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The Fourth Meeting of the Parties decided:
1. to note with satisfaction that all the Parties that reported data met or exceeded their obligations for control measures under Article 2 of the Protocol;
2. to urge all Parties that have not reported their data to the Secretariat to do so as soon as possible;
3. to encourage all Parties to adhere strictly to the reporting requirement under paragraph 3 of Article 7 of the amended Protocol which provides, inter alia, that data shall be provided not later than nine months after the end of the year to which the data relate;
4. to urge all Parties to insert further subdivisions to the recommended Harmonized System subheadings so that imports and exports of each of the substances listed in the annexes of the Protocol as well as each of the mixtures containing these substances can be accurately monitored in order to facilitate reporting of data under Article 7 of the Protocol.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro.4/15, Decision IV/9).
The Fifth Meeting of the Parties decided:
1. to note with satisfaction that all the Parties that reported data have met or exceeded their obligations for control measures under Article 2 of the Protocol;
2. to urge all Parties that have not yet done so to report their data to the Secretariat as soon as possible;
3. to encourage all Parties to adhere strictly to the reporting requirement under paragraph 3 of Article 7 of the amended Protocol which provides, inter alia, that data shall be provided not later than nine months after the end of the year to which the data relate;
4. to take note of the information provided by some Parties on the implementation of Article 4 of the Protocol and to encourage further those Parties that have not yet done so to provide the information to the Secretariat as soon as possible.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro.5/12, Decision V/5).
The Sixth Meeting of the Parties decided:
1. to note with satisfaction the implementation of the provisions of the Protocol by the Parties which have so far reported data and information under Articles 7 and 9 of the Protocol;
2. to note that the timely reporting of data and any other required information is a legal obligation for each Party and to request all Parties to comply with the provisions of Articles 7 and 9 of the Protocol.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro.6/7, Decision VI/2).
The Seventh Meeting of the Parties decided:
1. to note that the implementation of the Protocol by those Parties that have reported data is satisfactory;
2. to note with regret that only 82 Parties out of 126 that should have reported data for 1993 have reported and that only 60 Parties have reported data for 1994;
3. to note that the timely reporting of data and any other required information is a legal obligation for each Party and to request all Parties to comply with the provisions of Articles 7 and 9 of the Protocol.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro.7/12, Decision VII/14).
The Eighth Meeting of the Parties decided:
1. to note that the implementation of the Protocol by those Parties that have reported data is satisfactory;
2. to note with regret that only 104 Parties out of 141 that should have reported data for 1994 have reported to date and that only 61 Parties have to date reported data for 1995;
3. to remind all Parties of the requirement to comply with the provisions of Articles 7 and 9 of the Protocol.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro.8/12, Decision VIII/2).
The Ninth Meeting of the Parties decided:
1. to note that the implementation of the Protocol by those Parties that have reported data is satisfactory;
2. to note with regret that only 113 Parties out of 152 that should have reported data for 1995 have reported to date and that only 43 Parties have to date reported data for 1996;
3. to remind all Parties to comply with the provisions of Articles 7 and 9 of the Protocol.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro.9/12, Decision IX/11).
The Tenth Meeting of the Parties decided:
1. to note with regret that, as of 31 October 1998, only 88 of the 164 Parties that should have reported data for 1997 had done so;
2. to remind all Parties to comply with the provisions of Articles 7 and 9 of the Protocol.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro.10/9, Decision X/2).
The Eleventh Meeting of the Parties decided:
1. to note with satisfaction the large number of countries that have ratified the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer;
2. to note that 136 Parties have ratified the London Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, while only 101 Parties have ratified the Copenhagen Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and only 29 Parties have ratified the Montreal Amendment to the Montreal Protocol as of 15 November 1999;
3. to urge all States that have not yet done so to ratify, approve or accede to the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol and its Amendments, taking into account that universal participation is necessary to ensure the protection of the ozone layer.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro.11/10, Decision XI/11).
The Twelfth Meeting of the Parties decided:
1. to note that the implementation of the Protocol by those Parties that have reported data is satisfactory;
2. to note with regret that 21 Parties out of the 175 that should have reported data for 1998 have not reported to date;
3. to note further with regret that 59 Parties out of the 175 that should have reported data for 1999 by 30 September 2000 have not reported to date;
4. to remind all Parties to comply with the provisions of Article 7 and 9 of the Protocol as well as relevant decisions of the Parties on data and information reporting.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro.12/9, Decision XII/6).
The Thirteenth Meeting of the Parties decided:
1. to note that the implementation of the Protocol by those Parties that have reported data is satisfactory;
2. to note with regret that 16 Parties out of the 170 that should have reported data for 1999 have not reported to date;
3. to strongly urge Parties to report consumption and production data as soon as the figures are available, rather than waiting until the final deadline of 30 September;
4. to urge Parties that have not already done so to report baseline data for 1986,1989 and 1991 or the best possible estimates of such data where actual data are not available;
5. to advise Parties that request changes in reported baseline data for the base years to present their requests before the Implementation Committee which will in turn work with the Ozone Secretariat and the Executive Committee to confirm the justification for the changes and present them to the Meeting of the Parties for approval.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro.13/10, Decision XIII/15).
The Fourteenth Meeting of the Parties decided:
1. to note that the implementation of the Protocol by those Parties that have reported data is satisfactory;
2. to note with regret that 49 Parties out of the 180 that should have reported data for 2001 have not reported to date;
3. to note further that lack of timely data reporting by Parties impedes effective monitoring and assessment of Parties’ compliance with their obligations under the Montreal Protocol;
4. to strongly urge Parties to report consumption and production data as soon as the figures are available, rather than waiting until the final deadline of 30 September every year;
5. to remind Parties operating under Article 5(1) that for the purposes of reporting data, under the provisions of Article 2A paragraph 2 and Article 5 paragraph 8 bis (a) the current control period extends from 1 July 2001 to 31 December 2002.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro.14/9, Decision XIV/13).
The Fourteenth Meeting of the Parties also decided:
1. to note that several Parties operating under Article 5 have not reported data for one or more of the base years (1986, 1989 or 1991) for one or more groups of controlled substances, as required by Article 7 paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Montreal Protocol;
2. to note that Article 7 paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Protocol provides for Parties to submit best possible estimates of the data referred to in those provisions where actual data is not available;
3. to request that the Secretariat should communicate with the Parties referred to in paragraph 1 above and offer assistance in reporting such estimates in accordance with Article 7 paragraphs (1) and (2).
(UNEP/OzL.Pro.14/9, Decision XIV/15).
The Fifteenth Meeting of the Parties decided:
1. to note that the implementation of the Protocol by those Parties that have reported data is satisfactory;
2. to note with appreciation that 160 Parties out of the 183 that should have reported data for 2002 have now done so, but that 23 have still not reported to date;
3. to note also that lack of timely data reporting by Parties impedes effective monitoring and assessment of Parties’ compliance with their obligations under the Montreal Protocol;
4. to urge Parties strongly to report consumption and production data as soon as the figures are available, rather than waiting until the final deadline of 30 September every year.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro.15/9, Decision XV/14).
The Fifteenth Meeting of the Parties also decided:
1. to recall decision XIV/15 of the Fourteenth Meeting of the Parties, on non compliance with data reporting requirements for the purpose of reporting data for base years;
2. to note with appreciation that several Parties have submitted data for their base years following the adoption of decision XIV/15;
3. to note, however, that the following Parties operating under Article 5, paragraph 1, have still not reported data for one or more of the base years (1986, 1989 or 1991) for one or more groups of controlled substances, as required by Article 7, paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Montreal Protocol: Cape Verde, China, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mali, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia and Suriname;
4. to note further that Article 7, paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Protocol provide for Parties to submit best possible estimates of the data referred to in those provisions where actual data are not available;
5. to request the relevant Implementing Agencies of the Multilateral Fund to make available to the Secretariat any data they have obtained which may be relevant;
6. to request the Secretariat to communicate with the Parties referred to in paragraph 3 above and to offer assistance in reporting such estimates in accordance with Article 7, paragraphs 1 and 2.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro.15/9, Decision XV/16).
