Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties (Montreal, 17 – 21 September 

2007)

Decision XIX/6: Adjustments to the Montreal Protocol with 

regard to Annex C, Group I, substances 

(hydrochlorofluorocarbons)

The Parties agree to accelerate the phase-out of production and consumption of hydrochlorofluorocarbons 

(HCFCs), by way of an adjustment in accordance with paragraph 9 of Article 2 of the Montreal Protocol and as 

contained in annex III to the report of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties, on the basis of the following: 

For Parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Protocol (Article 5 Parties), to choose as the

baseline the average of the 2009 and 2010 levels of, respectively, consumption and production; and

1.

2. To freeze, at that baseline level, consumption and production in 2013;

For Parties operating under Article 2 of the Protocol (Article 2 Parties) to have completed the accelerated 

phase-out of production and consumption in 2020, on the basis of the following reduction steps:

3.

(a) By 2010 of 75 per cent;

(b) By 2015 of 90 per cent;

(c) While allowing 0.5 per cent for servicing the period 2020–2030;

For Article 5 Parties to have completed the accelerated phase-out of production and consumption in 

2030, on the basis of the following reduction steps:

4.

(a) By 2015 of 10 per cent;

(b) By 2020 of 35 per cent;

(c) By 2025 of 67.5 per cent;

(d) While allowing for servicing an annual average of 2.5per cent during the period 2030–

2040;

To agree that the funding available through the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal 

Protocol in the upcoming replenishments shall be stable and sufficient to meet all agreed incremental 

costs to enable Article 5 Parties to comply with the accelerated phase-out schedule both for production 

and consumption sectors as set out above, and based on that understanding, to also direct the Executive 

Committee of the Multilateral Fund to make the necessary changes to the eligibility criteria related to the 

post-1995 facilities and second conversions;

5.

To direct the Executive Committee, in providing technical and financial assistance, to pay particular

attention to Article 5 Parties with low volume and very low volume consumption of HCFCs;

6.

To direct the Executive Committee to assist Parties in preparing their phase-out management plans for 

an accelerated HCFC phase-out;

7.

To direct the Executive Committee, as a matter of priority, to assist Article 5 Parties in conducting surveys 

to improve reliability in establishing their baseline data on HCFCs;

8.

To encourage Parties to promote the selection of alternatives to HCFCs that minimize environmental 

impacts, in particular impacts on climate, as well as meeting other health, safety and economic

considerations;

9.

10. To request Parties to report regularly on their implementation of paragraph 7 of Article 2F of the Protocol;

To agree that the Executive Committee, when developing and applying funding criteria for projects and 

programmes, and taking into account paragraph 6, give priority to cost-effective projects and 

programmes which focus on, inter alia:

11.

(a) Phasing-out first those HCFCs with higher ozone-depleting potential, taking into 

account national circumstances;

(b) Substitutes and alternatives that minimize other impacts on the environment, including 

on the climate, taking into account global-warming potential, energy use and other 

relevant factors;

(c) Small and medium-size enterprises;

To agree to address the possibilities or need for essential use exemptions, no later than 2015 where this

relates to Article 2 Parties, and no later than 2020 where this relates to Article 5 Parties;

12.

To agree to review in 2015 the need for the 0.5 per cent for servicing provided for in paragraph 3, and to

review in 2025 the need for the annual average of 2.5 per cent for servicing provided for in paragraph 4 

(d);

13.

In order to satisfy basic domestic needs, to agree to allow for up to 10% of baseline levels until 2020, 

and, for the period after that, to consider no later than 2015 further reductions of production for basic 

domestic needs;

14.

In accelerating the HCFC phase-out, to agree that Parties are to take every practicable step consistent 

with Multilateral Fund programmes, to ensure that the best available and environmentally-safe substitutes 

and related technologies are transferred from Article 2 Parties to Article 5 Parties under fair and most 

favourable conditions;

15.

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