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Decision XXIX/16 : Request for the revision of baseline data by Pakistan

Document type
Decision
Reference number
XXIX/16
Date
Nov 20, 2017
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

Noting that, in decision XIII/15, the Thirteenth Meeting of the Parties decided to advise parties requesting changes in reported baseline data for the base years to present their requests before the Implementation Committee under the Non-Compliance Procedure for the Montreal Protocol, which in turn would work with the Secretariat and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol to confirm the justification for the changes and present them to the Meeting of the Parties for approval,

Noting also that decision XV/19 sets out the methodology for the submission of such requests,

1. That Pakistan has presented sufficient information, in accordance with decision XV/19, to justify its request for the revision of its consumption data for hydrochlorofluorocarbons for the years 2009 and 2010, which are part of the baseline for parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5;

2. To approve the request by Pakistan, and to revise its consumption data for hydrochlorofluorocarbons for the baseline years 2009 and 2010, as indicated in the following table:

Substance Previous hydrochlorofluorocarbon data (ODP-tonnes) New hydrochlorofluorocarbon data
(ODP-tonnes)
2009 2010 Baselinea 2009 2010 Baselinea
HCFC-141b 134.2 142.8   134.20 142.80  
HCFC-142b - -   4.62 4.68  
HCFC-22 105.6 112.2   101.69 108.22  
Total 239.8 255.0 247.4 240.51 255.70 248.11

a Hydrochlorofluorocarbon baselines established after the Twenty-Third Meeting of the Parties are presented using two decimal places whereas those established before are presented using one decimal place (see decision XXIII/30).