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Reported data

About data

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:

  • Mtro. Daniel López Vicuña NFP FPLS
    Encargado de la Direccion General de Gestion de la Calidad del Aire
    Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores
  • Mtro. Rodolfo Alan Bastida Morales NFP
    Coordinador de Programas de Eliminacion de HFC
    Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales

Status of Ratification:

Vienna Convention 1987-09-14 R
Montreal Protocol 1988-03-31 At
London Amendment 1991-10-11 At
Copenhagen Amendment 1994-09-16 At
Montreal Amendment 2006-07-28 At
Beijing Amendment 2007-09-12 At
Kigali Amendment 2018-09-25 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: 2020-08-26
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About exemptions

Approved critical uses

Approved amounts for critical use exemptions: The Parties may decide from time to time to allow critical essential uses of methyl bromide as requested... Read more

Amounts consumed for laboratory and analytical uses

Laboratory and analytical uses: The parties have decided on a global exemption until 31 December 2021 concerning certain ozone depleting substances fo... Read more
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.

Research, development, public awareness and exchange of information (Article 9)

Several countries have reported every two years on activities undertaken by them with respect to promotion of research, development and exchange of information on best technologies, possible alternatives to controlled substances and costs and benefits of relevant control strategies and promoting public awareness.

Year of submission: 1992 20082009
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Information reported by the Parties on illegal trade (Decision XIV/7 (7))

Parties are invited to report to the Ozone Secretariat fully proved cases of illegal trade in ozone-depleting substances.

Party Seizure Date Year Substances Traded Volume Importing Exporting Country Illegal Trade Details Action Taken Remarks
Mexico 01 Sep, 2003 CFC-12 1,717 kg Mexico In September 2003 a delivery of CFC-12 was found in the storage facilities of Mexican Customs in the southern border with Guatemala|The property of this material was not claimed by anybody within the legal time-limit established under the Mexican law, after which time the material has to be destroyed or donated to a national public institution. The material was seized, and according to customs procedures, this material was donated to a national public institution, in this case the Naval Ministry to be used in their facilities and equipment.
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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 Mexico to the Ozone Research Managers meetings to date are available below:
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The Multilateral Fund:
US$135,795,469
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 Mexico in the amount of US$135,795,469 to date 2019-12-31. As at 2018-12-31, US$124,610,843 had been disbursed to Mexico. For more information please refer to the Multilateral Fund website.