Depositary
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CHAPTER XXVII
ENVIRONMENT
2. d Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Montreal, 17 September 1997
Entry into force
:
10 November 1999, in accordance with article 3(1).
Registration :
10 November 1999, No. 26369
Status :
Parties : 197
Text : Certified true copy
United Nations,  Treaty Series , vol. 2054, p. 522; UNEP/OzL.Pro.9/12, Annex IV of the Report of the Ninth Meeting of the Parties; C.N.783.1999.TREATIES-21 of 13 October 1999 (proposal for corrections to the original text of the amendment - Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish authentic texts); C.N.1002.2007.TREATIES-10 of 16 October 2007 (proposal for corrections to the original text of the Amendment (Chinese version) and to the Certified True Copies) and C.N.71.2008.TREATIES-2 of 6 February 2008 (Corrections).1
Note :
The amendment to the Montreal Protocol as set out in Annexes I to III to the report of the Ninth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Decision IX/4), which was held in Montreal from 15 to 17 September 1997, was adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in article 9 (4) of the 1985 Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer.
Participant
 Approval(AA), Acceptance(A), Accession(a), Succession(d), Ratification
Afghanistan
 17 Jun 2004 a
Albania
 25 May 2006 a
Algeria
  6 Aug 2007
Andorra
 26 Jan 2009 a
Angola
 21 Jun 2011 a
Antigua and Barbuda
 10 Feb 2000
Argentina
 15 Feb 2001
Armenia
 18 Dec 2008
Australia
  5 Jan 1999 A
Austria
  7 Aug 2000
Azerbaijan
 28 Sep 2000 AA
Bahamas
 16 Mar 2005 A
Bahrain
 13 Mar 2001
Bangladesh
 27 Jul 2001 A
Barbados
 10 Dec 2002 a
Belarus
 13 Mar 2007 A
Belgium
 11 Aug 2004
Belize
 17 Jan 2008 A
Benin
 16 Nov 2007
Bhutan
 23 Aug 2004 a
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
 12 Apr 1999 a
Bosnia and Herzegovina
 11 Aug 2003 a
Botswana
 21 Feb 2013 a
Brazil
 30 Jun 2004
Brunei Darussalam
  3 Mar 2009 a
Bulgaria
 24 Nov 1999
Burkina Faso
 11 Nov 2002
Burundi
 18 Oct 2001 A
Cabo Verde
 31 Jul 2001 a
Cambodia
 31 Jan 2007 a
Cameroon
 21 Aug 2009
Canada
 27 Mar 1998
Central African Republic
 29 May 2008
Chad
 30 May 2001
Chile
 17 Jun 1998
China
 19 May 2010 A
Colombia
 16 Jun 2003 a
Comoros
  2 Dec 2002 a
Congo
 19 Oct 2001 a
Cook Islands
 22 Dec 2003 a
Costa Rica
  1 Dec 2005
Côte d'Ivoire
 28 Jun 2012
Croatia
  8 Sep 2000
Cuba
 12 Sep 2005 A
Cyprus
  2 Jun 2003 A
Czech Republic
  5 Nov 1999 AA
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
 13 Dec 2001 a
Democratic Republic of the Congo
 23 Mar 2005 a
Denmark 2
24 Sep 2003 A
Djibouti
 30 Jul 1999 a
Dominica
  7 Mar 2006 a
Dominican Republic
  1 Oct 2009 a
Ecuador
 16 Feb 2007 a
Egypt
 20 Jul 2000
El Salvador
  8 Dec 2000 a
Equatorial Guinea
 11 Jul 2007 a
Eritrea
  5 Jul 2005 a
Estonia
 11 Apr 2003 a
Eswatini
 16 Dec 2005 a
Ethiopia
 25 Nov 2009
European Union
 17 Nov 2000 AA
Fiji
 19 Feb 2007 a
Finland
 18 Jun 2001 A
France
 25 Jul 2003 AA
Gabon
  4 Dec 2000 a
Gambia
 30 Apr 2008
Georgia
 12 Jul 2000 a
Germany
  5 Jan 1999
Ghana
  8 Aug 2005 a
Greece
 27 Jan 2006
Grenada
 20 May 1999 a
Guatemala
 21 Jan 2002 a
Guinea
 28 Feb 2012 a
Guinea-Bissau
 12 Nov 2002 a
Guyana
 23 Jul 1999 A
Haiti
 29 Mar 2000 a
Holy See
  5 May 2008 a
Honduras
 14 Sep 2007 a
Hungary
 26 Jul 1999
Iceland
  8 Feb 2000
India
  3 Mar 2003 a
Indonesia
 26 Jan 2006
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
 17 Oct 2001 A
Iraq
 25 Jun 2008 a
Ireland
  6 Oct 2005 A
Israel
 28 May 2003
Italy
  1 May 2001
Jamaica
 24 Sep 2003 a
Japan
 30 Aug 2002 A
Jordan
  3 Feb 1999
Kazakhstan
 28 Jun 2011 a
Kenya
 12 Jul 2000
Kiribati
  9 Aug 2004 a
Kuwait
 13 Jun 2003 a
Kyrgyzstan
 13 May 2003
Lao People's Democratic Republic
 28 Jun 2006 a
Latvia
 14 Jun 2002 A
Lebanon
 31 Jul 2000 a
Lesotho
 15 Apr 2010 a
Liberia
 30 Nov 2004 a
Libya
 15 Apr 2014
Liechtenstein
 23 Dec 2003 A
Lithuania
 17 Mar 2004 A
Luxembourg
  8 Feb 1999
Madagascar
 16 Jan 2002 a
Malawi
 27 Feb 2009
Malaysia
 26 Oct 2001
Maldives
 27 Sep 2001
Mali
  7 Mar 2003 A
Malta
 22 Dec 2003 A
Marshall Islands
 27 Jan 2003 a
Mauritania
 22 Jul 2005 A
Mauritius
 24 Mar 2003 A
Mexico
 28 Jul 2006 A
Micronesia (Federated States of)
 27 Nov 2001 a
Monaco
 26 Jul 2001 A
Mongolia
 28 Mar 2002
Montenegro 3
23 Oct 2006 d
Morocco
 19 Sep 2012
Mozambique
 11 Nov 2010 a
Myanmar
 30 Jan 2012 a
Namibia
  1 Oct 2007 A
Nauru
 10 Sep 2004 a
Nepal
 18 May 2012 a
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
 21 Feb 2000 A
New Zealand 4
 3 Jun 1999
Nicaragua
  7 Nov 2012
Niger
  8 Oct 1999
Nigeria
 27 Sep 2001
Niue
 22 Dec 2003 a
North Macedonia
 31 Aug 1999 a
Norway
 30 Dec 1998
Oman
 19 Jan 2005
Pakistan
  2 Sep 2005
Palau
 29 May 2001 a
Panama
  5 Mar 1999
Papua New Guinea
 12 Nov 2013 a
Paraguay
 27 Apr 2001
Peru
 20 May 2008 a
Philippines
 23 May 2006
Poland
  6 Dec 1999
Portugal
  3 Oct 2003
Qatar
 29 Jan 2009
Republic of Korea
 19 Aug 1998 A
Republic of Moldova
 24 May 2005 a
Romania
 21 May 2001 A
Russian Federation
 14 Dec 2005 A
Rwanda
  7 Jan 2004 a
Samoa
  4 Oct 2001 A
San Marino
 23 Apr 2009 a
Sao Tome and Principe
 19 Nov 2001 a
Saudi Arabia
 14 Mar 2014
Senegal
 12 Aug 1999 a
Serbia
 22 Mar 2005 a
Seychelles
 26 Aug 2002 a
Sierra Leone
 29 Aug 2001 a
Singapore
 22 Sep 2000 a
Slovakia
  3 Nov 1999 AA
Slovenia
 15 Nov 1999
Solomon Islands
 17 Aug 1999 a
Somalia
  1 Aug 2001 a
South Africa
 11 Nov 2004 a
South Sudan
 16 Oct 2012 a
Spain
 11 May 1999 A
Sri Lanka
 20 Aug 1999 a
St. Kitts and Nevis
 25 Feb 1999
St. Lucia
 24 Aug 1999 a
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
 11 May 2009 a
Sudan
 18 May 2004 a
Suriname
 29 Mar 2006 a
Sweden
 12 Jul 1999
Switzerland
 28 Aug 2002
Syrian Arab Republic
 30 Nov 1999 a
Tajikistan
  7 May 2009 a
Thailand
 23 Jun 2003
Timor-Leste
 16 Sep 2009 a
Togo
 26 Nov 2001 A
Tonga
 26 Nov 2003
Trinidad and Tobago
 10 Jun 1999
Tunisia
 19 Oct 1999
Türkiye
 24 Oct 2003
Turkmenistan
 28 Mar 2008 a
Tuvalu
 31 Aug 2000 A
Uganda
 23 Nov 1999 a
Ukraine
  4 May 2007
United Arab Emirates
 16 Feb 2005 a
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5, 6, 7, 8
12 Oct 2001
United Republic of Tanzania
  6 Dec 2002
United States of America
  1 Oct 2003
Uruguay
 16 Feb 2000 a
Uzbekistan
 31 Oct 2006
Vanuatu
 21 Jul 2011 a
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
 13 May 2002
Viet Nam
  3 Dec 2004
Yemen
 23 Apr 2001 a
Zambia
 11 Oct 2007 a
Zimbabwe
  1 Mar 2012 a
Declarations
(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations were made
upon ratification, acceptance, approval, accession or succession.)
Holy See

Declaration:

       “In acceding to the Vienna Convention on the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, as well as its four Amendments: London (1990), Copenhagen (1992), Montreal (1997) and Beijing (1999), the Holy See desires to encourage the entire International Community to be resolute in promoting authentic cooperation between politics, science and economics. Such cooperation, as has been shown in the case of the ozone regime, can achieve important outcomes, which make it simultaneously possible to safeguard creation, to promote integral human development and to care for the common good, in a spirit of responsible solidarity and with profound positive repercussions for present and future generations.

       In conformity with its own nature and with the particular character of Vatican City State, the Holy See, by means of the solemn act of accession, intends to give its own moral support to the commitment of States to the correct and effective implementation of the Treaties in question and to the attaining of the mentioned objectives. To this end, it expresses the wish that by recognizing ‘the signs of [an economic growth] that has not always been able to protect the delicate balances of nature’ (Homily of Pope Benedict XVI at Loreto, 2 September 2007), all actors will intensify the aforesaid cooperation and strengthen ‘the alliance between man and the environment, which must mirror the creative love of God, from whom we come and to whom we are bound’(Benedict XVI, After the Angelus, 16 September 2007).”
End Note
1 In this regard, the Secretary-General received the following objection:

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (20 December 1999):

"With regard to the authentic English text, the Government of the United Kingdom considers the original text of both article 3 (1) and article 3 (3) of the Amendment to be correct. The Government therefore objects to the proposal to correct the text of these two paragraphs by the addition of the words 'or accession'.

The Government of the United Kingdom respectfully draws the attention of the Secretary-General to article 9, paragraph 5, of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, and to article 14 of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The effect of these provisions is that amendments to the Protocol are subject to ratification, approval or acceptance. There is no provision for accession to amendments. The Government therefore believes that the addition of the words proposed by the Secretary-General would be inconsistent with the provisions of the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol which apply to the entry into force of amendments to the Protocol.

The Government of the United Kingdom also notes that the existing wording of the authentic English text of article 3 (1) and article 3 (3) of the 1997 Amendment is consistent with the wording used in previous amendments to the Montreal Protocol, namely article 2 of the Amendment to the Montreal Protocol adopted at London in 1990 and article 3 of the Amendment to the Montreal Protocol adopted at Copenhagen in 1992.

