Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer Document type Multilateral Field of application Global Date Oct 15, 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 * Albania Apr 18, 2019 Jan 18, 2019 [1] Andorra Apr 23, 2019 Jan 23, 2019 [3] Angola Feb 14, 2021 Nov 16, 2020 [1] Argentina Feb 20, 2020 Nov 22, 2019 [1] Armenia Jul 31, 2019 May 2, 2019 [3] Australia Jan 1, 2019 Oct 27, 2017 [3] Austria Jan 1, 2019 Sep 27, 2018 [1] Bangladesh Sep 6, 2020 Jun 8, 2020 [1] Barbados Jan 1, 2019 Apr 19, 2018 [1] Belgium Jan 1, 2019 Jun 4, 2018 [1] Benin Jan 1, 2019 Mar 19, 2018 [1] Bhutan Dec 26, 2019 Sep 27, 2019 [1] Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Jan 7, 2021 Oct 9, 2020 [1] Botswana Dec 18, 2020 Sep 19, 2020 [3] Bulgaria Jan 1, 2019 May 1, 2018 [1] Burkina Faso Jan 1, 2019 Jul 26, 2018 [1] Cabo Verde Jan 26, 2021 Oct 28, 2020 [1] Canada Jan 1, 2019 Nov 3, 2017 [1] Chad Jun 24, 2019 Mar 26, 2019 [1] Chile Jan 1, 2019 Sep 19, 2017 [1] Comoros Jan 1, 2019 Nov 16, 2017 [1] Cook Islands (New Zealand) Nov 20, 2019 Aug 22, 2019 [3] Costa Rica Jan 1, 2019 May 23, 2018 [1] Croatia Jan 1, 2019 Dec 6, 2018 [1] Cuba Sep 18, 2019 Jun 20, 2019 [1] Cyprus Oct 20, 2019 Jul 22, 2019 [1] 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] Ecuador Jan 1, 2019 Jan 22, 2018 [1] Estonia Jan 1, 2019 Sep 27, 2018 [1] Eswatini, Kingdom of Feb 22, 2021 Nov 24, 2020 [3] Ethiopia Oct 3, 2019 Jul 5, 2019 [1] European Union Jan 1, 2019 Sep 27, 2018 [3] Fiji Sep 14, 2020 Jun 16, 2020 [1] Finland Jan 1, 2019 Nov 14, 2017 [3] France Jan 1, 2019 Mar 29, 2018 [3] Gabon Jan 1, 2019 Feb 28, 2018 [3] Germany Jan 1, 2019 Nov 14, 2017 [3] Ghana Oct 31, 2019 Aug 2, 2019 [1] Greece Jan 1, 2019 Oct 5, 2018 [1] Grenada Jan 1, 2019 May 29, 2018 [1] Guinea Mar 4, 2020 Dec 5, 2019 [1] Guinea-Bissau Jan 1, 2019 Oct 22, 2018 [1] Holy See Sep 15, 2020 Jun 17, 2020 [1] Honduras Apr 28, 2019 Jan 28, 2019 [1] Hungary Jan 1, 2019 Sep 14, 2018 [3] Ireland Jan 1, 2019 Mar 12, 2018 [1] Japan Jan 1, 2019 Dec 18, 2018 [3] Jordan Jan 14, 2020 Oct 16, 2019 [1] Kiribati Jan 1, 2019 Oct 26, 2018 [1] Korea, Dem. People's Rep. Jan 1, 2019 Sep 21, 2017 [1] Kyrgyzstan Dec 7, 2020 Sep 8, 2020 [1] Lao, People's Dem. Rep. Jan 1, 2019 Nov 16, 2017 [3] Latvia Jan 1, 2019 Aug 17, 2018 [1] Lebanon May 5, 2020 Feb 5, 2020 [1] Lesotho Jan 5, 2020 Oct 7, 2019 [1] Liberia Oct 10, 2020 Jul 12, 2020 [1] Liechtenstein Dec 15, 2020 Sep 16, 2020 [1] Lithuania Jan 1, 2019 Jul 24, 2018 [1] Luxembourg Jan 1, 2019 Nov 16, 2017 [1] Malawi Jan 1, 2019 Nov 21, 2017 [1] Malaysia Jan 19, 2021 Oct 21, 2020 [1] Maldives Jan 1, 2019 Nov 13, 2017 [1] Mali Jan 1, 2019 Mar 31, 2017 [3] Marshall Islands Jan 1, 2019 May 15, 2017 [1] Mauritius Dec 30, 2019 Oct 1, 2019 [1] Mexico Jan 1, 2019 Sep 25, 2018 [3] Micronesia, Fed. States Jan 1, 2019 May 12, 2017 [1] Montenegro Jul 22, 2019 Apr 23, 2019 [1] Mozambique Apr 15, 2020 Jan 16, 2020 [1] Namibia Aug 14, 2019 May 16, 2019 [3] Netherlands Jan 1, 2019 Feb 8, 2018 [3] New Zealand Jan 1, 2020 Oct 3, 2019 [1] Nicaragua Dec 29, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 [1] Niger Jan 1, 2019 Aug 29, 2018 [1] Nigeria Jan 1, 2019 Dec 20, 2018 [1] Niue (New Zealand) Jan 1, 2019 Apr 24, 2018 [1] North Macedonia Jun 10, 2020 Mar 12, 2020 [1] Norway Jan 1, 2019 Sep 6, 2017 [1] Palau Jan 1, 2019 Aug 29, 2017 [1] Panama Jan 1, 2019 Sep 28, 2018 [1] Paraguay Jan 1, 2019 Nov 1, 2018 [2] Peru Nov 5, 2019 Aug 7, 2019 [1] Poland Jan 1, 2019 Jan 7, 2019 [1] 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 May 23, 2017 [1] Samoa Jan 1, 2019 Mar 23, 2018 [1] San Marino Jan 18, 2021 Oct 20, 2020 [3] Sao Tome and Principe Jan 2, 2020 Oct 4, 2019 [1] Senegal Jan 1, 2019 Aug 31, 2018 [1] Seychelles Nov 18, 2019 Aug 20, 2019 [3] Sierra Leone Sep 13, 2020 Jun 15, 2020 [1] Slovakia Jan 1, 2019 Nov 16, 2017 [1] Slovenia Jan 1, 2019 Dec 7, 2018 [1] Somalia Feb 25, 2020 Nov 27, 2019 [1] South Africa Oct 30, 2019 Aug 1, 2019 [1] Sri Lanka Jan 1, 2019 Sep 28, 2018 [1] Sweden Jan 1, 2019 Nov 17, 2017 [1] Switzerland Jan 1, 2019 Nov 7, 2018 [1] Togo Jan 1, 2019 Mar 8, 2018 [3] Tonga Jan 1, 2019 Sep 17, 2018 [1] Trinidad and Tobago Jan 1, 2019 Nov 17, 2017 [1] Turkmenistan Nov 29, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 [1] Tuvalu Jan 1, 2019 Sep 21, 2017 [1] Uganda Jan 1, 2019 Jun 21, 2018 [1] United Kingdom Jan 1, 2019 Nov 14, 2017 [1] Uruguay Jan 1, 2019 Sep 12, 2018 [1] Vanuatu Jan 1, 2019 Apr 20, 2018 [1] Viet Nam Dec 26, 2019 Sep 27, 2019 [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 Legislation 2 records related to this treaty. 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