The Sixteenth Meeting of the Parties decided:
1. to note that the implementation of the Protocol by those Parties that have reported data is satisfactory;
2. to note with appreciation that 175 Parties out of the 184 that should have reported data for 2003 have now done so, but that the following Parties have still not reported to date: Botswana, Lesotho, Liberia, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Russian Federation, Solomon Islands, Turkmenistan and Tuvalu;
3. to note further that the Federated States of Micronesia has also still not reported data for 2001 and 2002;
4. to note that this places those Parties in non-compliance with their data reporting obligations under the Montreal Protocol and to urge them, where appropriate, to work closely with the Implementing Agencies to report the required data to the Secretariat as a matter of urgency, and to request the Implementation Committee to review the situation of those Parties at its next meeting;
5. to note also that lack of timely data reporting by Parties impedes effective monitoring and assessment of Parties’ compliance with their obligations under the Montreal Protocol;
6. to recall decision XV/15, which encouraged the Parties to forward data on consumption and production to the Secretariat as soon as the figures were available, and preferably by 30 June each year, in order to enable the Implementation Committee to make recommendations in good time before the Meeting of the Parties;
7. to note further with appreciation that 92 Parties out of the 184 that could have reported data by 30 June 2004 succeeded in meeting that deadline;
8. to note also that reporting by 30 June each year greatly facilitates the work of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund in assisting Parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 to comply with the control measures of the Montreal Protocol;
9. to encourage Parties to continue to report consumption and production data as soon as the figures are available, and preferably by 30 June each year, as agreed in decision XV/15.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro.16/17, Decision XVI/17).
The Seventeenth Meeting of the Parties decided:
1. to note with appreciation that 185 Parties out of the 188 that should have reported data for 2004 have done so, and that 114 of those Parties reported their data by 30 June 2005 in conformance with decision XV/15;
2. to note, however, that the following Parties have still not reported 2004 data: Cook Islands, Mozambique, Nauru;
3. to note that this places the Parties listed in paragraph 2 in non-compliance with their data reporting obligations under the Montreal Protocol until such time as the Secretariat receives their outstanding data;
4. to urge the Parties listed in paragraph 2, where appropriate, to work closely with the implementing agencies to report the required data to the Secretariat as a matter of urgency, and to request the Implementation Committee to review the situation of those Parties at its next meeting;
5. to note also that lack of timely data reporting by Parties impedes effective monitoring and assessment of Parties’ compliance with their obligations under the Montreal Protocol;
6. to note further that reporting by 30 June each year greatly facilitates the work of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol in assisting Parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Protocol to comply with the Protocol’s control measures;
7. to encourage Parties to continue to report consumption and production data as soon as figures are available, and preferably by 30 June each year, as agreed in decision XV/15.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro.17/11, Decision XVII/20).
The Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties decided:
1. to urge the Parties that have yet to report their data for 2006 to report the required data to the Secretariat in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, working closely with the implementing agencies where appropriate;
2. to request the Implementation Committee to review at its next meeting the situation of those Parties that have not submitted their 2006 data by that time;
3. to encourage Parties to continue to report consumption and production data as soon as figures are available, and preferably by 30 June each year, as agreed in decision XV/15.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro.19/7, Decision XIX/25).
The Twentieth Meeting of the Parties decided:
1. to note with appreciation that 189 Parties out of the 191 which should have reported data for 2007 have now done so and that 75 of those Parties reported their data by 30 June 2008 in conformity with decision XV/15;
2. to note, however, that the following Parties have to date not reported data for 2007: Solomon Islands and Tonga;
3. to note that their non-reporting of data places the Parties named above in non compliance with their data-reporting obligations under the Montreal Protocol until such time as the Secretariat receives their outstanding data;
4. to urge those Parties, where appropriate, to work closely with the implementing agencies to report the required data to the Secretariat as a matter of urgency and to request the Implementation Committee to review the situation of those Parties at its next meeting;
5. to note that a lack of timely data reporting by Parties impedes effective monitoring and assessment of Parties’ compliance with their obligations under the Montreal Protocol by the Implementation Committee and the Meeting of the Parties;
6. to note further that reporting data by 30 June each year greatly facilitates the work of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol in assisting Parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 to comply with the control measures of the Montreal Protocol;
7. to encourage Parties to continue to report consumption and production data as soon as figures are available, and preferably by 30 June each year, as agreed in decision XV/15.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro.20/9, Decision XX/12).
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