Report Of The Twelfth Meeting Of The Parties To The Montreal Protocol

Report Of The Twelfth Meeting Of The Parties

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UNEP/OzL.Pro.12/9
10 January 2001

ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
TWELFTH MEETING OF THE PARTIES TO
THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON
SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE
THE OZONE LAYER

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 11-14 December 2000

REPORT OF THE TWELFTH MEETING OF THE PARTIES TO
THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE
THE OZONE LAYER

The Twelfth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was held at the Ouagadougou International Conference Centre in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, from 11 to 14 December 2000. It consisted of a preparatory segment, held from 11 to 12 December, and a high-level segment, held on 13 and 14 December.
I. OPENING OF THE MEETING
The preparatory segment of the Twelfth Meeting of the Parties was opened by its Co-Chair, Mr. Milton Catelin of Australia, at 10 a.m. on 11 December 2000. Opening statements were made by Mr. Fidèle Hien, Minister of the Environment and Water of Burkina Faso, and Mr. Michael Graber, Officer-in-Charge of the Ozone Secretariat, on behalf of Mr. Klaus Töpfer, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
In his opening address, Mr Hien welcomed all participants to his country and expressed pride and gratitude at the honour accorded by the Parties in decision XI/293, accepting Burkina Faso's invitation to host the Twelfth Meeting of the Parties. He viewed the attention accorded to Burkina Faso by the United Nations as a sign of encouragement to its people in their endeavours to implement the many programmes for the protection of the environment. For decades, the country had faced the problem of land degradation and environmental deterioration as a result of encroaching desertification. But while the people had struggled to attain self-sufficiency in food supplies, other problems had emerged, such as pollution and further degradation of the environment, which had resulted in negative impacts on the people's health. The environmental problems could be traced back mainly to rapid but poorly conceived urbanization, the diversification of production and the lack of adequate infrastructure.
Concern over the environment was anchored in the 1991 Constitution. Burkina Faso was a signatory of the major environmental agreements, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Basel Convention on Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and its Montreal Protocol. Moreover, Burkina Faso had ratified the London and Copenhagen Amendments - a testimony to its conviction that all the countries in the world, both North and South, had to assume the duty of ensuring better protection of the global environment, no matter what their own specific problems might be. Such a perception of how best to tackle the global environmental problems explained Africa's positive approach to the international agreements and, in particular, to the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol.
He described some of Burkina Faso's efforts and actions, in cooperation with UNEP and other implementing agencies, for the implementation of the Montreal Protocol and the protection of the ozone layer, and stressed that such efforts needed to be continued and extended to the informal sector, which was of importance in respect of refrigeration and air-conditioning. In concluding, he pointed to the many complex areas of the agenda before the current Meeting and wished all participants success in their deliberations, which were of great significance in helping the global community to advance along the path of saving the ozone layer.
Mr. Graber welcomed the participants on behalf of the Executive Director of UNEP, and expressed appreciation to the Government of Burkina Faso for its efforts in organizing the meeting.
The first substantive issue on the agenda was a proposal to adjust Article 2H of the Protocol in order to rectify a technical drafting error in the adjustments adopted at Beijing. A draft decision and proposed adjustments had been prepared by the Legal Drafting Group. Proposals were also before the Parties for further adjustments to the HCFC phase-out schedule for Article 5 Parties.
He pointed out that The President of the Implementation Committee would be presenting a report on data reporting for 1997, 1998 and 1999 . and He paid tribute to the Parties for their excellent record in data reporting, which would not have been possible without the efforts of National Ozone Units and regional networks, and the support they received from the Multilateral Fund. He reminded Parties of the need to continue their data reporting efforts and comply with the deadline of 30 September each year.
After reporting on the number of new Parties to the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol, he mentioned that a draft decision was before the Parties concerning the long-term strategy for ODS disposal and destruction technologies, as well as another on prevention of illegal trade in ODS and products containing ODS. Other issues included that of new ozone-depleting chemicals, reclassification of Parties in terms of Article 5 and measures to facilitate the transition from CFC-based metered-dose inhalers (MDIs). Lastly, the Parties would need to decide on the dates and venue of their Thirteenth Meeting.
II. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

A. Attendance
The Meeting of the Parties was attended by representatives of the following Parties: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, European Community, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
The following non-Parties were represented: Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Holy See.
Representatives of the following United Nations bodies and specialized agencies also attended: secretariat of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UNEP Division of Environmental Conventions, UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON), World Bank, World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
The following intergovernmental and non-governmental bodies and agencies were also represented:
Agence Intergovernmental de la Francophone, American Lung Association, Commission Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine, Environmental Investigation Agency, Glaxo Wellcome, Greenpeace International, Indian Chemical Manufacturers Association, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), International Pharmaceutical Aerosol Consortium, Japan Fluorocarbon Manufacturers Association, Japan Industrial Conference for Ozone Layer Protection, Japan Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Industry Association, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Navin Fluorine Industries, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., PREC Institute Inc., R&M Consultancy Inc., Refrigerant Gas Manufacturers' Association, Trane Company.
B. Officers
Mr. Milton Catelin (Australia) and Mr. John Ashe (Antigua and Barbuda), Co-Chairs of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, served as Co-Chairs of the preparatory segment of the Twelfth Meeting of the Parties.
C. Adoption of the agenda
The Co-Chair reported that item 3 (h) of the provisional agenda (UNEP/OzL.Pro.12/1) had been withdrawn at the request of the Party concerned.
Following a proposal by one representative, speaking on behalf of the European Union and its member States, the meeting agreed to insert a new item 3 (c) on its agenda on metered-dose inhalers.
Following a proposal by one representative, speaking on behalf of a regional group, the meeting agreed to discuss its proposal related to illegal trade in CFCs under item 3 (i) of its amended agenda.
A member of the Secretariat mentioned the request made by Slovenia to be removed from the list of developing countries. The request was included in the amended agenda as item 3 (l).
The following agenda for the technical segment of the combined meeting was adopted, as amended, on the basis of the provisional agenda which had been circulated:

I. Preparatory segment (11 and to 122 December)

1. Opening of the meeting:

Statement by a representative of the Government of Burkina Faso;
Statement by the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

2. Organizational matters:

Adoption of the agenda;
Organization of work.

3. Discussion on the issues and on draft decisions:

Proposed adjustment to the Montreal Protocol relating to the controlled substance in Annex E;
The need for further adjustments to the phase-out schedule for hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) for Parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5;
Metered-dose inhalers (MDIs);
Selection of:
(i) Members of the Implementation Committee;
(ii) Members of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund;
(iii)Co-Chairs of the Open-ended Working Group for future years;
Reporting of data;
Ratification of the Convention, the Protocol and its amendments;
Assessment by the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel of a long-term strategy for the collection, storage, disposal and destruction of ozone-depleting substances and equipment containing such substances;
Essential use exemption applications;
Prevention of illegal trade in ozone-depleting substances and products containing ozone-depleting substances;
New ozone-depleting substances - information on hexachlorobutadiene;
Request by Kyrgyzstan to be classified as a Party operating under Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol;
Request by Slovenia to be removed from the list of developing countries under the Montreal Protocol;
Other matters.

4. Compliance issues considered by the Implementation Committee.

5. Financial statement and budget for the trust fund for the Montreal Protocol.

D. Organization of work

The Meeting agreed to follow its customary procedure, with the exception that item 3 (a) of its agenda would not be considered until Wednesday, 13 December.
III. DISCUSSION ON THE ISSUES AND ON DRAFT DECISIONS

