Ref:  Oz.Sec/Decision XXXVI/4                                                                                            Date: 6 February 2025

Dear Sir/Madam,

I would like to remind you of decision XXXVI/4 on additional information on very short-lived substances (VSLS) adopted by the Thirty-Sixth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (MOP36), specifically of paragraphs 2 and 3 regarding information on national measures concerning use and/or emissions of VSLS. The requests in these paragraphs, together with other actionable parts of the decisions adopted during the combined thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention and MOP36, were communicated to all parties in a letter dated 20 December 2024.

In paragraph 2 of that decision, parties that have national measures concerning use and/or emissions of VSLS were invited to provide the Ozone Secretariat with information on those measures, on a voluntary basis, by 31 March 2025. Based on the information received from parties in accordance with this request, and in response to paragraph 3 of the same decision, the Ozone Secretariat will provide a compendium of national measures to be made available on its website.

If the aforementioned measures are in place in your country, the Secretariat would appreciate receiving information on those measures from your Government for inclusion in the requested compendium. Please communicate your response by email to Sophia Mylona (sophia.mylona@un.org) with a copy to MEA-ozoneinfo@un.org preferably before 31 March 2025.

We look forward to continuing our collaboration with your Government to implement the provisions of the Montreal Protocol.

Yours sincerely,

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Megumi Seki Nakamura
Executive Secretary
Ozone Secretariat

UN Environment Programme
P.O.Box 30552-00100
Nairobi, Kenya

Telephone: +254 20 762 3452
Email: meg.seki@un.org
Website:  http://ozone.unep.org

Ref:  Oz.Sec/MOP37                                                                                            Date: 5 February 2025

Dear Sir/Madam,

Attached, for your kind attention, is a letter from the Executive Secretary on the dates and venue for the Thirty-Seventh Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP37).

Yours sincerely, 

Ozone Secretariat

UN Environment Programme
P.O. Box 30552 (00100)  
Nairobi, Kenya  
Telephone: +254 20 762 3611  
Email: mea-ozoneinfo@un.org   
Website: http://ozone.unep.org

Ref: Oz.Sec./Decision XXXVI/9/Illegal trade and licensing systems                                         Date: 24 January 2025

Dear Sir/Madam,

The Ozone Secretariat is pleased to transmit, for your kind attention, a letter from the Executive Secretary, with regard to decision XXXVI/9 on further strengthening Montreal Protocol institutions adopted at the Thirty-Sixth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (MOP36), specifically to paragraphs 1 to 4 concerning the prevention of illegal trade in controlled substances and licensing systems.

Yours sincerely, 

Ozone Secretariat  

UN Environment Programme
P.O. Box 30552 (00100)
Nairobi, Kenya
Telephone: +254 20 762 3611
mea-ozoneinfo@un.org
http://ozone.unep.org 

Ref: Oz.Sec/COP13-MOP36/Décisions                                                                       Date: Le 17 janvier 2025

Madame, Monsieur,

Le Secrétariat de l'ozone a le plaisir de transmettre, à votre attention, la lettre ci-jointe de Mme Megumi Seki Nakamura, la Secrétaire exécutive, sur les décisions adoptées par la Conférence des Parties à la Convention de Vienne pour la protection de la couche d’ozone à sa treizième réunion et à la trente-sixième Réunion des Parties au Protocole de Montréal relatif à des substances qui appauvrissent la couche d’ozone.

La version anglaise de la même lettre a été envoyée à toutes les parties le 20 décembre 2024.

Cordialement,

le Secrétariat de l'ozone

Programme des Nations Unies pour l'environnement
P.O. Box 30552 (00100)  
Nairobi, Kenya  
Telephone: +254 20 762 3611  
mea-ozoneinfo@un.org  
http//ozone.unep.org 

Ref:  Oz.Sec/COP13-MOP36/Decisiones                                                      Fecha: 17 de enero de 2025

Estimado/a Señor/a:

La Secretaría del Ozono se complace en transmitir, para su atención, la carta adjunta de la Sra. Megumi Seki Nakamura, la Secretaria Ejecutiva, sobre las decisiones adoptadas por la Conferencia de las Partes en el Convenio de Viena para la Protección de la Capa de Ozono en su 13ª reunión y la 36ª Reunión de las Partes en el Protocolo de Montreal relativo a las Sustancias que Agotan la Capa de Ozono.

La versión en inglés de la misma carta fue enviada a todas las partes el 20 de diciembre de 2024.

