Decision XVI/8: Request for technical and financial support relating to methyl bromide alternatives

The Sixteenth Meeting of the Parties decided in Dec. XVI/8:

Considering the Copenhagen Amendment calling for the total elimination of methyl bromide,

Considering the number and size of requests for critical-use exemptions,

Considering the significant quantities of methyl bromide used for pre-shipment and quarantine purposes,

Considering the conclusions of the regional workshop on experiences in using alternatives to methyl bromide, held in Dakar, Senegal, from 8 to 11 March 2004,

Considering the fact that the Multilateral Fund has provided some support to countries that use little or no methyl bromide to enable them to put in place bans on imports and to phase out remaining methyl bromide uses,

1. To reinforce the fact that Parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol that use little or no methyl bromide need technical and financial assistance from the Multilateral Fund to enable them to identify environmentally safe strategies and plans effectively to implement the methyl bromide provisions of the Montreal Protocol;
2. To request the Ozone Secretariat to translate into the official United Nations languages and to publish in those languages a summary of the alternatives-related components of the reports prepared by the Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee.