Annex III: Text for consideration by the parties for inclusion in decisions under the Dubai pathway on hydrofluorocarbons under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Submission by India
The Meeting of the Parties,
Recognizing and recalling that the Montreal Protocol is a party-driven and party-guided process,
Recalling that the hallmark of the Protocol has been that the decisions of the Meeting of the Parties are based on scientific data and information on the one hand and on implementation after generating solutions through consensus on the other,
Noting that the success of the Protocol has generated interest among other institutions in emulating the processes and principles developed under the Protocol,
Noting also that the parties rely heavily on the excellent work and high standard of output of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol,
Noting further that the discussion on the proposals to amend the Protocol in respect of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) will be taken up after generating solutions for all identified challenges with a clear understanding that the reporting of emissions will continue under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,
Noting that, while generating solutions to challenges, the parties have directed a number of instructions and requests to the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the framing of guidelines on specific subjects, an indicative list of which is set out in the annex to the present decision,
Noting that the parties have requested the Executive Committee to develop these guidelines within one year of the adoption of any HFC amendment,
Recalling that the Chair of the Executive Committee presents a report annually on the activities of the Executive Committee to the Meeting of the Parties and noting that the parties have proposed that the Chair of the Executive Committee report to the Meeting of the Parties on the progress made in accordance with decision XXVII/1, including on cases where Executive Committee deliberations have resulted in a change in the national strategy or the national technology choice submitted to the Executive Committee,
Observing that it will be important for the Executive Committee to take the guidance from the parties into account while finalizing the guidelines,
Decides:
- That the draft guidelines developed by the Executive Committee shall be presented to the parties for their views and input;
- That the guidelines shall be finalized by the Executive Committee only after incorporation of the views and input of the parties.