Noting that Article 4B, paragraph 2 bis, of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer requires each party, by 1 January 2019 or within three months of the date of entry into force of that paragraph for the party, whichever is later, to establish and implement a system for licensing the import and export of new, used, recycled and reclaimed controlled substances listed in Annex F to the Protocol,

Noting with appreciation that 117 of the 143 parties to the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol have established import and export licensing systems for Annex F (HFCs) controlled substances as required, and that eight parties that have not yet ratified the Kigali Amendment have also reported the establishment and implementation of such licensing systems,

Noting, however, that the 15 parties listed in the annex to the present decision have not yet reported to the Secretariat on the establishment and operation of their licensing systems pursuant to Article 4B, paragraph 3,

Recognizing that licensing systems provide for data collection and verification, the monitoring of imports and exports of controlled substances, and the prevention of illegal trade,

Recognizing also that the successful phase-out of most controlled substances by parties is largely attributable to the establishment and implementation of licensing systems to control the import and export of ozone-depleting substances,

1. To take note with appreciation of the efforts made by the parties in the establishment and implementation of licensing systems under Article 4B, paragraph 2 bis, of the Montreal Protocol for the import and export of new, used, recycled and reclaimed controlled substances listed in Annex F to the Montreal Protocol;
2. To urge the 15 parties listed in the annex to the present decision to provide information to the Secretariat on the establishment and implementation of licensing systems as a matter of urgency, and no later than 15 March 2023, for consideration by the Implementation Committee under the Non‑Compliance Procedure for the Montreal Protocol at its seventieth meeting;
3. To urge all remaining parties to the Kigali Amendment that have not yet established and implemented the licensing systems referred to in paragraph 1 of the present decision to do so, and to report that information to the Secretariat within three months of doing so;
4. To request the Secretariat to review periodically the status of the establishment and implementation of the licensing systems referred to in paragraph 1 of the present decision by all parties to the Protocol.

Annex to decision XXXIV/15

Parties that have not yet reported on the establishment and implementation of licensing systems pursuant to Article 4B, paragraph 2 bis