× 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/5: Essential-use exemption for chlorofluorocarbon-113 for aerospace applications in the Russian Federation Document type Decision Reference number XXI/5 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 Noting with appreciation the work done by the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and its Chemicals Technical Options Committee, Taking into consideration that adequate identified alternatives for chlorofluorocarbon-113 (CFC-113) do not currently exist for use in the aerospace industry of the Russian Federation and that the search for its alternatives continues, as confirmed in the 2006 assessment report of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and its Chemicals Technical Options Committee and in informal meetings with experts from the Russian Federation, Noting that the Russian Federation continues to explore the possibility of importing CFC-113 for its aerospace industry needs from available global stocks in accordance with the recommendations of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and its Chemicals Technical Options Committee, Noting that the Russian Federation is successful in reducing use and emissions on the timetable of technical transformation developed in collaboration with the Chemical Technical Options Committee, To authorize the levels of production and consumption of CFC-113 in the Russian Federation for essential-use exemptions for chlorofluorocarbons in its aerospace industry in the amount of 120 metric tonnes in 2010; To request the Russian Federation to explore further the possibility of importing CFC‑113 for its aerospace industry needs from available global stocks in accordance with the recommendations of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and its Chemicals Technical Options Committee. To encourage the Russian Federation to continue its efforts to explore alternatives and substitutes and to use best practices to minimize emissions.