Montreal Protocol

DENR promotes the use of non-ODS technology in repainting office facilities. Photo Source: EMB-POD

The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer is a landmark international agreement designed to protect the stratospheric ozone layer from depletion due to ozone (O₃) reaction with halogenated hydrocarbons.

Focal Office:: Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)
Date Ratified:: July 17, 1991
Focal Persons:: National Coordinator ODS Phase-out Program
       ATTY. ANALIZA REBUELTA-TEH
       Undersecretary/Chief of Staff
       Department of Environment and Natural Resources
       Tel. Nos. - (632) 925 2327, (632) 926 2672
: National Ozone Units Focal Point
       MS. ELLA S. DEOCADIZ
       Program Manager, Philippine Ozone Desk
       DENR - Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)
       Tel. Nos. - (632) 426 4332 to 39
Commitments:: The treaty calls for the phase out of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) and provides a timetable on the ban and elimination of production. The treaty provides a timetable on the phase-out of ODS, taking into consideration the allowance for developing countries (Article 5) to delay its compliance with the prescribed control measures by ten years.

Parties to the Protocol are required to report annually on production and consumption of ozone depleting substances.
Status / Updates:: The Philippines, through the Philippine Ozone Desk of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources is currently undergoing several projects to implement the CFC phaseout in the country. This includes the following:
1. The Institutional Strengthening Project (ISP)
2. Methyl Bromide Phase-out Strategy Formulation
3. National CFC Phase-out Plan
4. Philippine Chillers Energy Efficiency Project (PCEEP)
5. ODS - Institutional Strengthening Project Phase IX
6. HCFC Phase-out Management Plan Stage 1 and 2
Latest Activities:: COP 10 to the Vienna Convention and MOP 26 to the Montreal Protocol 2014 (Attended by Undersecretary Teh, Ella Deocadiz, Beng Pausing)
Policy Issuances:: DENR Administrative Order 2003 - 43
: Joint Administrative Order DENR-DOTC 2006-03
Sources / Relevant Links:: http://ozone.unep.org/en/treaties-and-decisions/montreal-protocol-substances-deplete-ozone-layer

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