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Decision XXII/13: Non-compliance with the Montreal Protocol by Singapore

Document type
Decision
Reference number
XXII/13
Date
Nov 8, 2010
Source
UNEP, 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

1. To note that Singapore reported the export of 32 metric tonnes of methyl bromide in 2008 to a State classified as operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Protocol that is also a State not party to the Copenhagen Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which places the party in non-compliance with the restriction on trade with non-parties to the Protocol;

2. To urge Singapore to refrain from engaging in trade in methyl bromide with States not party to the Copenhagen Amendment;

3. To monitor closely the party's progress with regard to the implementation of its obligations under the Montreal Protocol;