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Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer (Kigali Amendment).

Author(s) : UNITED NATIONS (NATIONS UNIES)

Type of article: Files on regulations

Summary

The 28th Meeting of the Parties (MOP28) to the Montreal Protocol held in Kigali, Rwanda on October 15, 2016 led to an international agreement to phase-down of the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), often used to replace the chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and the hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) targeted by the Protocol.


The Amendment must be ratified by at least 20 Parties to the Montreal Protocol to come into force in January 2019. This condition has been met since November 2017.


The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol proposes different HFCs phase-down schedules for developed countries and for developing countries (as defined in the article 5 of the Montreal Protocol).


The controlled substances mentioned in the annexes of the Montreal Protocol have also been amended by the Kigali Amendment.

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Kigali Amendment - Full text (Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Russian versions)

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Kigali Amendment: IIR Summary (English version)

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Amendement de Kigali : Synthèse de l'IIF (French version)

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Details

  • Original title: Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer (Kigali Amendment).
  • Record ID : 30027334
  • Languages: French, English
  • Subject: Regulation, Environment, HFCs alternatives
  • Publishers: United Nations
  • Publication date: 2016/10/15

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