC MARKETS 
I  (excluding saLes to 
I  co-producers)
I
(AEROSOLS
(Change from 1976 - tes1976
326,4331977
319,107
*  7,326
* 2.21978
307,033
-  19,400
-  5.91979 1980 1981
304,2381 295,7181 300,144
I  I
- 22,1951- 30,7151- 26,289
- 6.8 I- 9.4 I- 8.1
-  %
(REFRIGERATION 
(Change from 1976
(FOAM PLASTICS 
(Change from 1976tes
%
tes
%
ISOLVENTS/OTHER USES 
(Change from 1976 - tes
ITOTAL §A1ES IN EEC 
(Change from 1976 - te:
i  - %176,914
20,773
42,154
4,178
244,019162,568
- 14,346
-  8.1
20,293
480
- 2.3
45,254 
+ 3,100
+ 7.4
4,871 
+ 693
+ 16.6
232,986
- 11,033
- 4.5150,424
- 26,490
- 15.0
20,416
357
- 1.7
54,524 
+ 12,370 
+ 29.3
6,073 
+ 1,895
+ 45.4
231,437
- 12,582
- 5.2i
136,5521 126,4421 116,139
- 40,3621- 50,472 |~ 60,775
- 22.8 I- 28.5 i- 34.4
20,300! 
4731 + 
- 2.3 (  +21,174! 21,451
4011+ 678
1.9 1+ 3.3
55,7881 61,859( 64,067 
+ 13,6341+ 19,705 i+ 21,913 
+ 32.3 (+ 46.7 (+ 52.0
6,921|
+ 2,743! +
+ 65,7 !+ 76.07,3531 8,108
3,175!+ 3,930
!+ 94.1
219,5611 216,828 I  209,765 
■'24,4581- 27,191!- 34,254 
■  10.0 I- 11.1 I- 14.0
(TOTAL EXPORTS OUTSIDE 
I  EEC
(Change from 1976 - tes
i  - %83,578 81,187
2,391
2.982,236
1,342
1 .681,6361 79,361) 88,243
- 1,9421- 4,217(+ 4,665
- 2.3 (- 5.0 (+ 5.6
(TOTAL EEC AND EXPORT 
I  SALES
(Change from 1976 - tes 
I  - X327 ,597 314,173
13,424
4.1313,673
13,924
4.3301,197 !  296,1891 298,008
I I
- 26,4001- 31,4081- 29,589
- 8.1 1- 9.6 I- 9.0
(PRODUCTION LESS SALES 1,164- 4,934 - 6,640 + 3,0411- 4711+ 2,136

CFC 11 & 12 PRODUCTION AND SALES BY EEC PRODUCERS :  1976 - 1984 Cont. 
Tonnes CFCs 11 & 12
I  PRODUCTION 
Kincluding imports) 
(Change from 1976 - tes
I -  2
I ___________________________1982
288,979
-  37,454 
■  11.51983
310,193
- 16,240
- 5.01984
322,209
- 4,224
-  1.3
I  SALES IN EEC MARKETS 
I  (excluding sales to 
i  co-producers)
(AEROSOLS I111,712 113,895 114,657
(Change from 1976 - tesi-65,202 -63,019 -62,257
1I2 1-(36.9 -35.6 -35.2
1
(REFRIGERATION1
121,245 21,605 23,064
(Change from 1976 - tes 1+472 +832 +2,291
(
12 1+2.3 +4.0+11.0
I
(FOAM PLASTICS 65,627 70,053 69,445
(Change from 1976 - tes 1 +23,473+27 ,899+27,291
1
12+55.7+66.2+64.7
1
(SOLVENTS/OTHER USES 8,178 10,867 10,563
(Change from 1976 - tes+4,000+6,689+6,385
1 2+95.7+160.1 +152.8
(TOTAL SALES IN EEC 
(Change from 1976 - tes
I ' -  2206,762 
■  37,257 
15.3216,420
- 27,599
- 11.3217,729
- 26,290
-  10.8
(TOTAL EXPORTS OUTSIDE 
(EEC
I  Change from 1976 - tes
I -  281,999
1,579
1.991,229 
+ 7,651 
+ 9.2103,420 
+ 19,842 
+ 23.7
ITOTAL EEC AND EXPORT 
(SALES
(Change from 1976 - tes
I  - 2288,761
- 38,836
- 11.9307,649
- 19,948
-  6.1321,149
•  6,448
■  2.0
(PRODUCTION LESS SALES 218+ 2,544 + 1,060
NOTE The 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984 data includes Greece whereas the 
the earlier years does notl

