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# D **ecisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna**  **Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer at its**  **tenth meeting and the Twenty** 
**- Sixth Meeting of the Parties to**  **the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (**  **Paris, 1**  **7**

**– 21 November 2014)**  **1** 

# I. **Vienna Convention**

The Conference of the Parties decides : 

## X/ **1 : Status of ratification of the Vienna Convention, the Montreal Protocol**  **and the London, Copenhagen, Montreal and Beijing amendments to the Montreal Protocol**  1. To no te w ith satisfaction the universal ratification of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, and the London Amendment, the Copenhagen Amendment and the Montreal Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; 2. To note that, as at 1 November 2014, 196 parties had ratified the Beijing Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; 3. To urge Mauritania , which has not yet done so , to ratify, approve or accede to the Beijing Amendment to the Mont real Protocol, taking into account that universal participation is necessary to ensure the protection of the ozone layer ; 

## X/ **2 :**  **Recommendations of the ninth meeting of the Ozone Research Managers** Recalling that, pursuant to the objectives defined in decis ion I/6 of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer , the Ozone Research Managers review ongoing national and international research and monitoring programmes with a view to ensuring the proper coordinatio n of those programmes and identifying gaps that need to be addressed, Recognizing the importance of continuing and enhancing the monitoring of changes in the ozone layer, including its projected recovery in an atmosphere w hose conditions are different from pre - 1980 conditions owing to changes in its composition, Recognizing also that the latest assessment by the Scientific Assessment Panel suggests a potential influence of climate change on the ozone layer, especially in the tropics , Recognizing further the need to increase knowledge and understanding of the atmosphere and its processes, with regard to which many uncertainties remain, including the intricate linkages between the ozone layer and climate and, therefore, the need to monitor and analyse the ozon e layer and climate variables together whenever possible, Noting the importance of capacity

- building activities in parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol that expand scientific expertise and have the added benefit of expa nding the geographic area that can be measured and data archive s in respect of the key variables related to the ozone layer and changing climate, 1. To take note with appreciation of the report of the ninth meeting of the Ozone Research Managers, publishe d in 2014 (World Meteorological Organization Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project No. 54); 2. To encourage parties to adopt and implement as appropriate the recommendations of the Ozone Research Managers under the topics of research, systematic obs ervations, data archiving and capacity

- building; 3. To accord priority to capacity

- building activities, in particular the specific projects identified for priority funding under the General Trust Fund for Financing Activities on Research and

1 Re

- issued for technical reasons

. References to future meetings of the Open

- ended Working Group adjusted to take into account that the additional meeting agreed under decision XXVI/9 will be the thirty

- fi fth meeting of the Open

- ended Working Group

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### 2 Sy stem atic Obs ervations Relevant to the Vienna Convention, related to the inter

- calibration of instruments, the training of instrument operators and increasing the number of ozone observations, especially through the relocation of available Dobson instruments; 4. To enc ourage the Ozone Research Managers to review, at their tenth meeting, in 2017, the capacity

- building activities that have been conducted, with a view to assessing their effectiveness, and to include further specific recommendations in their report to the C onference of the Parties; 5. To encourage the national ozone focal points, or other appropriate officials, to distribute information on, and coordinate w here relevant, monitoring, research and scientific activities in their countries ; 

## X/ **3 : General Trust**  **Fund for Financing Activities on Research and Systematic Observations Relevant to the Vienna Convention**  Recalling decision VI/2, by which the Conference of the Parties established the General Trust Fund for Financing Activities on Research and Systematic O bservations Relevant to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, and noting that the current life of the Trust Fund will expire at the end of 2015, Noting with appreciation the contributions to the Trust Fund by several parties and the joint efforts of the World Meteorological Organization and the Ozone Secretariat in the implementation of the activities funded by the Trust Fund since it became operational in 2003, Noting that im

portant activities, including calibrations, inter

- compariso ns and relevant training, have been implemented successfully under the Trust Fund to date, Noting with concern , how ever, that the resources available in the Trust Fund are not sufficient to enable substantial and sustainable improvements to be made to the global ozone observing system, Noting that the coming decade is a crucial time during which the status of the recovery of the ozone layer will become clearer, but that such clarity will be dependent on continued high

- quality observations , Aware that impro vements in ozone observations should take into account the existing strong and intricate linkages between ozone and climate , and carry out relevant observations and analyses for both ozone and climate wherever possible, Noting that the Ozone Research Mana gers, at their ninth meeting, in 2014, review ed the status and activities of the Trust Fund, considered options for the way forward for the Fund and provided specific recommendations on the matter , 1. To request the Executive Director of the United Nations En vironment Programme to extend the life of the General Trust Fund for Financing Activities on Research and Systematic Observations Relevant to the Vienna Convention up to 31 December 2020; 2. To request the Ozone Secretariat to coordinate w ith the World Meteor ological Organization to establish a small advisory committee for the Trust Fund , which wo uld convene electronically or i n the margins of other relevant meeting s , consisting of not more than 10 members, including two co - chairs of the Scientific Assessment Panel, the two co

- chairs of the Ozone Research Managers, one representative of the Ozone Secretariat , up to five scientists and experts in ozone observations and one representative of the World Meteorological Organization as an observer, striving for equit able geographical and gender representation, with a mandate: (a) To develop a long

- term strategy and implementation objectives and priorities in the light of the four overarching goals identified by the ozone research managers at their ninth meeting; (b) T o develop a short

- term action plan that takes into account the most urgent needs of the global ozone observing system and which will make the best possible use of the resources available in the Trust Fund; (c) To ensure quality control of the individual p roject proposals developed under the Trust Fund, striving for regional balance in the projects supported by the Fund and identifying possibilities for complementary funding to maximize its resources; 3. To request the Ozone Secretariat to continue inviting pa rties, and relevant international organizations as appropriate, to make financial and/or in

- kind contributions towards well

- defined and well

- budgeted project proposals developed under the Trust Fund;

### 3 4. To request the Ozone Secretariat to report to the Confer ence of the Parties at its eleventh meeting on the operation of, contributions to and expenditures from the Trust Fund and on the activities funded by the Trust Fund since its inception, as well as on the acti vities of the advisory committee; 

## X/4: **Financ ial reports and budgets for the Vienna Convention**  Recalling decision IX/3 on financial matters, Taking note of the financial report on the Trust Fund for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer for the biennium 2012

– 2013, ended 31 Dece mb er 2013, Recognizing that voluntary contributions are an essential complement for the effective im plementation of the Vienna Convention, We lcoming the continued efficient management by the Secretariat of the finances of the Trust Fund for the Vienna Conv ention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, 1. To take note with appreciation of the financial statement of the Trust Fund for the biennium 2012

– 2013, ended 31 December 2013, and the report on the actual expenditures for 2012 and 2013 as compared w ith the a pprovals for those years; 2. To approve the establishment of a w orking capital reserve equivalent to 15 per cent of the proposed budget for 2015 to be used to meet the final expenditures under the Trust Fund, noting that the w orking capital reserve shall be s et aside from the existing fund balance; 3. To approve the revised 2014 budget for the Trust Fund in the amount of $1,280,309, the budget for 2015 in the amount of $800,937, the budget for 2016 in the amount of $773,578 and the budget for 2017 in the amount o f $1, 363,368 , as set out in annex I to the report on the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention and the T we nty

- Sixth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol; 2 

### 4. To authorize the Secretariat to draw down the amounts of

$197,937 in 2015, $170,578 in 2016 and $760,368 in 2017 from the Fund balance; 5. To approve, as a consequence of the draw downs referred to in paragraph 4 of the present decision, the payment of contributions by the parties amounting to $603,000 for each of t he years 2015, 2016 a nd 2017 , as set out in annex II to the report of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention and the T we nty

- Sixth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol; 6. To request the Secretariat to indicate i n future financial reports of the Trust Fund for the Vienna Convention, the amounts of cash in hand in the section entitled “Total reserves and fund balances”, in addition to contributions that have not yet been received; 7. To urge all parties to pay their o utstanding contributions as well as their future contributions promptly and in full; 8. To request the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to extend the Tr

ust Fund until 31 December 2025; 

## X/5: Eleventh meeting of the Conference o **f the Parties to the Vienna Convention**  To convene the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention back to back w ith the T we nty

- Ninth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. 

# II. **Montreal Protocol decisions**

The Twent

y - Sixth Meeting of the Parties decides : 

## XXVI/1 **: Status of ratification of the Vienna Convention, the Montreal Protocol and the London, Copenhagen, Montreal and Beijing amendments to**  **the Montreal Protocol**

2 UNEP/OzL.Conv.10/7

- UNEP/O zL.Pro.26/10

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### 4 1. To note w ith satisfaction the universal ratif ication of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, and the London Amendment, the Copenhagen Amendment, and the Montreal Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; 2. To note t hat, as at 1 November 2014, 196 parties had ratified the Beijing Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; 3. To urge Mauritania, which has not yet done so, to ratify, approve or accede to the Beijing Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, taking into account that universal participation is necessary to ensure the protection of the ozone layer ; 

## XXVI/2: Essential
**- use nominations for controlled substances for 2015**  Noting with appreciation the work done by the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and its Medical Technical Options Committee , Mindful that, according to decision IV/25, the use of chlorofluorocarbons for metered

- dose inhalers does not qualify as an essential use if technically and economically feasible alternatives or substitutes are available that a re acceptable from the standpoint of environment and health, Noting the Panel’s conclusion that technically satisfactory alternatives to chlorofluorocarbon

- based metered

- dose inhalers are available for some therapeutic formulations for treating asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Taking into account the Panel’s analysis and recommendations for essential

- use exemptions for controlled substances for the manufacture of metered

- dose inhalers used for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseas e, We lcoming the continued progress of several parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 in reducing their reliance on chlorofluorocarbon

- based metered

- dose inhalers as alternatives are developed, receive regulatory approval and are marketed for sal e, 1. To authorize the levels of production and consumption for 201 5 necessary to satisfy essential uses of chlorofluorocarbons for metered

- dose inhalers for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, as specified in the annex to the present decisio n; 2. To request nominating parties to provide the Medical Technical Options Committee with information to enable the assessment of essential

- use nominations, in accordance with the criteria contained in decision IV/25 and subsequent relevant decisions, as set out in the handbook on essential

- use nominations; 3. To encourage parties with essential

- use exemptions in 201 5 to consider initially sourcing required pharmaceutical

- grade chlorofluorocarbons from stockpiles where they are available and accessible, provided that such stockpiles are used subject to the conditions established by the Meeting of the Parties in paragraph 2 of its decision VII/28; 4. To encourage parties with stockpiles of pharmaceutical

- grade chlorofluorocarbons potentially available for export to parties w ith essential

- use exemptions in 201 5 to notify the Ozone Secretariat of those quantities and to provide it w ith the details of a contact point by 31 December 201 4 ; 5. To request the Secretariat to post on its website details of the pot entially available stocks referred to in paragraph 4 of the present decision; 6. That the party listed in the annex to the present decision shall have full flexibility in sourcing the quantity of pharmaceutical

- grade chlorofluorocarbons to the extent requ ired for manufacturing metered

- dose inhalers, as authorized in paragraph 1 of the present decision, from im ports, from domestic producers or from existing stockpiles; 7

. To request that parties consider domestic regulations to ban the launch or sale of n ew chlorofluorocarbon

- based metered

- dose inhaler products, even if such products have been approved; 8

. To encourage parties to fast

- track their administrative processes for the registration of metered

- dose inhaler products in order to speed up the transi tion to chlorofluorocarbon

- free alternatives;

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## Annex **Essential**
**- use authorizations for 201**  **5 of chlorofluorocarbons for**  **metered**
**- dose inhalers**  (Metric tonnes) Party 2015 China 182.61


## XXVI **/ 3**  **: Essential**
**- use exemption for chlorofluorocarbon** 
**- 113 for aerosp**  **ace applications in the Russian Federation**  Noting the evaluation and recommendation of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and its Chemicals Technical Options Committee on the essential

- use nomination for chlorofluorocarbon

- 113 for aerospace a pplications in the Russian Federation, Noting also that the Russian Federation is successfully continuing efforts to introduce alternative solvents in its aerospace industry, Noting further that the Russian Federation has been successful in reducing use an d emissions in line with the technical adaptation timetable developed in collaboration w ith the Chemicals Technical Options Committee, 1. To authorize the production and consumption of chlorofluorocarbon

- 113 in the Russian Federation for essential uses in its aerospace industry in the amount of 75 metric tonnes in 2015; 2. To request the Russian Federation to explore further the possibility of importing chlorofluorocarbon

- 113 for its aerospace industry needs from available global stocks; 3. To encourage t he Russian Federation to continue its efforts to introduce alternative solvents, adopt newly designed equipment and complete the phase

- out of chlorofluorocarbon

- 113 by 2016; 

