WORLD TRADE WT/CTE/W/68
14November 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-5010)
Committee onTrade andEnvironment
THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL ONSUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Note bytheSecretariat
ThisNote provides Members oftheCommittee onTrade andEnvironment withanupdate
oftherecent developments intheMontreal Protocol onSubstances thatDeplete theOzone Layer.
TheNinth Meeting ofParties totheMontreal Protocol took place inMontreal, Canada, from
15-17 September 1997. TheMeeting adopted forty Decisions.1SixoftheDecisions which maybe
ofinterest toMembers arereproduced below. TheTenth Meeting ofParties totheMontreal Protocol
willtakeplace inCairo, Egypt, from 17-27 November 1998.
I. TEXT OFCERTAIN DECISIONS TAKEN BYTHE NINTH MEETING OFPARTIES
DECISION IX/5: CONDITIONS FORCONTROL MEASURES ONANNEX ESUBSTANCE
INARTICLE 5PARTIES2
"1. That, inthefulfilment ofthecontrol schedule setoutinparagraph 8ter(d)ofArticle 5of
theProtocol, thefollowing conditions shallbemet:
"a. TheMultilateral Fund shallmeet, onagrant basis, allagreed incremental costs of
Parties operating under paragraph 1ofArticle 5toenable theircompliance withthe
control measures onmethyl bromide. Allmethyl-bromide projects willbeeligible
forfunding irrespective oftheirrelative cost-effectiveness. TheExecutive Committee
oftheMultilateral Fund should develop andapply specific criteria formethyl-bromide
projects inorder todecide which projects tofundfirstandtoensure thatallParties
operating under paragraph 1ofArticle 5areabletomeettheirobligations regarding
methyl bromide;
"b. While noting thattheoverall levelofresources available totheMultilateral Fundduring
the1997-1999 triennium islimited totheamounts agreed attheEighth Meeting of
theParties, immediate priority shallbegiven totheuseofresources oftheMultilateral
Fund forthepurpose ofidentifying, evaluating, adapting anddemonstrating methyl
1Seedoc.UNEP/Ozl.Pro.9/12 (25September 1997). SeealsoWT/CTE/W/44 which reports ontheEighth
Meeting oftheParties totheMontreal Protocol onSubstances thatDeplete theOzone Layer.
2While theEighth Meeting oftheParties totheMontreal Protocol adopted Decision VIII/15 on"Control
oftrade inmethyl bromide withNon-Parties" (seeWT/CTE/W/44), inwhich theyagreed toconsider theissue
ofcontrolling trade inthissubstance withnon-parties attheNinth Meeting oftheParties, nodecision wastaken
onthisissue. Forother decisions adopted attheNinth Meeting oftheParties concerning methyl bromide, see
Decision IX/3 on"Further adjustments andreductions withregard totheAnnex Esubstance", Decision IX/6
on"Critical-use exemptions formethyl bromide", andDecision IX/7 on"Emergency methyl-bromide use".WT/CTE/W/68
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bromide alternatives andsubstitutes inParties operating under paragraph 1ofArticle 5.
