× Information on this section of ECOLEX comes from the InforMEA Portal which compiled information from MEA Secretariats with the support of the European Union. The accuracy of the information displayed is the responsibility of the originating data source. In case of discrepancy the information as displayed on the respective MEA website prevails. Decision XVI/37: Outstanding contributions to the Multilateral Fund Document type Decision Reference number XVI/37 Date Nov 22, 2004 SourceUNEP, InforMEA Status Active Subject Waste & hazardous substances, Air & atmosphere Treaty Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Sep 16, 1987) Meeting Website ozone.unep.org Abstract The Sixteenth Meeting of the Parties decided in Dec. XVI/37: Aware of the forthcoming negotiations on the replenishment of the Multilateral Fund for the next triennium, Noting that some Parties not operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 have never paid their contributions to the Multilateral Fund or have done so in an amount inferior to one annual contribution, Recalling paragraph (c) of decision 39/5 of the Executive Committee, which urged those Parties to pay their contributions for the 2003-2005 triennium to enable Parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 to comply with the 2005-2007 control measures of the Montreal Protocol and to avoid shortfalls arising from the non-payment or delayed payment of pledged contributions during the compliance period for Parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5, To urge those Parties to pay their outstanding contributions to the Multilateral Fund as soon as possible, in view of the current compliance needs of Parties operating under Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol.