The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is a global agreement to protect the Earth’s ozone layer by phasing out the chemicals that deplete it. This phase-out plan includes both the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances. The landmark agreement was signed in 1987 and entered into force in 1989.

The parties to the Protocol meet once a year to make decisions aimed at ensuring the successful implementation of the agreement. These include adjusting or amending the Protocol, which has been done six times since its creation. The most recent amendment, the Kigali Amendment, called for the phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in 2016. These HFCs were used as replacements for a batch of ozone-depleting substances eliminated by the original Montreal Protocol. Although they do not deplete the ozone layer, they are known to be powerful greenhouse gases and, thus, contributors to climate change.

The Montreal Protocol provided a set of practical, actionable tasks that were universally agreed on. The Protocol has successfully met its objectives thus far and continues to safeguard the ozone layer today. Thanks to the collaborative effort of nations around the world, the ozone layer is well on its way to recovery.

Annex III : Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol: Revised approved 2004, approved 2005 and proposed 2006 budgets

      w/m 2004 (US$) w/m 2005 (US$) w/m 2006 (US$)
Project personnel component            
1100 Project personnel            
  1101 Executive Secretary (D-2) (shared with the Vienna Convention, VC) 6 105,000 6 115,000 6 115,000
  1102 Deputy Executive Secretary (D-1) 12 160,000 12 150,000 12 150,000
  1103 Senior Legal Officer (P-5) 12 120,000 12 130,000 12 130,000
  1104 Senior Scientific Affairs Officer (P-5) (shared with VC) 6 82,500 6 82,500 6 82,500
  1105 Administrative Officer (P-4) (paid by UNEP)   0   0   0
  1106 Database Manager (Information System & Technology – P3) 12 95,000 12 100,000 12 100,000
  1107 Programme Officer (Communication & Information – P3) (paid from VC) 12 0 12 0 12 0
  1108 Programme Officer (Monitoring and Compliance – P3) 12 47,000 12 112,000 12 112,000
1199 Subtotal   609,500   689,500   689,500
1200 Consultants            
  1201 Assistance in data-reporting, analysis and promotion of the implementation of the Protocol   50,000   50,000   50,000
1299 Subtotal   50,000   50,000   50,000
1300 Administrative support            
  1301 Administrative Assistant (G-7) (shared with VC) 6 11,109 6 11,776 6 12,000
  1302 Personal Assistant (G-6) 12 21,160 12 22,430 12 23,000
  1303 Programme Assistant (G-6) (paid by VC)   0   0   0
  1304 Information Assistant (G-6) (shared with VC) 6 11,109 6 11,776 6 12,000
  1305 Programme Assistant (G-6) (shared with VC) 6 11,109 6 11,776 6 12,000
  1306 Documents Clerk (G-4) 12 10,580 12 11,215 12 11,700
  1307 Data Assistant (G-6) 12 21,372 12 22,654 12 23,000
  1308 Programme Assistant – Fund (G-6) (paid by UNEP)   0   0   0
  1309 Logistics Assistant (G-3) (paid by UNEP)   0   0   0
  1310 Bilingual Senior Secretary (G-6) (to be paid from VC)   0   0   0
  1320 Temporary assistance   15,870   16,822   17,000
  1321 Open-ended Working Group meetings   450,000   420,000   420,000
  1322 Preparatory and Parties meetings (shared with VC every three years, applies to the Seventeenth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and seventh Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention   500,000   350,000   485,000
  1323 Assessment panel meetings*   100,000   168,300   100,000
  1324 Bureau meetings   20,000   20,000   20,000
  1325 Implementation Committee meetings   70,000   74,000   74,000
  1326 MP informal consultation meetings to promote ratification and compliance   5,000   5,000   5,000
  1329 Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties   300,000   0   0
1399 Subtotal   1,547,309   1,145,747   1,214,700
1600 Travel on official business            
  1601 Staff travel on official business   150,000   150,000   150,000
  1602 Conference Services staff travel on official business   15,000   15,000   15,000
                 
1699 Subtotal   165,000   165,000   165,000
Component total   2,371,809   2,050,247   2,119,200
Contracts              
2300 Subcontracts            
  2301 Study of the financial mechanism of the Montreal Protocol   500,000   0   0
2399 Subtotal   500,000   0   0  
Component total   500,000   0   0  
Meeting/participation component              
3300 Support for participation              
  3301 Assessment panel meetings*   520,000   540,000   450,000  
  3302 Preparatory and Parties meetings   350,000   350,000   350,000  
  3303 Open-ended Working Group meetings   300,000   300,000   300,000  
  3304 Bureau meetings   40,000   40,000   40,000  
  3305 Implementation Committee meetings   115,000   125,000   125,000  
  3306 Consultations in an informal meeting (dec. XII/10)   20,000   20,000   20,000  
  3308 Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties   300,000   0   0  
3399 Subtotal   1,645,000   1,375,000   1,285,000  
Component total   1,645,000   1,375,000   1,285,000  
Equipment and premises component              
4100 Expendable equipment (items under $1,500)              
  4101 Miscellaneous expendables (shared with VC)   17,000   17,000   17,000  
4199 Subtotal   17,000   17,000   17,000  
4200 Non-expendable equipment              
  4201 Personal computers and accessories   2,500   5,000   5,000  
  4202 Portable computers   0   0   0  
  4203 Other office machines (server, fax, scanner, etc.)   5,000   5,000   5,000  
  4204 Photocopiers   0   10,000   10,000  
4299 Subtotal   7,500   20,000   20,000  

4300

Premises

              
  4301 Rental of office premises (shared with VC)   33,500   40,000   40,000  
4399 Subtotal   33,500   40,000   40,000  
Component total   58,000   77,000   77,000  
Miscellaneous component              
5100 Operation and maintenance of equipment              
  5101 Maintenance of equipment and others (shared with VC)   14,500   17,500   18,940  
5199 Subtotal   14,500   17,500   18,940  
5200 Reporting costs              
  5201 Reporting   54,000   54,000   64,000  
  5202 Reporting (assessment panels)   10,000   15,000   60,000  
  5203 Reporting (Protocol awareness)   5,000   5,000   5,000  
5299 Subtotal   69,000   74,000   129,000  
5300 Sundry              
  5301 Communications   35,000   35,000   35,000  
  5302 Freight charges (documents)   75,000   60,000   70,000  
  5303 Training   6,000   6,000   6,000  
  5304 Others (International Ozone Day)   12,000   12,000   12,000  
5399 Subtotal   128,000   113,000   123,000  
5400 Hospitality              
  5401 Hospitality   14,500   10,000   15,000  
5499 Subtotal   14,500   10,000   15,000  
Component total   226,000   214,500   285,940  
Total direct project cost   4,800,809   3,716,747   3,767,140  
Programme support costs (13%)   624,104   483,176   489,727  
Grand total (inclusive of programme support costs)   5,424,913   4,199,923   4,256,867  
Operating cash reserve**   0   314,994   323,536  
Total budget   5,424,913   4,514,917   4,580,403  
                   
Drawdown from the Trust Fund balance 2   675,000   533,280   266,720  
Drawdown from Secretariat’s unspent 2001 balance 3   686,000   67,239   33,630  
Drawdown from the Trust Fund’s interest income 4   250,000   83,350   166,650  
Additional drawdown from the Trust Fund balance 5   1,295,002   0   0  
Additional drawdown from the Trust Fund’s balance and interest income 6   239,560   333,394   119,668  
Subtotal of draw-downs   3,145,562   1,017,263   586,668  
Contribution from the Parties   2,279,351   3,497,654   3,993,735  
                       

* Financial assistance has been provided by the Parties for 2005, on an exceptional basis, to cover the costs of expert assistance to MBTOC for the maximum sum of $68,300, and travel for an Article 2 Co-chair to three meetings related to critical-use nominations to the maximum sum of $15,000, reflected in the meeting participation budget line 3301 for assessment panels.

**The Parties have agreed that the operating cash reserve for 2005 will be 7.5% of the approved budget. In 2006, the operating cash reserve will increase to the level of 15%.

1 In accordance with decisions XIII/3 of the thirteenth Meeting of the Parties and XV/47 and XV/52, an evaluation and review of the financial mechanism of the Montreal Protocol was conducted in 2004. A provision of $500,000 was made in 2004 budget to cover the study.

2 The drawdown of $675,000 in 2004 was based on decision XI/21, paragraphs 5 and 6. Decision XV/52 on the drawdown of $800,000 in 2005 has been superseded by paragraph 3 of decision XVI/44.

3 The additional drawdown of $686,000 for 2004 was based on decision XIV/41, paragraph 6. The drawdown of $100,869 to be applied in 2005 has been superseded by paragraph 3 of decision XVI/44, and is now distributed over the years 2005 and 2006.

4 Decision XIV/41, paragraph 7 calls for a further drawdown of $250,000 per year for 2003 and 2004 from the interest income accruing to the Trust Fund. Decision XV/52 which calls for a further drawdown of $250,000 for 2005 has now been superseded by decision XVI/44, paragraph 3, and is now distributed over the years 2005 and 2006.

5 Decision XV/52 calls for a drawdown of $1,295,002 in 2004, which includes the $500,000 allocated for the external study of the financial mechanism, and $596,000 for the expenditure of the extraordinary meeting of the Parties, in order that the contributions of the Parties in 2004 can be maintained at the level set in 2003.