## XXVI **/ 4**  **: Essential**
**- use exemption for laborator**  **y and analytical uses for 2015 in C**  **hina** Noting with appreciation the work done by the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and its Chemicals Technical Options Committee, Recalling decision XI/15, by which the parties, among other things, eliminated the use of ozone - depleting substances for the testing of oil, grease and total petroleum hydrocarbons in water from the global exemption for laboratory and analytical uses , Recalling also decision XXIII/6, by which parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol w ere allow ed until 31 December 2014 to deviate from the existing ban on the use of carbon tetrachloride for the testing of oil, grease and total petroleum hydrocarbons in water in individual cases where such parties considered doing so to be justified and in wh ich it was clarified that any deviation beyond that should take place only in accordance w ith an essential

- use exemption in respect of the use of carbon tetrachloride for the testing of oil, grease and total petroleum hydrocarbons in water beyond 2014 , No ting that a party has reported difficulty in implementing existing alternatives to the use of carbon tetrachloride for the testing of oil, grease and total petroleum hydrocarbons in water and claims to need more time for the revision and promotion of natio nal standards , 1. To encourage that party , which has applied for an exemption , to complete the revision of its relevant national standard and to ensure that a revised national standard is brought into force as soon as possible , with a view to ensuring a sm ooth transition to a method that does not use ozone - depleting substances; 2. To authorize the level of consumption for 2015 necessary to satisfy essential uses of carbon tetrachloride for the testing of oil, grease and total petroleum hydrocarbons in wate r, as specified in the annex to the present decision;

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## Annex **Essential**
**- use authorizations for 2015 for carbon tetrachloride for testing of**  **oil, grease and total petroleum hydrocarbons in water** (Metric tonnes) Party 2015

China 8 0 

## XXVI/5 **: Global labo ratory and analytical** 
**- use exemption**  Recalling decisions VII/11 and XXI/6, in which the Meeting of the Parties requested all parties to urge their national standards

- setting organizations to identify and review their standards for laboratory and analytical procedures that mandate the use of Montreal Protocol controlled substances with a view to adopting, where possible, laboratory and analytical products and processes that do not use controlled substances, Recalling also d ecisions VII/11, XI/15, XVIII/15 and XIX/18, by which the Meeting of the Parties eliminated specific uses from the global exemption for laboratory and analytical uses, 1. To extend the global laboratory and analytical

- use exemption until 31 December 2021, under the conditions set out in anne x II to the report of the Sixth Meeting of the Parties and decisions XV/8, XVI/16 and XVIII/15, for the controlled substances under the Montreal Protocol in all annexes and groups except Annex C, group 1; 2. To request the Technology and Economic Assessmen t Panel to report no later than 2018 on the development and availability of laboratory and analytical procedures that can be performed without using controlled substances under the Montreal Protocol; 3. To encourage parties to continue to investigate domes tically the possibility of replacing ozone

- depleting substances in laboratory and analytical uses and to share the resulting information;


## XXVI/6: Critical
**- use exemptions for methyl bromide for 2015 and 2016**  Noting with appreciation the work of the Technolo gy and Economic Assessment Panel and its Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee, Recognizing the significant reductions made in critical

- use nominations for methyl bromide in many parties, Recalling paragraph 10 of decision XVII/9, Recalling also that all parties that have nominated critical

- use exemptions are to report data on stocks using the accounting framework agreed to by the Sixteenth Meeting of the Parties, Recalling further paragraphs 1 and 2 of decision XV/4, in which the Meeting of the Parti es requested that, by

the thirty

- sixth 3 

### meeting of the Open

- ended Working Group, Australia submit the available results of its research programme and Canada submit the available results of its assessment of the impact of chloropicrin on groundwater to the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel for its consideration, Recognizing that the production and consumption of methyl bromide for critical uses should be permitted only if methyl bromide is not available in sufficient quantity and quality from existing stocks of banked or recycled methyl bromide, Recognizing also that parties operating under critical

- use exemptions should take into account the extent to which methyl bromide is available in sufficient quantity and quality from existing stocks of banked o r recycled methyl bromide in licensing, permitting or authorizing the production and consumption of methyl bromide for critical uses ,

3 This reference to the thirty

- sixth meeting of the Open

- ended Working Group should now be understood to imply that the submissions are required before the thirty

- seventh meeting in order to take into account the additional meeting agreed under decision X XVI/9, which will be the thirty

- fi fth meeting of the Open

- ended Working Group.

### 7 Recognizing further that the additional information provided by Argentina at the Tw enty

- Sixth Meeting of the Parties allow ed the co

- chairs of the Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee to show how an amount of methyl bromide w ould be justified for critical use by Argentina in line with decision IX/6, 1. To permit, for the agreed critical

- use categories for 2015 and 2016 s et forth in table A of the annex to the present decision for each party, subject to the conditions set forth in the present decision and in decision Ex.I/4 to the extent that those conditions are applicable, the levels of production and consumption for 201 5 and 2016 set forth in table B of the annex to the present decision, which are necessary to satisfy critical uses, with the understanding that additional levels of production and consumption and categories of use may be approved by the Meeting of the Part ies in accordance w ith decision IX/6; 2. That parties shall endeavour to license, permit, authorize or allocate quantities of methyl bromide for critical uses as listed in table A of the annex to the present decision; 3. That each party that has an agreed critical

- use exemption shall renew its commitment to ensuring that the criteria in paragraph 1 of decision IX/6, in particular the criterion laid down in paragraph 1 (b) (ii) of decision IX/6, are applied in licensing, permitting or authorizing critical u ses of methyl bromide, with each party requested to report on the implementation of the present provision to the Ozone Secretariat by 1 February for the years to which the present decision applies; 

## Annex Table A **Agreed critical**
**- use categories**  (Metric ton nes) **2016** Australia Strawberry runners 29.760 Canada Strawberry runners (Prince Edward Island) 5.261 United States of America Strawberry field 231.54, cured pork 3.24 **2015** Ar gentina Strawberry fruit 64.3, green pepper/tomato 70 China Ginger protec ted 24.0, ginger open field 90.0. Mexico Strawberry nursery 43.539 , raspberry nursery 41.418
Table B **Permitted levels of production and consumption a**  (Metric tonnes) **2016** Australia 29.760 Canada 5.261 United States of America 234.78 **2015** Ar gent ina 134.3 China 114.0 Mexico 84.957

a Minus available stocks. 

## XXVI/7: Availability of recovered, recycled or reclaimed halons Recognizing that the global production of halons for controlled uses was eliminated in 2009 , but that some remaining uses, in particular for civil aviation, continue to rely on stocks of recovered, recycled or reclaimed halons for fire safety, Noting that, despite efforts to evaluate the extent of accessible stocks of recovered, recycled or reclaimed halons, there is still uncer tainty about the quantity of recovered, recycled or reclaimed halons that is accessible for continuing uses, such as in civil aviation, Recalling the 1992 International Maritime Organization ban on the use of halons in new ships and noting that ships conta ining halons are now being decommissioned, Recalling also the adoption by the Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization of resolutions A37

- 9 and A38

- 9, in which the Assembly expressed an urgent need to continue developing and implementing h alon alternatives for civil aviation and called on manufacturers to use alternatives in lavatory fire extinguishing systems in newly designed and new production aircraft after

### 8 2011, in hand

- held fire extinguishers in such aircraft after 2016, in engine and auxiliary pow er unit fire

- extinguishing systems used in newly designed aircrafts after 2014 and in the cargo compartments of new aircraft by a date to be determined by the Assembly in 2016, Noting that the import and export of recovered, recycled or recla im ed halons is allowed under the Montreal Protocol and that the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel has found that the current distribution of recovered, recycled or reclaimed halon stocks potentially may not align with anticipated needs for such stoc ks, Recalling paragraph 3 of decision XXI/7, concerning the import and export of recovered, recycled or reclaimed halons, Taking note of the progress report of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel provided to the parties before the thirty

- fourth me eting of the Open

- ended Working Group, including information on alternatives, 1. To encourage parties, on a voluntary basis, to liaise, through their national ozone officers, with their national civil aviation authorities to gain an understanding of how h alons are being recovered, recycled or reclaimed to meet purity standards for aviation use and supplied to air carriers to meet ongoing civil aviation needs and on any national actions being taken to expedite the replacement of halons in civil aviation use s as called for by the Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization in its resolutions A37

- 9 and A38

- 9; 2. To also encourage parties, on a voluntary basis, to submit information provided in accordance w ith paragraph 1 of the present decision to the Ozone Secretariat by 1 September 2015; 3. To invite parties, on a voluntary basis, to reassess any national import and export restrictions other than licensing requirements with a view to facilitating the import and export of recovered, recycled or reclaimed halons and the management of stocks of such halons with the aim of enabling all parties to meet remaining needs in accordance with domestic regulations even as they transition to halon alternatives; 4. To request the Technology and Economic Ass essment Panel, through its Halons Technical Options Committee: (a) To continue to liaise with the International Civil Aviation Organization to facilitate the transition to halon alternatives, to approach the International Maritime Organization to estimate the am ount and purity of halon 1211 and 1301 available from the breaking of ships and to report information on global stocks of recovered halons to the parties in its 2015 progress report; (b) To report on existing and emerging alternatives for halons, inc luding information on their characteristics and their rate of adoption, in particular for aviation uses; 5. To request the Ozone Secretariat to report to the parties, prior to the thirty

- seventh meeting of the Open

- ended Working Group, any information prov ided by parties in accordance w ith paragraph 1 of the present decision ; 

## XXVI **/ 8**  **: Measures to facilitate the monitoring of trade in**  **hydrochlorofluorocarbons and substituting substances** Recalling decisions IX/22, X/18 and XI/26 concerning customs codes for oz one - depleting substances and collaboration betw een the Ozone Secretariat and the World Customs Organization in that regard, Recalling also decisions of the Meeting of the Parties aimed at the prevention of illegal trade in ozone

- depleting substances, in pa rticular decisions XIV/7, XVI/33, XVII/16, XVIII/18 and XIX/12, Noting that, despite limitations on hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) consumption resulting from the provisions of the Montreal Protocol, more than 1 million tonnes of HCFCs are still traded glob ally and the illegal trade in HCFCs may disturb the process of phasing out those substances, Noting also that in international trade HCFCs are replaced by alternative substances, which include hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and that the quantity of HFCs traded globally is expected to grow , Recognizing that the existing Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (Harm onized System) code for HFCs is not HFC

- specific and covers other non

- ozone - depleting

### 9 chemicals, which makes it difficult for customs autho rities to recognize the illegal nature of the relevant import or export of HCFCs if declared as HFCs, Mindful of the importance of a dedicated customs classification of goods for the prevention of illegal trade and of the positive impact in that regard of the new Harm onized System classification for HCFCs approved by the World Customs Organization, which entered into force in January 2012, and the new H arm onized System classification for mixtures containing, inter alia, HCFCs and HFCs or perfluorocarbons, w hich became effective at an earlier date, Mindful also that World Customs Organization rules require that any application for amending a H arm onized S ystem classification must be made several years in advance, 1. To request the Ozone Secretariat to liaise with the World Customs Organization to examine the possibility of designating individual Harm onized System codes for the most commonly traded fluorinated substitutes for HCFCs and chlorofluorocarbons ( CFCs ) classified under Harm onized System code 2903.39, explaining thereby the importance of a dedicated customs classification for those substances for the sole purpose of preventing the illegal trade in HCFCs and CFCs, and to communicate to the parties the results of those consultations as soon as possible, b ut not later than at the thirty

- sixth meeting of the Open

- ended Working Group, to be held in 2015; 2. To encourage parties that are contracting parties to the International Convention on the Harm onized Commodity Description and Coding System to undertake a t their earliest convenience the necessary steps, following World Customs Organization procedures, to recommend the consideration of the customs classifications referred to in paragraph 1 of the present decision ; 3. To encourage parties that are in a posit ion to do so to consider establishing, on a voluntary basis, domestic customs codes for those substitutes referred to in paragraph 1; 

## XXVI/9 **: Response to the report by the Technology and Economic Assessment**  **Panel on information on alternatives to ozone**
**- d**  **epleting substances** Noting with appreciation volume 2 of the 2012 task force progress report w hich responded to decision XXIII/9, volume 2 of the 2013 progress report of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel which responded to decision XXIV/7 and volume 4 of the 2014 progress report which responded to decision XXV/5, 1. To request the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel , if necessary in consultation with external experts, to prepare a report identifying the full range of alternatives, includi ng not

- in

- kind technologies , and identifying applications where alternatives fulfilling the criteria identified in paragraph 1 (a) of the present decision are not available , and to make th at report available for consideration by the Open

- ended Working Grou p at its thirty

- sixth

- meeting and an updated report to be submitted to the Tw enty

- Seventh Meeting of the Parties that w ould: (a) U pdate information on alternatives to ozone

- depleting substances in various sectors and subsectors and differentiating between parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 and parties not so operating , considering energy efficiency, regional differences and high ambient temperature conditions in particular, and assessing whether they are :

(i) Commercially available ; (ii) Techn ically proven ; (iii) E nvironmentally sound ; (iv) E conomically viable and cost effective ; (v) S afe to use in areas with high urban densities considering flammability and toxicity issues , including, where possible, risk characteri z ation ; (vi) E asy to service and m aintain ;

and describe the potential limitations of their use and their implications for the different sectors, in term s of , but not limited to, servicing and maintenance requirements, and internatio nal design and safety standards; (b) P rovide info rm ation on energy efficiency levels in the refrigeration and air

conditioning sector referring to high

- ambient temperature zones in international standards ;

### 10 (c) T aking into account the uptake of various existing technologies, revise the scenarios for curr ent and future demand elaborated in the October 2014 final report on additional information on alternatives to ozone - depleting substances of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel ’s task force on d ecision XXV/5, and improve information related to cos ts and benefits with regard to the criteria set out in paragraph 1 ( a ) of the present decision , including referenc e to progress identified under stage I and stage II of HCFC phase

- out management p lans ; 2. To convene a two

- day workshop, back to back w ith a n additional three

- day meeting of the Open

- Ended Working Group in 2015, to continue discussions on all issues in relation to hydrofluorocarbon management, including a focus on high

- am bient temperature and safety requirements as well as energy efficiency, t aking into account the information requested in the present decision and other relevant inform ation; 3. To encourage parties to continue to provide to the Secretariat, on a voluntary basis, information on their implementation of paragraph 9 of decision XI X/6, including information on available data, policies and initiatives pertaining to the promotion of a transition from ozone

- depleting substances that minimize s environmental impact wherever the required technologies are available, and to request the Secr etariat to compile any such submissions received; 4. To request the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund to consider providing additional funding to conduct inventories or surveys on alternatives to ozone - depleting substances in interested parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 upon their request; 

## XXVI/ **10 : 2015** 

**– 2017 Replenishment of the Multilateral Fund**  1. To adopt a budget for the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol for 2015

– 2017 of $507,500,000 on the u nderstanding that $64,000,000 of that budget will be provided from anticipated contributions due to the Multilateral Fund and other sources for the 2012

˗ 2014 triennium, and that $6,000,000 w ill be provided from interest accruing to the Fund during the 2015

– 2017 triennium. The parties note that outstanding contributions from some parties with economies in transition in the period 2012

– 2014 stands at $8,237,606; 2. To adopt the scale of contributions for the Multilateral Fund based on a replenishment of $145, 833,333 for 2015, $145,833,333 for 2016, and $145,833,333 for 2017 as it appears in annex III to the report of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention and the Tw enty

- Sixth M eeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol; 3. That the Executive Committee should take action to ensure, as far as possible, that the whole of the budget for 2015

– 2017 is committed by the end of 2017, and that parties not operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 should make timely payments in acco rdance w ith paragraph 7 of decision XI/6; 

## XXVI/ **11 : Extension of the fixed** 
**- exchange** 
**- rate mechanism to the 2015** 

**– 2017**  **replenishment of the Multilateral Fund** 1. To direct the Treasurer to extend the fixed

- exchange

- rate mechanism to the period 2015

– 2017; 2. That parties choosing to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund for the Im plem entation of the Montreal Protocol in national currencies will calculate their contributions based on the average United Nations exchange rate for the six

- mo nth period commencing 1 January 2014; 3. That, subject to paragraph 4 below , parties not choosing to pay in national currencies pursuant to the fixed

- exchange

- rate mechanism will continue to pay in United States dollars; 4. That no party should change the currency selected for its contribution in the course of the triennium 2015

– 2017; 5. That only parties with inflation rate fluctuations of less than 10 per cent, pursuant to published figures of the International Monetary Fund, for the preceding triennium will be e ligible to use the fixed

- exchange

- rate mechanism; 6. To urge parties to pay their contributions to the Multilateral Fund in full and as early as possible in accordance with paragraph 7 of decision XI/6; 7. To agree that if the fixed

- exchange

- rate mechani sm is to be used for the replenishment period 2018

– 2020, parties choosing to pay their contributions in national currencies will calculate their contributions based on the average United Nations exchange rate for the six

- month period commencing 1 January 2 017;

### 11 

## XX **V I/**  **12 : Data and information provided by the parties in accordance with**  **Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol** Noting with appreciation that 19 6 parties of the 197 that should have reported data for 2013 have done so and that 72 of those parties repor ted their data by 30 June 2014 in accordance w ith decision XV/15, Noting that 15 8 of those parties reported their data by 30 September 2014 as required under paragraph 3 of Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, Noting with concern , how ever, that the Central African Republic has not reported 2013 data, Noting that its failu re to report its 2013 data in accordance with Article 7 places th e party in non - com pliance with its data

- reporting obligations under the Montreal Protocol until such time as the Secretariat receives the outstanding data, Noting also that a lack of timely data reporting by parties impedes effective monitoring and assessment of parties’ compliance with their obligations under the Montreal Protocol, Noting further that reporting by 30 June each year greatly facilitates the work of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol in assisting parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Protocol to comply with the Protocol’s control measu res, 1. To urge the Cent ral African Republic, where appropriate, to work closely with the im plementing agencies to report the required data to the Secretariat as a matter of urgency; 2. To request the Implementation Committee to review the situation of t he Central African Republic at its fifty

- fo urth meeting; 3. To encourage parties to continue to report consumption and production data as soon as figures are available, and preferably by 30 June each year, as agreed in decision XV/15; 

## XX **V I/**  **13 :**  **Non**
**- compli**  **ance with the Montreal Protocol by Kazakhstan** Noting that Kazakhstan ratified the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer on 26 August 1998 , the London Amendment to the Protocol on 26 July 2001, the Copenhagen and Montreal a me ndm ents o n 28 June 2011 and the Beijing Amendment on 19 September 2014 , and is classified as a party not operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Protocol, Noting also that the Global Environment Facility has previously approved funding in the am ount of $6,0 24,696 to enable Kazakhstan to achieve compliance with control measures of the Protocol other than those applicable to hydrochlorofluorocarbons and methyl bromide , Noting with concern that a methyl bromide project submitted to the Global Environment Facili ty w as rejected and that the Facility’s consideration of a hydrochlorofluorocarbon project proposal w as still at an early stage, 1. That Kazakhstan’s annual consumption of the controlled substances in Annex C, group I (hydrochlorofluorocarbons) , of 90.75 ODP

- tonnes for 2011, 21.36 ODP

- tonnes for 2012 and 83.32 ODP

- tonnes for 2013 exceeds the party’s maximum allow able consumption of 9.9 ODP

- tonnes for those controlled substances for those years and that the party was therefore in non

- compliance with the con sumption control measures under the Protocol for hydrochlorofluorocarbons; 2. That Kazakhstan’s annual consumption of the controlled substance in Annex E (m ethyl brom ide) of 6.0 ODP

- tonnes in 2011 and 19.0 ODP

- tonnes in 2013 exceeds the party’s maximum all ow able consumption of zero ODP

- tonnes for that controlled substance for those years and that the party was therefore in non

- com pliance with the consumption control measures under the Protocol for methyl bromide; 3. T o note w ith appreciation the submission by Kazakhstan of a plan of action to ensure its return to compliance with the Protocol’s hydrochlorofluorocarbon and methyl bromide control measures under which, without prejudice to the operation of the financial mechanism of the Protocol, Kazakhstan spec ifically commits itself: (a) To reducing its consumption of hydrochlorofluorocarbons from 83.32 ODP

- tonnes in 2013 to no greater than:

(i) 40 ODP

- tonnes in 2014; (ii) 9.9 ODP

- tonnes in 2015;

### 12 (iii) 3.95 ODP

- tonnes in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019; (iv) Zero O DP

- tonnes by 1 January 2020, save for consumption restricted to the servicing of refrigeration and air

- conditioning equipment betw een the period 2020 and 2030 as prescribed in the Protocol; (b) To reducing its consumption of methyl bromide from 19.0 ODP

- to nnes in 2013 to no greater than: (i) 6.0 ODP

- tonnes in 2014;

(ii) Zero ODP

- tonnes by 1 January 2015, save for critical uses that may be authorized by the parties; (c) To monitoring its system for licensing imports and exports of ozone

- depleting substances; 4. To invite the relevant implementing agencies to w ork with Kazakhstan to secure the reconsideration of the party’s proposed methyl bromide project and consideration of the party ’ s proposed hydrochlorofluorocarbon project by the Global Environment Facili ty; 5. To urge Kazakhstan to w ork with the relevant implementing agencies to implement its plan of action to phase out consumption of hydrochlorofluorocarbons and methyl bromide; 6. To monitor closely the progress of Kazakhstan with regard to the implemen tation of its plan of action and the phase

- out of hydrochlorofluorocarbons and methyl bromide. To the degree that the party is working towards and meeting the specific Protocol control measures it should continue to be treated in the same manner as a Party in good standing. In that regard, Kazakhstan should continue to receive international assistance to enable it to meet those commitments in accordance with item A of the indicative list of measures that may be taken by the Meeting of the Parties in respect of non - com pliance; 7. To caution Kazakhstan, in accordance w ith item B of the indicative list of measures that may be taken by the Meeting of the Parties in respect of non

- com pliance, that, in the event that Kazakhstan fails to return to compliance, the p arties will consider measures consistent with item C of the indicative list of measures. Those measures may include the possibility of actions available under Article 4, such as ensuring that the supply of hydrochlochlorofluorocarbons and methyl bromide t hat are the subject of non

- com pliance is ceased so that exporting p arties are not contributing to a continuing situation of non

- com pliance; 

## XX **V I**  **/ 14**  **: Requests for the revision of baseline data by Libya and**  **Mozambique** Noting that, in accordance with decisi on XIII/15, by which the Thirteenth Meeting of the Parties decided that parties requesting the revision of reported baseline data should present such requests to the Implementation Committee under the Non

- Com pliance Procedure for the Montreal Protocol, whi ch in turn wo uld work with the Secretariat and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol to confirm the justification for the changes and present them to the Meeting of the Parties for approval, Noting also that decision XV/19 sets out the methodology for the submission of such requests, 1. That Libya and Mozambique have presented sufficient information, in accordance with decision XV/19, to justify their requests for the revision of their consumption data for hydrochlorofluorocarbons for 2010 and 2009, respectively, which are part of the baseline for parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5;

### 13 2. To approve the requests of the parties listed in the preceding paragraph and to revise their baseline hydroc hlorofluorocarbon consumption data for the respective years as indicated in the following table:

Party Previous hydrochlorofluorocarbon data (ODP

- tonnes) New hydrochlorofluorocarbon data (ODP

- tonnes) 2009 2010 2009 2010 1. Libya

– 131.91

– 139.26 

### 2. Mozambiq ue 4.3

– 8.68

– 

## XX **V I**  **/ 15**  **: Non** 
**- compliance with the Montreal Protocol by the Democratic**  **People’s Republic of Korea** Noting that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ratified the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer on 24 January 1995, the London and Copenhagen a mend ments to the Protocol on 17 June 1999, and the Montreal and Beijing Amendments on 13 December 2001 , and is classified as a party operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Protocol, Noting also that the Executive Committee has approved $22,905,529 from the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol in accordance w ith Article 10 of the Protocol to enable the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to achieve compliance with the Protocol, 1. Tha t annual consumption by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea of the controlled substances in Annex C, group I **(** hydrochlorofluorocarbons) , of 90.6 ODP

- tonnes for 2013 exceeds the party’s maximum allow able consumption of 78.0 ODP

- tonnes for those contro lled substances for that year and that the party was therefore in non

- com pliance with the consumption control measures under the Protocol for hydrochlorofluorocarbons; 2. That the annual production by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea of hydrochlo rofluorocarbons of 31.8 ODP

- tonnes in 2013 exceeds the party’s maximum allowable production of 27.6 ODP

- tonnes for those controlled substances for that year and that the party was therefore in non

- com

pliance with the production control measures under the P rotocol for hydrochlorofluorocarbons; 3. T o note w ith appreciation the submission by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea of a plan of action to ensure its return to compliance with the Protocol’s hydrochlorofluorocarbon consumption control measures i n 2015 and production control measures in 2016; 4. T o note that under that plan of action, w ithout prejudice to the operation of the financial mechanism of the Protocol, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea specifically commits itself: (a) To reducing its consumption of hydrochlorofluorocarbons from 90.6 ODP

- tonnes in 2013 to no greater than:

(i) 80.0 ODP

- tonnes in 2014; (ii) 70.16 ODP

- tonnes in 2015, 2016 and 2017; (iii) Levels allowed under the Montreal Protocol in 2018 and subsequent years; (b) To reducing its production of hydrochlorofluorocarbons from 31.8 ODP

- tonnes in 2013 to no greater than:

(i) 29.0 ODP

- tonnes in 2014; (ii) 27.6 ODP

- tonnes in 2015; (iii) 24.84 ODP

- tonnes in 2016 and 2017; (iv) Levels allowed under the Montreal Protocol in 201 8 and subsequent years; (c) To monitoring its system for licensing imports and exports of ozone