A. Proposed adjustment to the Montreal Protocol relating to the controlled substance in AnnexE
Mr. Patrick Széll, the Chair of the Legal Drafting Group, introduced a draft decision and proposed adjustment of the Montreal Protocol relating to the controlled substance in Annex E. He stated that he did not wish to repeat the long explanation that he had given to the Open-ended Working Group meeting in Geneva in July, which was fully reflected in the report of that meeting. In summary, however, the proposed adjustment was designed to correct a small technical error made by the Legal Drafting Group at the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties, in the Beijing Adjustments, where only one paragraph of Article 2H had been modified, and consequential modifications to two other paragraphs had been omitted. An unintended consequence of the technical drafting error was that the figure appearing in paragraph 5 of Article 2H for calculating basic domestic needs was 15 per cent of 1991 production, whereas the intention of the Parties was that it should have been 10 per cent.
The Chair of the Legal Drafting Group accepted that, since any adjustment adopted by the Twelfth Meeting would not come into effect until June 2001, it would have effect for a mere six months, from June to December 2001. Some representatives had argued that because of this short duration, the unlikelihood in practice of the 10 per cent ceiling being exceeded, and because of the difficulties certain countries would face in amending their national legislation in time, it would be better not to make a formal adjustment, as proposed by the Legal Drafting Group. The Meeting of the Parties might wish to consider whether to devise an alternative means of dealing with the issue.
The representative of the European Community then introduced a draft decision which was designed to deal with the issue without the need for an adjustment. The preparatory segment agreed to recommend the draft decision, as amended, for adoption by the high-level segment.
B. The need for further adjustments to the phase-out schedule for hydrochlorofluorocarbons
(HCFCs) for Parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5
The representative of the European Community referred to a proposal submitted by the Community for an adjustment to the Montreal Protocol relating to controls of HCFC consumption in developing countries (UNEP/OzL.Pro.12/8, draft decision XII/2, and UNEP/OzL.Pro/WG.1/20/3, paras. 51-57). While acknowledging the concern of many developing countries that the proposal might disrupt the transition from CFCs and harm commitments they had entered into with their industries, he stressed that the European Community was prepared to be flexible in considering issues such as the baseline date to be applied and ways in which to arrive at the 2040 phase-out. He proposed that the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel should study the issue.
Many representatives emphasized their opposition to the proposal submitted by the European Community. They said a change in the transition schedule contained in the Beijing Amendment would be premature. Industries that had invested heavily in conversion to HCFCs could not be expected to undertake further conversion until their investments had been paid off. It might send a misleading message at a critical period, and could even jeopardize the ability of some developing countries to meet their ODS phase-out commitments.
The observer from an environmental non-governmental organization said that there were valid environmental and commercial reasons for developing countries to accelerate their phase-out of HCFCs and avoid investing in transitional HCFC technology. A number of major companies producing and using refrigeration equipment had declared that, after 2004, they would no longer produce or purchase equipment containing HCFCs. Where it was possible for developing countries to leapfrog the HCFC stage, they could reap commercial benefits and avoid the risk that their industries could be caught in a technological dead-end.
A contact group was set up, facilitated by Mr. Everton Vieira-Vargas (Brazil). Several representatives stressed that the establishment of the group did not prejudge any outcome or compromise the existing positions of any Parties on HCFCs. After discussions in the contact group, the representative of Brazil reported that some Parties remained in doubt about the scope, implications and usefulness of the proposed study by the TEAP Technology and Economic Assessment Panel. The participants agreed to recommend to the high-level segment that the Open-Ended Working Group should be invited to pursue its discussions of the matter at its next meeting.
C. Metered-dose inhalers (MDIs)
A representative of the European Community introduced a draft decision on measures to facilitate the transition from CFC-based metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) (UNEP/OzL.Pro.12/8, draft decision XII/3). He stated that, after discussions in the two contact groups in Geneva, the Community had received many helpful suggestions for amendment of its proposals, and had incorporated more than 30 comments from 15 Parties. The explanatory text appended to the decision had proved helpful, but he stressed that it did not form part of the decision itself. He said that further comments had been received after the revised decision had been posted on the Ozone Secretariat's Web page, and that he thought it would be helpful to establish a further contact group to consider those and any other proposals.
Several representatives commented on the significance of this topic, given the growing demand for inhalers from sufferers from asthma and other diseases around the world, the strain that growing demand was placing on public health budgets and the consequent economic implications of a transition to non-CFC MDIs. One representative noted the continuing importance for small MDI importing countries to retain the flexibility to make their own decisions on the health, economic and environmental balance involved in the transition to CFC-free MDIs. A number of representatives from Article 5 countries and countries with economies in transition stressed the importance of the availability of financial support and the transfer of appropriate technology to assist the transition to non-CFC MDIs. One representative, while approving the principle of the transfer of essential use authorizations between manufacturing companies, pointed to the need for a review procedure, similar to that applicable to the transfer of CFCs between Parties.
An observer from an environmental non-governmental organization drew attention to the volume of CFCs currently used in MDIs and to the fact that HFC alternatives contributed to global warming. He stated that alternatives such as dry powder inhalers were readily available and were, in many cases, as good as or better than MDIs; HFC inhalers could not provide a long-term solution, but in the short term Article 5 countries clearly needed financial assistance to help them phase out CFC MDIs.
The Meeting agreed to establish a contact group under the chairmanship of the European Community to consider the draft decision further.
The representative of the European Community reported back to the plenary on the discussions. The plenary agreed to recommend the draft decision as amended by the contact group.
D. Selection of members of the Implementation Committee

E. Selection of members of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund

F. Selection of Co-Chairs of the Open-ended Working Group for future years
Concerning the above three sub-items of the agenda, the preparatory segment considered proposals for filling positions on the Implementation Committee and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund and the posts of Co-Chairs of the Open-ended Working Group for future years, and agreed to recommend three draft decisions on the subject to the high-level segment.
G. Reporting of data
A member of the Ozone Secretariat drew attention to a draft decision on the subject (UNEP/Ozl.Pro.12/8, draft decision XII/7). The decision was recommended to the high-level segment, subject to updating.
The representative of the Bahamas said that, for several years, his country had provided correct data but that the figures had never been recorded accurately. He offered to work closely with the Ozone Secretariat to resolve the problem.
The representative of Oman said that since the preparation of document UNEP/Ozl.Pro.12/4, his country had reported its baseline data for the years 1995, 1996 and 1997 as well as annual consumption data up to 1999 that had been listed as overdue. A member of the Secretariat acknowledged receipt of the data, which had since been entered into the Secretariat's database.
H. Ratification of the Convention, the Protocol and its amendments
A member of the Ozone Secretariat drew attention to a draft decision on the subject (UNEP/Ozl.Pro.12/8, draft decision XII/8). He stressed the need for as many Parties as possible to ratify all of the Amendments to the Montreal Protocol.
The representative of Norway concurred, stating that his country had now ratified all of the Amendments. The instrument of ratification of the Beijing Amendment had been sent to the Depositary very recently. The representative of Jordan said that his country had also ratified the Beijing Amendment.
I. Assessment by the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel of a long-term strategy for the
collection, storage, disposal and destruction of ozone-depleting substances and equipment
containing such substances
A member of the Ozone Secretariat drew attention to a draft decision on the subject (UNEP/Ozl.Pro.12/8, draft decision XII/9) and recalled that the original draft decision had been submitted by Canada for discussion at the twentieth meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group.
One representative drew attention to some further modifications which had been proposed to the draft.
Several representatives suggested that paragraph 3 (b) of the draft decision, on the subject of "possible linkages to other international treaties", should contain a specific reference to the Basel Convention on Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal. Several other representatives suggested that the paragraph should also contain a reference to the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, while others considered that that would be inappropriate since the latter Convention was not yet in force. There was general agreement to incorporate relevant language including the phrase "as appropriate".
In response to a question, one of the representatives calling for a reference to the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants clarified that it was not the intention that the ozone-depleting substances whose disposal and destruction were the subject of draft decision XII/9 should themselves become part of the list of persistent organic pollutants.
The Chairman said that a revised text, reflecting the discussion, would be circulated.
Following a discussion, the meeting agreed to forward a draft decision on a long-term strategy for collection, storage, disposal and destruction to the high-level segment for adoption.
J. Essential use exemption applications
The technical segment decided to forward the draft decision on applications for essential use exemptions recommended by the Open-ended Working Group (UNEP/OzL.Pro.12/8, draft decision XII/10) to the high-level segment for approval.
K. Prevention of illegal trade in ozone-depleting substances and products
containing ozone-depleting substances
The representative of Poland, speaking on behalf of a group of central and eastern European countries, introduced a revised draft decision on monitoring of international trade and prevention of illegal trade in ozone-depleting substances, mixtures and products containing ozone-depleting substances. He thanked the many representatives who had provided comments since the discussion on the subject at the Open-ended Working Group meeting in Geneva, and explained the changes that had been made to the text. These included replacing the original proposal for the establishment of a task force with a request to the secretariat to recommend to the next meeting of the Open-ended Working Group how best to proceed, after consultation with appropriate organizations; and adding, to the issues to be considered, the feasibility of the introduction of producer-specific markers or identifiers, and the possibility of developing guidelines for customs authorities on how to deal with illegally traded ODS seized at the border.
Several representatives announced their support for the proposal and their congratulations to Poland for raising the issue and holding informal consultations. The representative of France observed that the introduction of use controls in the new European Community regulation on ODS would help to combat illegal trade, and stated that the Community was currently preparing a handbook for the use of customs officials, which they would be happy to make available to Parties. The representative of Argentina also stated that her country had prepared a document, with customs authorities, which they would submit to the Secretariat.
Two representatives suggested a number of minor amendments to the wording of the decision, which the representative of Poland accepted, and the decision was forwarded to the Meeting of the Parties. In the light of the discussions, the representative of Barbados stated that her concerns had been taken into account in the revised draft decision, and that therefore she was withdrawing her own draft decision dealing with control of the export of mislabelled products and equipment.
L. New ozone-depleting substances - information on hexachlorobutadiene
The representative of Canada presented a report on a new ODS, hexachlorobutadiene, which he said showed a relative small ODP of 0.07 but was being released into the environment in relatively high volumes.
The observer from an environmental non-governmental organization suggested that the Parties might place on record their intention to add new substances with ODP to the annexes to the Montreal Protocol as soon as possible, and might consider an umbrella clause under which such new substances could be placed on a fast track for phase-out.
The technical segment decided to recommend to the high-level segment that it should forward the Canadian report to the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel to be examined in a global perspective under decision IX/24.
M. Request by Kyrgyzstan to be classified as a Party operating under Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol
A member of the Ozone Secretariat informed the meeting that Kyrgyzstan had applied to be listed as a Party operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol. The technical segment decided to recommend to the high-level segment of the Meeting of the Parties that the request be approved.
N. Request by Slovenia to be removed from the list of developing countries operating under
Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol
A member of the Ozone Secretariat reported that Slovenia had requested to be removed from the list of developing countries under Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol. The technical segment decided to recommend to the high-level segment that the request be approved.
O.Other matters

