× 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 XXIII/27: Non-compliance with the Montreal Protocol by the Russian Federation Document type Decision Reference number XXIII/27 Date Nov 25, 2011 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-Third Meeting of the Parties Website ozone.unep.org Abstract Noting that the Russian Federation reported the export of 70.2 metric tonnes of Annex C, group I, controlled substances (hydrochlorofluorocarbons) in 2009 to a State classified as not operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol that was also a State not party to the Copenhagen Amendment or the Beijing Amendment to the Protocol in that year, which places the Russian Federation in non‑compliance with the provisions of Article 4 of the Protocol prohibiting trade with any State not party to the Protocol, That no further action is necessary in view of the party’s implementation of regulatory and administrative measures to ensure its compliance with the provisions of the Protocol governing trade with non-parties; To monitor closely the party’s progress with regard to the implementation of its obligations under the Montreal Protocol;