- depleting substances; 5. To urge the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to w ork w ith the relevant im plementing agencies to implement its plan of action to p hase out consumption and production of hydrochlorofluorocarbons;

### 14 6. To closely monitor the progress of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea with regard to the implementation of its plan of action and the phase

- out of hydrochlorofluorocarbons. To the degree that the party is w orking towards and meeting the specific Protocol control measures it should continue to be treated in the same manner as a party in good standing. In that regard, the Dem ocratic People’s Republic of Korea should continue to receiv e international assistance to enable it to meet those commitments in accordance w ith item A of the indicative list of measures that may be taken by the Meeting of the Parties in respect of non

- com pliance; 7. To caution the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in accordance w ith item B of the indicative list of measures that may be taken by the Meeting of the Parties in respect of non - com pliance, that, in the event that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea fails to return to compliance, the parties w ill consider measures consistent with item C of the indicative list of measures. Those measures may include the possibility of actions available under Article 4, such as ensuring that the supply of hydrochlochlorofluorocarbons that are the subject of non

- c om pliance is ceased so that exporting parties are not contributing to a continuing situation of non

- com pliance; 

## XX **V I**  **/ 16**  **: Non**
**- compliance with the Montreal Protocol by**  **Guatemala** Noting that Guatemala ratified the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplet e the Ozone Layer on 7 November 1989 and the London, Copenhagen, Montreal and Beijing a me ndments to the Protocol on 21 January 2002 , and is classified as a party operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Protocol, Noting also that the Executive Commi ttee has approved $9,608,694 from the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol in accordance w ith Article 10 of the Protocol to enable Guatemala to achieve compliance with the Protocol, 1. That Guatemala’s annual consumption of the controlled substances in Annex C, group I (hydrochlorofluorocarbons), of 11.3 ODP

- tonnes for 2013 exceeds the party’s maximum allow able consumption of 8.3 ODP

- tonnes for those controlled substances for that year and that the party was therefore in non

- com pliance with the consumption control measures under the Protocol for hydrochlorofluorocarbons; 2. T o note w ith appreciation the submission by Guatemala of a plan of action to ensure its return to compliance with the Protocol’s hydrochlorofluorocarbon contr ol m easures and its decision to reduce its hydrochlorofluorocarbon consumption in 2014 below its allowable consumption by the excess amount consumed in 2013; 3. T o note that under that plan of action, w ithout prejudice to the operation of the financial mec hanism of the Protocol, Guatemala specifically commits itself: (a) To reducing its consumption of hydrochlorofluorocarbons from 11.3 ODP

- tonnes in 2013 to no greater than:

(i) 4.35 ODP

- tonnes in 2014; (ii) Levels allowed under the Montreal Protocol in 201 5 and subsequent years; (b) To monitoring its system for licensing imports and exports of ozone

- depleting substances; 4. To urge Guatemala to continue to w ork with the relevant implementing agencies to im plement its plan of action to phase out consumption of hydrochlorofluorocarbons; 5. To monitor closely the progress of Guatemala with regard to the implementation of its plan of action and the phase

- out of hydrochlorofluorocarbons. To the degree that the party is w orking tow ards and meeting the specific P rotocol control measures it should continue to be treated in the same manner as a party in good standing. In that regard, Guatemala should continue to receive international assistance to enable it to meet those commitments in accordance with item A of the indicative list of measures that may be taken by the Meeting of the Parties in respect of non - com pliance;

### 15 6. To caution Guatemala, in accordance w ith item B of the indicative list of measures that may be taken by the Meeting of the Parties in respect of n on - com pliance, that, in the event that Guatemala fails to return to compliance, the parties will consider measures consistent with item C of the indicative list of measures. Those measures may include the possibility of actions available under Article 4, s uch as ensuring that the supply of hydrochlorofluorocarbons that are the subject of non - com pliance is ceased so that exporting parties are not contributing to a continuing situation of non - com pliance ; 

## X **XVI/17 : Membership changes in the Technology and Eco**  **nomic Assessment Panel**  1. To thank Mr

. Lambert J. M. Kuijpers (Netherlands) for his long and outstanding service as Co

- Chair of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel; 2. To endorse the reappointment of Mr

. Kuijpers as a Co

- C hair of the Refrigeration , Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps Technology Options Committee for a transitional term of one year and to endorse the appointment of Mr

. Kuijpers as a Senior Expert of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel for a subsequent period of one year in accordance with paragraph 2.3 of the terms of reference of the Panel; 3. To endorse the appointment of Mr. Ashley Woodcock (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) as Co

- Chair of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel for a term of four years in acc ordance w ith paragraph 2.3 of the terms of reference of the Panel; 4. To endorse the re

- appointment of Ms. Marta Pizano (Colombia) as Co

- Chair of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel for a term of four years in accordance with paragraph 2.3 of the ter ms of reference of the Panel; 5. To endorse the appointment of Mr. Fabio Polonara (Italy) to the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and as a new Co

- Chair of the Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pum ps Technical Options Committee for a term of fou r y ears in accordance with paragraph 2.3 of the term s of reference of the Panel; 

## XXVI/ **18 : Membership of the Implementation Committee**  1. To note w ith appreciation the work carried out by the Implementation Committee under the Non

- Com

pliance Procedure f

or the Montreal Protocol in 2014; 2. To confirm the positions of Canada, the Dominican Republic, Ghana, Lebanon and Poland as members of the Committee for one further year and to select Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cuba, Mali, Italy and Pakistan as members of the Committee for a tw o - year period beginning on 1 January 2015; 3. To note the selection of Ms. Elisabetta Scialanca (Italy) to serve as President and Mr. Mazen Hussein (Lebanon) to serve as Vice

- President and Rapporteur of the Committee for one year be ginning on 1 January 2015; 

## XXVI/ **19 : Membership of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund**  1. To note w ith appreciation the work carried out by the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol w it h the assistance of the Fund secretariat in 2014; 2. To endorse the selection of Bahrain, Brazil, the Comoros, Egypt, Grenada, India and the United Republic of Tanzania as members of the Executive Committee representing parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Protocol and the selection of Australia, Belgium, Italy, Japan, Sw eden, the Russian Federation and the United States of America as members representing parties not so operating, for one year beginning on 1 January 2015; 3. To note t he selection of Mr. John Thompson (United States of America) to serve as Chair and Mr. Leslie Smith (Grenada) to serve as Vice

- Chair of the Executive Committee for one year beginning on 1 January 2015; 

## XXVI/ **20 : Co** 
**- Chairs of the Open** 
**- ended Working Group o**  **f the Parties to the Montreal Protocol**  To endorse the selection of Mr. Paul Krajnik (Austria) and Ms. Emma Rachmawaty (Indonesia) as Co

- Chairs of the Open

- ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in 2015;

### 16 

## XXVI/21: Financial reports and **budgets for the Montreal Protocol** Recalling decision XXV/20 on financial reports of the trust funds and budgets for the Montreal Protocol, Taking note of the financial report on the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer for the biennium 2012

– 2013, ended 31 December 2013, Recognizing that voluntary contributions are an essential complement for the effective im plementation of the Montreal Protocol, We lcoming the continued efficient management by the Secretariat of the finances of the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, 1. To take note with appreciation of the financial statement of the Trust Fund for the biennium 2012

– 2013, ended 31 December 2013, and the report on the ac tual expenditures for 2012 and 2013 as compared w ith the approvals for those years; 2. To approve the revised budget for 2014 in the amount of $5,065,460 and the budget for 2015 in the amount of $5,922,857, and to note the budget for 2016 in the amount o f $5,033,230, as set out in annex IV to the report of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention and the Tw enty

- Sixth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol; 4 

### 3. To authorize the Secretariat to draw down the amount s of $788,527 in 2014 and $1,645,924 in 2015, and to note the proposed draw down of $756,297 in 2016; 4. To approve, as a consequence of the draw downs referred to in paragraph 3 of the present decision, that the contributions to be paid by the parties amoun t to $4,276,933 for 2014 and 2015, and to note the contributions of $4,276,933 for 2016, as set out in annex V to the report of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention and the Tw enty

- Sixth Meeting of the Parties to the M ontreal Protocol ; 5. That no funds shall be spent to cover the travel costs to m eetings of members of the Assessment Panels from parties not operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Protocol ; 6. To reaffirm a working capital reserve at a level of 15 per cent of the annual budget to be used to meet the final expenditures under the Trust Fund, noting that the working capital reserve shall be set aside from the existing fund balance; 7. To request the Secretariat to indicate in future financial reports of the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol, the amounts of cash in hand in the section entitled “Total reserves and fund balances”, in addition to contributions that have not yet been received; 8. To encourage parties, non

- parties and other stakeholders to contribute financially and by other means to assist members of the three assessment panels and their subsidiary bodies with a view to ensuring their continued participation in the assessment activities under the Protocol; 9. To note w ith concern that a number of parties have not paid their contribution for 2014 and prior years, and to urge those parties to pay both their outstanding contributions and future contributions promptly and in full; 10. To request the Executive Director of the United Nations E nvironment Programme to extend the Trust Fund until 31 December 2025; 

## XXVI/22: Twenty
**- Seventh and Twenty** 
**- Eighth Meetings of the Parties to**  **the Montreal Protocol**
1. To convene the T we nty

- Seventh Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Dubai, Unit ed Arab Emirates , in November 2015; 2. To convene the T we nty

- Eight h Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Kigali , Rwanda, in November 2016

.

4 UNEP/OzL.Conv.10/7

- UNEP/OzL.Pro.26/10.

### 17



# Annex I **Trust Fund for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer Approved budgets**  **for 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017** (United States dollars)

Work months 2014 2015 2016 2017 **10 Personnel and conference services component**

1100 Professional Staff

1101 Executive Secretary (D

- 2) (shared with MP) 6 143 800 143 800 143 800 143 800
1104 Senior Scientific Affairs Officer (P

- 5) (shared with MP) 6 107 000 107 000 107 000 107 000

1107 Programme Officer (Communication and I nformation) (P

- 3) 12 114 125 152 274 155 776 159 359
**1199 Subtotal**  **364 925 403 074**  **406 576 410 159** 

1300 Administrative support

1301 Administrative Assistant (G

- 7) (shared with MP) 6 26 000 26 000 26 000 26 000
1303 Programme Assistant (G

- 6) 12 37 000 38 110 39 253 40 431
1304 Programme Assistant (Data)(G

- 6) (shared with MP) 6 22 000 22 000 22 000 22 000
1305 Research Assistant (G

- 6) (shared with MP) 6 21 000 21 000 21 000 21 000 1310 Meetings Services Assistant (G

- 6) 12 15 592 38 110 39 253 40 431 **Subtotal 121 592**  **145 220 147 507**  **149 862** 1322 Conference servicing cost of the p reparatory meetings and meetings of the p arties (shared with MP every three years) 252 000 252 000

1324 Conference ser vicing cost of the Bureau Meeting 20 000 20 000

1327 Conference servicing cost of the Meeting of the Ozone Research Managers 24 000 24 000

1328 Promotion activities for the protection of the ozone layer 10 000 10 000 10 000 1 0 000

### 18 Work months 2014 2015 2016 2017 **1399 Subtotal**  **306 000 10 000**  **10 000 306 000** 

1600 Travel on official business

1601 Staff travel on official business 30 000 30 000 30 000 30 000 **1699 Subtotal**  **30 000 30 000**  **30 000 30 0**  **00 1999 Component total**  **822 517 588 294**  **594 082 896 020**  **30 Meeting participation component**

3300 Support for participation

3304 Travel cost of A5 members to the Bureau meeting 20 000 20 000

3307 Travel cos ts of A5 members to the meeting of the Ozone Research Managers 175 000 175 000
**3399 Subtotal**  **195 000 0**  **0 195 000**  **3999 Component total 195 000**  **0 0**  **195 000 40 Equipment and premises component** 

4100 Expendable equipment (items

under $1,500) 4101 Miscellaneous expendables (shared with MP) 8 000 8 000 8 000 8 000 **4199 Subtotal**  **8 000 8 000**  **8 000 8 000**  4200 Non

- expendable equipment

4203 Other office equipment (server, fax, scanner, furniture, etc.,) 5 000 5 000 5 000 5 000 4205 Equipment and peripherals for paperless conferences 5 000 5 000 5 000 5 000
**4299 Subtotal**  **10 000 10 000**  **10 000 10 000**  4300 Premises

4301 Rental of off ice premises (shared with MP) 17 500 17 500 17 500 17 500
**4399 Subtotal**  **17 500 17 500**  **17 500 17 500** 

### 19 Work months 2014 2015 2016 2017 **4999 Component total 35 500**  **35 500 35 500**  **35 500 50 Miscellaneous component** 

5100 Operation and maintenance

of equipmen t 5101 Maintenance of equipment and others (shared with MP) 7 500 7 500 7 500 7 500
**5199 Subtotal**  **7 500 7 500**  **7 500 7 500**  5200 Reporting costs

