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Decision XXIV/14: Reporting of zero in Article 7 data reporting forms

Document type
Decision
Reference number
XXIV/14
Date
Nov 16, 2012
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
Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Parties
Website
ozone.unep.org
Abstract

Recalling the need for consistent reporting of production, imports, exports and destruction of ozone-depleting substances in accordance with article 7 of the Montreal Protocol,

Noting that the forms for reporting in accordance with article 7 submitted by parties sometimes contain blank cells, in which no numbers indicating quantities of ozone-depleting substances are entered,

Noting also that such blank cells could be intended by a party in a given case to indicate zero controlled substances or, alternatively, could represent non‑reporting by that party in respect of those substances,

  1. To request parties, when reporting production, imports, exports or destruction, to enter a number in each cell in the data reporting forms that they submit, including zero, where appropriate, rather than leaving the cell blank;
  2. To ask the Secretariat to request clarification from any party that submits a reporting form containing a blank cell;