Decision XXXVII/13: Non-compliance with the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer by Mali

The Thirty-Seventh Meeting of the Parties,

Noting that Mali acceded to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and to the London Amendment on 28 October 1994, that it accepted the Copenhagen Amendment and the Montreal Amendment on 7 March 2003, the Beijing Amendment on 25 March 2004 and the Kigali Amendment on 31 March 2017, and that it is classified as a party operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Protocol,

Noting also that Mali has reported, for 2024, annual consumption of 1,773,126 CO₂-equivalent tonnes of the controlled substances in Annex F to the Montreal Protocol (hydrofluorocarbons), which exceeds the party’s maximum allowable consumption of 399,935 CO₂-equivalent tonnes of hydrofluorocarbons for 2024, and that Mali is therefore in non-compliance with the hydrofluorocarbon consumption control measures under the Protocol,

Noting further that Mali has indicated its intent to request a revision to its hydrofluorocarbon baseline data but has not yet provided the information required under decision XV/19 to substantiate its request to change its reported baseline data for hydrofluorocarbons,

Decides:

1. To invite Mali to submit to the Ozone Secretariat, as a matter of urgency and no later than 31 March 2026, for consideration by the Implementation Committee under the Non-Compliance Procedure for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer at its seventy-sixth meeting, either a request to revise its hydrofluorocarbon data for baseline years, including the information required under decision XV/19 to substantiate its request to change its reported baseline data for hydrofluorocarbons, or a plan of action with time-specific benchmarks to ensure the party’s prompt return to compliance with its hydrofluorocarbon obligations under the Protocol, as well as specific policies that it will adopt in support of its implementation efforts;
2. To monitor closely the progress of Mali with regard to the phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons. To the degree that Mali provides the information as invited in paragraph 1 above, it should continue to be treated in the same manner as a party in good standing. In that regard, Mali should continue to receive international assistance to enable it to meet its commitments in accordance with item A of the indicative list of measures that may be taken by the Meeting of the Parties in respect of non-compliance.