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Decision XXXV/1: Replenishment of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol for the triennium 2024-2026

Document type
Decision
Reference number
XXXV/1
Date
Oct 27, 2023
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
Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Parties
Website
ozone.unep.org
Abstract
  1. To adopt a budget for the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer for the triennium 2024–2026 of 965 million United States dollars, on the understanding that 428,699,680 dollars of that budget will be provided from anticipated contributions due to the Multilateral Fund and other sources for the triennium 2021-2023, and that 10,700,320 dollars will be provided from interest accruing to the Fund during the triennium 2024–2026;[1]
  2. To adopt the scale of contributions for the Multilateral Fund based on a replenishment of 175.2 million dollars for 2024, 175.2 million dollars for 2025 and 175.2 million dollars for 2026, as set out in the annex to the present decision;
  3. That the Executive Committee should take action to ensure, to the extent possible, that the entire budget for the triennium 2024–2026 is committed by the end of 2026, and that parties not operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol should make timely payments in accordance with paragraph 7 of decision XI/6.

  Annex to decision XXXV/1

Contributions by parties to the tenth replenishment of the Multilateral Fund (for 2024, 2025 and 2026)[2]

No.

Country

United Nations
scale of
assessment
for 2022–2024a

Adjusted
United Nations
scale of assessment 
using 2022–2024
scale with no party
contributing
more than
22 per cent

Annual
contributions
for 2024, 2025
and 2026 
(in United
States
dollars)

Average
inflation
rate for
2021–2023
per cent)b

Qualifying 
for 
fixed 
exchange
rate 
mechanism
(1 = Yes,
0 = No)

Fixed
exchange rate 
mechanism
users'
currencies’
rate of exchange
(1–30 June
2023)c

Fixed
exchange
mechanism
users’
national
currencies

Fixed
exchange
mechanism
users’
contribution
amount in 
national
currencies

1

Andorra

0.005

0.0085

14 842

4.492

1

0.92358

Euro

13 708

2

Australia

2.111

3.5766

6 266 282

4.928

1

1.48183

Australian dollar

9 285 564

3

Austria

0.679

1.1504

2 015 540

6.513

1

0.92358

Euro

1 861 513

4

Azerbaijan

0.030

0.0508

89 052

10.571

0

N/A

N/A

0

5

Belarus

0.041

0.0695

121 704

10.586

0

N/A

N/A

0

6

Belgium

0.828

1.4029

2 457 831

6.079

1

0.92358

Euro

2 270 004

7

Bulgaria

0.056

0.0949

166 230

7.798

1

1.80633

Bulgarian lev

300 266

8

Canada

2.628

4.4526

7 800 942

4.699

1

1.34658

Canadian dollar

10 504 593

9

Croatia

0.091

0.1542

270 124

6.928

1

0.92358

Euro

249 481

10

Cyprus

0.036

0.0610

106 862

4.743

1

0.92358

Euro

98 696

11

Czechia

0.340

0.5761

1 009 254

10.238

0

N/A

N/A

N/A

12

Denmark

0.553

0.9369

1 641 522

5.093

1

6.87758

Danish krone

11 289 702

13

Estonia

0.044

0.0745

130 609

11.227

1

0.92358

Euro

120 628

14

Finland

0.417

0.7065

1 237 821

4.843

1

0.92358

Euro

1 143 226

15

France

4.318

7.3159

12 817 530

4.338

1

0.92358

Euro

11 838 014

16

Germany

6.111

10.3538

18 139 862

6.024

1

0.92358

Euro

16 753 614

17

Greece

0.325

0.5506

964 728

4.621

1

0.92358

Euro

891 004

18

Holy See

0.001

0.0017

2 968

  

N/A

    

0

19

Hungary

0.228

0.3863

676 794

12.436

0

N/A

N/A

0

20

Iceland

0.036

0.0610

106 862

6.950

1

139.11333

Icelandic krona

14 865 959

21

Ireland

0.439

0.7438

1 303 125

5.168

1

0.92358

Euro

1 203 541

22

Israel

0.561

0.9505

1 665 270

3.388

1

3.59658

New Israeli shekel

5 989 275

23

Italy

3.189

5.4031

9 466 212

5.043

1

0.92358

Euro

8 742 804

24

Japan

8.033

13.6102

23 845 117

1.665

1

135.21500

Japanese yen

3 224 217 485

25

Kazakhstan

0.133

0.2253

394 797

12.595

0

N/A

N/A

0

26

Latvia

0.050

0.0847

148 420

10.065

1

0.92358

Euro

137 078

27

Liechtenstein

0.010

0.0169

29 684

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

28

Lithuania

0.077

0.1305

228 566

11.334

1

0.92358

Euro

211 099

29

Luxembourg

0.068

0.1152

201 851

4.752

1

0.92358

Euro

186 425

30

Malta

0.019

0.0322

56 400

4.208

1

0.92358

Euro

52 089

31

Monaco

0.011

0.0186

32 652

N/A

1

0.92358

Euro

30 157

32

Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

1.377

2.3330

4 087 480

6.105

1

0.92358

Euro

3 775 115

33

New Zealand

0.309

0.5235

917 234

5.521

1

1.60350

New Zealand dollar

1 470 785

34

Norway

0.679

1.1504

2 015 540

4.716

1

10.34144

Norwegian krone

20 843 588

35

Poland

0.837

1.4181

2 484 547

10.462

0

N/A

N/A

0

36

Portugal

0.353

0.5981

1 047 843

4.922

1

0.92358

Euro

967 767

37

Romania

0.312

0.5286

926 139

9.774

1

4.55658

Romanian leu

4 220 028

38

Russian Federation

1.866

3.1615

5 539 025

9.164

1

77.44550

Russian rouble

428 972 564

39

San Marino

0.002

0.0034

5 937

4.608

1

0.92358

Euro

5 483

40

Slovakia

0.155

0.2626

460 101

8.158

1

0.92358

Euro

424 940

41

Slovenia

0.079

0.1338

234 503

5.726

1

0.92358

Euro

216 582

42

Spain

2.134

3.6156

6 334 555

5.212

1

0.92358

Euro

5 850 468

43

Sweden

0.871

1.4757

2 585 472

5.842

1

10.49558

Swedish krona

27 136 029

44

Switzerland

1.134

1.9213

3 366 160

1.954

1

0.91050

Swiss franc

3 064 889

45

Tajikistan

0.003

0.0051

8 905

6.994

1

10.69883

Tajikistan somoni

95 275

46

Ukraine

0.056

0.0949

166 230

16.868

0

N/A

N/A

0

47

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

4.375

7.4125

12 986 728

6.165

1

0.80925

UK pound sterling

10 509 510

48

United States of America

22.000

22.0000

38 544 000

5.729

N/A

N/A

US dollar

0

49

Uzbekistan

0.027

0.0457

80 147

11.377

0

N/A

N/A

0

 

Total

31.9630

100.0000

175 200 000

          

a See General Assembly resolution 76/238, para. 12, which sets out the scale of assessments for 2022, 2023 and 2024.

b Average inflation rate obtained from the International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook Database IMF website (April 2023 data).
 See https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2023/April.

c Data extracted from the United Nations Treasury operational rates of exchange website (https://treasury.un.org/operationalrates/OpRatesExport.php).

[1] In decision Ex.V/1 on replenishment for the triennium 2021–2023, the parties noted, in paragraph 2, that 246 million United States dollars in remaining funds that were due to the Multilateral Fund during the triennium 2018–2020 would be used after 2023 to support the implementation of the Montreal Protocol.

[2] Replenishment at 965 million dollars, including 525.6 million dollars from new contributions.