Membership changes in the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel
Dr. Suely Carvalho, the Co-Chair of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel, requested approval for a number of membership changes in the Panel: Mr. Jonathan Banks to replace both Mr. Rodríguez Cabana and Mr. Tom Batchelor as a Co-Chair of the Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee; Mr. Ahmad H. Gaber to replace Mr. Jorge Corona as a Co-Chair of the Solvents Technical Options Committee; and Mr Jorge Corona and Mr. K. Madhava Sarma to join the Panel as senior expert members.
Membership of the Scientific Assessment Panel
The representative of Nigeria, speaking on behalf of the African Group, placed on record his appreciation to Mr. Pieter Aucamp for his hard work as Co-Chair of the Scientific Assessment Panel since 1992. The African Group was unanimously nominating Mr. Ayite-Lo Ajavon, from Benin, as his replacement as a member of the Scientific Assessment Panel and as Co-Chair of the same Panel effective January 2001. The meeting endorsed Mr. Ajavon's nomination.
Process agents
The representative of India introduced a draft decision on process agents designed to clarify the definition of process agents as controlled substances under the terms of paragraph 4 of Article 1 of the Protocol. He noted that Decision X/14 had specified that the term "process agents" should be understood to mean the use of controlled substances for a specified list of applications, but that some Parties and the Multilateral Fund had interpreted the decision to imply that process agents became a controlled use only after the decision had been adopted. He believed that the decision should be interpreted to mean that the use of process agents should be considered to be a controlled use since 1990.
Another representative held the view that that interpretation was not correct, and that the draft decision sought to confirm something that was not true. The meeting agreed that the Open-Ended Working Group should consider the matter at its 21^st twenty-first meeting in 2001.
Coordination between the Ozone Secretariat and the secretariat of the Multilateral Fund
The representative of the United States raised his concerns over a possible lack of coordination in administrative arrangements between the Ozone Secretariat and the secretariat of the Multilateral Fund when organizing back-to-back meetings of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund and the Parties to Montreal Protocol. He suggested that the report of the Meeting of the Parties should urge the two secretariats to coordinate arrangements to the greatest extent possible and, where possible and advantageous to the Parties, should seek to negotiate joint agreements with the hosting venue. Another representative, agreeing with the concern raised by the United States, stated that he believed that the matter should be the subject of a decision of the Meeting of the Parties, and the meeting agreed to consider such a decision.
Use of ODS in testing water quality
The representative of the European Community commented on the report of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel TEAP on the use of ODS in testing water quality. He observed that many countries had stringent requirements for such testing, and that a number of international standards were based on the use of ODS in such tests. Although international standards not relying on the use of ODS were being drawn up, it would inevitably take some time to finalize, introduce and implement them. In response to a request for clarification, he stated that he was not arguing for a revision of the 2002 deadline agreed for the ending of the global exemption for ODS used for these purposes. He wanted Parties to be aware that it would might not be possible to eliminate ODS used for these purposes before the deadline.
Trade in products containing CFCs
An observer from an environmental non-governmental organization stated his concern that to his organization's knowledge, refrigerators containing CFCs produced in an Article 5 Party were being imported into a non-Article 5 Party, and that other Parties were also possibly involved. It was unclear whether the import of products containing CFCs into non-Article 5 Parties was permitted under the Protocol, and he urged all Parties to take steps to prevent such trade. The Co-Chair of the meeting observed that while the input of non-governmental organizations to the meetings was valuable, they should not take the opportunity to level specific accusations at individual Parties.
Extraordinary meeting of the Bureau of the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
The President of the Bureau of the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer reported on the deliberations of the extraordinary meeting of the Bureau, held in Ouagadougou on 12 December 2000, concerning the implementation of decision V/3, adopted at the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
The preparatory segment took note of the report (UNEP/OzL.Conv.5/Bur.1/2).
Expression of gratitude by the Ozone Secretariat
The Secretariat wished to single out the fine initiative of Switzerland to provide financial support to Burkina Faso to make the current meeting a better one. The Secretariat also wished to thank Canada, Finland, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden for providing similar support for the same purpose.
IV. Compliance issues considered by the Implementation Committee
Mr. Mamadou Diallo Iam (Mali), President of the Implementation Committee under the Non-compliance Procedure for the Montreal Protocol, presented a summary of the Committee's report on its 25^th meeting (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ImpCom/25/2).
He drew attention to comments by an observer from Israel that, after reporting a 3 per cent increase in methyl bromide consumption in 1998, Israel had achieved in 1999 a reduction of about 30 per 31 per cent, as against the commitment of 25 per cent. He noted that a statement had been received from the European Community undertaking to clarify expeditiously the data on its use of carbon tetrachloride.
He said the Committee had expressed serious concern that the Russian Federation had not complied with its commitment to phase out CFCs under decision X/26, and had stockpiled large amounts of CFCs. The Committee had been informed by an observer from the Russian Federation about the planned closure of all CFC production facilities by 20 December 2000, and looked forward to receiving a confirmatory report.
He then drew attention to the fact that India had reported that levels of use of CFC-11 in its foam sector were significantly above what had previously been reported, affecting both its current and its baseline data. The reason was the presence of CFC-11 in pre-mixed/pre-blended polyols, both domestically produced and imported, which had not previously been detected. After hearing comments by an observer from India, the Committee had agreed to draw India's attention to decision I/12 A, subparagraph (e) (iii), making clear that such pre-mixed/pre-blended polyols were to be regarded as a products under the terms of the Montreal Protocol, so that CFCs in polyols should not be counted as consumption by the importing country. The representative of India expressed the view that polyols mixed with CFCs used in the foam sector should be regarded as a raw material, not a product. Projects had been funded and were to be funded to phase out CFCs in industries using polyols premixed with CFCs, and that might result in the consumption phased out, or to be phased out, exceeding the baseline reported by the country. That should then pose no difficulty. Another representative suggested that the matter was technical and should be addressed in an appropriate forum.expressed strong support for the finding of the Implementation Committee and suggested that the technical issue raised by India regarding the funding eligibility of related projects would be more appropriately addressed in a different forum.
Following the presentation of the Implementation Committee's report, the preparatory segment recommended to the high-level segment draft decisions forwarded by the Committee on an application by Kyrgyzstan to be listed as a developing country for the purposes of the Protocol, a request by Slovenia to be removed from the list of developing countries, the term of office of the Committee and its officers, and continued assistance from GEF to countries with economies in transition.
V. Financial statement and budget for the trust fund for the Montreal Protocol
Mr. John Ashe (Antigua and Barbuda), Co-Chair, speaking in his capacity as Chair of the Sub-group which had been set up to consider the budgets of the Trust Funds for the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol, reported that the Sub-group had considered the budgets, and had produced a draft decision for consideration by the meeting.
Following a discussion, the meeting agreed to forward a draft decision on "Financial matters: financial report and budgets" to the high-level segment for approval.
The representative of Cuba, speaking in his capacity as President of the Bureau of the Vienna Convention, recalled that decision V/3 adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention at its fifth meeting had called upon the World Meteorological Organization and UNEP to pursue ways of enhancing training and baseline monitoring of ozone and UV-B radiation and related research in developing countries, and said that he wished to propose that seed money be provided from the Trust Fund of the Vienna Convention to a level equivalent to 10 per cent of that undertaking's budgeted cost of $2 million, and that an application should be made to the United Nations Foundation to provide the remainder of the cost.
The Co-Chair pointed out that such a proposal was a matter for the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention, but that the present Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol could take note of it.
VI. HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT

A. Opening session
The high-level segment of the Twelfth Meeting of the Parties was held on 13 and 14 December 2000. Opening statements were made by the President of Burkina Faso, Mr. Blaise Compaore, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Mr. Klaus Töpfer, the President of the Bureau of the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties, Mr. Roberto Stadthagen Vogl, and an Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Mr. Zephirin Diabre.
The meeting was declared open at 10 a.m. on 13 December 2000 by Mr. Blaise Compaore, President of Burkina Faso, who extended a welcome to the participants and thanked all those who had contributed to the organization of the Meeting.
He emphasized that Africa, despite its low level of development, and its vulnerability in many areas, intended to work together with all countries to promote the implementation of the Montreal Protocol. Burkina Faso was particularly exposed to the impacts of desertification, and attached importance to the promotion of interaction and synergy among environmental conventions, many of which it had ratified.
In order to address the problems of poverty and a lack of food security, Burkina Faso had a need for increased financial assistance, know-how and appropriate technology - the only means of ensuring the protection of the environment and the pursuit of sustainable development. The stakes were high in environmental matters, and setbacks such as that due to the lack of political will and solidarity manifested recently at the climate change conference in The Hague should be avoided.
Mr. Klaus Töpfer, Executive Director of UNEP, paid tribute to the host Government for organizing the Meeting, which was fittingly being held in Africa, a continent facing many environmental challenges. He also expressed appreciation to all the donor countries that had provided support.
He noted the landmark decisions taken in 1998 under the Montreal Protocol and the Climate Change Convention focusing the work of their scientific and technical bodies on hydrofluorocarbons, which highlighted the need to maximize efficiency and synergies between environmental agreements.
The growing ozone hole over the Antarctic, confirmed by scientific observation, appeared to be exacerbated by climate change, underlining the need for efforts to protect the ozone layer to continue undiminished.
Much had been achieved since the adoption of the Montreal Protocol, especially in the field of reducing CFC production, data reporting, the work of the assessment panels and funding by the Multilateral Fund, assisted by its cooperating agencies and the national ozone units. Those efforts needed to be supplemented by strengthening of licensing systems, import management and training, as well as the transfer of technology and the skills to make good use of it.
The issue of illegal trade in ozone-depleting substances was before the Meeting, underlining the need for compatibility between trade and environmental policies. Harmonized customs codes, which were being developed jointly under the auspices of seven international agreements, were one way of addressing the issue.
Mr. Roberto Stadthagen-Vogl, President of the Bureau of the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties, noted that despite the major progress achieved in the past decade since the adoption of the Helsinki Declaration in 1989, the Parties were facing a number of challenges in the implementation of the Montreal Protocol. While there were good indications that the target of compliance with CFC production and consumption control measures would be met by developing countries, the introduction of new ozone-depleting substances was a matter of concern. Four new ozone-depleting chemicals which fell outside the control of the Montreal Protocol were being marketed in many countries - for example, more than 10,000 tons of hexachlorobutadiene were reported as being produced per annum by at least one country. Another challenge was the illegal trade in ozone-depleting chemicals, products containing CFCs, and halons. That grave problem should be tackled not only by the Meeting of the Parties, but by every country in the world.
During his term as President, only one Party, Chile, had ratified the Beijing Amendment; 32 Parties, including the whole European Community, had ratified the Montreal Amendment, 12 Parties had joined the Copenhagen Amendment, 6 Parties had ratified the London Amendment and 3 had become members of the family of the Montreal Protocol and the Vienna Convention. He expressed the hope that the Parties would continue to ratify the Amendments to the Protocol to show a strong sign that their commitment to the recovery of the ozone layer was a serious one.
Other continuing challenges included the increasing interaction between climate change and ozone layer depletion, which demanded further strong cooperation between the Panels of the Montreal Protocol, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the subsidiary bodies of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Only cooperation and the knowledge that humanity had only one atmosphere would ensure the full recovery of the ozone layer and the protection of the global climate for present and future generations.
Mr. Zephirin Diabre, an Associate Administrator of UNDP, paid tribute to the efforts of the people of Burkina Faso to reconcile the goals of human development and environmental protection in the context of limited resources and extensive poverty. Outstanding results had been achieved in the areas of control of savannah fires, land erosion and promotion of cultures respectful of the ecosystem. But challenges remained, and one of the most important was the strong link between threats to the environment and poverty.
The Montreal Protocol had proved to be the most successful environmental protection agreement ever undertaken. Over $1 billion had already been committed to assist developing countries in making the difficult transition to ozone-friendly substances. Many had been able to meet the 1999 CFC consumption freeze, several were well on their way to meeting the 2005 CFC and halon control measures, but it appeared that a number of countries would have problems meeting the methyl bromide control measures.
That pointed not only to the urgency of redoubled efforts to help the ozone layer regenerate itself, but also to the need to recognize the link between protection of the ozone layer and broader environmental and development targets. Year by year, the energy efficiency of the equipment being used to convert to ozone-friendly alternatives was improving, with the Montreal Protocol thus also contributing to a key objective of the Kyoto Protocol, the more efficient use of energy. But there was still a need for vigilance: it was essential to ensure that substitutes for ozone-depleting substances did not cause other health problems, for example through water pollution.
B. Election of the officers of the Twelfth Meeting of the Parties
At the opening session of the high-level segment, in accordance with rule 21, paragraph 1, of the rules of procedure, the following officers were elected, by acclamation, to the Bureau of the Twelfth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer:
President: Mr. Milton Catelin (Australia)

Vice-Presidents: Mr. Fidèle Hien (Burkina Faso)
C. Adoption of the agenda
At the opening session of the high-level segment, the Parties adopted the following agenda for the high-level segment on the basis of the provisional agenda which had been circulated in document UNEP/OzL.Pro.12/1, and as orally amended in the meeting:

1. Opening of the high-level segment:

Welcome by the representative of the Government of Burkina Faso;
Statement by the Executive Director;
Statement by the President of the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol.

2. Organizational matters:

Election of the officers of the Twelfth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol;
Adoption of the agenda;
Organization of work;
Credentials of representatives.

3. Summary presentations by the Assessment Panels.

Presentations by the representatives of United Nations agencies and the World Bank.
Presentation by the Chair of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol.
Presentation by the President of the Implementation Committee.
Statements by heads of delegations.
Report of the Co-Chairs of the preparatory segment and consideration of the recommended decisions.
Date and venue of the Thirteenth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol.
Other matters.
Adoption of the report of the Twelfth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol.
Closure of the meeting.

D. Credentials of representatives

Speaking on behalf of the Bureau, a member of the secretariat reported that the Bureau of the Twelfth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol had approved the credentials of the representatives of 69 Parties to the Twelfth Meeting of the Parties, out of 119 Parties represented at the Meeting. The Bureau had also provisionally approved the representation of four Parties on the understanding that they would send their credentials to the Secretariat in due course. Parties with no credentials had been requested to transmit them to the Secretariat as soon as possible.
E. Summary presentations by the assessment panels
Mr. P. J. Aucamp, Co-Chair of the Scientific Assessment Panel, presented the report of the Panel on behalf of the Co-Chairs. He indicated that determination of the ozone-depleting potential (ODP) of short-lived gases presented a difficulty, since their residence time in the atmosphere varied with the seasons and the place of emission. The normal ODP concept did not apply directly and either a range of ODPs could be given, depending on location, or an estimate of cumulative ozone loss.
Concerning n-propyl bromide, he reported that the atmospheric lifetime was 11-14 days and the expected ODP was 0.0002-0.06 depending on the location of the emissions and the season in that hemisphere.
There was only one publication on hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD) and the study carried out by Canada. Currently, the Panel did not have enough information to determine an ODP for HCBD.
In relation to the 2002 assessment of the Scientific Assessment Panel, the process for preparing the 2002 assessment had already begun. The request for nominations of scientific experts had been sent in September 2000 and, by 30 November 2000, 32 countries had sent their nominations. The deadline for nominations had been extended to 31 December 2000. The appointment of the authors and the establishment of the outline would take place in May 2001 and would be carried out by an ad hoc Scientific Steering Group of experts, under the guidance of the Co-Chairs. The first draft of the report would be completed by October 2001 and the second draft by February 2002. The written international scientific peer review would start in march 2002 and the panel peer review would take place in June 2002. The final report would be ready by January 2003, as per the request made by the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties.
The representative of Canada expressed appreciation for the monitoring efforts of all countries to provide data on the processes taking place within the ozone layer. He expressed particular appreciation for the work carried out by the Netherlands, which had led to a greater understanding of the effects of ozone depletion.
Mr. Jan C. van der Leun, Co-Chair of the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, referred to the summary produced by that panel on recent findings on effects of ozone depletion. It had been made available to all participants as document UNEP/OzL.Pro.12/INF/1. He focused on two questions posed by the Parties.
First, did hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD) have environmental effects? Toxicologists on the Environmental Effects Panel had critically reviewed a Canadian report on the chemical, and found it scientifically sound. This chemical indeed constituted a hazard to the environment. To complete the overall picture, he quoted a conclusion by the Scientific Assessment Panel that the ozone-depleting potential of HCBD was still uncertain.
Second, at the request of the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties, the Environmental Effects Panel had also paid attention to interactions between ozone depletion and climate change. Such interactions occurred at three levels: between components of the atmosphere, between atmosphere and biosphere and between effects in the biosphere. The Co-Chair gave examples in the three classes. Several interactions under study raised concerns of longer-lasting and more severe effects.
Mr. Stephen O. Andersen, Co-Chair of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel, began the report on progress in technical and economic feasibility of alternatives and substitutes to ozone-depleting substances. The Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and its Technical Options Committees (TOCs) had completed reports on HFCs and PFCs used to replace ODS and on annual progress (including essential use nominations and other topics), and had participated in the preparation of the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Environmentally acceptable and cost-effective options existed for virtually every chloroflurocarbon, carbon tetrachloride, methyl chloroform, halon and methyl bromide application, with some exceptions, such as feedstock and process agents, propellants for declining uses in metered-dose inhalers, and critical halon uses.
Mr. David Okioga, Co-Chair of the Methyl Bromide TOC, mentioned that the consumption of methyl bromide had been substantially reduced in a number of countries, apart from an increase in the African and Asian regions. He said that alternatives were available to methyl bromide, with only a very few exceptions. Control of emissions has been achieved in soil applications, but research was still in progress to control emissions in space fumigation.
Mr. Ashley Woodcock, Co-Chair of the Aerosol TOC, reported that the transition from chlorofluorocarbon metered-dose inhalers was under way and that technical barriers were being overcome. He stated that the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel encouraged all Parties to develop transition strategies, and indicated the need to plan the availability of adequate pharmaceutical-grade CFCs to meet patients needs during the transition.
Mr. Lambert Kuijpers, Co-Chair of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel, elaborated on the ongoing assignments to the Panel, particularly on process agents, halon management plans and estimating n-propyl bromide emissions in the spring of 2001. He outlined the future efforts to be undertaken by the Panel, and emphasized that full assessment efforts had been started by all TOCs, which were bringing their memberships to adequate levels, paying specific attention to participation by experts from Article 5(1) countries and countries with economies in transition. He then highlighted the present composition of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and mentioned that, under the Panel, the TOCs and task forces had more than 200 members from 46 countries; he also mentioned that he would be pleased to report progress in membership in 2001. He then concluded the presentation by summarizing the Panel's suggestion for new members of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel, which had already been accepted by Parties.
Mr. Gary Taylor, Co-Chair of the Halons TOC, announced that on 1 January 2001, UNEP was launching a new business-to-business (B2B) Web portal, the online Halon Trade. The Web site had been developed by UNEP's Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, under the guidance of the Halons TOC, to facilitate the international exchange of "banked" halons. It was the first business-to-business Web portal to support compliance with a multilateral environmental agreement.
F. Presentations by the representatives of United Nations agencies
and the World Bank