6 To ensure that the contributions of the Parties amount to $2,279,351 in 2004, an additional drawdown not exceeding $239,560 was authorized by the Parties as stipulated in paragraph 2 of decision XVI/44. In 2005, a drawdown in the amount of $1,017,263 will be made in accordance with paragraph 3 of decision XVI/44.

 

Explanatory notes for the revised approved 2004, approved 2005, and proposed 2006 budgets for the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

 

Budget line Comment
Personnel component:

1101–1104, 1106 and 1108

1102

1105

1106

1108

 Standard professional salary costs applicable to the Nairobi duty station for 2005 and 2006 have been used for the budget proposals. Where information on actual staff cost is available, however, the figures were adjusted accordingly. Unspent commitments normally revert to the Montreal Protocol Trust Fund.

An increase of $10,000 was requested in 2004 to cover the installation of the new Deputy Executive Secretary.

The post of the Administrative Officer continues to be paid from the 13 per cent programme support costs based on actual expenditures.

The approved 2004 allocation against this budget line was reduced by $17,000 based on expected actual 2004 costs.

The approved 2004 allocation against this budget line was reduced by $65,000 as the recruited staff member came on board only towards the end of 2004.
Consultants: 1201 Assistance in data reporting and updating of publications, as well as in the development of a fully interlinked, digital system at the secretariat, will continue to be required. Funds under this line can be transferred to line 1100 to create short-term Professional posts if necessary.
Administrative support/personnel:

1301–1307

 Standard general service salary costs applicable to the Nairobi duty station have been used for the 2005 and 2006 budget proposals.
1308 and 1309 The posts of Programme Assistant (Fund) and Logistics Assistant continue to be paid from the 13 per cent programme support costs.
1320 The Secretariat continues to require funding allocation for general temporary assistance, particularly in the area of documents preparation for meetings, web site posting, organization of participants’ attendance at meetings and other conference-related work.
Administrative support/conference services: 1321–1326 Necessary funds may be transferred from the conference servicing budget lines (1321–1326) should such services be required to be rendered either by individual consultancies or corporate contracts.

The current conference servicing costs have been based on the following reasons and assumptions:

1321: The requested increase of $100,000 in 2004 is related to the conference service requirements of the Ad Hoc Working Group meeting on Methyl Bromide as requested in decision Ex.1/5 of the First Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties, held in March 2004, for extra weekend costs incurred due to back-to-back arrangements with the Executive Committee meeting and increased costs due to exchange rate fluctuations.

The budget proposed is for one meeting of the Open-ended Working Group to be held each year during 2005 and 2006 in Nairobi or another United Nations venue, using six languages.

1322: The requested increase of $40,000 in 2004 is related to the conference service requirements for the Ad Hoc Working Group meeting on methyl bromide as requested by the Open-ended Working Group at its twenty-fourth meeting, in July 2004.

It is assumed that the Meeting of the Parties and its preparatory meeting will be held in Nairobi in 2005 and 2006, in six languages. The total conferencing costs in 2005 will be shared with the Vienna Convention Trust Fund, as the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention will be held concurrently with the Seventeenth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. Accordingly, the amount allocated for the Seventeenth Meeting of the Parties in 2005 has been reduced as the Convention share in this meeting has already been allocated in the approved 2005 budget for the Vienna Convention Trust Fund.

When meetings are not held in Nairobi, the differential costs will be borne by the host Governments.

1323: An increase of $25,000 in the approved 2004 allocation for the organization of the meetings of the assessment panels is proposed to cover the additional meetings of the Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee unforeseen during preparations for the Fifteenth Meeting of the Parties.

Provision has been made in 2005 for one meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel as called for in decision XIV/10.

The budget allocation in 2005 and 2006 for the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and its technical options committees, the Scientific Assessment Panel and the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel will cover the costs of organizing their annual meetings, as well as communication and other sundry costs related to the work of panel members from developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

Financial assistance has been provided by the Parties for 2005, on an exceptional basis, to cover the costs of expert assistance to the Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee for the maximum sum of $68,300.

1324: Two Bureau meetings are scheduled for each of the years 2005 and 2006, with provision for interpretation and documents translation in the appropriate languages based on the membership of the Bureau.

1325: An increase of $25,000 in the approved 2004 budget for the conduct of the meetings of the Implementation Committee is being requested to cover interpretation and translation requirements, as mentioned in paragraph 102 of UNEP/OzL.Pro/ImpCom/30/4.

At least two Implementation Committee meetings of three days’ duration are scheduled for each of the years 2005 and 2006 with interpretation and documents translation as required, to be held back-to-back with the Open-ended Working Group meeting and the Meeting of the Parties in that year.

1326: At least one informal consultation meeting per year, expected to take place in Nairobi, is envisaged for 2005 and 2006 to facilitate the work of assisting the Parties, as well as in the promotion of the ratification of and compliance with the Montreal Protocol and its amendments.

1329: The requested increase of $89,000 in 2004, relating to the conference service costs of the First Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties, held in March 2004, is due to unforeseen documentation levels, weekend costs arising from back-to-back arrangements with the Executive Committee meeting, as well as increased costs due to exchange rate fluctuations.
Travel on official business: 1601 Staff travel is undertaken in the context of the activities of the Secretariat. Some missions will be undertaken in 2005 and 2006 to continue the promotion of compliance with and the ratification of the Montreal Protocol amendments, as well as to support the Compliance Assistance Programme of the United Nations Environment Programme.
Contracts component

Subcontracts: 2301

In accordance with decisions XIII/3 of the Thirteenth Meeting of the Parties and XV/47 and XV/52 of the Fifteenth Meeting of the Parties, an evaluation and review of the financial mechanism of the Montreal Protocol is being conducted in 2004. A provision of $500,000 has been made in the 2004 Montreal Protocol budget for this study.
Meetings/participation component: 3300

3301

 Participation of developing countries

The participation in the various Protocol meetings of representatives from Parties operating under Article 5 is assumed at $5,000 per participation, taking into account not more than one person’s travel costs per country, using the most appropriate and advantageous economy-class fare and United Nations per diem allowances.

The budget provision requested in 2005 includes travel of members and experts of the assessment panels and the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel’s technical options committees from Parties operating under Article 5 attending their 2005 meetings.

A maximum sum of $15,000 has been allocated by the Parties for 2005 to cover the travel costs for an MBTOC co-chair from a Party not operating under Article 5 to three meetings related to critical-use nominations.
3302 and 3303 Participation costs are allocated for 70 participants attending the Meeting of the Parties and 60 participants attending the Open-ended Working Group meeting for 2005 and 2006.
3304 Participation costs are based on two Bureau meetings a year for four participants from developing countries or countries with economies in transition at each meeting.
3305 The participation costs for the two Implementation Committee meetings a year are based on eight members from developing countries and countries with economies in transition at each meeting and one representative each from three countries invited by the Implementation Committee at each meeting. Provision has also been made for the travel of the Implementation Committee President or Vice-President from a Party operating under Article 5 to attend three Executive Committee meetings a year.
3306 Funds have been allocated to finance the participation of four participants from developing countries and countries with economies in transition as part of informal consultations on non-compliance with the Montreal Protocol, assumed to be held in Nairobi.
Equipment and premises component

Expendable equipment: 4101

The cost of miscellaneous expendables is being maintained at $17,000. Resource use is being monitored constantly in order to maintain the expenditure at this level.
Non-expendable equipment: 4200 A set of computer equipment and related accessories is requested in 2004 to provide for the requirements of the new Programme Officer (Monitoring and Compliance) who came on board towards the end of 2004.

A minimum provision in 2005 has been made to provide for equipment required by new staff members. A minimum provision in 2006 has also been made to enable the Secretariat to replace equipment as and when required.
Premises (rent): 4300 The allocation for rental of premises is being increased from 2005 onwards to allow for an increase in rental costs as well as increased space requirement due to additional staff members.
Miscellaneous component

Operation and maintenance of equipment: 5101

The provision for operation and maintenance of equipment is being increased due to additional equipment for new staff members.
Reporting costs (including editing, translation, duplication, publication and printing): 5201–5203 General reporting costs for the Secretariat are provided for in line 5201. A proposed increase is being requested in this line in 2006 due to envisaged increase in requirements during the 2006 assessment period.

Line 5202 is reserved for reporting of assessment panels. Provision for this line is being increased by $5,000 in 2005 to cater for reproduction of an additional Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee report. The sum of $60,000 is being requested for 2006 for the printing of assessment reports.

Sundry

Communications: 5301

Careful monitoring of telecommunications resources and the use of electronic mail instead of facsimile communications enable the Secretariat to maintain a relatively low budget provision in this line.
Freight and post: 5302 The additional dispatch of documentation related to the Ad Hoc working Group on Methyl Bromide will be covered from existing resources. Dispatch of Assessment reports will increase the requirements in this budget line for 2006.
Training: 5303 The provision for training will be maintained to cater to training schemes introduced by the United Nations as a result of the ongoing human resources reform programme.
Others (International Ozone Day): 5304 The Ozone Secretariat will provide assistance to some countries during 2005 and 2006 to assist in their preparations for the celebration of the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.
Hospitality: 5401 Hospitality arrangements follow the usual procurement procedures of the United Nations.

A minimum increase of $2,500 was requested in 2004 to allow for increased costs.

In 2005, the hospitality costs will be shared with the Vienna Convention Trust Fund, hence the reduced allocation. A minimal increase is requested for 2006.