ENVIRONMENTAL LAW PRESENTATION

MONTREAL PROTOCOL
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

Galit, Dominic C. | LLB III

Description

An international treaty designed to

protect the ozone layer by phasing out
the production of numerous substances
that are responsible for ozone depletion.
Date of Agreement 16 September, 1987

Date of Enforcement 01 January, 1989

Place of Ratification Montreal, Canada

No. of Members 198

 Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) Phase-out
Management Plan

Terms Technology and Economic Assessment Panel

(TEAP)

Kigali Amendment (Reduction of

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) Use)

Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the

Montreal Protocol (MLF).
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)
Phase-out Management Plan

Series of stepped limits on CFCs and HCFCs use and production

Parties to this Protocol agreed to set year 2013 as the time to freeze the
consumption and production of HCFCs for developing countries. For developed
countries, reduction of HCFC consumption and production began in 2004 and 2010,
respectively, with 100% reduction set for 2020. Developing countries agreed to
start reducing its consumption and production of HCFCs by 2015, with 100%
reduction set for 2030
Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP)

The Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) provides technical

information at the request of Parties related to the alternative technologies that
have been investigated and employed to make it possible to virtually eliminate use of
Ozone Depleting Substances (such as CFCs and Halons), that harm the ozone layer.
The TEAP is also tasked by the Parties every year to assess and evaluate various
technical issues including evaluating nominations for essential use exemptions for
CFCs and halons, and nominations for critical use exemptions for methyl bromide.
TEAP's annual reports are a basis for the Parties' informed decision-making.
Kigali Amendment (Reduction of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) Use)

The amendment will ensure that industrialised countries bring down their HFC
production and consumption by at least 85 per cent compared to their annual
average values in the period 2011–2013.

Under this amendment, countries promised to reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbons

(HFCs) by more than 80% over the next 30 years.

By 27 December 2018, 65 countries had ratified the Amendment.

 Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol (MLF).

The Fund is dedicated to reversing the deterioration of the Earth's ozone layer.

Main Objective
Assist developing country parties to the Montreal Protocol whose annual level of
consumption of the ozone depleting substances (ODS) chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and
halons is less than 0.3 kilograms per capita to comply with the control measures of the
Protocol. Currently, 147 of the 197 Parties to the Montreal Protocol meet these criteria.
They are referred to as Article 5 countries.

Update
To facilitate phase-out by Article 5 countries, the Executive Committee has approved 144
country programmes, 144 HCFC phase-out management plans and has funded the
establishment and the operating costs of ozone offices in 145 Article 5 countries.
Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol (MLF).
PHILIPPINES' PHASE OUT TIMELINE
1996 - carbon tetrachloride or CTC and methyl chloroform.
1999 - ended the production and consumption of halon, and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)
variants—CFC-13, CFC-114, CFC-115.
2005 - refrigerators and airconditioners, using CFC-11
2009 - Non-quarantine pre-shipment methyl bromide
2010 - cars having airconditioners with CFC-12
2013-2040 - last batch or group of ODS—the hydrochlorofluorocarbons or HCFCs

Present: Every year, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources—through its
Environmental Management Bureau—organizes a technical forum to give stakeholders and
partners updates on the latest developments in the Montreal Protocol and the country's
phase out efforts.
Milestones
The world has phased-out 98% of the Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODS) contained in nearly
100 hazardous chemicals worldwide; every country is in compliance with stringent obligations;
and

The first global regime with universal ratification. UNEP received accolades for achieving global
consensus that "demonstrates the world’s commitment to ozone protection, and more broadly,
to global environmental protection"
 Endnote:

"the Montreal Protocol is considered to be one of the most successful environmental

agreements of all time." - UN Environment Programme
 30 years of Montreal Protocol – environmental success
story. (2017, September 18). Balkan Green Energy News.
https://balkangreenenergynews.com/30-years-of-montreal-
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Thank you! UN environment programme. (2018, October 29). About
Montreal Protocol. Ozonaction.
https://www.unep.org/ozonaction/who-we-are/about-
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