The Secretary-General's Depositary Notification refers to errors in the first sentence of article 3 (1) (except French version). The Government of the United Kingdom has not seen the authentic French version ofarticle 3 (1), which was not attached to the Depositary Notification, but would respectfully suggest that the Secretary-General may wish to consider whether there are errors in the French version."
2In a communication received on 3 December 2009, the Government of Denmark notified the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw the declaration, made upon ratification to the Amendment, relating to the territorial exclusion in respect of the Faroe Islands.
3See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
4See also note 1 under "New Zealand" regarding Tokelau in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
5On 5 August 2014, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland notified the Secretary-General that the Amendment would extend to the territory of Gibraltar as follows:

“… the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland wishes the United Kingdom’s Ratification of the [Amendment] be extended to the territory of Gibraltar for whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible.

The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland considers the extension of the [Amendment] to the territory of Gibraltar to enter into force on the day of receipt of this notification by [the depositary] for deposit… ”



On 17 April 2015, the Secretary-General received from the Government of Spain the following communication relating to the territorial application by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Gibraltar:

1. Gibraltar is a Non-Self-Governing Territory for whose international relations the Government of the United Kingdom is responsible and which is subject to a process of decolonization in accordance with the relevant decisions and resolutions of the General Assembly.

2. The authorities of Gibraltar are local in character, and exercise competences exclusively over internal affairs that originate in and are based on the powers allocated to and conferred on them by the United Kingdom, in accordance with its domestic legislation and in its capacity as the sovereign State upon which depends the said Non-Self-Governing Territory.

3. Consequently, any involvement by the Gibraltarian authorities in the implementation of this Amendment shall be understood to take place exclusively within the framework of the internal affairs of Gibraltar and shall not be considered to affectin any way the content of the two preceding paragraphs.

4. The procedure envisaged in the “Arrangements relating to Gibraltar authorities in the context of certain international treaties (2007)”, which were agreed to by Spain and the United Kingdom on 19 December 2007 together with "Agreed Arrangements relating to Gibraltar authorities in the context of European Union and European Community Instruments and Related Treaties" of 19 April 2000 applies to the present Amendment.

5. The application of the present Amendment to Gibraltar cannot be interpreted as recognition of any rights or situations involving matters not included in Article 10 of the Treaty of Utrecht of 13 July 1713, signed by the crowns of Spain and Great Britain.
6On 4 August 2020, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland notified the Secretary-General that its ratification of the Amendment would extend to the territoire of the Bailiwick of Jersey, as follows:

“… the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland hereby extends the application of the United Kingdom's Ratification of the Montreal… [Amendment] to the Montreal Protocol to the territory of the Bailiwick of Jersey for whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible.

The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland considers the extension of the Montreal… [Amendment] to the Montreal Protocol to the territory of the Bailiwick of Jersey to be effective on the day of receipt of this notification…”
7On 25 February 2021, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland notified the Secretary-General that the Amendment would extend to the territory of the Isle of Man as follows:

“... the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland hereby extends the application of the United Kingdom’s ratification of the… Montreal… [Amendment] to the Montreal Protocol to the territory of the Isle of Man for the international relations of which the United Kingdom is responsible.

The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland considers the extension of the… Montreal… [Amendment] to the Montreal Protocol to the territory of the Isle of Man to be effective on the day of receipt of this notification...”
8On 2 November 2022, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland notified the Secretary-General that the Amendment would extend to the territory of the Bailiwick of Guernsey as follows:

“… the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland hereby

extends the application of the [Montreal Amendment to the Montreal Protocol] to the territory of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, for whose international relations the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is responsible.

The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland considers the extension of the [Montreal Amendment to the Montreal Protocol] to the territory of the Bailiwick of Guernsey to take effect on the date of deposit of this notification.”
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