Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer Document type Multilateral Field of application Global Date Nov 29, 2016 Source IUCN (ID: TRE-160057) Title (French) Amendement au Protocole de Montréal relatif à des substances qui appauvrissent la couche d’ozone Title (Spanish) Enmienda del Protocolo de Montreal relativo a las Sustancias que Agotan la Capa de Ozono Place of adoption Kigali Depository UN United Nations Language English Entry into force Jan 1, 2019 Subject Air & atmosphere Keyword Ozone layer Abstract Following seven years of negotiations, the 197 Montreal Protocol parties reached a compromise, under which developed countries will start to phase down HFCs by 2019. Developing countries will follow with a freeze of HFCs consumption levels in 2024, with some countries freezing consumption in 2028. By the late 2040s, all countries are expected to consume no more than 15-20 per cent of their respective baselines. (Source: http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=27086&ArticleID=36283&l=en) Full text English French Spanish Website treaties.un.org Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Ratification * Provisional application Albania Apr 18, 2019 - - Andorra Apr 23, 2019 Jan 23, 2019 [3] - Angola Feb 14, 2021 - - Argentina Feb 20, 2020 - - Armenia Jul 31, 2019 May 2, 2019 [3] - Australia Jan 1, 2019 Oct 27, 2017 [3] - Austria Jan 1, 2019 - - Bangladesh Sep 6, 2020 - - Barbados Jan 1, 2019 - - Belarus Feb 1, 2023 - - Belgium Jan 1, 2019 - - Benin Jan 1, 2019 - - Bhutan Dec 26, 2019 - - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Jan 7, 2021 - - Bosnia and Herzegovina Aug 24, 2021 - - Botswana Dec 18, 2020 Sep 19, 2020 [3] - Brazil Jan 17, 2023 Oct 19, 2022 [3] - Bulgaria Jan 1, 2019 - - Burkina Faso Jan 1, 2019 - - Burundi Aug 24, 2021 - - Cabo Verde Jan 26, 2021 - - Cambodia Jul 7, 2021 - - Cameroon Nov 22, 2021 - - Canada Jan 1, 2019 - - Chad Jun 24, 2019 - - Chile Jan 1, 2019 - - China Sep 15, 2021 Jun 17, 2021 [3] - Colombia May 26, 2021 - - Comoros Jan 1, 2019 - - Congo Sep 14, 2022 - - Cook Islands (New Zealand) Nov 20, 2019 Aug 22, 2019 [3] - Costa Rica Jan 1, 2019 - - Croatia Jan 1, 2019 - - Cuba Sep 18, 2019 - - Cyprus Oct 20, 2019 - - Czech Republic Jan 1, 2019 Sep 27, 2018 [3] - Côte d'Ivoire Jan 1, 2019 Nov 29, 2017 [3] - Denmark Jan 1, 2019 Dec 6, 2018 [3] - Dominican Republic Jul 13, 2021 Apr 14, 2021 [3] - Ecuador Jan 1, 2019 - - El Salvador Dec 12, 2021 Sep 13, 2021 [3] - Eritrea May 8, 2023 - - Estonia Jan 1, 2019 - - Eswatini, Kingdom of Feb 22, 2021 Nov 24, 2020 [3] - Ethiopia Oct 3, 2019 - - European Union Jan 1, 2019 Sep 27, 2018 [3] - Fiji Sep 14, 2020 - - Finland Jan 1, 2019 Nov 14, 2017 [3] - France Jan 1, 2019 Mar 29, 2018 [3] - Gabon Jan 1, 2019 Feb 28, 2018 [3] - Gambia Aug 3, 2021 - - Germany Jan 1, 2019 Nov 14, 2017 [3] - Ghana Oct 31, 2019 - - Greece Jan 1, 2019 - - Grenada Jan 1, 2019 - - Guinea Mar 4, 2020 - - Guinea-Bissau Jan 1, 2019 - - Holy See Sep 15, 2020 - - Honduras Apr 28, 2019 - - Hungary Jan 1, 2019 Sep 14, 2018 [3] - Iceland Apr 25, 2021 