Atentamente,

la Secretaría del Ozono

Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente
P.O. Box 30552 (00100)  
Nairobi, Kenya  
Telephone: +254 20 762 3611  
mea-ozoneinfo@un.org  
http//ozone.unep.org 

Ref:  Oz.Sec/COP13-MOP36/Decisions                                                                                            Date: 20 December 2024

Dear Sir/Madam,

The Ozone Secretariat is pleased to attach herein, for your kind attention, a letter from the Executive Secretary on decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention at its thirteenth meeting and the Thirty-Sixth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol.

Yours sincerely, 

Ozone Secretariat

UN Environment Programme
P.O. Box 30552 (00100)  
Nairobi, Kenya  
Telephone: +254 20 762 3611  
Email: mea-ozoneinfo@un.org   
Website: http://ozone.unep.org

Ref:  Oz.Sec/VCTF Monitoring                                                                            Date: Le 11 décembre 2024

Madame/Monsieur,

Le Secrétariat de l'ozone a le plaisir d'attacher, à votre attention, une lettre du Secrétaire exécutive sur le Fonds d’affectation spéciale général destiné à financer des activités de recherche et d’observations systématiques au titre de la Convention de Vienne : rapport d’activité annuel et appel à contributions.

Veuillez noter que la version anglaise a été envoyée le 14 novembre 2024.

Cordialement, 

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Secrétariat de l'ozone 

UN Environment Programme
P.O. Box 30552 (00100)  
Nairobi, Kenya  
Telephone: +254 20 762 3611  
mea-ozoneinfo@un.org  
www.ozone.unep.org

Ref:  Oz.Sec/VCTF Monitoring                                                                           Fecha: 11 de diciembre de 2024

Estimado Señor/Distinguida Señora:

La Secretaría del Ozono se complace en adjuntar a la presente comunicación, para su atención, una carta del Secretaria Ejecutiva sobre el Fondo fiduciario general para financiar las actividades de investigación y observaciones sistemáticas de interés para el Convenio de Viena: información actualizada anual sobre la marcha de los trabajos e invitación a efectuar contribuciones. 

Tenga en cuenta que la versión en inglés se envió el 14 de noviembre de 2024.

Atentamente, 

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Secretaría del Ozono  

UN Environment Programme
P.O. Box 30552 (00100)  
Nairobi, Kenya  
Telephone: +254 20 762 3611  
mea-ozoneinfo@un.org  
www.ozone.unep.org 

Ref:  Oz.Sec/VCGTF Monitoring                                                                                            Date: 14 November 2024

Sir/Madam,

The Ozone Secretariat is pleased to attach herein, for your kind attention, a letter from the Executive Secretary on the General Trust Fund for Financing Activities on Research and Systematic Observations Relevant to the Vienna Convention: annual progress update and invitation for contributions.

Kindly note that the translated versions of this letter in French and Spanish will be sent to the relevant parties in due course.

Yours sincerely, 

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Ozone Secretariat  

UN Environment Programme
P.O. Box 30552 (00100)  
Nairobi, Kenya  
Telephone: +254 20 762 3611  
mea-ozoneinfo@un.org  
www.ozone.unep.org

Ref:  Oz.Sec./State of Palestine                                                                                               Date:    15 October 2024

Sir/Madam,

I refer to item 4(o) on the provisional agenda of the preparatory segment of the combined thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (COP13) and Thirty-Sixth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP36) (UNEP/OzL.Conv.13/1–UNEP/OzL.Pro.36/1) relating to the classification of the State of Palestine as a party operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Montreal Protocol and access to support from the Multilateral Fund. The item was added to the provisional agenda at the request of the State of Palestine (see the note by the Secretariat on issues for discussion by and information for the attention of COP13 and MOP36, UNEP/OzL.Conv.13/2–UNEP/OzL.Pro.36/2, paragraph 103 and Annex III).

In a message dated 13 October 2024, the State of Palestine asked for the postponement of the consideration of item 4(o) to MOP37.

At the time of the adoption of the agenda of the preparatory segment of COP13/MOP36, the Co-Chairs of the preparatory segment will inform the delegates of this development and suggest the inclusion of the item in the provisional agenda of the forty-seventh meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol that is scheduled to take place from 7 to 11 July 2025.  

Yours sincerely,

Megumi Seki Nakamura
Executive Secretary
Ozone Secretariat

UN Environment Programme
P.O.Box 30552-00100
Nairobi, Kenya

Telephone: +254 20 762 3452
Email: meg.seki@un.org
Website:  http://ozone.unep.org