× 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 XXI/19: Compliance with the Montreal Protocol by the Federated States of Micronesia Document type Decision Reference number XXI/19 Date Nov 4, 2009 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 That the Federated States of Micronesia reported annual consumption of the controlled substances in Annex A, group I (chlorofluorocarbons), of 0.5 ODP‑tonnes for 2007, which exceeds the Party’s maximum allowable consumption of 0.2 ODP‑tonnes for those controlled substances for that year, and that the Party is therefore in non‑compliance with the control measures for those substances under the Protocol for that year; To note, however, that in response to the request for an explanation for its excess consumption, the Federated States of Micronesia has reported that it had begun to enforce its licensing system, which took effect in November 2007; To note further the Federated States of Micronesia’s return to compliance in 2008 and its commitment to ban imports of chlorofluorocarbons from 2009 onward; To monitor closely the progress of the Party with regard to its implementation of its obligations under the Protocol;