× 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 XXIV/14: Reporting of zero in Article 7 data reporting forms Document type Decision Reference number XXIV/14 Date Nov 16, 2012 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-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, 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; To ask the Secretariat to request clarification from any party that submits a reporting form containing a blank cell;