Ozone Secretariat Compiles Non-Compliance Decisions for Easy Reference

The Ozone Secretariat recently released a compilation of Decisions of the Parties Related to the Non-Compliance Procedure of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The Noncompliance Procedure of the Montreal Protocol is the primary tool for monitoring obligations for phasing out ozone-depleting substances (ODS). The ideology behind the Procedure is that repeated interactions and iterative discourse can engage the violator in a cooperative enterprise to end noncompliance.

The Montreal Protocol's Implementation Committee investigates allegations of noncompliance and makes recommendations to the Protocol's member states. The Protocol supplies a list of potential remedies, including positive assistance to the violator, cautionary messages, and suspension of specific membership rights and privileges. In the past, the usual response of the Implementation Committee has been to recommend economic aid, technical assistance, or other helpful measures to bring the violator back into compliance.

The reprinted decisions cover the following topics:

• Non-compliance procedure
• Implementation committee (including membership, term of office; and Interaction with the Executive Committee)
• Compliance by groups of parties (including control measures, data reporting, baseline data revision, and licensing systems)
• Compliance by particular Parties
• Current Non-Compliance Procedure of the Montreal Protocol (including indicative list of measures)

The report can be found at: this address (PDF).