5201 Reporting 7 500 7 500 7 500 7 500
5202 Repo rting (Ozone Research Managers) 15 000 10 000 **5299 Subtotal**  **22 500 7 500**  **7 500 17 500**  5300 Sundry

5301 Communications 20 000 20 000 20 000 20 000 5302 Freight charges 15 000 15 000 15 000 15 000 5304 Others (Ozone layer protection public awareness campaign) 5 000 5 000 5 000 5 000 5305 30th anniversary celebrations 30 000 **5399 Subtotal**  **40 000 70 000**  **40 000 40 000**  5400 Hospitality

5401 Hospitality 10 000 15 000 **5499 Subtotal**  **10 000 0**  **0 15 000**  **5999 Component total 80 000**  **85 000 55 000**  **80 000 99**  **Total direct cost 1 133 017**  **708 794 684 582**  **1 206 520**

**Total budget 1 133 017**  **708 794 684 582**  **1 206 520** Programme support costs (13 per cent) 147 292 92 143 88 996 156 848
**Grand total (inclusive of**  **programme support costs)**  **1 280 309 800 937**  **773 578 1 363 368** 

Drawdown 677 309 197 937 170 578 760 368 **Contribution from the parties**  **603 000 603 000**  **603 000 603 000**  Working capital reserve 106 319 107 067 107 067

### 20



# Explanatory notes for the revision to the approved **budget for 2014 and the approved**  **budgets for 201 5, 2016 and 2017 for the**  **Trust Fund for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer** 

Budget line Comment Personnel component 1101

– 1107 Indicative Professional

- level salary costs applicable to the Nairobi duty station have been used for the budget proposals. Salary costs for staff at the Professional level are made up of: (a) the basic salaries; (b) post adjustment as determined and reviewed throughout the year by the International Civil Service Commission based on the cost of living index of the duty station where the staff are assigned; and (c) entitlements such as home leave travel and education grant. However, where information on actual staff costs is available, the figures have been adjusted accordingly. The inflation rate used for 2015

– 2017 is 2.3 per cent to take into account annual salary step increments as well as revisions decided by the International Civil Service Commission. For the posts whose costs are shared with the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol (1101 and 1104), the incr ease in costs is reflected in the budget of that Trust Fund, as the budget is approved on an annual basis.

1107 The 2014 budget is decreased to reflect installation costs and 8 months’ salary and emoluments of the Communication and Information Offic er who joined the Secretariat at the end of May 2014. The 2015 and 2016 budgets reflect salary and emoluments only. Ad ministrative support/personnel 1301

– 1310 The 2015

– 2017 budget proposals reflect trends in actual costs and a 3 per cent inflationary rat e. However, for the posts whose costs are shared with the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol (1301, 1304 and 1305), the increase is reflected in the budget of that Trust Fund, as the budget is approved on an annual basis. 1303 The budget line for the Pr ogramme Assistant on line 1303 was previously inadvertently budgeted at 70 per cent. The line is increased to reflect 100 per cent annual salary. 1310 The post of the Meeting Services Assistant was filled in August 2014. The 2014 budget reflects five months’ salary cost. The budget was previously inadvertently budgeted at 70 per cent. The line is increased in 2015

– 2017 to reflect 100 per cent annual salary. Conference services 1322

– 1328 Necessary funds may be transferred from the conference servi cing budget lines should such services be required to be rendered either by individual consultancies or under corporate contracts. The current conference servicing costs are based on the following background and assumptions: 1322 The conferencing costs of the tenth and eleventh meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention are shared with the Twenty

- Sixth and Twenty

- N inth Meetings of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol since they will be held jointly in 2014 and 2017. The budget is increased in 2014 to reflect the cost increase of holding the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention in Paris and the 2017 meeting cost is maintained at the 2014 level. 1324 Two Bureau meetings are scheduled for 2014 and 2017. The first meeting in the year is held back to back with the Ozone Research Managers’ meeting and the second one takes place back to back with the meeting of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. The meetings have provisio n for interpretation and document translation into the appropriate languages based on the membership of the Bureau. 1327 Based on the actual cost for the ninth Meeting of the Ozone Research Managers in May 2014, the budget is decreased for 2014 and 2017. 1328 A minimum amount is proposed for each year to cover activities in connection with the celebration of the International Day for the Protection of the Ozone Layer. Travel on official business 1601 The budgets include travel of Secretariat officers i n connection with the organization of the Ozone Research Managers’ meetings and the meetings of the Conference of the Parties, in addition to travel related to provision of support to network and capacity

- building meetings. Meeting participation 3304 an d 3307 The participation of representatives of parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 in the various Convention meetings is assumed at $5,000 per representative per meeting taking into account not more than one person’s travel costs per country, using the most appropriate and advantageous economy - class fare and United Nations daily subsistence allowances. Considering that the meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention is normally held jointly with the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, the participation costs are borne by the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol.

### 21 Budget line Comment 3304 The participation costs are based on two Bureau meetings respectively in 2014 and 2017 for four participants from developing countries or cou ntries with economies in transition, being held back to back with the Ozone Research Managers’ meeting and the meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention. 3307 One Ozone Research Managers’ meeting was held in May 2014. The next me eting will be held in 2017. Funding has been reserved for participation by 35 experts from qualifying developing countries that submit national reports. Equipment and premises component 4101

– 4301 The budgets for non

- expendable equipment (4203

– 4205) have been maintained at the approved 2014 levels. The Secretariat is maintaining its electronic data processing systems to make the documentation of the Protocol and the Convention available electronically to the parties. This requires periodic procurement of necessary peripherals and software licences, and also updating of the existing computer servers. A minimum provision has been made to enable the Secretariat to replace some equipment each year. 4301 The rental cost is shared with the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol. The reduction in rent due to sm aller office space occupied by the Secretariat from June 2014 is reflected in the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol budget, as the budget is approved on an annual basis. The Nairobi rental rates are dete rmined by the United Nations Controller. Miscellaneous component 5101

– 5401 Pr ovisions under these budget lines are generally steady at the approved 2014 levels.
5202 Based on the preliminary costings for the report of the ninth Meeting of the Ozone Research Managers, the cost is decreased for the ninth and tenth meetings. 5401 This budget line provides for the hospitality cost of the joint meeting of the Conference of the Parties and the Meeting of the Parties held back to back in 2014 and 2017 and is slightly increased to reflect trends in increased costs.**22**



# Annex II **Trust Fund for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer Scale of contributions by the parties for 2015, 2016 and 2017 based on the United Nations scale of assessme**  **nts (General Assembly resolution 67/238 of 24 Decem**  **ber 2012 with a m aximum assessment rate of 22 per cent)**  (in United States dollars)

Party United Nations scale of assessment for 2013

– 2015 Adjusted

United Nations scale to exclude non - contributors Adjus ted

United Nations scale with 22 per cent maximum assessment rate considered 2015 contributions by parties 2016 contributions by parties 2017 contributions by parties 1 Afghanistan 0.005 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 2 Albania 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 3 Al geria 0.137 0.137 0.137 823 823 823 4 Andorra 0.008 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 5 Angola 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0 0
6 Antigua and Barbuda 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 7 Ar gentina 0.432 0.432 0.431 2 596 2 596 2 596 8 Ar menia 0.007 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 9 Australia 2.074 2.074 2.067 12 465 12 465 12 465 10 Austria 0.798 0.798 0.795 4 796 4 796 4 796 11 Azerbaijan 0.040 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 12 Bahamas 0.017 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 13 Bahrain 0.039 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 14 Bangladesh 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 15 Barbados 0.008 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 16 Belarus 0.056 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 17 Belgium 0.998 0.998 0.995 5 998 5 998 5 998 18 Belize 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 19 Benin 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 20 Bhutan 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0
21 Bolivia (Plurinational 0.009 0.000 0.000 0 0 0**23** Party United Nations scale of assessment for 2013

– 2015 Adjusted

United Nations scale to exclude non - contributors Adjus ted

United Nations scale with 22 per cent maximum assessment rate considered 2015 contributions by parties 2016 contributions by parties 2017 contributions by parties State of)

22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.017 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 23 Botswana 0.017 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 24 Brazil 2.934 2.934 2.924 17 634 17 634 17 634 25 Brunei Darussalam 0.026 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 26 Bulgaria 0.047 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 27 Burkina Faso 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 28 Burundi 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 29 Cabo Verde 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 30 Cambodia 0.004 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 31 Cameroon 0.012 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 32 Canada 2.984 2.984 2.974 17 934 17 934 17 934
33 Central African R epublic 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 34 Chad 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 35 Chile 0.334 0.334 0.333 2 007 2 007 2 007 36 China 5.148 5.148 5 .131 30 940 30 940 30 940 37 Colombia 0.259 0.259 0.258 1 557 1 557 1 557 38 Comoros 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 39 Congo 0.005 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 4 0 Cook Islands

- 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 41 Costa Rica 0.038 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 42 Côte d’Ivoire 0.011 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 43 Croatia 0.126 0.126 0.126 757 757 757 44 Cuba 0.069 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 45 Cy prus 0.047 0.000 0.000 0 0 0**24** Party United Nations scale of assessment for 2013

– 2015 Adjusted

United Nations scale to exclude non - contributors Adjus ted

United Nations scale with 22 per cent maximum assessment rate considered 2015 contributions by parties 2016 contributions by parties 2017 contributions by parties 46 Czech Republic 0.386 0.386 0.385 2 320 2 320 2 320

47 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 0.006 0.000 0.000 0 0 0

48 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 49 Denmark 0.675 0.675 0.673 4 057 4 057 4 057 50 Djibouti 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 51 Dominica 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0
52 Dominican Republic 0.045 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 53 Ecuador 0.044 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 54 Egypt 0.134 0.134 0.134 805 805 805 55 El Salvador 0.016 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 56 Equatorial Guinea 0.010 0.00 0 0.000 0 0 0 57 Eritrea 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 58 Estonia 0.040 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 59 Ethiopia 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 60 European Union 2.500 2.500 2.492 15 025 15 025 15 025 61 Fiji 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 62 Finland 0.519 0.519 0.517 3 119 3 119 3 119 63 France 5.593 5. 593 5.575 33 615 33 615 33 615 64 Gabon 0.020 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 65 Gambia 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 66 Georgia 0.007 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 67 Germ any 7.141 7.141 7.118 42 919 42 919 42 919 68 Ghana 0.014 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 69 Greece 0.638 0.638 0.636 3 834 3 834 3 834**25** Party United Nations scale of assessment for 2013

– 2015 Adjusted

United Nations scale to exclude non - contributors Adjus ted

United Nations scale with 22 per cent maximum assessment rate considered 2015 contributions by parties 2016 contributions by parties 2017 contributions by parties 70 Grenada 0.00 1 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 71 Guatemala 0.027 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 72 Guinea 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 73 Guinea

- Bissau 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 74 Gu yana 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 75 Haiti 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 76 Holy See 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 77 Honduras 0.008 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 78 Hungary 0.266 0.266 0.265 1 599 1 599 1 599 79 Iceland 0.027 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 80 India 0.666 0.666 0.664 4 003 4 003 4 003 81 Indonesia 0.346 0.346 0.345 2 080 2 080 2 080
82 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.356 0.356 0.355 2 140 2 140 2 140 83 Iraq 0.068 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 84 Ireland 0.418 0.418 0.417 2 512 2 512 2 512 85 Israel 0.396 0.396 0.395 2 380 2 380 2 380 86 Italy 4.448 4.448 4.433 26 733 26 733 26 733 87 Jamaica 0.011 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 88 Japan 10.833 10.833 10.797 65 108 65 108 65 108 89 Jordan 0.022 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 90 Kazakhstan 0.121 0.121 0.121 727 727 727 91 Kenya 0.013 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 92 Kiribati 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 93 Kuwait 0.273 0.273 0.272 1 641 1 641 1 641 94 Ky rgyzstan 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 95 Lao People’s 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0 0**26** Party United Nations scale of assessment for 2013

– 2015 Adjusted

United Nations scale to exclude non - contributors Adjus ted

United Nations scale with 22 per cent maximum assessment rate considered 2015 contributions by parties 2016 contributions by parties 2017 contributions by parties Democratic Republic 96 Latvia 0.047 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 97 Lebanon 0.042 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 98 Lesotho 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 99 Liberia 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 100 Libya 0.142 0.142 0.142 853 853 853 101 Liechtenstein 0.009 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 102 Lithuania 0.073 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 103 Luxembourg 0.081 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 104 Madagascar 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 105 Malawi 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 106 Malaysia 0.281 0.281 0.280 1 689 1 689 1 689 107 Maldives 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 108 Mali 0.004 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 109 Malta 0.016 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 110 Marshall Islands 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 111 Mauritania 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 112 Mauritius 0.013 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 113 Mexico 1.842 1.842 1.836 11 071 11 071 11 071

114 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 115 Monaco 0.012 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 116 Mongolia 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 117 Montenegro 0.005 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 118 Morocco 0.062 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 119 Mozambique 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 0**27** Party United Nations scale of assessment for 2013