Inaddition totheUS$10 million agreed upon attheEighth Meeting oftheParties,
asumofUS$25 million peryearshould bemade available forthese activities inboth
1998 and1999 tofacilitate theearliest possible action towards enabling compliance
withtheagreed control measures onmethyl bromide;
"c. Future replenishment oftheMultilateral Fund should takeintoaccount therequirement
toprovide newandadditional adequate financial andtechnical assistance toenable
Parties operating under paragraph 1ofArticle 5tocomply withtheagreed control
measures onmethyl bromide;
"d. Thealternatives, substitutes andrelated technologies necessary toenable compliance
withtheagreed control measures onmethyl bromide mustbeexpeditiously transferred
toParties operating under paragraph 1ofArticle 5under fairandmost favourable
conditions inlinewithArticle 10AoftheProtocol. TheExecutive Committee should
consider ways toenable andpromote information exchange onmethyl bromide
alternatives among Parties operating under paragraph 1ofArticle 5andfromParties
notoperating under paragraph 1ofArticle 5toParties operating under thatparagraph;
"e. Inlightoftheassessment bytheTechnology andEconomic Assessment Panel in2002
andbearing inmind theconditions setoutinparagraph 2ofdecision VII/8 ofthe
Seventh Meeting oftheParties, paragraph 8ofArticle 5oftheProtocol, sub-paragraphs
(a)to(d)above andthefunctioning oftheFinancial Mechanism asitrelates tomethyl
bromide issues, theMeeting oftheParties shalldecide in2003 onfurther specific
interim reductions onmethyl bromide fortheperiod beyond 2005applicable toParties
operating under paragraph 1ofArticle 5;
"2. ThattheExecutive Committee should, during 1998and1999, consider and,within thelimits
ofavailable funding, approve sufficient financial resources formethyl-bromide projects submitted by
Parties operating under paragraph 1ofArticle 5inorder toassist them tofulfil theirobligations in
advance oftheagreed phase-out schedule."
DECISION IX/8: LICENSING SYSTEM
"Noting thatdecisions V/25 andVI/14 Asetinplace systems forexchange, recording andreporting
ofinformation concerning trade incontrolled substances tomeetthebasic domestic needs ofParties
operating under Article 5,
"Noting thatdecision VI/14 Brequested thatrecommendations bemade totheSeventh Meeting of
theParties concerning whether reports under Article 7should bemade inrelation totrade tomeet
thebasic domestic needs ofParties operating under Article 5,
"Noting thatdecision VII/9 required thatanimport- andexport-licensing system beincorporated into
theMontreal Protocol bytheNinth Meeting oftheParties,
"Noting that,inresponse toareport prepared bytheSecretariat onillegal imports andexports of
ozone-depleting substances, decision VIII/20 urged eachParty notoperating under Article 5toestablish
asystem forvalidation andapproval ofimports ofanyused, recycled orreclaimed controlled substances
before theyareimported andtoreport totheNinth Meeting oftheParties ontheestablishment ofsuch
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"Noting thatdecision VIII/20 alsorequests theNinth Meeting oftheParties toconsider instituting
asystem torequire validation andapproval ofexports ofusedandrecycled ozone-depleting substances
from allParties,
"Noting thattheNinth Meeting oftheParties hasadopted anAmendment totheProtocol, requiring
allParties toimplement animport andexport licensing system,
"1. Thatthelicensing system tobeestablished byeachParty should:
"a. Assist collection ofsufficient information tofacilitate Parties 'compliance withrelevant
reporting requirements under Article 7oftheProtocol anddecisions oftheParties;
and
"b. Assist Parties intheprevention ofillegal traffic ofcontrolled substances, including,
asappropriate, through notification and/or regular reporting byexporting countries
toimporting countries and/or byallowing cross-checking ofinformation between
exporting andimporting countries;
"2. Tofacilitate theefficient notification and/or reporting and/or cross-checking ofinformation,
eachParty should inform theSecretariat by31January 1998 ofthename andcontact details ofthe
officer towhom suchinformation andrequests should bedirected. TheSecretariat shallperiodically
prepare, update andcirculate toallParties afulllistofthese contact details;
"3. ThattheSecretariat andImplementing Agencies should takestepstoassist Parties inthedesign
andimplementation ofappropriate national licensing systems;
"4. ThatParties operating under Article 5mayrequire assistance inthedevelopment, establishment
andoperation ofsuchalicensing system and,noting thattheMultilateral Fund hasprovided some
funding forsuchactivities, thattheMultilateral Fund should provide appropriate additional funding
forthispurpose."
