× 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/22: Compliance with the Montreal Protocol by Solomon Islands Document type Decision Reference number XXI/22 Date Nov 8, 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 Twenty-First Meeting of the Parties Website ozone.unep.org Abstract That Solomon Islands reported annual consumption for the controlled substances in Annex A, group I (chlorofluorocarbons), of 1.4 ODP‑tonnes for 2006, which exceeds the Party’s maximum allowable consumption of 1.1 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 contained in decision XX/18 of the Twentieth Meeting of the Parties, Solomon Islands reported that its Custom and Excise Act had been amended in 2007 to include restrictions on imports of chlorofluorocarbons, which therefore had not applied formally prior to that year; To note further Solomon Islands’ return to compliance in 2007 and its commitment to restrict imports of chlorofluorocarbons, which had taken effect from 2008; To monitor closely the progress of the Party with regard to its implementation of its obligations under the Protocol;