By the time of the Montreal Protocol, it was realised that deliberate and accidental discharges during system tests and maintenance accounted for substantially larger volumes than emergency discharges, and consequently halons were brought into the treaty, albeit with many exceptions.
Porén, no momento da sinatura do Protocolo de Montreal, xa se decataran de que as descargas accidentais ou deliberadas durante as comprobacións dos sistemas e o mantemento supoñían volumes substancialmente maiores que as descargas de emerxencia en sinistros, e por conseguinte os halóns foron incluídos no tratado, aínda que con excepcións.