A method for producing a carbonate derivative, comprising irradiating light containing a light having a wavelength of 180 nm or more and 300 nm or less on a composition containing a C 1-4 halogenated hydrocarbon having one or more kinds of halogen atoms selected from the group consisting of a chlorine atom, a bromine atom and an iodine atom, a nucleophilic functional group-containing compound and a base in the presence of oxygen, wherein the nucleophilic functional group-containing compound is represented by the following formula (i) and the carbonate derivative is a linear carbonate derivative represented by the following formula, or the nucleophilic functional group-containing compound is represented by the following formula (ii), Bisphenol A, Bisphenol AP, Bisphenol B, Bisphenol BP, Bisphenol TMC or Bisphenol Z, and the carbonate derivative is a polycarbonate derivative containing a unit represented by the following formula (II-1), a polycarbonate ester of Bisphenol A, Bisphenol AP, Bisphenol B, Bisphenol BP, Bisphenol TMC or Bisphenol Z, or a cyclic carbonate derivative represented by the following formula (II-2), and wherein the base is one or more bases selected from the group consisting of a heterocyclic aromatic amine, a non-nucleophilic strong base, and an inorganic base; (i) R 1 -A-H (ii) H-A-R 2 -A-H R 1 -A-C(=O) -A-R 1 (II-1) [-A-R 2 -A-C(=O)-] wherein A is O, S or NR 3 wherein R 3 is H or a C 1-4 alkyl group, or R 3 forms a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group with R 1 and N, R 1 is a C 6-14 aryl group, a C 4-14 heteroaryl group or a C 2-24 alkylpolyoxyalkylene group, R 2 is a C 2-10 alkylene group, a C 6-14 arylene group, a C 4-14 heteroarylene group or a C 2-24 polyoxyalkylene group; wherein the C 1-4 halogenated hydrocarbon is a polyhalogenated methane, wherein the heterocyclic aromatic amine is pyridine, picoline or lutidine, wherein the non-nucleophilic strong base is 1,5,7-triazabi-cyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene, 7-methyl-1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene, 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene, 1,5-diazabicy-clo[4.3.0]non-5-ene or 1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine, and wherein the inorganic base is an alkali metal hydroxide, an alkali metal hydrogen carbonate, an alkali metal carbonate, an alkaline earth metal hydroxide, or an alkaline earth metal carbonate. irradiating light containing a light having a wavelength of 180 nm or more and 300 nm or less on a composition containing a C 1-4 halogenated hydrocarbon having one or more kinds of halogen atoms selected from the group consisting of a chlorine atom, a bromine atom and an iodine atom, a nucleophilic functional group-containing compound and a base in the presence of oxygen, wherein the nucleophilic functional group-containing compound is represented by the following formula (i) and the carbonate derivative is a linear carbonate derivative represented by the following formula, or the nucleophilic functional group-containing compound is represented by the following formula (ii), Bisphenol A, Bisphenol AP, Bisphenol B, Bisphenol BP, Bisphenol TMC or Bisphenol Z, and the carbonate derivative is a polycarbonate derivative containing a unit represented by the following formula (II-1), a polycarbonate ester of Bisphenol A, Bisphenol AP, Bisphenol B, Bisphenol BP, Bisphenol TMC or Bisphenol Z, or a cyclic carbonate derivative represented by the following formula (II-2), and wherein the base is one or more bases selected from the group consisting of a heterocyclic aromatic amine, a non-nucleophilic strong base, and an inorganic base; (i) R 1 -A-H (ii) H-A-R 2 -A-H R 1 -A-C(=O) -A-R 1 (II-1) [-A-R 2 -A-C(=O)-] wherein (i) R 1 -A-H (ii) H-A-R 2 -A-H A is O, S or NR 3 wherein R 3 is H or a C 1-4 alkyl group, or R 3 forms a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group with R 1 and N, R 1 is a C 6-14 aryl group, a C 4-14 heteroaryl group or a C 2-24 alkylpolyoxyalkylene group, R 2 is a C 2-10 alkylene group, a C 6-14 arylene group, a C 4-14 heteroarylene group or a C 2-24 polyoxyalkylene group; wherein the C 1-4 halogenated hydrocarbon is a polyhalogenated methane, wherein the heterocyclic aromatic amine is pyridine, picoline or lutidine, wherein the non-nucleophilic strong base is 1,5,7-triazabi-cyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene, 7-methyl-1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene, 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene, 1,5-diazabicy-clo[4.3.0]non-5-ene or 1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine, and wherein the inorganic base is an alkali metal hydroxide, an alkali metal hydrogen carbonate, an alkali metal carbonate, an alkaline earth metal hydroxide, or an alkaline earth metal carbonate.