You have the bromine on the right now.

(a) Unusually low consumption in 2002 due to higher than normal imports in 2001

Table 2 MB reductions in the top 15 MB consuming A5 Parties (countries that consumed more than 300 metric tonnes in 2000)

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Rate of methyl bromide reductions

Table 2 Historical MB reductions in the top 15 MB consuming A5 Parties (countries that consumed more than 300 metric tonnes in 2000)

Table MB reductions in the top1 10 MB consuming A5 Parties

Bromine is still connected to carbon, which is still connected to hydrogen.

Table 2 show the MB reductions achieved by 2001 2 in the 15 highest MB consuming A5 Parties.

Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee

MB consumption Article 5

Consideration of methyl bromide related issues

Table 2 show the MB reductions achieved by 2001 2 in the 15 highest MB consuming A5 Parties.

MB Consumption Iin A5 Parties

MB consumption non Article 5

(a) Calculated from planned and anticipated MLF and GEF projects, taking into account the feasible MB reduction rate experienced in A5 countries to date (b) Except for critical use exemptions if there are genuine cases where MB alternatives are not available by this date (c) Total based on recent national consumption after the baseline period.

Table 1 MB consumption bands in A5 countries

(a) Maximum national MB consumption in the past

Consideration of methyl bromide related issues

Consideration of methyl bromide related issues

Consideration of methyl bromide related issues

The vast majority of A5 Parties that still consume MB are implementing MLF projects to reduce or totally phase out MB.

You have your two hydrogens, and then you would have a hydrogen here, and then you would have your bromine here.

Adoption of the agenda Organization of work.

Source calculated from Ozone Secretariat data

Large consumers of MB are expected to agree new projects for phasing out about 7,000 tonnes of MB (see Annex 2 for details).

Large consumers of MB are expected to agree new projects for phasing out about 7,000 tonnes of MB (see Annex 2 for details).

(b) Maximum reported MB consumption in the country

Consumption of methyl bromide in Article 5(1) Parties

Table 1 MB consumption bands in A5 countries

Analysis of actual MB reductions achieved by 2001 2 in 47 individual A5 countries showed that very large reductions are feasible, especially in cases where governments and MB users make constructive efforts to transfer and adopt existing alternatives.

Methyl bromide in developing countries had been reduced from a peak of 18,140 in 1998 to 11,858 in 2003, but several external factors, including the large critical use requests, continued promotion of methyl bromide production and global oversupply leading to lower prices, had threatened continued reduction.

Mr. Jonathan Banks, co chair of the Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee (MBTOC), was invited to introduce the report of TEAP and MBTOC on critical use nominations for methyl bromide (Volume I of the TEAP 2005 progress report chapter IX).

Item 4 Consideration of methyl bromide related issues

Appendix 1

Regional analysis of methyl bromide consumption in countries with current MLF projects (as at July 2003)

She explained that MBTOC had undertaken an extensive revision to the methyl bromide handbook, which was available for review.

The average MB reduction was 67 among these countries (in 1998 to 2001 2).

Update oOn Mmethyl bBromide rReductions Iin Article 5 Parties

The amount of MB eliminated per year varies greatly from project to project.

Analysis of the consumption data reported by A5 Parties to the Ozone Secretariat showed that 48 of A5 Parties have recently reported zero MB consumption (Table 1). Twenty two A5 Parties that previously reported MB use have reported zero consumption recently.

Analysis of actual MB reductions achieved by 2001 2 in 47 individual A5 countries showed that very large reductions are feasible, especially in cases where governments and MB users make constructive efforts to transfer and adopt existing alternatives.

Progress in the 15 highest MB consuming countries, which together accounted for about 86 of total A5 consumption in 2000 and 2001

Introduction Update on mMethyl bBromide rReductions Iin Article 5 Parties May 2004

50 of A5 Parties reported zero MB consumption in 2002 (4).