UNDP
Mr. Frank Pinto, Chief of the Montreal Protocol Unit of UNDP, noted that it was rare for a Meeting of the Parties to be held in a low-volume-consuming country, which made the present Meeting a welcome opportunity for a country such as Burkina Faso to demonstrate its commitment to the protection of the global ozone layer. He noted that UNDP had received over $292 million in funding for more than 1,100 projects under the Multilateral Fund, which would eliminate 37,375 ODP tons. The projects were taking place in 71 countries, in all geographical regions. By the end of 1999, UNDP had disbursed over $157 million, completed 625 projects and eliminated over 15,000 tons of ozone-depleting substances.
Among UNDP's specific contributions, he listed the development of strategies for ODS phase-out in small and medium-sized enterprises; the preparation of the China Solvent Sector Plan; the development of a procedure to involve all stakeholders in the formulation and implementation of methyl bromide replacement demonstration and investment projects; and the development of an incentive approach to handle commercial refrigeration end-user sector programmes within the overall framework of a refrigerant management plan.
UNDP, like the other implementing agencies, had taken preliminary steps towards a country-driven approach, and was prepared to go further down that road. As December 2000 marked 10 years of UNDP's involvement with the Montreal Protocol, UNDP had committed itself to a second decade of effort to ensure that the Protocol's goals were met.
UNEP
The representative of UNEP gave a presentation entitled "UNEP OzonAction - your enabling and empowering partner: from 'grace' to 'compliance'". He outlined UNEP's efforts in assisting low-volume-consuming countries through non-investment and institutional strengthening projects, and highlighted a number of innovative approaches that had been adopted, including the establishment of National Ozone Committees to prepare country programmes, the creation of regional networks, the use of refrigerant management plans, the formation of the "halon trader" business-to-business Web portal, the use of electronic discussion forums, and the establishment of North-South and South-South collaborative partnerships. Data reporting by Article 5(1) Parties had improved significantly, and UNEP's trends analysis showed that 76 countries were likely to meet the freeze of CFC and halon consumption, 36 were likely to meet the freeze with some additional efforts, and only 3 countries seemed to have difficulties and would require additional assistance. He said that 65 per cent of Parties assisted by UNEP through institutional strengthening, and 80 per cent of Parties assisted by UNEP through network assistance, had already gone beyond the minimum achievements required for compliance. He finished by listing the new challenges which the Parties to the Montreal Protocol were now facing, including the problems of illegal trade and dumping and the need to improve data reporting, provide enhanced policy-setting assistance and promote training and public awareness. UNIDO
The representative of UNIDO said that the Montreal Protocol was widely recognized as the ideal model of an international environmental treaty, with much of its success being attributable to its ability to evolve in line with the latest environmental information and technological and scientific developments. The main emphasis of UNIDO's assistance under the Protocol lay in technical advice to and capacity-building for the various key players in industry, to ensure their market competitiveness. Such services were rendered through awareness creation and enhancement; training in cleaner production technology; technical and financial support for the conversion of production lines; replacement or retrofitting of equipment for adaptation to the new substances; and capacity-building in national authorities and enterprises.
As an implementing agency under the Multilateral Fund, UNIDO was assisting 59 developing countries, in partnership with their National Ozone Units, environmental authorities, industrial associations and industrial enterprises. It had a portfolio of 384 investment, recovery and recycling and demonstration projects, totalling some $218 million, which would phase out 28,513 ODP tons, 20,021 of them by the end of 2000.
Industry had played a leadership role in the phase-out process. It was industry which had invested in the research, development and marketing of alternative chemicals and technologies, and which was now carrying out the changeover to non-ODS alternatives, usually at lower cost than had originally been anticipated. Without such a contribution from industry, progress would have been much slower, and a continuing commitment from industry was essential to achieving the full restoration of the ozone layer.
World Bank
The representative of the World Bank said that the Bank had assisted Article 5 countries around the world to complete and reduce their ODS consumption and production by a total of 105,000 ODP tons through the completion of over 250 projects financed by the Multilateral Fund (out of over 500 approved projects and four sectoral ODS phase-out plans), with a disbursement of over $286 million from the Fund to date. All the countries in which the World Bank was active would be able to meet their freeze obligations under the Montreal Protocol. Of the nine countries with economies in transition in which the Bank was involved under GEF, five had completed their phase-out projects, two more would complete their projects by the end of this year, one would complete in 2001 and the last in 2003. In addition, the Russian Federation had, through the Special Initiative co-financed by a number of countries and GEF, signed an agreement with the Bank on 25 October which would ensure that all seven of its CFC production plants would be closed and dismantled no later than 20 December 2000.
G. Presentation by the chair of the Executive Committee of the
Multilateral Fund for the implementation of the Montreal Protocol
Mr. Heinrich Kraus, Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol, presented the Committee's report (UNEP/OzL.Pro/12/7 and Corr. 1 and 2) to the Twelfth Meeting of the Parties on behalf of Mr. P. V. Jayakrishnan, Chair of the Executive Committee, who was unable to attend the current meeting.
He explained that the report covered the activities undertaken by the Executive Committee since the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties. It included an annex, prepared in response to decision VIII/31, updating information on actions taken by the Executive Committee to improve the functioning of the Financial Mechanism. During the reporting period, the Executive Committee had held its thirtieth meeting in Montreal on 29 and 30 March 2000; the thirty-first meeting had been held in Geneva from 5 to 7 July 2000, just before the twentieth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group; and the thirty-second meeting had been held in Ouagadougou during the preceding week, from 6 to 8 December 2000.
In accordance with decision XI/9 of the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties, the meetings of the Executive Committee had been attended by representatives from Australia, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Sweden and the United States of America, representing countries not operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol, and by representatives from the Bahamas, Brazil, China, the Dominican Republic, India, Tunisia and Uganda, representing Parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5. The first two meetings of the year had been chaired by Mr. Vishwanath Anand (India), while the thirty-second meeting had been chaired by Mr. P. V. Jayakrishnan (India).
The report before the Parties contained a comprehensive but concise summary of the business of the Executive Committee during the year 2000, arranged according to the responsibilities and areas of activity of the Committee. Most substantive decisions taken by the Committee were referred to in the report. Not all administrative decisions were included. However, all the decisions of the Executive Committee taken during the reporting period could be found in the reports of its meetings, copies of which were distributed to
all Parties. Those reports and the reports of the Sub-Committee on Project Review and the Sub-Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Finance could also be found on the Web site of the Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund.
In section B of the report, dealing with financial matters, paragraphs 8-11 indicated the status of the Multilateral Fund as advised by the Treasurer. The Vice-Chair was pleased to be able to report that there had been sufficient funds on hand throughout the reporting period to enable the Executive Committee to allocate funds without delay to all the projects and activities it wished to approve at each meeting. Arrears in contributions represented only 10 per cent of pledges, of which 7 per cent was associated with countries with economies in transition. The status of the Fund continued to show an enviable record.
In line with the new era of compliance for countries operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5, in the year 2000, the Executive Committee had devoted time and effort to strategic planning, so that its work over the coming years could assist Article 5 countries to meet their commitments to the Protocol's phase-out schedule. The Committee had adopted a framework for the objective, priorities, problems and modalities for strategic planning of the Multilateral Fund as the basis for future work, and had decided to continue its work on strategic planning at its next meeting. Those activities were referred to in section C of the report, which also addressed business planning.
Section D of the report contained a synopsis of the achievements of the Multilateral Fund in the year 2000. Projects and activities approved since the inception of the Fund were planned to achieve a phase-out of over 120,000 tons of ozone-depleting substances. Of that total, 18,000 tons were attributable to the 215 investment and demonstration projects approved in the year under review.
At its meetings in 2000, the Executive Committee had also approved a total of 249 non-investment projects and activities. The report highlighted some of the noteworthy activities in each of the industrial sectors in which assistance had been provided, making special mention of the phase-out agreements, which were becoming an increasingly important part of the operations of the Multilateral Fund. Under those agreements, an overall level of funding was decided, in return for which the country guaranteed to achieve a complete phase-out in the sector or industrial application involved within a specified period of time. Those agreements were now being extended to the methyl bromide sector, where progress commanded high priority in view of the impending freeze on methyl bromide consumption in Article 5 countries in 2002.
The Executive Committee had also approved the funding of another seven refrigerant management plans for low-volume-consuming countries, bringing to 57 the number of countries with such plans under implementation. The Committee had also approved country programmes for countries which were commencing their work under the Montreal Protocol, and had funded some 50 institutional strengthening and technical assistance projects.
Section E of the report outlined the monitoring and evaluation programme under the Multilateral Fund. In 2000, the Article 5 countries, the implementing agencies and the Committee itself had benefited from a report prepared by the Fund secretariat concerning the status of Article 5 countries in relation to their individual national consumption targets. The Executive Committee had noted that there were discrepancies, as usual, between the data submitted to the Ozone Secretariat and the Fund secretariat and had requested the implementing agencies to attempt to reconcile the discrepancies. The Committee had also urged national ozone units to provide more explicit data, especially in the refrigerant sector. The Committee had requested the secretariat to continue the analysis each year and to liaise with relevant countries and agencies to improve the quality of the data.
