Dominican Republic
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ODS consumption

‘Consumption‘ is calculated as Production (if any) + imports - exports.

ODS production

‘Production’ is calculated as the amount produced – amount destroyed – amount used as feedstock. It excludes amounts recycled and reused.

Destruction of controlled substances

HCFC consumption

‘Consumption’ is calculated as production + imports – exports.

HCFC production

‘Production’ is calculated as the amount produced – amount destroyed – amount used as feedstock. It excludes amounts recycled and reused.

HFC consumption

‘Consumption‘ is calculated as Production (if any) + imports - exports.

At a glance

Focal points:

  • Sr. Indhira de Jesús NFP
    Viceministro de Gestión Ambiental / Presidente del Comite Gubernamental de ozono y Punto Focal Técnico
    Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
  • Ing. Elías Gómez Meza NFP FPLS
    Coordinador del Programa Nacional para la Protección de la Capa de Ozono y Punto Focal Técnico
    Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales

Status of Ratification:

Vienna Convention 1993-05-18 Ac
Montreal Protocol 1993-05-18 Ac
London Amendment 2001-12-24 Ac
Copenhagen Amendment 2001-12-24 Ac
Montreal Amendment 2009-10-01 Ac
Beijing Amendment 2009-10-01 Ac
Kigali Amendment 2021-04-14 At
  • Ac - Accession
  • R - Ratification
  • At - Acceptance
  • Ap - Approval
  • Sc - Succession
Establishment of ODS licensing system: Yes
Establishment of HFC licensing system: Yes
Date HFC Licensing System Reported: 2021-07-06
Click here to view status of HFC licensing systems for all parties
Submitted Legislation or Regulations:
Quarantine and pre-shipment uses: methyl bromide for quarantine and pre-shipment (QPS) applications is used to control pests and pathogens in certain imported and exported commodities, and QPS uses are not included in the calculated levels of consumption and production.

The Vienna Convention provides for that parties shall co-operate in conducting research and systematic observations and in formulating recommendations for future research and observation in areas related to the ozone layer. To this end the Ozone Research Managers meet every three years to review national and international research and monitoring activities to ensure coordination and identify gaps.
Reports submitted by Dominican Republic to the Ozone Research Managers meetings to date are available below:
To view reports submitted by all Parties to the Ozone Research Managers meetings to date, click here

The Multilateral Fund: US$12,753,946

The Multilateral Fund is the financial mechanism of the Montreal Protocol and provides financial and technical assistance to Article 5 (developing) countries to enable their compliance with the Protocol’s control measures.

The Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund has approved funding to Dominican Republic in the amount of US$12,753,946 as of 2022-12-31. This includes the funding for current ongoing projects (including agency fees):

Title Implementing agency Approved funding ($US)
HFC phase-down related projects UNDP 203,300
HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) UNDP 645,215
HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) UNEP 78,507
Institutional strengthening UNEP 171,946
Total 1,098,968

As at 2021-12-31, US$11,189,008 had been disbursed.

This information is provided by Multilateral Fund Secretariat. For more information please refer to the Multilateral Fund website