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2.b. Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

London, 29 June 1990

 

Entry into force: 10 August 1992, in accordance with article 2 (1).
Registration: 10 August 1992, No. 26369.
Status: ,Parties: 186.
Text: Annex II of the Report of the Second Meeting (UNEP/OzL.Pro.2/3); and depositary notification C.N.133.1991.TREATIES-3/2 of 27 August 1991 (rectification of the Spanish authentic text of the adjustments and amendment). 

Note: The amendment was adopted by Decision II/2 of 29 June 1990 at the Second Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, which was held at the Headquarters of the International Maritime Organization, in London, from 27 to 29 June 1990.

 

 

PARTICIPANTS

Participant  Ratification, Acceptance (A), Approval (AA), Accession (a), Succession (d) 
Afghanistan  17 Jun 2004 a 
Albania  25 May 2006 a 
Algeria  20 Oct 1992 a 
Antigua and Barbuda  23 Feb 1993 a 
Argentina  4 Dec 1992 
Armenia  26 Nov 2003 a 
Australia  11 Aug 1992 A 
Austria  11 Dec 1992 
Azerbaijan  12 Jun 1996 a 
Bahamas  4 May 1993 a 
Bahrain  23 Dec 1992 A 
Bangladesh  18 Mar 1994 
Barbados  20 Jul 1994 A 
Belarus  10 Jun 1996 
Belgium  5 Oct 1993 
Belize  9 Jan 1998 a 
Benin  21 Jun 2000 
Bhutan  23 Aug 2004 a 
Bolivia  3 Oct 1994 a 
Bosnia and Herzegovina  11 Aug 2003 a 
Botswana  13 May 1997 a 
Brazil  1 Oct 1992 A 
Bulgaria  28 Apr 1999 
Burkina Faso  10 Jun 1994 
Burundi  18 Oct 2001 A 
Cambodia  31 Jan 2007 a 
Cameroon  8 Jun 1992 A 
Canada  5 Jul 1990 A 
Cape Verde  31 Jul 2001 a 
Chad  30 May 2001 
Chile  9 Apr 1992 A 
China1,5  14 Jun 1991 a 
Colombia  6 Dec 1993 a 
Comoros  31 Oct 1994 a 
Congo  16 Nov 1994 
Cook Islands  22 Dec 2003 a 
Costa Rica  11 Nov 1998 
Côte d'Ivoire  18 May 1994 
Croatia  15 Oct 1993 
Cuba  19 Oct 1998 
Cyprus  11 Oct 1994 A 
Czech Republic  18 Dec 1996 a 
Democratic People's Republic of Korea  17 Jun 1999 a 
Democratic Republic of the Congo  30 Nov 1994 a 
Denmark3  20 Dec 1991 A 
Djibouti  30 Jul 1999 a 
Dominica  31 Mar 1993 a 
Dominican Republic  24 Dec 2001 a 
Ecuador  23 Feb 1993 
Egypt  13 Jan 1993 
El Salvador  8 Dec 2000 a 
Equatorial Guinea  11 Jul 2007 a 
Eritrea  5 Jul 2005 a 
Estonia  12 Apr 1999 
European Community  20 Dec 1991 AA 
Fiji  9 Dec 1994 a 
Finland  20 Dec 1991 A 
France  12 Feb 1992 AA 
Gabon  4 Dec 2000 a 
Gambia  13 Mar 1995 
Georgia  12 Jul 2000 a 
Germany  27 Dec 1991 
Ghana  24 Jul 1992 
Greece  11 May 1993 
Grenada  7 Dec 1993 a 
Guatemala  21 Jan 2002 a 
Guinea  25 Jun 1992 a 
Guinea-Bissau  12 Nov 2002 a 
Guyana  23 Jul 1999 A 
Haiti  29 Mar 2000 a 
Honduras  24 Jan 2002 
Hungary  9 Nov 1993 AA 
Iceland  16 Jun 1993 
India  19 Jun 1992 a 
Indonesia  26 Jun 1992 
Iran (Islamic Republic of)  4 Aug 1997 A 
Ireland  20 Dec 1991 A 
Israel  30 Jun 1992 
Italy  21 Feb 1992 AA 
Jamaica  31 Mar 1993 a 
Japan  4 Sep 1991 A 
Jordan  12 Nov 1993 
Kazakhstan  26 Jul 2001 a 
Kenya  27 Sep 1994 
Kiribati  9 Aug 2004 a 