During the period under review, the Committee had considered final reports arising from the year 2000 monitoring and evaluation work programme. The Committee had also approved the monitoring and evaluation work programme for the year 2001.
Section F of the report provided an overview of the policy issues considered by the Executive Committee during the year. He drew attention to the fact that, consistent with the increasing importance currently attached to understanding the remaining levels of consumption in countries, the Committee had asked that countries indicate to the Fund secretariat the ODS phased out from all projects completed in the previous year, to provide a clearer picture of what remained to be done in each sector.
Section G of the report referred to the requirement to report on actions taken to improve the Financial Mechanism arising from various decisions of Meetings of the Parties. That report was provided in the annex, in the format requested by the Parties. Section H contained a brief statement of the activities of the Fund secretariat in the period under review.
H. Presentation by the President of the Implementation Committee
Mr. Mamadou Diallo Iam (Mali), President of the Implementation Committee, reported on the twenty-fifth meeting of the Committee, held in Ouagadougou on 9 December 2000 to consider issues based on the secretariat's report on data for 1998 and 1999 and review the follow-up to the Committee's previous recommendations, as well as to consider the analysis of data reported and policies adopted by Article 5 Parties to achieve compliance with initial control measures under the Protocol.
Following the presentation of a secretariat report on compliance with data reporting requirements and the ODS phase-out schedule, and on instances of deviations from the phase-out schedule by a few Parties, representatives of a number of Parties had appeared before the Committee to provide further information. The Committee had noted the information provided by the European Community, India, Israel and the Russian Federation.
The Committee had agreed that, since it would be examining data relating to the first year of compliance for Article 5 Parties in 2001, production and consumption data should be sent to the secretariat as early as possible, and no later than 30 September 2001.
Concerning funding by GEF, the Committee had agreed to recommend to the Meeting of the Parties a decision requesting GEF to clarify its position regarding existing and future funding activities.
The Committee had also agreed to recommend that the term of office of its members and officers should be set at 1 January to 31 December each year, and that new members should elect the President and Vice-President for the next year during the preceding Meeting of the Parties.
Lastly, the Committee had agreed on steps to be taken to clarify a reporting requirement on process agents set out in decision X/14.
I. Statements by heads of delegations
In the ensuing general debate, the Meeting heard statements from the representatives of 42 Parties to the Protocol and one non-governmental organization.
All representatives who took the floor thanked the Government and people of Burkina Faso for the excellent arrangements and the warm and generous hospitality extended to participants.
Many representatives expressed their appreciation of work done by the assessment panels, the Implementation Committee, the Executive Committee, the secretariat of the Multilateral Fund, the implementing agencies and the Ozone Secretariat. Several said that the increasing emphasis on innovative approaches such as country-driven and compliance-driven programming definitely led to significant successes.
One speaker commented that the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund had in recent years focused on sectoral and national projects, which could be very effective through putting control in the hands of the Article 5 countries. All too often the Executive Committee and the secretariat had followed an habitual way of working which put Article 5 countries in the passenger seats. It was time to leave behind such de-motivating "micro-management" and for Article 5 countries to take over their responsibilities for work under the Montreal Protocol.
Many speakers referred to the achievements of their countries in working to eliminate ODS, and in some cases discussed their difficulties. Many also described their progress in developing laws and regulations to enforce the provisions.
One speaker said that the regional networking system put in place by UNEP had been of vital importance in pursuing the goals of the Montreal Protocol, allowing countries to share knowledge and experience with colleagues from their regions.
One speaker commented that a few implementing agencies delayed the timely disbursement of funds, causing unnecessary delays in approved projects. Another requested that business plans for future years have a special funding window allowing differentiated thresholds of cost effectiveness for SMEs in all sectors.
Many speakers commented that reports available to the Meeting of the Parties indicated that remarkable results had been achieved through joint efforts, making the Montreal Protocol a very successful model of global environmental cooperation. Worldwide consumption of ODS had been reduced by 85 per cent. Production and consumption of CFCs, halons, carbon tetrachloride and methyl chloroform have been phased out in developed countries and developing countries were now starting their own phase-out of CFCs.
Many speakers stressed that the Parties should not be complacent. They said that the hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic region had continued to spread, covering an area twice the size of Europe, and the effects had even reached the southern end of South America, forcing residents there to stay indoors for several days because of the serious risk of harm by ultraviolet radiation to their skin and eyes. In northern latitudes, ultraviolet radiation could also be expected to show a remarkable increase in the coming decade, a cause of great concern for both the people and ecosystems.
Many speakers commented that while there were predictions that the recovery of the ozone layer could be expected in about half a century, this might be delayed by climate change.
Several speakers observed that the Parties now faced new challenges. Developing countries operating under Article 5 had now completed the first year of their compliance phase for the freeze on CFCs, which began in July 1999. They said modalities and strategies should be examined as a continuous exercise and that circumstances might call for some further changes in the framework that had guided efforts under the Montreal Protocol. Some areas of concern could be addressed by assessment panels and the Executive Committee.
One speaker commented that when new ODS were identified they should be immediately controlled and phased out as soon as practicable.
Several speakers expressed their appreciation to the donor countries of the Multilateral Fund, which had made it possible for countries operating under Article 5 to implement their commitments under the Montreal Protocol. Non-Article 5 countries were expected to play a major role in supporting the efforts of Article 5 countries by securing more stable and predictable flows of financial and technological resources for Article 5 Parties to meet their genuine needs for carrying out control measures. Several speakers added that it was still necessary to put into the hands of Article 5 countries the means required to collect, store and destroy CFCs and halons removed from use, and in some cases assistance was needed to replace halons in old installations.
Several speakers commented on the paradox that some recommended alternatives to CFCs were now listed under the Kyoto Protocol as greenhouse gases, and the Kyoto Protocol parties were committed to reducing their emissions. One said it would be essential to define in advance a schedule for the reduction of HCFCs in countries operating under Article 5, so that those countries could initiate appropriate reduction strategies. Another said scientific advice confirmed that in order to protect the ozone layer it was also necessary to limit as much as possible any contribution to the greenhouse effect.
Several speakers from Article 5 countries voiced strong reservations about any increase in their commitments on HCFCs, which might disrupt the phase-out of CFCs.
One speaker from a developed country expressed regret that the Parties at this stage had failed to agree on a new study by the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel of the future use of HCFCs and expressed the hope that the next meeting of the Open-ended Working Group would be able to address the concerns of Article 5 countries adequately.
Several Article 5 countries observed that they would need additional help to meet their commitments to a 50 per cent reduction in the use of Annex A Group I substances by 2005, and to an 85 per cent reduction in the use of carbon tetrachloride by the same year. A speaker from a developed country commented that both technical and financial solutions were needed on carbon tetrachloride.
Several speakers called for close interaction between agreements protecting the ozone layer and other international conventions on the environment.
One speaker from a maritime nation urged the parties to consider how the shipping industry, on a global scale, could embrace the goal of the Montreal Protocol, and urged Parties to accept the 1997 Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention, which had so far been accepted by only three countries.
Several speakers from Article 5 countries referred to agricultural use of methyl bromide, saying research was still required and the suitability of alternatives needed to be demonstrated under field conditions. A speaker from a developed country said that high priority should be given to securing the increased use of alternatives already available for several methyl bromide applications.
Several speakers said that while the mechanism of the Multilateral Fund was well evolved, transfer of ozone-friendly technology to developing countries was also essential in capacity-building efforts under the Montreal Protocol. This included the technology required to produce non-CFC MDIs, which, one speaker noted, were controlled by multinational pharmaceutical companies.
One speaker warned that the phase-out of CFC MDI production in developed countries might lead to an increase of CFC MDI production in Article 5 countries.
J. Report by the co-chairs of the preparatory segment and
consideration of the recommended decisions
The Co-Chairs of the preparatory segment informed the high-level segment about the main issues covered in the deliberations of the technical segments and pointed to the draft decisions negotiated by the technical segment, which were before the high-level segment for consideration.
VII. DATE AND VENUE OF THE THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE PARTIES
TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL
The Meeting of the Parties accepted with acclamation an offer by the Government of Sri Lanka to host the Thirteenth Meeting of the Parties in Sri Lanka in 2001. A member of the Secretariat said it would negotiate the details with the Sri Lankan authorities.
VIII. ADOPTION OF DECISIONS
The Meeting of the Parties adopted a number of decisions on the basis of the draft decisions contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro.12/8/Rev.2 and on the basis of proposals submitted during the current Meeting. The text of the decisions, as adopted, is contained in the following paragraph.

