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Reported data

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ODS consumption

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

HCFC consumption

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

HFC consumption

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

At a glance

Focal points:

  • Sr. Patricio Silva NFP
    Director de Medio Ambiente y Ministro Consejero
    Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
  • Sra. María Fernanda Souza NFP
    Directora Nacional de Cambio Climático
    Dirección Nacional de Cambio Climático, Ministerio de Ambiente
  • Sr. Roberto Marvid FPLS
    Sub-Coordinador, Unidad de Ozono
    Division Cambio Climatico, Ministerio de Ambiente
  • Ms. Monica Moscatelli FPLS
    Punto Focal para Sistema de licencias
    Dirección Nacional de Cambio Climatico, Ministerio de Ambiente

Status of Ratification:

Vienna Convention 1989-02-27 Ac
Montreal Protocol 1991-01-08 Ac
London Amendment 1993-11-16 R
Copenhagen Amendment 1997-07-03 Ac
Montreal Amendment 2000-02-16 Ac
Beijing Amendment 2003-09-09 Ac
Kigali Amendment 2018-09-12 R
  • 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: 2019-07-26
Click here to view status of HFC licensing systems for all parties
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: 1993
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Reclamation facilities reported by the Parties (Decision VI/19(4))

Parties report periodically on the reclamation facilities and their capacities available in their countries.

Party Report Date Facility Name Address Reclaimed Substances Capacity Remarks
Uruguay 1995-07-17 No Facility
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The Multilateral Fund: US$11,652,485

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 Uruguay in the amount of US$11,652,485 as at 2025-12-31. This includes funding for the following current ongoing projects (including agency fees):

Title Implementing agency Approved funding ($US)
Energy efficiency-related projects (stand-alone) UNDP 321,000
HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP)* UNDP 373,556
HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP)* UNIDO 104,858
Institutional strengthening projects UNDP 427,529
KIP and HFC-related projects UNDP 464,427
KIP and HFC-related projects UNIDO 56,342
ODS banks-related projects UNDP 96,300
Total 1,844,012
*Some HPMP projects may include additional activities to maintain energy efficiency for the servicing sector as specified in Executive Committee decision 89/6.

As at 2024-12-31, US$10,002,239 had been disbursed to Uruguay.

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