CFC 113/114 PRODUCTION AND SALES BY EEC PRODUCERS FOR THE YEARS
1976, 1977 AND 1984
Tonnes CFCs 113 & 114
1
11976 1977 1  
11  1984 1  |  
1 1 1
PRODUCTION I23,524 23,8791 1  53,5681 |
(including imports) |  
Change from 1976 - tes |  
- X 1 
1+
+355 1  
1.5 11 !  1 
1+ 30,044! |  
1+127.7 |  1  
!  1 !
SALES IN EEC MARKETS I 1 1 !  1
(excluding sales to 1 1 !  1
co-producers) 1
I1
|1 1 1 
1 1 1 I
AEROSOLS 1  
Change from 1976 - tes|  
- % 15,198
+
+5,261!
631
1.2 1
|!  5,2941 1  
1+961 1 
1+  1.8 I  I  
1 1 11
REFRIGERATION I  
Change from 1976 - tes 1
- % 1|135
+
+1
223 |
88 1
65.2 1  
11 1 1 
1 2811 1 
1+ 1461 !  
1+108.2 !  1 
1 1 1
FOAM PLASTICS 1  
Change from 1976 - tes 1  
- % 1i  1373 9921 
+ 6191
+166.0 i
)1  1,7101 1  
!+ 1,337! 1  
f+358.4 1  1  
|  |  jI
!  SOLVENTS/OTHER USES 
Change from 1976 - tes
i  - %11,861
• f r
• 41
12,8311 
970 i
8.2 1 
|!  31,3441 !  
1+ 19,483! !  
1+164.3 !  !
!  i  !
|TOTAL SALES IN EEC 
Change from 1976 - tes
- X
117,567
4 -
+1
19,307 |  
1,7401 
9.9 1  
!!  38,629! !
|+ 21,0621 !  
1+119.9 !  i
!  i  !.. . . .
|TOTAL EXPORTS OUTSIDE 
lEEC
1  Change from 1976 - tes 
1 - %
15,183
+
+5,656 1  
473! 
9.1 !  
1 
!i  12,8731 !  
!+ 7,6901 1  
1+148.4 !  1
1 !  I  
1 1 1
[TOTAL EEC AND EXPORT 22,750 24,963| 1  51,5021 1
|  SALES
IChange from 1976 - tes 
1 - %
1+
+1
2,213! 
9.7 1
11 1 !  
|+ 28,752! 1  
1+126.4 1  1  
!  1 !
IPRODUCTION LESS SALES 
1+ 774
________—1,
0841
-1 —|+ 2,0661 1  
____L 1  !
NOTE: The 1984 data includes Greece whereas the 1976 and 1977 data does no

CFC 113/114
EEC PRODUCTION AND USE STATISTICS IN TONNES
1976 1977 1984
PRODUCTION 
inc all imports
SALES IN HOME MARKET
Aerosols
Refrigeration
Foam
Solvent/other uses 
SALES TO EEC MARKETS 
Aerosols 
Refrigeration - <
Foam
Solvent/other uses 
TOTAL EEC SALES 
TOTAL EXPORTS OUTSIDE EEC 
TOTAL EEC AND EXPORT SALES 
PRODUCTION LESS SALES23,524 23,879 53,568
3,738
51
300
5,783
1,460 
84 
73 
6,078 
17,567 
5,183 
22,750 
+ 7744,053
105
611
6,519
1,208
118
381
6,312
19,307
5,656
24,963
-1,0844,088
112
754
15,922
1,206
169
956
15,422
38,629
12,873
51,502
+2,066
N O T E :
1976 and 1977 data from earlier PMM exercise and does not include Greece 
whereas the 1984 data does.