A. Decisions

The Twelfth Meeting of the Parties decides:

Decision XII/1. Methyl bromide production by non-Article 5 Parties for basic domestic needs in 2001

To take note, with appreciation, of the conclusions of the Legal Drafting Group as to an unintended error in the Beijing Adjustment regarding the level of allowable production of methyl bromide for basic domestic needs;
To take note of the fact that the average production of methyl bromide for basic domestic needs in non-Article 5 Parties reported for the period 1995-1999 did not exceed 10 per cent of their calculated level of production in 1991;
To express the hope and expectation that, in the light of the above, each Party's methyl bromide production levels during 2001 will continue to remain within the 10 per cent production allowance for methyl bromide for basic domestic needs, as intended by the Parties in Beijing.

Decision XII/2. Measures to facilitate the transition to chlorofluorocarbon-free
metered-dose inhalers

For the purposes of this decision, "chlorofluorocarbon metered-dose inhaler product" means a chlorofluorocarbon-containing metered-dose inhaler of a particular brand name or company, active ingredient(s) and strength;
That any chlorofluorocarbon metered-dose inhaler product approved after 31 December 2000 for treatment of asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a non-Article 5(1) Party is not an essential use unless the product meets the criteria set out in paragraph 1(a) of decision IV/25;
With respect to any chlorofluorocarbon metered-dose inhaler active ingredient or category of products that a Party has determined to be non-essential and thereby not authorized for domestic use, to request:

(a). The Party that has made the determination to notify the Secretariat;

(b). The Secretariat to maintain such a list on its Web site;

(c). Each nominating Party to reduce accordingly the volume of chlorofluorocarbons it requests and licenses;

4. To encourage each Party to urge each metered-dose inhaler company within its territory to diligently seek approval for the company's chlorofluorocarbon-free alternatives in its domestic and export markets, and to require each Party to provide a general report on such efforts to the Secretariat by 31 January 2002 and each year thereafter;

5. To agree that each non-Article 5 Party should, if it has not already done so:

Develop a national or regional transition strategy based on economically and technically feasible alternatives or substitutes that it deems acceptable from the standpoint of environment and health and that includes effective criteria and measures for determining when chlorofluorocarbon metered-dose inhaler product(s) is/are no longer essential;
Submit the text of any such strategy to the Secretariat by 31 January 2002;
Report to the Secretariat by 31 January each year thereafter on progress made on its transition to chlorofluorocarbon-free metered-dose inhalers;

6. To encourage each Article 5(1) Party to:

(a) Develop a national or regional transition strategy based on economically and technically feasible alternatives or substitutes that it deems acceptable from the standpoint of environment and health and that includes effective criteria and measures for determining when chlorofluorocarbon metered-dose inhaler product(s) can be replaced with chlorofluorocarbon-free alternatives;

(b) Submit the text of any such a strategy to the Secretariat by 31 January 2005;

(c) Report to the Secretariat by 31 January each year thereafter on progress made on its transition to chlorofluorocarbon-free metered-dose inhalers;

7. To request the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund to consider providing technical, financial and other assistance to Article 5(1) Parties to facilitate the development of metered-dose inhaler transition strategies and the implementation of approved activities contained therein, and to invite the Global Environment Facility to consider providing the same assistance to those eligible countries with economies in transition;

8. To decide that, as a means of avoiding unnecessary production of new chlorofluorocarbons, and provided that the conditions set out in paragraphs (a) - (d) of decision IX/20 are met, a Party may allow a metered-dose inhaler company to transfer:

All or part of its essential use authorization to another existing metered-dose inhaler company; or
Chlorofluorocarbons to another metered-dose inhaler company provided that the transfer complies with national/regional licence or other authorization requirements;

9. To request the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel to summarize and review by 15 May each year the information submitted to the Secretariat;

10. To modify as necessary the Handbook for Essential Use Nominations to take account of the requirements contained in this decision as they pertain to non-Article 5(1) Parties;

11. To request the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel to consider and report to the next Meeting of the Parties on issues related to the campaign production of chlorofluorocarbons for chlorofluorocarbon metered-dose inhalers.

Decision XII/3. Membership of the Implementation Committee

1. To note with appreciation the work done by the Implementation Committee in the year 2000;

2. To confirm the positions of Argentina, Bangladesh, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt and the United States of America for one further year and to select Senegal, Slovakia, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as members of the Committee for a two-year period from 1 January 2001;

3. To note the selection of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to serve as President and of Bangladesh to serve as Vice-President and Rapporteur of the Implementation Committee for one year effective 1 January 2001.

Decision XII/4. Membership of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund

1. To note with appreciation the work done by the Executive Committee, with the assistance of the Fund Secretariat, in the year 2000;

2. To endorse the selection of Australia, Finland, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland and the United States of America as members of the Executive Committee representing Parties not operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Protocol, and the selection of Colombia, Dominican Republic, India, Jordan, Malaysia, Nigeria and Tunisia as members representing Parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5, for one year effective 1 January 2001;

3. To note the selection of Mr. Heinrich Kraus (Germany) to serve as Chair and Mr. Hannachi Hassen (Tunisia) to serve as Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee for one year effective 1 January 2001;

Decision XII/5. Co-Chairs of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol

- To endorse the selection of Mr. Milton Catelin (Australia) and Mr. P.V. Jayakrishnan (India) as Co-Chairs of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol for 200l;

Decision XII/6. Data and information provided by the Parties in accordance with

Articles 7 and 9 of the Montreal Protocol

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.

Decision XII/7. Ratification of the Vienna Convention, the Montreal Protocol and the

London, Copenhagen, Montreal and Beijing Amendments

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 as of 30 November 2000, 142 Parties had ratified the London Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and 113 Parties had ratified the Copenhagen Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, while only 46 Parties had ratified the Montreal Amendment to the Montreal Protocol;

3. To note further that only one Party has to date ratified the Beijing Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, a situation that will make it unlikely for the Amendment to enter into force by 1 January 2001 as agreed in Beijing in 1999;

4. 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.

Decision XII/8. Disposal of controlled substances

Noting decisions II/11, III/10, IV/11, V/26 and VII/35 on destruction technologies and the previous work of the Ad Hoc Technical Advisory Committee on Destruction Technologies;

Also noting the innovations that have taken place in the field of destruction technologies since the last report of Advisory Committee;

Recognizing that the management of contaminated and surplus ozone-depleting substances would benefit from further information on destruction technologies and an evaluation of disposal options;

1. To request the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel to establish a task force on destruction technologies;

2. That the task force on destruction technologies shall:

(a) Report to the Parties at their Fourteenth Meeting in 2002 on the status of destruction technologies of ozone-depleting substances, including an assessment of their environmental and economic performance, as well as their commercial viability;

(b) When presenting its first report, include a recommendation on when additional reports would be appropriate;

(b) Review existing criteria for the approval of destruction facilities, as provided for in section 2.4 of the Handbook for the International Treaties for the Protection of the Ozone Layer;

3. To request the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel:

(a) To evaluate the technical and economic feasibility for the long-term management of contaminated and surplus ozone-depleting substances in Article 5 and non-Article 5 countries, including options such as long-term storage, transport, collection, reclamation and disposal of such ozone-depleting substances;

(b) To consider possible linkages to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal and other international treaties as appropriate regarding the issue of disposal;

Decision XII/9. Essential use nominations for non-Article 5 Parties for controlled

substances for 2001 and 2002

1. To note with appreciation the excellent work done by the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and its Technical Options Committees;

2. That the levels of production and consumption necessary to satisfy essential uses of CFCs for metered-dose inhalers for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and CFC-113 for torpedo maintenance are authorized as specified in annex I to the report of the Twelfth Meeting of the Parties, subject to the conditions established by the Meeting of the Parties in paragraph 2 of its decision VII/28.

