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Decision XXXV/12: Further strengthening Montreal Protocol institutions, including for combating illegal trade

Document type
Decision
Reference number
XXXV/12
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

Recalling decisions XIV/7, XXXI/3 and XXXIV/8,

  1. To encourage parties to facilitate the exchange of information on best practices to prevent illegal trade of controlled substances and to inform the Secretariat of practices used by entities attempting unauthorized imports of controlled substances that may include the mislabelling of containers of controlled substances or misreporting of controlled substances on customs declarations;
  2. To request the Secretariat to provide, before the forty-sixth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and on an annual basis thereafter, a compilation of information provided by parties pursuant to paragraph 1 above as well as decision XXXIV/8.