DECISION IX/9: CONTROL OFEXPORT OFPRODUCTS AND EQUIPMENT WHOSE
CONTINUING FUNCTIONING RELIES ONANNEX AAND ANNEX B
SUBSTANCES
"1. Torecommend thateachParty adopt legislative andadministrative measures, including labelling
ofproducts andequipment, toregulate theexport andimport, asappropriate, ofproducts, equipment,
components andtechnology whose continuing functioning relies onsupply ofsubstances listed in
Annexes AandBoftheMontreal Protocol, inorder toavert anyadverse impact associated withthe
export ofsuchproducts andequipment using technologies thatareorwillsoonbeobsolete because
oftheirreliance onAnnex AorAnnex Bsubstances andwhich would beinconsistent withthespirit
oftheProtocol, including decision 1/12CoftheFirstMeeting oftheParties totheProtocol, held
inHelsinki in1989;
"2. Torecommend tonon-Article 5Parties toadopt appropriate measures tocontrol, incooperation
withtheimporting Article 5Parties, theexport ofusedproducts andequipment, other thanpersonal
effects, whose continuing functioning relies onsupply ofsubstances listed inAnnexes AandBofthe
Montreal Protocol;
"3. Torecommend toParties toreport totheTenth Meeting oftheParties onactions taken to
implement thepresent decision."WT/CTE/W/68
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DECISION IX/14: MEASURESTAKENTOIMPROVETHEFINANCIALMECHANISMAND
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
"1. Tonotewithappreciation themeasures taken bytheExecutive Committee toimprove the
Financial Mechanism andthework oftheInformal Group onTechnology Transfer established under
decision VIII/7;
"2. Torequest theExecutive Committee tocontinue withfurther actions toimplement decision
VII/22 toimprove theFinancial Mechanism andtoinclude initsannual report totheMeeting ofthe
Parties anannex updating information oneachaction thathasnotbeenpreviously completed, aswell
asalistofactions thathavebeencompleted;
"3. Tonotethestatus ofwork undertaken todatepursuant toaction 21under decision VII/22;
"4. Torequest theExecutive Committee, withtheassistance oftheInformal Group, toexpeditiously
identify steps thatcanpractically betaken toeliminate potential impediments tothetransfer of
ozone-friendly technologies toParties operating under Article 5under fairandmost favourable
conditions;
"5. Toreview thismatter attheTenth Meeting oftheParties."
DECISION IX/23: CONTINUING AVAILABILITY OFCFCs
"1. Tonotethatdespitethephase-outoftheproductionandconsumptionofCFCsby1January1996
inParties notoperating under paragraph 1ofArticle 5,CFCs continue toremain available infairly
significant quantities inanumber ofsuchParties, thereby preventing thetimely elimination oftheuse
andemissions ofCFCs;
"2. Tonotethatinformation suggests thatillegal trade inCFCs iscontributing totheircontinued
availability, andtherefore toincreased andunnecessary damage totheozone layer;
"3. Tonotethatapartfromagreed exempted uses, thecontinued supply ofnewCFCs isnolonger
necessary, astechnically andeconomically feasible alternatives arewidely available;
"4. Torequest non-Article 5Parties toconsider banning theplacing onthemarket andsaleof
virgin CFCs, except tomeetthebasicdomestic needs ofParties operating under paragraph 1ofArticle 5
andother exempted uses. Parties mayalsoconsider extending thisbantoinclude other substances
listed inAnnex AandBtotheMontreal Protocol andrecovered, recycled andreclaimed substances,
provided thatadequate steps aretaken toensure theirdisposal;
"5. Torequest theParties concerned toreport totheSecretariat intimefortheEleventh Meeting
oftheParties onaction taken under thisdecision."WT/CTE/W/68
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DECISION IX/35: REVIEW OFTHE NON-COMPLIANCE PROCEDURE3
"Recalling thenon-compliance procedure adopted bytheFourth Meeting oftheParties initsdecision
IV/5,
"Noting thatthese procedures havenotbeenreviewed since theiradoption in1992,
"Aware thattheeffective operation oftheProtocol requires thatthese procedures should bereviewed
onaregular basis,
"Also aware ofthefundamental importance ofensuring compliance withtheprovisions oftheMontreal