– 2015 Adjusted

United Nations scale to exclude non - contributors Adjus ted

United Nations scale with 22 per cent maximum assessment rate considered 2015 contributions by parties 2016 contributions by parties 2017 contributions by parties 120 Myanmar 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 121 Namibia 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 122 Nauru 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 123 Nepal 0.006 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 124 Netherlands 1.654 1.654 1.649 9 941 9 941 9 941 125 New Zealand 0.253 0.2 53 0.252 1 521 1 521 1 521 126 Nicaragua 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 127 Niger 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 128 Nigeria 0.090 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 129 N iue

- 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 130 Norway 0.851 0.851 0.848 5 115 5 115 5 115 131 Om an 0.102 0.102 0.102 613 613 613 132 Pakistan 0.085 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 133 Palau 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 134 Panama 0.026 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 135 Papua New Guinea 0.004 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 136 Pa raguay 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 137 Peru 0.117 0.117 0.117 703 703 703 138 Philippines 0.154 0.154 0.153 926 926 926 139 Poland 0.921 0 .921 0.918 5 535 5 535 5 535 140 Portugal 0.474 0.474 0.472 2 849 2 849 2 849 141 Qatar 0.209 0.209 0.208 1 256 1 256 1 256 142 Republic of Korea 1.994 1. 994 1.987 11 984 11 984 11 984
143 Republic of Moldova 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 144 Romania 0.226 0.226 0.225 1 358 1 358 1 358 145 Russian Federation 2.438 2.438 2.430 14 653 14 653 14 653**28** Party United Nations scale of assessment for 2013

– 2015 Adjusted

United Nations scale to exclude non - contributors Adjus ted

United Nations scale with 22 per cent maximum assessment rate considered 2015 contributions by parties 2016 contributions by parties 2017 contributions by parties 146 Rwanda 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0 0
147 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 148 Saint Lucia 0.001 0.000 0.0 00 0 0 0
149 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 150 Samoa 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 151 San Marino 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 0
152 Sao Tome and Principe 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 153 Saudi Arabia 0.864 0.864 0.861 5 193 5 193 5 193 154 Senegal 0.006 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 155 Serbia 0.040 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 156 Seychelles 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 157 Sierra Leone 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 158 Singapore 0.384 0.384 0.38 3 2 308 2 308 2 308 159 Slovakia 0.171 0.171 0.170 1 028 1 028 1 028 160 Slovenia 0.100 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 161 Solomon Islands 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 162 Somalia 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 163 South Africa 0.372 0.372 0.371 2 236 2 236 2 236 164 South Sudan 0.004 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 165 Spain 2.973 2.973 2.963 17 868 17 868 17 868 166 Sri Lanka 0.025 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 167 Sudan 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 168 Suriname 0.004 0.000 0.0 00 0 0 0 169 Swaziland 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 170 Sweden 0.960 0.960 0.957 5 770 5 770 5 770**29** Party United Nations scale of assessment for 2013

– 2015 Adjusted

United Nations scale to exclude non - contributors Adjus ted

United Nations scale with 22 per cent maximum assessment rate considered 2015 contributions by parties 2016 contributions by parties 2017 contributions by parties 171 Switzerland 1.047 1.047 1.044 6 293 6 293 6 293
172 Syrian Arab Republic 0.036 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 173 Tajikistan 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 174 Thailand 0.239 0.239 0.238 1 436 1 436 1 436

175 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 0.008 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 176 Timor

- Leste 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 177 Togo 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 178 Tonga 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0
179 Trinidad and Tobago 0.044 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 180 Tunisia 0.036 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 181 Turkey 1.328 1.328 1.324 7 982 7 982 7 982 182 Turkmenistan 0.019 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 183 Tuvalu 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 184 Uganda 0.006 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 185 Ukraine 0.099 0.000 0.000 0 0 0
186 United Arab Emirates 0.595 0.595 0.593 3 576 3 576 3 576

187 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.179 5.179 5.162 31 127 31 127 31 127
188 United Republic of Tanzania 0.009 0.000 0.000 0 0 0
189 United States of America 22.000 22.000 21.928 132 224 132 224 132 224 190 Uruguay 0.052 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 191 Uzbekistan 0.015 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 192 Vanuatu 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 0**30** Party United Nations scale of assessment for 2013

– 2015 Adjusted

United Nations scale to exclude non - contributors Adjus ted

United Nations scale with 22 per cent maximum assessment rate considered 2015 contributions by parties 2016 contributions by parties 2017 contributions by parties

193 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.627 0.627 0.625 3 76 8 3 768 3 768 194 Viet Nam 0.042 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 195 Yemen 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 196 Zambia 0.006 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 197 Zimbabwe 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 **Total 102.501**  **100.330 100.000**  **603 000 603 000**  **603 000 31** 



# Annex III **Contributions by parties to the ninth replenishment of the Multilateral Fund (2015, 2016 and 2017 )**  **(Replenishmen t totals $507.5 m**  **illion, of which $437.5 m illion is from**  **new contributions)**

. Country United Nations scale of assessment for the period 2013

– 2015 Adjusted United

Nations scale of assessment with no party contributing more than 22 per cent Annual

contributi ons for years 2015, 2016 and 2017 (in millions of United States dollars) Average

inflation rate for the period 2012

– 2014 (per cent) Qualifying

fixed

exchange

rate mechanism use: yes=1, no=0 Fixed

- exchange

rate mechanism users’ currencies rates of exchange a Fixed

- exchange

- rate mechanism users’ national currencies Fixed

exchange

- rate mechanism users’ payments in national currencies (in millions of United States dollars ) 1 Andorra 0.008 0.011086 16 168 0.72967 Euro 2 Australia 2.074 2.874158 4 191 481 2.31 1 1.10283 Australian dollar 4 622 505 3 Austria 0.798 1.105872 1 612 730 2.14 1 0.72967 Euro 1 176 755 4 Azerbaijan 0.040 0.055432 80 839 2.09 1 0.78390 Azerbaijani Manat 63 369 5 Belarus 0.056 0.07760 5 113 174 32.03 0 9 776.66667 Belarusian ruble 6 Belgium 0.998 1.383033 2 016 923 1.52 1 0.72967 Euro 1 471 681 7 Bulgaria 0.047 0.0 65133 94 985 0.54 1 1.42700 Bulgarian Lev 135 544 8 Canada 2.984 4.135240 6 030 559 1.47 1 1.09750 Canadian dollar 6 618 538 9 Croatia 0.126 0.174611 254 642 1.76 1 5.57017 Croatian kuna 1 418 396 10 Cy prus 0.047 0.065133 94 985 1.16 1 0.72967 Euro 69 308 11 Czech Republic 0.386 0.534920 780 092 1.77 1 20.02833 Czech Koruna 15 623 950 12 Denmark 0.675 0.935418 1 364 151 1.26 1 5.44550 Danish Krone 7 428 485 13 Estonia 0.040 0.055432 80 839 2.75 1 0.72967 Euro 58 985 14 Finland 0.519 0.719232 1 048 881 2.20 1 0.72967 Euro 765 333 15 France 5.593 7.750804 11 303 256 1.30 1 0.72967 Euro 8 247 609 16 Germany 7.141 9.896029 14 431 709 1.54 1 0.72967 Euro 10 530 337 17 Greece 0.638 0.884143 1 289 376

- 0.07 1 0.72967 Euro 940 814 18 Holy See 0.001 0.00138 6 2 021 0.72967 Euro 19 Hungary 0.266 0.368624 537 577 2.58 1 223.38333 Hungarian Forint 120 085 657 20 Iceland 0.027 0.037 417 54 566 3.86 1 113.79833 Icelandic Krona 6 209 525 21 Ireland 0.418 0.579266 844 763 1.01 1 0.72967 Euro 616 396 22 Israel 0.396 0.548779 800 302 1.35 1 3.48817 Israeli Sheqel 2 791 587 23 Italy 4.448 6.164058 8 989 251 1.56 1 0.72967 Euro 6 559 157 24 J apan 10.833 15.012419 21 893 111 0.99 1 102.77000 Japanese Yen 2 249 955 013 25 Kazakhstan 0.121 0.167682 244 537 5.96 1 173.58667 Kazakhstani Tenge 42 448 316**32** 26 Latvia 0.047 0.065133 94 985 1.01 1 0.72970 Euro 69 311

27 Liechtenstein 0.009 0.012472 18 189 0.89100 Swiss Franc 28 Lithuania 0.073 0.101164 147 530 1.53 1 2.51950 Lithuanian Litas 371 703 29 Luxembourg 0.081 0.112250 163 6 98 1.89 1 0.72967 Euro 119 445 30 Malta 0.016 0.022173 32 335 1.74 1 0.72967 Euro 23 594 31 Monaco 0.012 0.016630 24 252 0.72967 Euro 32 Netherlands 1.654 2.292120 3 342 676 1.97 1 0.72967 Euro 2 439 039 33 New Zealand 0.253 0.350609 511 304 1.25 1 1.19133 New Zealand Dollar 609 134 34 Norway 0.851 1.179320 1 719 841 1.61 1 6.06033 Norwegian Krone 10 422 810 35 Poland 0.921 1.276326 1 861 309 1.57 1 3.04867 Polish Zloty 5 674 509 36 Portugal 0.474 0.656871 957 937 1.08 1 0.72967 Euro 698 975 37 Romania 0.226 0.313192 456 738 2.93 1 3.25683 Romanian Leu 1 487 520 38 Russian Federation 2.438 3.378591 4 927 112 6.42 1 34.93833 Russian Roubles 172 145 082 39 San Marino 0.003 0.004157 6 063 1.71 1 0.72967 Euro 4 424 40 Slovakia 0.171 0.236973 345 585 1.77 1 0.72967 Euro 252 162 41 Slovenia 0.100 0.138580 202 096 1.62 1 0.72967 Euro 147 463 42 Spain 2.973 4.119996 6 0 08 328 1.31 1 0.72967 Euro 4 384 077 43 Sweden 0.960 1.330372 1 940 126 0.32 1 6.53700 Swedish Krona 12 682 605 44 Switzerland 1.047 1.450937 2 115 950

- 0.29 1 0.89100 Swiss Franc 1 885 312 45 Tajikistan 0.003 0.004157 6 063 5.81 1 4.86833 Tajikistani Somoni 29 516 46 Ukraine 0.099 0.137195 200 076 3.91 1 10.33117 Ukrainian Hryvnia 2 067 013
47 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.179 7.177081 10 466 576 2.34 1 0.60083 British Pound Sterling 6 288 668
48 United States of America 22.000 22.000000 32 083 333 1.84 1 1.00000 United States Dollar 32 083 333 49 Uzbekistan 0.015 0.020787 30 314 11.10 0 2 241.08333 Uzbekistani Som **T otal**  **78.285 100.00**  **145 833 333**

a As per the World Economic Outlook database, Internat ional Monetary Fund website. b Average United Nations operational rate of exchange from January to June 2014.

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# Annex **IV Trust fund for the Montreal protocol on substances that deplete the Ozone Layer** 

**Approved 2014 and 2015 and proposed 2016 budgets** (United States dollars) Work months 2014 2015 2016
**10 Personnel and conference services component** 1100 Pr ofessional Staff

1101 Executive Secretary (D

- 2) (shared with the

Vienna Convention (VC)) 6 163 000 173 215 175 391 1102 Deputy Executive Secretary (D

- 1) 12 117 000 312 000 319 176 1103 Senior Legal Officer (P

- 5) 12 215 000 214 801 224 742 1104 Senior Scientific Affairs Officer (P

- 5)

(shared with VC) 6 100 000 103 738 108 585

1105 Senior Administrative Officer (P

- 5) (paid by

UNEP) -
1106 Pr ogramme Officer (P

- 4) (Data and

Information Systems) 12 178 000 182 094 186 282

1107 Pr ogramme Officer (P

- 3) (Communication

and Information) (paid from VC) -

1108 Pr ogramme Officer (P

- 4) (Monitoring and

Compliance ) 12 236 000 256 428 248 671 **1199 Subtotal**  **1 009 000 1 242 276**  **1 262 847**

1200 Consultants

1201 Assistance in data

- reporting, data analysis

and promotion of the implementation of the Pr otocol 60 000 75 000 75 000

**1299 Subtotal**  **60 000 75 000**  **75 000** 1300 Ad ministrative

s upport 1301 Ad ministrative Assistant (G

- 7) (shared with

VC) 6 25 838 26 530 28 106 1302 Ad ministrative Assistant (G

- 6) 12 37 000 38 110 39 253**34** Work months 2014 2015 2016
1303 Pr ogramme Assistant (G

- 6) (paid from VC) 0

1304 Pr ogramme Assistant (Data) (G

- 6) (shared

with VC) 6 20 000 20 230 20 497

1305 Research Assistant (G

- 6) (shared with VC) 6 22 000 22 260 23 558
1306 Information Management Assistant (G