Kuwait  22 Jul 1994 a 
Kyrgyzstan  13 May 2003 
Lao People's Democratic Republic  28 Jun 2006 a 
Latvia  2 Nov 1998 a 
Lebanon  31 Mar 1993 a 
Liberia  15 Jan 1996 a 
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya  12 Jul 2001 
Liechtenstein  24 Mar 1994 
Lithuania  3 Feb 1998 
Luxembourg  20 May 1992 
Madagascar  16 Jan 2002 a 
Malawi  8 Feb 1994 A 
Malaysia  16 Jun 1993 a 
Maldives  31 Jul 1991 
Mali  28 Oct 1994 a 
Malta  4 Feb 1994 A 
Marshall Islands  11 Mar 1993 a 
Mauritania  22 Jul 2005 A 
Mauritius  20 Oct 1992 a 
Mexico  11 Oct 1991 A 
Micronesia (Federated States of)  27 Nov 2001 a 
Moldova  25 Jun 2001 a 
Monaco  12 Mar 1993 a 
Mongolia  7 Mar 1996 a 
Montenegro6  23 Oct 2006 d 
Morocco  28 Dec 1995 a 
Mozambique  9 Sep 1994 a 
Myanmar  24 Nov 1993 a 
Namibia  6 Nov 1997 
Nauru  10 Sep 2004 a 
Nepal  6 Jul 1994 a 
Netherlands4  20 Dec 1991 A 
New Zealand5  1 Oct 1990 A 
Nicaragua  13 Dec 1999 
Niger  11 Jan 1996 a 
Nigeria  27 Sep 2001 
Niue  22 Dec 2003 a 
Norway  18 Nov 1991 
Oman  5 Aug 1999 a 
Pakistan  18 Dec 1992 a 
Palau  29 May 2001 a 
Panama  10 Feb 1994 
Papua New Guinea  4 May 1993 a 
Paraguay  3 Dec 1992 a 
Peru  31 Mar 1993 a 
Philippines  9 Aug 1993 
Poland  2 Oct 1996 a 
Portugal1,5  24 Nov 1992 
Qatar  22 Jan 1996 a 
Republic of Korea  10 Dec 1992 a 
Romania  27 Jan 1993 a 
Russian Federation  13 Jan 1992 A 
Rwanda  7 Jan 2004 a 
Saint Kitts and Nevis  8 Jul 1998 
Saint Lucia  24 Aug 1999 a 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  2 Dec 1996 a 
Samoa  4 Oct 2001 A 
Sao Tome and Principe  19 Nov 2001 a 
Saudi Arabia  1 Mar 1993 a 
Senegal  6 May 1993 
Serbia  22 Mar 2005 a 
Seychelles  6 Jan 1993 a 
Sierra Leone  29 Aug 2001 a 
Singapore  2 Mar 1993 a 
Slovakia  15 Apr 1994 AA 
Slovenia  8 Dec 1992 A 
Solomon Islands  17 Aug 1999 a 
Somalia  1 Aug 2001 a 
South Africa  12 May 1992 A 
Spain  19 May 1992 A 
Sri Lanka  16 Jun 1993 a 
Sudan  2 Jan 2002 a 
Suriname  29 Mar 2006 a 
Swaziland  16 Dec 2005 a 
Sweden  2 Aug 1991 
Switzerland  16 Sep 1992 
Syrian Arab Republic  30 Nov 1999 a 
Tajikistan  7 Jan 1998 a 
Thailand  25 Jun 1992 
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia  9 Nov 1998 
Togo  6 Jul 1998 A 
Tonga  26 Nov 2003 
Trinidad and Tobago  10 Jun 1999 
Tunisia  15 Jul 1993 a 
Turkey  13 Apr 1995 
Turkmenistan  15 Mar 1994 a 
Tuvalu  31 Aug 2000 A 
Uganda  20 Jan 1994 
Ukraine  6 Feb 1997 
United Arab Emirates  16 Feb 2005 a 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1,7  20 Dec 1991 
United Republic of Tanzania  16 Apr 1993 a 
United States of America  18 Dec 1991 
Uruguay  16 Nov 1993 a 
Uzbekistan  10 Jun 1998 a 
Vanuatu  21 Nov 1994 A 
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)  29 Jul 1993 
Viet Nam  26 Jan 1994 a 
Yemen  23 Apr 2001 a 
Zambia  15 Apr 1994 
Zimbabwe  3 Jun 1994 
 

 

DECLARATIONS

Declarations and Reservations

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made

upon ratification, acceptance, approval, accession or succession.)

