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Decision XII/2(3)
Measures by Parties to facilitate the transition to chlorofluorocarbon-free metered-dose inhalers

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Pursuant to paragraph 3 of Decision XII/2 of the Twelfth Meeting of the Parties on measures to facilitate the transition to chlorofluorocarbon-free metered-dose inhalers, the following Parties have determined that the following CFC-MDI active ingredients are no longer essential and thereby not authorised for domestic use:

List of Non-Essential Substances

Last Update: 28 December 2005

 

Table 1

Short Acting Beta Agonist Bronchodilators

Country

Salbutamol

Terbutaline

Fenoterol

Orciprenaline

Reproterol

Carbuterol

Austria

X

X

X

X

X

X

Belgium

X

X

X

X

X

X

Cyprus 

x

         

Czech Republic

X

X

X

X

X

X

Denmark

X

 

X

X

X

X

Estonia

X

X

X

X

X

X

Finland

X

         

France

X

         

Germany

X

X

X

X

X

X

Greece

X

X

X

X

X

X

Hungary

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ireland

X

         

Italy

X

         

Latvia

X

X

X

X

X

X

Lithuania

X

X

X

X

X

X

Luxembourg

X

         

Malta

X

         

Netherlands

X

X

X

X

X

X

Poland

X

         

Portugal

X

X

X

X

X

X

Norway

X

X

X

X

X

X

Slovak Republic

X

X

X

X

X

X

Slovenia

X

X

X

X

X

X

Spain

x

         

Sweden

X

         

United Kingdom

X

         
             

Table 1 (cont.)

Short Acting Beta Agonist Bronchodilators

Country

Hexoprenaline

Pirbuterol

Clenbuterol

Bitolterol

Procaterol

Austria

X

X

X

X

X

Belgium

X

X

X

X

X

Cyprus

         

Czech Republic

X

X

X

X

X

Denmark

X

X

X

X

X

Estonia

X

X

X

X

X

Finland

         

France

         

Germany

X

X

X

X

X

Greece

X

X

X

X

X

Hungary

X

X

X

X

X

Ireland

         

Italy

         

Latvia

X

X

X

X

X

Lithuania

X

X

X

X

X

Luxembourg

         

Malta

         

Netherlands

X

X

X

X

X

Poland

         

Portugal

X

X

X

X

X

Norway

X

X

X

X

X

Slovak Republic

X

X

X

X

X

Slovenia

X

X

X

X

X

Spain

         

Sweden

         

United Kingdom

         

Table 2

Inhaled steroids

Country

Beclomethasone

Dexamethasone

Flunisolide

Fluticasone

 Budesonide

 Triamcinolone

Austria

           

Belgium

X

X

X

X

X

X

Cyprus

           

Czech Rep

X

X

X

X

X

 X

Denmark

X

   

X

   

Estonia

X

X

X

X

X

X

Finland

X

   

X

   

France

X

   

X

   

Germany

X

X

X

X

X

 X

Greece

           

Hungary

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ireland

X

   

X

   

Italy

X

   

X

X

 

Latvia

X

X

X

X

X

X

Lithuania

           

Luxembourg

           

Malta

     

X

X

 

Poland

           

Portugal

     

X

X

 

The Netherlands

X

X

X

X

X

X

Norway

           

Slovak Republic

X

X

X

X

X

X

Slovenia

X

X

X

X

X

X

Spain

X

   

X

   

Sweden

X

X

X

X

 

X

United Kingdom

     

X

   

Table 3

Non steroidal anti inflammatories

Country

Cromoglicic acid

Nedrocromil

Austria

           

Belgium

X

X

       

Cyprus

           

Czech Rep

X

X

       

Denmark

X

X

       

Estonia

X

X

       

Finland

X

X

       

France

X

X

       

Germany

X

X

       

Greece

X

X

       

Hungary

           

Ireland

           

Italy

           

Latvia

X

X

       

Lithuania

           

Luxembourg

           

Malta

           

Poland

           

Portugal

X

         

The Netherlands

X

X

       

Norway

           

Slovak Republic

X

X

       

Slovenia

X

X

       

Spain

 

X

       

Sweden

           

United Kingdom

           

Table 4

Anticholinergic Bronchodilators

Country

Ipratropium bromide

Oxitropium Bromide

Austria

           

Belgium

X

X

       

Cyprus

X

X

       

Czech Rep

X

X

       

Denmark

X

X

       

Estonia

X

X

       

Finland

X

X

       

France

           

Germany

X

X

       

Greece

X

X

       

Hungary

X

X

       

Ireland

X

X

       

Italy

           

Latvia

           

Lithuania

           

Luxembourg

           

Malta

X

X

       

Netherlands

X

X

       

Poland

           

Portugal

X

         

Norway

           

Slovak Republic

X

X

       

Slovenia

           

Spain

X

X

       

Sweden

X

X

       

United Kingdom

X

X

       

Table 5

Long Acting Beta Agonist Bronchodilators

Country

Formoterol

Salmeterol

Austria

           

Belgium

           

Cyprus

           

Czech Rep

           

Denmark

           

Estonia

           

Finland

           

France

           

Germany

X

X

       

Greece

           

Hungary

           

Ireland

           

Italy

X

         

Latvia

           

Lithuania

           

Luxembourg

           

Malta

           

Netherlands

           

Poland

           

Portugal

           

Norway

           

Slovak Republic

           

Slovenia

           

Spain

           

Sweden

           

United Kingdom

           

Table 6

Combinations of active ingredients in a single MDI

Country

Austria

           

Belgium

           

Cyprus

           

Czech Rep

           

Denmark

           

Estonia

           

Finland

           

France

           

Germany

X

         

Greece

           

Hungary

           

Ireland

           

Italy

           

Latvia

           

Lithuania

           

Luxembourg

           

Malta

           

Netherlands

           

Poland

           

Portugal

           

Norway

           

Slovak Republic

           

Slovenia

           

Spain

           

Sweden

           

United Kingdom

           

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