36th Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
June 26, 2015
20.06.2015 – 24.06.2015—36th Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, Paris, Île-de-France.
Venue: UNESCO Headquarters
At this meeting Montreal Protocol parties will discuss the following issues, among other matters:
- 2014 quadrennial assessment reports of the Scientific Assessment Panel, the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel and the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel.
- 2015 progress report of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel.
- Issues related to exemptions under Articles 2A–2I of the Montreal Protocol.
- Issues related to alternatives to ozone-depleting substances.
- Outcome of the intersessional informal discussions on the feasibility and ways of managing hydrofluorocarbons.
- Proposed amendments to the Montreal Protocol.
- Issues related to the phase-out of hydrochlorofluorocarbons.
- Measures to facilitate the monitoring of trade in hydrochlorofluorocarbons and substituting substances.
- Potential areas of focus for the assessment panels’ 2018 quadrennial reports.