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Summary Information
Full Title 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer as amended 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2007, 2016
Short Title / Abbreviations Montreal Protocol
CIL Subject Classification
Citations to Text 1522 UNTS 3, 26 ILM 1550 (1987)
Date of Adoption 16/09/1987
Date of Adoption Comment The Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Protocol on Chlorofluorocarbons to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer was held from 14-16 September 1987.
Place of Adoption Montreal, Canada, Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Protocol on Chlorofluorocarbons to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
Secretariat / Relevant Authority

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Ozone Secretariat

Dispute Settlement

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Depository United Nations Secretary-General
Annexes

Annex A: Controlled Substances

Annex B: Controlled Substances

Annex C: Controlled Substances

Annex D: A List of Products Containing Controlled Substances Specified in Annex A

Annex E: Controlled Substances

Annex F: Controlled Substances

 

Entry Into Force Status In Force
Date of Entry into Force 01/01/1989
Entry into Force/Termination Provisions

Article 16. Entry into Force

" 1. This Protocol shall enter into force on 1 January 1989, provided that at least eleven instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval of the Protocol or accession thereto have been deposited by States or regional economic integration organizations representing at least two thirds of 1986 estimated global consumption of the controlled substances, and the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 17 of the Convention have been fulfilled. In the event that these conditions have not been fulfilled by that date, the Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day following the date on which the conditions have been fulfilled.

2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, any such instrument deposited by a regional economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by member States of such organization.

3. After the entry into force of this Protocol, any State or regional economic integration organization shall become a Party to it on the ninetieth day following the date of deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession."

General Status (Parties) 197 Parties (as of 11/09/2017) to the 1987 Montreal Protocol and 1990-1999 Amendments
Status
ASEAN States
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
Related Instruments
Protocols / Amendments

1990 London Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

1992 Copenhagen Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

1997 Montreal Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

1999 Beijing Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

2016 Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

Amending / Superseding

1985 Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer

Related Instruments

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Additional Information

On 16th September 2009, the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol became the first treaties in the history of the United Nations to achieve universal ratification.

Prepared By HM on 27/06/2017
Checked By GJY on 28/06/2017
Last Updated By CSW on 11/09/2017