Protocol andofassisting Parties tothatend,
"1. Toestablish anAdHocWorking Group ofLegal andTechnical Experts onNon-Compliance
composed offourteen members: seven representatives from Parties operating under paragraph 1of
Article 5andseven representatives from Parties notoperating under Article 5,toreview the
non-compliance procedure oftheMontreal Protocol andtodevelop appropriate conclusions and
recommendations, forconsideration bytheParties, ontheneedandmodalities forthefurther elaboration
andthestrengthening ofthisprocedure;
"2. Toselect thefollowing seven Parties: Australia, Canada, European Community,
Russian Federation, Slovakia, Switzerland andUnited Kingdom ofGreat Britain andNorthern Ireland
fromthoseParties notoperating under paragraph 1ofArticle 5,andtoselect thefollowing seven Parties:
Argentina, Botswana, China, Georgia, Morocco, SriLanka andSt.Lucia, fromthose Parties operating
under paragraph 1ofArticle 5,asmembers oftheAdHocWorking Group ofLegal andTechnical
Experts onNon-Compliance;
"3. TonotethattheAdHocWorking Group ofLegal andTechnical Experts onNon-Compliance
shallselect twoCo-Chairs, onefrom those Parties operating under paragraph 1ofArticle 5andone
from Parties notsooperating;
"4. Toadopt thefollowing timetable forthework oftheAdHocWorking Group ofLegal and
Technical Experts onNon-Compliance:
"a. 1November 1997: eachoftheselected Parties isinvited toindicate totheSecretariat
thename ofitsrepresentative totheAdHoCWorking Group;
"b. 1January 1998: allParties arealsoinvited tosubmit totheSecretariat anycomments
orproposals theywishtoseeconsidered inthework oftheAdHocWorking Group;
"c. TheAdHocWorking Group willmeetduring thethreedaysimmediately prior tothe
seventeenthmeetingoftheOpen-endedWorkingGroupoftheParties.Itshouldprovide
ashort report attheseventeenth meeting oftheOpen-ended Working Group ofthe
Parties onthestatus ofitswork;
3Note thatthe"Indicative listofmeasures thatmight betaken byameeting oftheParties inrespect of
non-compliance withtheProtocol", which isreferred tointhisDecision, isincluded inAnnex Vofthereport
oftheFourth Meeting oftheParties totheMontreal Protocol. Amongst other measures, theindicative listallows
forthe"Suspension, inaccordance withtheapplicable rules ofinternational lawconcerning thesuspension of
theoperation ofatreaty, ofspecific rights andprivileges under theProtocol, whether ornotsubject totimelimits,
including those concerned withindustrial rationalization, production, consumption, trade, transfer oftechnology,
financial mechanism andinstitutional arrangements."WT/CTE/W/68
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"d. TheAdHocWorking Group willmeetduring thethreedaysimmediately prior tothe
Tenth Meeting oftheParties. Itshould provide astatus report ontheoutcome ofits
work, including anyconclusions andrecommendations;
"e. TheGroup mayalsoconsider carrying outadditional work through correspondence
oranyother means itconsiders appropriate;
"5. Torequest theAdHocWorking Group ofLegal andTechnical Experts onNon-Compliance,
when reviewing thenon-compliance procedure to:
"a. Consider anyproposals presented byParties forstrengthening thenon-compliance
procedure, including, inter alia,howrepeated instances ofmajor significance of
non-compliance withtheProtocol could trigger theadoption ofmeasures under the
indicative listofmeasures withaviewtoensuring prompt compliance withtheProtocol;
"b. Consider anyproposals presented byParties forimproving theeffectiveness ofthe
functioning oftheImplementation Committee, including withrespect todata-reporting
andtheconduct ofitswork;
"6. Toconsider andadopt anyappropriate decision attheTenth Meeting oftheParties upon the
review ofthework oftheAdHocWorking Group ofLegal andTechnical Experts onNon-Compliance,
including itsconclusions and/or recommendations;
"7. Tonotethatthereview ofthe"Indicative listofmeasures thatmight betaken byameeting
oftheParties inrespect ofnon-compliance withtheProtocol" isnotincluded inthemandate ofthe
AdHocWorking Group."