Jan 25, 2021 [3] - India Dec 26, 2021 - - Indonesia Mar 14, 2023 - - Ireland Jan 1, 2019 - - Italy Aug 23, 2022 - - Japan Jan 1, 2019 Dec 18, 2018 [3] - Jordan Jan 14, 2020 - - Kiribati Jan 1, 2019 - - Korea, Dem. People's Rep. Jan 1, 2019 - - Korea, Republic of Apr 19, 2023 - - Kyrgyzstan Dec 7, 2020 - - Lao, People's Dem. Rep. Jan 1, 2019 Nov 16, 2017 [3] - Latvia Jan 1, 2019 - - Lebanon May 5, 2020 - - Lesotho Jan 5, 2020 - - Liberia Oct 10, 2020 - - Liechtenstein Dec 15, 2020 - - Lithuania Jan 1, 2019 - - Luxembourg Jan 1, 2019 - - Malawi Jan 1, 2019 - - Malaysia Jan 19, 2021 - - Maldives Jan 1, 2019 - - Mali Jan 1, 2019 Mar 31, 2017 [3] - Marshall Islands Jan 1, 2019 - - Mauritius Dec 30, 2019 - - Mexico Jan 1, 2019 Sep 25, 2018 [3] - Micronesia, Fed. States Jan 1, 2019 - - Mongolia Oct 25, 2022 - - Montenegro Jul 22, 2019 - - Morocco Jul 21, 2022 - - Mozambique Apr 15, 2020 - - Namibia Aug 14, 2019 May 16, 2019 [3] - Nauru Feb 1, 2023 - - Netherlands Jan 1, 2019 Feb 8, 2018 [3] - New Zealand Jan 1, 2020 - - Nicaragua Dec 29, 2020 - - Niger Jan 1, 2019 - - Nigeria Jan 1, 2019 - - Niue (New Zealand) Jan 1, 2019 - - North Macedonia Jun 10, 2020 - - Norway Jan 1, 2019 - - Palau Jan 1, 2019 - - Panama Jan 1, 2019 - - Paraguay Jan 1, 2019 Nov 1, 2018 [2] - Peru Nov 5, 2019 - - Philippines Feb 1, 2023 - - Poland Jan 1, 2019 - - Portugal Jan 1, 2019 Jul 17, 2018 [3] - Romania Sep 29, 2020 Jul 1, 2020 [3] - Russian Federation Jan 1, 2021 Oct 3, 2020 [3] - Rwanda Jan 1, 2019 - - Saint Lucia Jan 31, 2022 - - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Feb 5, 2023 - - Samoa Jan 1, 2019 - - San Marino Jan 18, 2021 Oct 20, 2020 [3] - Sao Tome and Principe Jan 2, 2020 - - Senegal Jan 1, 2019 - - Serbia Jan 6, 2022 - - Seychelles Nov 18, 2019 Aug 20, 2019 [3] - Sierra Leone Sep 13, 2020 - - Singapore Aug 30, 2022 - - Slovakia Jan 1, 2019 - - Slovenia Jan 1, 2019 - - Solomon Islands Aug 21, 2022 - - Somalia Feb 25, 2020 - - South Africa Oct 30, 2019 - - Spain Apr 20, 2022 - Jan 20, 2022 Sri Lanka Jan 1, 2019 - - Sweden Jan 1, 2019 - - Switzerland Jan 1, 2019 - - Syrian Arab Republic Jul 4, 2021 - - Tajikistan Sep 27, 2022 - - Tanzania, Un. Rep. of Jun 23, 2022 - - Togo Jan 1, 2019 Mar 8, 2018 [3] - Tonga Jan 1, 2019 - - Trinidad and Tobago Jan 1, 2019 - - Tunisia Nov 25, 2021 - - Turkey Feb 8, 2022 - - Turkmenistan Nov 29, 2020 - - Tuvalu Jan 1, 2019 - - Uganda Jan 1, 2019 - - United Kingdom Jan 1, 2019 - - United States of America Jan 29, 2023 - - Uruguay Jan 1, 2019 - - Vanuatu Jan 1, 2019 - - Viet Nam Dec 26, 2019 Sep 27, 2019 [3] - Zambia Jun 13, 2021 - - Zimbabwe Jan 16, 2023 Oct 18, 2022 [3] - * [1] Ratification [2] Accession/approbation [3] Acceptance/approval [4] Succession [5] Consent to be bound [6] Definite signature reset zoom out zoom in References - Treaties Amends Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer Treaty | Multilateral | Montreal | Sep 16, 1987 Keyword: Ozone layer Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-000953) Other references Literature 2 records related to this treaty. View literature