Bahrain

Declaration:

"The acceptance by the State of Bahrain of the said Amend- ments shall in no way constitute recognition of Israel or be a cause for the establishment of any relations of any kind therewith."

Japan

Declaration:

It is hereby declared that the Government of Japan accepts the Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, in accordance with the provisions of article 9 of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer.

 

 

NOTES

1. On 6 and 10 June 1997, the Secretary-General received communications concerning the status of Hong Kong from the Governments of the United Kingdom and China (see also note 2 under "China" and note 2 under "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" regarding Hong Kong in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume). Upon resuming the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, China notified the Secretary-General that the Convention with the reservation made by China will also apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

2. Decision reserved as to the application to the Faroe Islands.

On 24 October 2007, the Secretary-General received from the Government of Denmark a communication that it shall extend the Amendment to the Faroe Islands.

3. For the Kingdom in Europe.

In a communication received on 16 March 1992, the Government of the Netherlands notified the Secretary-General that "the Kingdom of the Netherlands accepts the Amendment . . . for Aruba, and [declares] that the provisions so accepted shall be observed in their entirety."

4. See also note 1 under "New Zealand" regarding Tokelau in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

5. On 15 February 1994, the Secretary-General received from the Government of Portugal a notification to the effect that it shall extend the Amendment to Macau.

Subsequently, the Secretary-General received the following communications on the dates indicated hereinafter:

Portugal (21 October 1999):

"In accordance with the Joint Declaration of the Government of the Portuguese Republic and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Question of Macau signed on 13 April 1987, the Portuguese Republic will continue to have international responsibility for Macau until 19 December 1999 and from that date onwards the People's Republic of China will resume the exercise of sovereignty over Macau with effect from 20 December 1999.

From 20 December 1999 onwards the Portuguese Republic will cease to be responsible for the international rights and obligations arising from the application of the Convention to Macau."

China (19 October 1999):

In accordance with the Joint Declaration of the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Portugal on the Question of Macau (hereinafter referred to as the Joint Declaration), the Government of the People's Republic of China will resume the exercise of sovereignty over Macau with effect from 20 December 1999. Macau will, from that date, become a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and will enjoy a high degree of autonomy, except in foreign and defense affairs which are the responsibilities of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China.

In this connection, [the Government of the People's Republic of China informs the Secretary-General of the following:]

The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, which the Government of the People's Republic of China deposited the instrument of accession on 11 September 1989, as well as the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer of 16 September 1987 and the Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer of 29 June 1990 (hereinafter referred to as the "Convention, the Protocol and the Amendment"), will apply to the Macau Special Administrative Region with effect from 20 December 1999. The Government of the People's Republic of China also wishes to make the following declaration:

Provisions of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer of 16 September 1987 will not be applied to the Macau Special Administrative Region, and provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer of 29 June 1990 will not be applied to the Macau Special Administrative Region.

In reference to the communication made on 19 October 1999, the Government of China furthermore informs the Secretary-General of the following:

The Government of the People's Republic of China will assume responsibility for the international rights and obligations arising from the application of the Convention, the Protocol and the Amendment to the Macau Special Administrative Region.

The above-mentioned declaration is solely to make the provisions of the Protocol that had previously applied to Macau continue to so apply to the Macau Special Administrative Region. The declaration is not purported to modify the obligations previously undertaken by Macau under the Protocol and is fully consistent with the objectives and purposes of the Protocol. In fact, the Chinese Government had made a statement of the same nature in the note of 6 June 1997 to the Secretary-General of the United Nations concerning the continuing application of the Protocol to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The past two years and a half since Hong Kong's return to China saw a clear and full understanding on the part of the Parties to the Protocol of the approach adopted by the Chinese Government.

6. See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

7. In respect of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Gibraltar.

Subsequently, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland notified the Secretary-General that the amendment shall extend to the following territories on the dates indicated hereinafter:

Date of the notification:  Territorial application: 
8 September 1993  Hong Kong (see also note 1 ), British Antarctic Territory and the Bailiwick of Guernsey 
4 January 1995  The Bailiwick of Jersey 
30 October 1995  The British Virgin Islands