- 6) 12 30 000 3 0 900 31 827
1307 Data Assistant (G

- 7) (Computer Information

Systems Assistant) 12 53 000 54 590 56 228
1308 Ad ministrative Assistant

- Fund (G

- 7) ( paid

by UNEP

- approved for upgrade to P

- 2 , A ssociate Administrative Officer) 0

1309 Team Assistant/Logistics Assistant (G

- 4)

(paid by UNEP) 0

1310 Meetings Services Assistant (G

- 6) (paid

from VC) 0 1320 Temporary a ssistance 22 000 22 0 00 22 000 **Subtotal 209 838**  **214 620 221 469**  1321 Conference servicing costs of the

Open

- ended Working Group m eetings 588 000 524 700 529 700 1322 Conference servicing costs of the

p reparato ry meetings and meetings of the p arties (shared with VC every three years, applies to the T wenty

- S ixth and T wenty

- N inth Meetings of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and tenth and eleventh meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Conventi on in 2014 and 2017) 420 000 464 700 469 700

1323 Communication s of A5 a ssessment p anel

m em bers and o rganization costs of a ssessment p anel meetings 79 000 70 000 70 000

1324 Confere nce s ervicing cost of the B ureau

m eeting s 20 000 20 000 20 000

1325 Conference servicing costs of the

Implementation Committee m eetings 115 600 115 600 115 600**35** Work months 2014 2015 2016 1326 MP informal cons ultation meetings 10 000 10 000 10 000

1329 Conference s ervicing costs of the workshop

b ack to back with OEWG m eeting 182 400

1330 Conference s ervicing costs of the two

- day

workshop on HFC management back to back with three

- day OEWG me eting 524 700

**1399 Subtotal**  **1 415 000 1 729 700**  **1 215 000**
1600 Travel on o fficial

b usiness 1601 Staff travel on official business 210 000 210 000 210 000 1602 Conference Services staff travel on official

business 15 000 15 000 15 000

**1699 Subtotal**  **225 000 225 000**  **225 000 1999**  **Component total 2 918 838**  **2 961 896 2 999 316** 
**30 Meeting participation component** 3300 Support for

p articipation 3301 Travel of A5 countries to a ssessment p anel

m eetings 450 000 450 000 450 000 3302 Tr avel of A5 countries to the p reparatory

meetings and me etings of the p arties 350 000 350 000 350 000
3303 Travel of A5 countries to the OEWG

m eetings 300 000 300 000 300 000

3304 Travel of A5 countries to the Bureau

m eeting s 20 000 20 000 20 000

3305 Travel of A5 countries to the

Implementation Committee m eetings 125 000 125 000 125 000

3306 Consultations in an inf ormal meeting 10 000 10 000 10 000
3308 Travel of A5 countries to the w orkshop back

to back with OEWG m eeting 85 000**36** Work months 2014 2015 2016

3309 Travel of A5 countries to the two

- day

workshop on HFC management back to ba ck with three

- day OEWG me eting 300 000
**3399 Subtotal**  **1 340 000 1 555 000**  **1 255 000 3999**  **Component total 1 340 000**  **1 555 000 1 255 000** 

**40 E quipment and premises component** 
4100 E xpendable

e quipment (items under $1,500) 4101 Miscellaneous expendables (shared with

VC) 20 000 18 000 18 000 **4199 Subtotal**  **20 000 18 000**  **18 000** 4200 Non

- e xpendabl e

e quipment 4201 Personal computers and accessories 5 000 5 000 5 000 4202 Portable computers 5 000 5 000 5 000 4203 Other office equipment (server, fax, scanner,

furniture , etc. , ) 5 000 5 000 5 000 4204 Photocopiers (for external use) 5 000 5 000 5 000 4205 Equipment and peripherals for paperless

conferences 5 000 5 000 5 000 **4299 Subtotal**  **25 000 25 000**  **25 000** 4300 Premises

4301 Rental of office premises (shared with VC) 51 870 41 870 41 870 **4399 Subtotal**  **51 870 41 870**  **41 870 4999**  **Component total 96 870**  **84 870 84 870**  **50 Miscellaneous component**
5100 Operation and

m aintenance of e quipment
5101 Maintenance of equipment and others

(shared with VC) 20 000 20 000 20 000
**5199 Subtotal**  **20 000 20 000**  **20 000** 5200 Reporting c osts**37** Work months 2014 2015 2016
5201 Reporting 22 000 20 000 20 000 5202 Reporting ( a ssessment p anels) 10 000 5 000 5 000 5203 Reporting ( P rotocol a wareness) 5 000 5 000 5 000 **5299 Su**  **btotal 37 000**  **30 000 30 000**  5300 Sundry

5301 Communications 10 000 10 000 10 000 5302 Freight charges 18 000 10 000 10 000 5303 Training 12 000 10 000 10 000 5304 Others (International Ozone Day) 10 000 10 000 10 000 **5399 Subtotal**  **50 000 40 000**  **40 000** 5400 H ospitality

5401 Hospitality 20 000 25 000 25 000 **5499 Subtotal**  **20 000 25 000**  **25 000 5999 Component total**  **127 000 115 000**  **115 000 9**  **9 Total direct cost**  **4 482 708 5 241 466**  **4 454 186**
**Total budget 4 482 708**  **5 241 466 4 454 186**  Programme support costs (13 per cent)) 582 752 681 391 579 044 **Grand total (inclusive of**  **programme support costs)**  **5 065 460 5 922 857**  **5 033 230**

Draw down 788 527 1 645 924 756 297 c ontribution from the p arties 4 276 933 4 276 933 4 276 933
Working capital reserve 677 974 677 974 677 974

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# Explanatory notes for the revision to the approved budget for **2014 and the approve budget**  **for 2015 and proposed budget for**  **2016 of the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol on Substances**  **that Deplete the Ozone Layer**

Budget line Comment Personnel component 1101

– 1108 Indicative Professional

- level salary costs applicable to the Nairobi duty station have been used for the budget proposals. Salary costs for staff at the Professional level are made up of: (a) the basic salaries; (b) post adjustment as determined and reviewed by the International Civil Service Commission throughout the year based on the cost of living index of the duty station where the staff are assigned; and (c) entitlements such as home leave travel and education grant. However, where information on actual staff costs is available, the figures have been adjusted accordingly. The inflation rate used for 2015

– 2016 is 2.3 per cent to take into account annual salary step increments as well as revisions decided by the International Civil Service Commission. 1101 The revised 2014 budget is reduced to reflect only salary and emoluments of the Executive Secretary. The approved budget was based on 2 013 costs, which included repatriation costs for the former Executive Secretary and installation costs of the new Executive Secretary. 1102 The post of the Deputy Executive Secretary is expected to be filled by November 2014. The anticipated expenditur e in 2014 will cover the salary and emoluments of the officer for two months as well as installation costs. The proposed budgets for 2015 and 2016 represent full years’ salary and emoluments. 1105 The post of Senior Administrative Officer continues to b e paid by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) from the programme support costs based on actual expenditures. 1107 The post of the Programme Officer (Communication and Information) is paid from the Vienna Convention Trust Fund. 1106 and 1108 T he budgets are increased to reflect the costs associated with the upgrades to the P

- 4 level. Although the upgrades took effect in 2012, the budgets were inadvertently maintained at the P

- 3 level. Consultants 1201 Assistance in data reporting, updating of publications, translation of essential features of the Ozone Secretariat website and the maintenance of a fully interlinked digital system at the Secretariat will continue to be required. The 2014 amount has been decreased slightly in line with actual n eeds. However, the 2015 and 2016 levels have been kept at the originally approved 2014 level. Funds under this line may be transferred to line 1100 to create or support short

- term Professional posts if necessary. Ad ministrative support/personnel 1301

– 131 0 The 2015

– 2016 budget proposals reflect trends in actual costs and a 3 per cent inflationary rate.
1303 and 1310 The posts of Programme Assistant and Meeting Services Assistant are funded from the Vienna Convention Trust Fund. Ad ministrative support/c onference services
1321

– 1326 Necessary funds may be transferred from the conference servicing budget lines (1321

– 1326) should such services be required either through individual consultancies or corporate contracts. The current conference servicing cost s are based on the following assumptions: 1321 The revised 2014 budget provides for one meeting of the Open

- ended Working Group, held in Paris. The proposed budgets for 2015 and 2016 provide for one meeting each year to be held in Nairobi or at another United Nations venue in the six official United Nations languages; any additional costs arising from holding the meetings at any other locations will be reflected in revised budgets that will be presented to parties for approval. 1322 The revised Montrea l Protocol budget for 2014 is shared with the Vienna Convention budget for the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention. The revised 2014 budgeted amount is based on the cost of holding the Meeting of the Parties in Paris in 2014 in the six official United Nations languages. The proposed budgets for 2015 and 2016 are based on estimated costs of holding the Meeting of the Parties in Nairobi or at another United Nations venue. Any additional costs arising from holding the meeti ngs in any other locations will be borne by the Governments hosting the meetings. In the event that the meetings are not hosted by Governments, the additional costs will be reflected in revised budgets that will be presented to parties for**39**

Budget line Comment approval. 1323 The revised 2014 budget is reduced to reflect projected costs of meetings of the assessment panels and the technical options committees of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and communication and other sundry costs related to the work of panel me mbers. The proposed budget for each year in 2015 and 2016 is a reduction from the 2014 budget as 2014 was an assessment year and more meetings were expected to be convened in 2014. 1324 One Bureau meeting is scheduled for each of the years 2015 and 2016 with provision for interpretation and document translation into the appropriate languages based on the membership of the Bureau. 1325 The proposed revised 2014 budget reflects increased meeting costs related to convening two meetings of the Implementatio n Committee in Paris. The proposed budget for 2015 and 2016 are maintained steady at the revised 2014 level to accommodate generally increased costs of interpretation and document translation. 1326 At least one informal consultation meeting per year e xpected to take place in Nairobi is envisaged for 2015 and 2016 to facilitate the work of assisting the parties and promoting ratification of and compliance with the Montreal Protocol and its amendments. 1329 The proposed revised 2014 budget reflects incr eased cost of convening the hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) workshop in Paris. There is no provision for a workshop in 2015 and 2016. 1330 The 2015 budget reflects the conference services cost for holding a two

- day workshop on HFC management back to back with a three

- day OEWG me eting in Nairobi or at another United Nations venue. Travel on official business 1601

– 1602 Travel on official business for 2015 and 2016 is maintained at the 2014 level. Meetings/participation component 3301

– 3308 Participation of repr esentatives of developing countries The participation of representatives of parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 in the various Protocol meetings is budgeted at $5,000 per representative per meeting taking into account no more than the travel costs for one person per country using the most appropriate and advantageous economy

- class fare and United Nations daily subsistence allowances. 3301 The budget provision requested in 2015 and 2016 for travel of members and experts of the assessment pane ls and the technical options committees attending assessment panel meetings has been maintained at the 2014 approved level to ensure completion of the work of the panels (see UNEP/OzL.Pro.WG.1/34/INF/2, sect. III.B). 3302 The budget provision is based on an average of 70 participants attending the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in 2015 and 2016. 3303 Participation costs are based on some 60 participants attending the Open

- ended Working Group meetings in both 2015 and 2016. 3304 Partici pation costs are based on one Bureau meeting per year for four Bureau members from developing countries or countries with economies in transition at each meeting. 3305 The participation costs for the two Implementation Committee meetings per year are base d on eight members from developing countries and countries with economies in transition at each meeting and one representative each from three or four countries invited by the Implementation Committee at each meeting. Provision has also been made for trave l by the Implementation Committee President or Vice

- President from a country operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 to attend two Executive Committee meetings a year. 3306 Funds have been allocated to finance the participation of two participants from d eveloping countries and countries with economies in transition in informal consultations in 2015 and 2016 on critical issues relating to the Montreal Protocol. It is expected that these consultations will be held in Nairobi. 3308 The budget reflects the a dditional cost of daily subsistence allowance s for participants from developing countries and countries with economies in transition attending the HFC workshop held back to back with the Open

- ended Working Group meeting in Paris in 2014. There is no provis ion for a workshop in 2015 and 2016. Equipment and premises component 4101

– 4301 4101 The slightly reduced budget reflects costs associated with the expendable equipment for**40** Budget line Comment the operation of the secretariat. 4205 A small amount has been allocated to pro vide for increased server capacity as required to respond to the demands of paperless meetings and to enable the Secretariat to replace equipment as required. 4301 The allocation for rental of premises in 2015 and 2016 reflects reduced rental cost s as the Secretariat has moved into smaller office space as of June 2014. The reduction in rent will be reflected in the 2015 costs. The Nairobi rental rates are determined by the United Nations Controller. Miscellaneous component 5101

