The latest September MOP (Meeting of the Parties) of the Montreal Protocol has decided Adjustments to the Protocol which should accelerate the freeze year and the phase-out of HCFCs in developed and developing countries.
EFCTC: 2007 Montreal Adjustment on Production and Consumption of HCFCs
Note that these Adjustments would not affect significantly EU countries, as Regulation 2037/2000 had already more stringent provisions (sale and use of virgin HCFCs in the EU to be banned from 1 January 2010). The following table compares present and future HCFC control commitments of non-Article 5 (developed country) Parties and Article 5 (developing country) Parties. The entry into force of the Adjustments will happen 6 months after their official communication to the Parties, and is expected before June 2008.
| Article 5 Parties Existing Commitments | Article 5 Parties 2007 Montreal Commitments |
|---|---|
| 1 The annual average of 2.5% is restricted to the servicing of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment existing during the period 2030-2040 and subject to review in 2025. | |
| Baseline : 2015 levels | Average of 2009 and 2010 production and consumption |
| Freeze by 2016 | Freeze by 2013 |
| No obligation | 10% reduction by 2015 |
| No obligation | 35% reduction by 2020 |
| No obligation | 67.5% reduction by 2025 |
| No obligation | 97.5% reduction by 20301 |
| Phase out by 2040 | Unchanged |
| Non Article 5 Parties Existing Commitments | Non Article 5 Parties 2007 Montreal Commitments |
|---|---|
| 2 0.5% is restricted to the servicing of refrigeration and airconditioning equipment existing during the period 2020-2030 and subject to review in 2015. | |
| Baseline: 2.8% of 1989 CFC levels plus 100% of 1989 HCFC levels | Unchanged |
| Freeze in 1996 | Unchanged |
| 35% reduction by 2004 | Unchanged |
| 65% reduction by 2010 | 75% reduction by 2010 |
| 90% reduction by 2015 | |
| 99.5% reduction by 20202 | Unchanged |
| Phase out by 2030 | Unchanged |