Decision XII/10. Monitoring of international trade and prevention of illegal trade in
ozone-depleting substances, mixtures and products containing
ozone-depleting substances

Recognizing the threat of illegal trade in ozone-depleting substances, mixtures and products containing ozone-depleting substances to the global process of ozone layer protection,

Understanding the importance of control of trade in ozone-depleting substances, mixtures and products containing ozone-depleting substances in all Parties in view of the need for global implementation of the provisions of the Montreal Protocol,

Acknowledging that presently the effective control at national borders of trade in ozone-depleting substances, mixtures and products containing ozone-depleting substances is very difficult due to problems in ozone-depleting substances identification, the complexity of relevant customs codes, the lack of an internationally accepted common labelling system and the lack of specially trained customs officers, and the need to approach most of these problems by concerted action at the international level,

Acknowledging that it is important to understand the status of and take into account ongoing work in this area by other international bodies, and take into consideration previous decisions of the Parties, including decisions IX/22, X/18 and XI/26,

1. To request the Ozone Secretariat, in consultation, as appropriate, with the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel, the United Nations Environment Programme, the discussion group on customs codes for ozone-depleting substances and international trade and customs organizations, to examine the options for studying the following issues and to report on these options at the twenty-first meeting of the Open-ended Working Group for consideration by the Parties in 2001:

(a) Current national legislation on the labelling of ozone-depleting substances, mixtures containing ozone-depleting substances and products containing ozone-depleting substances;

(b) The need for, scope of and cost of implementation of a universal labelling and/or classification system for ozone-depleting substances, mixtures containing ozone-depleting substances and products containing ozone-depleting substances, including the feasibility of the introduction of a producer-specific marker, identifier or identification methodology;

(c) Methods for sharing experience between Parties on issues related to classification, labelling, compliance and incidents of illegal trade;

(d) The differences between products containing ozone-depleting substances and mixtures containing ozone-depleting substances, and the possibility of the creation of a list of categories of products containing ozone-depleting substances with the corresponding Harmonized System/Combined Nomenclature classification;

(e) Possible guidance for customs authorities on how to proceed with the illegally traded ozone-depleting substances seized on the border;

2. To express appreciation for the activities of the Division of Technology, Industry and Economics of the United Nations Environment Programme and to encourage further work with regard to providing information on the above to Article 5 Parties and countries with economies in transition, specifically through customs training at the regional and/or national level.

Decision XII/11. Application by Kyrgyzstan for developing country status under the Montreal Protocol

- To accept the application of Kyrgyzstan to be listed as a developing country for the purposes of the Montreal Protocol, taking into account its difficult economic situation, its classification as a developing country by World Bank and its low per capita consumption of ozone-depleting substances.

Decision XII/12. Request by Slovenia to be removed from the list of developing counties

under the Montreal Protocol

1. To note the request by Slovenia to be removed from the list of developing countries under Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol;

2. To approve Slovenia's request and note further that Slovenia shall assume the obligations of a Party not operating under Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol.

Decision XII/13. Term of office of the Implementation Committee and its officers

1. To fix the term of office of the Committee and its officers as 1 January to 31 December each year;

2. To request the Committee elected each year by the Meeting of the Parties to elect its President and Vice-President during the Meeting itself in order to ensure continuity of these two offices.

Decision XII/14. Continued assistance from the Global Environment Facility

to countries with economies in transition

- To note with appreciation the assistance given by the Global Environment Facility to the phase-out of ozone-depleting substances in countries with economies in transition, and to request the Facility to clarify its future commitment to providing continued assistance to these countries with respect to all ozone-depleting substances.

Decision XII/15. Financial matters: Financial report and budgets

1. To take note of the financial report on the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol for 1999, as contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro.12/6;

2. To approve the revised budget of $4,099,385 for 2001, as contained in annex II to the report of the Twelfth Meeting of the Parties, recalling paragraph 5 of decision XI/21 of the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol aimed at ensuring that contributions to be paid by the Parties should amount to $3,004,679 for the year 2001;

3. To take note of the proposed budget of $4,406,276 for 2002, as contained in annex II to the report of the Twelfth Meeting of the Parties, taking into account paragraph 6 of decision XI/21, which calls for the drawdown of $675,000 from the unspent balance for the years 2001, 2002 and 2003;

4. To urge all Parties with outstanding contributions for prior years to make every effort to pay them promptly and fully;

5. To urge all Parties to pay their annual contributions promptly and in full, ahead of the time at which the contributions are needed, in accordance with the formula for contributions by Parties for the years 2001 and 2002 as set out in annex III to the report of the Twelfth Meeting of the Parties;

6. To encourage Parties not operating under Article 5 to continue offering assistance to their members in the three assessment panels and their subsidiary bodies for their continued participation in the assessment activities under the Protocol;

7. To note the provision of assistance for the participation of Article 5 experts in the assessment panels and their subsidiary bodies;

8. To note that, in future, the establishment and classification of posts in the Ozone Secretariat shall be presented to the Parties in advance for consideration and approval before they are submitted for processing according to United Nations recruitment and promotion procedures.

Decision XII/16. Organization of Ozone Secretariat and Multilateral Fund meetings

- That when meetings organized by the Ozone Secretariat and the Multilateral Fund secretariat are organized back-to-back, the two secretariats should coordinate arrangements to the greatest extent possible and, where possible and advantageous to the Parties, should seek to negotiate joint agreements with the hosting venue.

Decision XII/17. Ouagadougou Declaration at the Twelfth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol

- To adopt the Ouagadougou Declaration at the Twelfth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, as contained in annex IV to the report of the Twelfth Meeting of the Parties.

Decision XII/18. Thirteenth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol

- To convene the Thirteenth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 15 to 19 October 2001.

B. Comments made at the time of adoption of the decisions

With regard to decision XII/15, on financial matters, financial report and budgets, the delegation of Japan, while joining the consensus on the draft decision on financial matters, wished to state that the budget for the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol should be governed by the "zero nominal growth" principle, as in the case of the budgets of other organizations in the United Nations system. From that point of view, Japan would consider the proposed budget for 2002 critically next year. Japan called on the Secretairat to continue and, where appropriate, further strengthen prudence in financial management to attain zero nominal growth.
IX. OTHER MATTERS

Continuation of discussion of HCFCs
The high-level segment agreed that the next meeting of the Open-ended Working Group should continue discussion on the use of HCFCs in Parties operating under Article 5(1).
Statement by the representative of China
The representative of China protested at the presence of an unauthorized person in the diplomatic area reserved for government representatives during the statement by the President of Burkina Faso at the opening of the high-level segment, which constituted a serious incident. He regretted that the secretariat had not taken steps to avoid the incident, and said that China reserved the right to make a further reaction on the matter.
In reply, the Officer-in-Charge of the Ozone Secretariat expressed regret at the incident and pointed out that the matter had been drawn to the attention of the Secretariat too late for any action to be taken. He assured the representative of China that such an incident would not happen again.
X. ADOPTION OF THE REPORT
The present report was adopted on Thursday, 14 December 2000, on the basis of the draft report submitted to the meeting.
XI. CLOSURE OF THE MEETING
After the customary exchange of courtesies, the meeting rose at 5.45 p.m. on Thursday, 14 December 2000.

Annex I

ESSENTIAL USE NOMINATIONS FOR 2001-2002 RECOMMENDED BY THE

TWELFTH MEETING OF THE PARTIES

(metric tons)

No.	Party	CFCs		CFC-113
		2001	2002	2001
1.	Australia	11.0	11.0	-
2.	European Community	-	2 785	-
3.	Poland	320	300	0.85
4.	United States of America	-	2 900	-
5.	TOTAL	331.0	5 996	0.85

Annex II

TRUST FUND FOR THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER

APPROVED 2000, REVISED 2001 AND PROPOSED 2002 BUDGETS


				W/m	2000 (US$)	w/m	2001 (US$)	w/m	2002 (US$)

10	PROJECT PERSONNEL COMPONENT
	1100	Project personnel
		1101	Executive Secretary (D-2) (shared with the Vienna Convention, VC)	6	102,270	6	104,726	6	107,868
		1102	Deputy Executive Secretary (D-1)	12	139,290	12	167,293	12	172,312
		1103	Senior Legal Officer (P-5)	12	103,030	12	144,142	12	148,466
		1104	Senior Scientific Affairs Officer (P-5) (shared with VC)	6	88,730	6	87,897	6	90,534
		1105	Administrative Officer (P-4) (paid by UNEP)		0		0		0
		1106	Programme Officer (Data Systems) (P-3)		0		51,210		105,520
	1199	Sub-total			433,320		555,268		624,700
	1200	Consultants
		1201	Assistance in data-reporting, analysis and promotion of implementation of the Protocol		51,210		20,000		20,000
	1299	Sub-total			51,210		20,000		20,000
	1300	Administrative Support
		1301	Administrative Assistant (G-7)	6	10,230	6	10,742	6	11,279
		1302	Personal Assistant (G-6)	12	17,230	12	18,092	12	18,996
		1303	Programme Assistant (G-6) (paid by VC)		0		0		0
		1304	Personal Assistant (G-6)	6	9,153	6	9,611	6	10,091
		1305	Programme Assistant (G-6)	6	9,153	6	9,611	6	10,091
		1306	Documents Clerk (G-4)	12	8,610	12	9,041	12	9,493
		1307	Data Assistant (G-6)	12	18,296	12	19,211	12	20,171
		1308	Programme Assistant - Fund (G-6) (paid by UNEP)		0		0		0
		1309	Logistics Assistant (G-3) (paid by UNEP)		0		0		0
		1320	Temporary Assistance		6,458		6,781		7,120
		1321	Open-ended Working Group Meetings		420,250		546,325