– 5401 5201

– 5203 Genera l reporting costs , including editing, translation, and duplication, publishing and printing , are provided for under lines 5201 to 5203. 5201 The revised 2014 budget is slightly increased to cover increased reporting costs associated with the meetings in 2014. However, in 2015 and 2016, the line reverts to the original 2014 am ount owing to the anticipated slightly reduced printing costs. 5202 This budget is reserved for reporting by assessment panels. The proposed budgets for 2015 and 2016 are reduced since these are not assessment years and less reporting is required. 5203 A small amount is allocated for editing, translation, duplication, publication and printing related to Protocol awareness campaigns. 5301 Careful monitoring of telecommunications r esources and the use of electronic mail instead of facsimile communications has enabled the Secretariat to maintain a relatively low budget provision under this line. The use of free communications technology also enables the Secretariat to reduce expendit ure against this budget line. 5302 Of the 197 parties to the Montreal Protocol, only 11 countries still require that paper documents be mailed to them , which means that the cost of dispatching correspondence and meeting documentation has been further redu ced. This budget is further reduced to reflect the associated savings. 5303 The provision for training will be maintained to meet evolving training needs and to cater for training schemes introduced by the United Nations as a result of its continuing huma n resources reform programme and guidelines for continuous training to encourage high performance delivery by staff. The budget is slightly reduced to reflect trends in actual expenditure. 5304 The Ozone Secretariat will continue to provide assistance to specific countries during 2015 and 2016 to assist in their preparations for the celebration of the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. 5401 This budget line provides for the hospitality cost of the Open

- ended Working Group meeting and the Meeting of the Parties and is slightly increased to reflect trends in increased costs.**41**



# Annex **V Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer** 

**Scale of contributions by the parties for 2015 based on the United Nations scale of assessments**  **(General Assembly resolution 67/238 of 24 Decem ber 2012 with a m**  **aximum assessment rate of 22 per cent)**  (United States dollars)

Party United Nations scale of assessments for 2013

– 2015 Adjusted

United Nations scale to exclude non contributors Adjusted

United Nations scale with 22 per cent maximum assessment rate considered 2015

contributions by parties Indicative 2016

contributions by parties 1 Afghanistan 0.005 0.000 0.000 0 0 2 Albania 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0 3 Al geria 0.137 0.137 0.137 5 840 5 840 4 Andorra 0.008 0.000 0.000 0 0 5 Angola 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0 6 Antigua and Barbuda 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0 7 Ar gentina 0.432 0.432 0.431 18 416 18 416 8 Ar menia 0.007 0.000 0.000 0 0 9 Australia 2.074 2.074 2.067 88 412 88 412 10 Austria 0.798 0.798 0.795 34 018 34 018 11 Azerbaijan 0.040 0.000 0.000 0 0 12 Bahamas 0.017 0.000 0.000 0 0 13 Bahrain 0.039 0.000 0.000 0 0 14 Bangladesh 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0 15 Barbados 0.008 0.000 0.000 0 0 16 Belarus 0.056 0.000 0.000 0 0 17 Belgium 0.998 0.998 0.995 42 543 42 543 18 Belize 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 19 Benin 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 20 Bhutan 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
21 Bolivia ( Plurinational State of) 0.009 0.000 0.000 0 0 22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.017 0.000 0.000 0 0 23 Botswana 0.017 0.000 0.000 0 0 24 Brazil 2.934 2.934 2.924 125 072 125 072 25 Brunei Darussalam 0.026 0.000 0.000 0 0 26 Bulgar ia 0.047 0.000 0.000 0 0 27 Burkina Faso 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 28 Burundi 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 29 Cabo Verde 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 30 Cambodia 0.004 0.000 0.000 0 0 31 Cameroon 0.012 0.000 0.000 0 0 32 Canada 2.984 2.9 84 2.974 127 204 127 204 33 Central African Republic 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 34 Chad 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0 35 Chile 0.334 0.334 0.333 14 238 14 238 36 China 5.148 5.148 5.131 219 452 219 452 37 Colombia 0.259 0.259 0.258 11 04 1 11 041**42** Party United Nations scale of assessments for 2013

– 2015 Adjusted

United Nations scale to exclude non contributors Adjusted

United Nations scale with 22 per cent maximum assessment rate considered 2015

contributions by parties Indicative 2016

contributions by parties 38 Comoros 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 39 Congo 0.005 0.000 0.000 0 0 40 Cook Islands

- 0.000 0.000 0 0 41 Costa Rica 0.038 0.000 0.000 0 0 42 C ô te d ’ Ivoire 0.011 0.000 0.000 0 0 43 Croatia 0.126 0.126 0.126 5 371 5 371 44 Cuba 0.069 0.000 0.000 0 0 45 Cy prus 0.047 0.000 0.000 0 0 46 Czech Republic 0.386 0.386 0.385 16 455 16 455
47 Democratic People ’ s Republic of Korea 0.006 0.000 0.000 0 0

48 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.003 0.000 0 .000 0 0 49 Denmark 0.675 0.675 0.673 28 774 28 774 50 Djibouti 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 51 Dominica 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 52 Dominican Republic 0.045 0.000 0.000 0 0 53 Ecuador 0.044 0.000 0.000 0 0 54 Egypt 0.134 0.134 0. 134 5 712 5 712 55 El Salvador 0.016 0.000 0.000 0 0 56 Equatorial Guinea 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0 57 Eritrea 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 58 Estonia 0.040 0.000 0.000 0 0 59 Ethiopia 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0 60 European Union 2.500 2 .500 2.492 106 572 106 572 61 Fiji 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 62 Finland 0.519 0.519 0.517 22 124 22 124 63 France 5.593 5.593 5.575 238 422 238 422 64 Gabon 0.020 0.000 0.000 0 0 65 Gambia 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 66 Georgia 0.0 07 0.000 0.000 0 0 67 Germany 7.141 7.141 7.118 304 411 304 411 68 Ghana 0.014 0.000 0.000 0 0 69 Greece 0.638 0.638 0.636 27 197 27 197 70 Grenada 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 71 Guatemala 0.027 0.000 0.000 0 0 72 Guinea 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 73 Guinea

- Bissau 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 74 Gu yana 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 75 Haiti 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 76 Holy See 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 77 Honduras 0.008 0.000 0.000 0 0 78 Hungary 0.266 0.266 0.265 1 1 339 11 339 79 Iceland 0.027 0.000 0.000 0 0 80 India 0.666 0.666 0.664 28 391 28 391**43** Party United Nations scale of assessments for 2013

– 2015 Adjusted

United Nations scale to exclude non contributors Adjusted

United Nations scale with 22 per cent maximum assessment rate considered 2015

contributions by parties Indicative 2016

contributions by parties 81 Indonesia 0.346 0.346 0.345 14 750 14 750 82 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.356 0.356 0.355 15 176 15 176 83 Iraq 0.068 0.000 0.000 0 0 84 Ireland 0.418 0.418 0.417 17 819 17 819 85 Israel 0.396 0.396 0.395 16 881 16 881 86 Italy 4.448 4.448 4.433 189 612 189 612 87 Jamaica 0.011 0.000 0.000 0 0 88 Japan 10.833 10.833 10.797 461 796 461 796 89 Jordan 0.022 0 .000 0.000 0 0 90 Kazakhstan 0.121 0.121 0.121 5 158 5 158 91 Kenya 0.013 0.000 0.000 0 0 92 Kiribati 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 93 Kuwait 0.273 0.273 0.272 11 638 11 638 94 Ky rgyzstan 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0
95 Lao People ’ s Dem ocratic Republic 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0 96 Latvia 0.047 0.000 0.000 0 0 97 Lebanon 0.042 0.000 0.000 0 0 98 Lesotho 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 99 Liberia 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 100 Libya 0.142 0.142 0.142 6 053 6 053 101 Liecht enstein 0.009 0.000 0.000 0 0 102 Lithuania 0.073 0.000 0.000 0 0 103 Luxembourg 0.081 0.000 0.000 0 0 104 Madagascar 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 105 Malawi 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0 106 Malaysia 0.281 0.281 0.280 11 979 11 979 10 7 Maldives 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 108 Mali 0.004 0.000 0.000 0 0 109 Malta 0.016 0.000 0.000 0 0 110 Marshall Islands 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 111 Mauritania 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0 112 Mauritius 0.013 0.000 0.000 0 0 113 Mexi co 1.842 1.842 1.836 78 522 78 522
114 Micronesia (Federated States

of) 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 115 Monaco 0.012 0.000 0.000 0 0 116 Mongolia 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 117 Montenegro 0.005 0.000 0.000 0 0 118 Morocco 0.062 0.000 0 .000 0 0 119 Mozambique 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 120 Myanmar 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0 121 Namibia 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0 122 Nauru 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 123 Nepal 0.006 0.000 0.000 0 0**44** Party United Nations scale of assessments for 2013

– 2015 Adjusted

United Nations scale to exclude non contributors Adjusted

United Nations scale with 22 per cent maximum assessment rate considered 2015

contributions by parties Indicative 2016

contributions by parties 124 Netherlands 1.654 1.654 1.649 70 508 70 508 125 New Zealand 0.253 0.253 0.252 10 785 10 785 126 Nicaragua 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 127 Niger 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0 128 Nigeria 0.090 0.000 0.000 0 0 129 Niue

- 0.000 0.000 0 0 130 Norway 0.851 0.851 0.848 36 277 36 277 131 Om an 0.102 0.102 0.102 4 348 4 348 132 Pakistan 0.085 0.000 0.000 0 0 133 Palau 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 134 Panama 0.026 0.000 0.000 0 0 135 Papua New Guinea 0.004 0.000 0.000 0 0 136 Paraguay 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0 137 Peru 0.117 0.117 0.117 4 988 4 988 138 Philippines 0.154 0.154 0.153 6 565 6 565 139 Poland 0.921 0.921 0.918 39 261 39 261 140 Portugal 0.474 0.474 0.472 20 206 20 206 141 Qatar 0.209 0.209 0.208 8 909 8 909 142 Re public of Korea 1.994 1.994 1.987 85 002 85 002 143 Republic of Moldova 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 144 Romania 0.226 0.226 0.225 9 634 9 634 145 Russian Federation 2.438 2.438 2.430 103 929 103 929 146 Rwanda 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0 147 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 148 Saint Lucia 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
149 Saint Vincent and the

Grenadines 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 150 Samoa 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 151 San Marino 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 152 Sao Tom e and Principe 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 153 Saudi Arabia 0.864 0.864 0.861 36 831 36 831 154 Senegal 0.006 0.000 0.000 0 0 155 Serbia 0.040 0.000 0.000 0 0 156 Seychelles 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 157 Sierra Leone 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 158 Singapore 0.384 0.384 0.383 16 369 16 369 159 Slovakia 0.171 0.171 0.170 7 290 7 290 160 Slovenia 0.100 0.000 0.000 0 0 161 Solomon Islands 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 162 Somalia 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 163 South Africa 0.372 0.372 0.371 15 858 15 858 164 South Sudan 0.004 0.000 0.000 0 0 165 Spain 2.973 2.973 2.963 126 735 126 735 166 Sri Lanka 0.025 0.000 0.000 0 0**45** Party United Nations scale of assessments for 2013

– 2015 Adjusted

United Nations scale to exclude non contributors Adjusted

United Nations scale with 22 per cent maximum assessment rate considered 2015

contributions by parties Indicative 2016

contributions by parties 167 Sudan 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0 168 Suriname 0.004 0.000 0.000 0 0 169 Swaziland 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 170 Sweden 0.960 0.960 0.957 40 924 40 924 171 Switzerland 1.047 1.047 1.044 44 632 44 632 172 Syrian Arab Republic 0.036 0.000 0.000 0 0 173 Tajikistan 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0 174 Thailand 0.239 0.239 0.238 10 188 10 188
175 The former Yugoslav Republic

of Macedonia 0.008 0.000 0.000 0 0

176 Timor

- Leste 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0 177 Togo 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 178 Tonga 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 179 Trinidad and Tobago 0.044 0.000 0.000 0 0 180 Tunisia 0.036 0.000 0.000 0 0 181 Turkey 1.328 1.328 1.324 56 611 56 611 182 Turkmenistan 0.019 0.000 0.000 0 0 183 Tuvalu 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0 184 Uganda 0.006 0.000 0.000 0 0 185 Ukraine 0.099 0.0 00 0.000 0 0 186 United Arab Emirates 0.595 0.595 0.593 25 364 25 364
187 United Kingdom of Gr eat

Britain and Northern Ireland 5.179 5.179 5.162 220 774 220 774

188 United Republic of Tanzania 0.009 0.000 0.000 0 0 189 United States of America 22.000 22.000 21.928 937 830 937 830 190 Uruguay 0.052 0.000 0.000 0 0 191 Uzbekistan 0.015 0.000 0.000 0 0 192 Vanuatu 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
193 Venezuela (Bolivarian

Republic of) 0.627 0.627 0.625 26 728 26 728 19 4 Viet Nam 0.042 0.000 0.000 0 0 195 Yemen 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0 196 Zambia 0.006 0.000 0.000 0 0 197 Zimbabwe 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0 **Total 102.501**  **100.330 100.000**  **4 276 933 4 276 933**