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25th Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to
the Montreal Protocol and Second
Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties
27 June - 1 July 2005, Montreal,
Canada
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Earth Negotiations Bulletin - ENB
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Highlights
for Friday, 1 July 2005
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Delegates to the Second Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties to
the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
(ExMOP-2) met in Plenary on Friday, beginning at 10 am. Following
introductory remarks by ExMOP-2 President Allan Flores Moya (Costa Rica),
Executive Secretary Gonzales welcomed participants on behalf of
UNEP Executive Director, Klaus Töpfer, and highlighted the purpose
of the ExMOP-2 and the work to be completed. Delegates then heard a
statement from Canada
on Canada Day celebrations. Subsequently, President Moya, opened
the meeting, and the agenda was adopted. MBTOC Co-Chair Jonathan Banks
presented MBTOC’s final report on 2006 CUNs, and delegates
discussed the President’s proposed decision on critical-use
exemptions for 2006, which was adopted without amendment. After brief
statements from the Parties, ExMOP-2 closed at 11:42 am.
Above photo L-R: The dais during the session of the Second
Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on
Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (ExMOP-2) with Megumi Seki
(Ozone Secretariat), Allan Flores Moya, ExMOP-2 President,
Executive Secretary Gonzales and Rodica Ella Morohoi
(Romania), Rapporteur.
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OPENING
OF THE MEETING
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Opening
the ExMOP on Friday, 1 July 2005, ExMOP President Moya (above
center) welcomed participants, provided an overview of the purpose of
the meeting, and noted that the informal consultations he had requested
prior to the meeting had proved to be extremely useful, and had
resulted in a draft decision for consideration.
Executive Secretary Marco Gonzales (above left) then welcomed
participants on behalf of UNEP Executive Director, Klaus Töpfer.
After summarizing the purpose of the ExMOP-2, he then urged
participants to step back from issues in the methyl bromide process and
consider what has been achieved through the Montreal Protocol. He noted
that there was no doubt of Parties’ commitment to finding
alternatives to methyl bromide, even for its vital uses, that large
reductions in the use of methyl bromide have already been achieved, and
that the methyl bromide reduction curve is much stepper than that for
MDIs. He stressed the need to avoid complacency, as the ODP of methyl
bromide will be eliminated if work continues.
Barry Stemshorn (Canada)(above right), then thanked those who were involved
in the preparatory work for this meeting, and invited participants to
share in Canada Day activities that night.
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ORGANIZATIONAL
MATTERS
President Moya
then introduced, and delegates adopted, the provisional agenda without
amendment. Participants then supported the organization of work, as
presented.
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REVIEW
OF CRITICAL USE NOMINATIONS FOR METHYL BROMIDE FOR 2006
MBTOC Co-Chair Jonathan Banks presented MBTOC’s final
report on 2006 CUNs involved in Section III to Annex 1 to decision
XVI/2 and those that MBTOC was previously “unable to
assess,” including a summary of the CUNs made, and the process
and standard presumptions used by MBTOC in assessing them. Assessments
were done on a case-by-case basis, with bilateral meetings where
requested, included one field visit to a key methyl bromide-using
region, and used the same standard assumptions as in the first round of
CUNs in 2004. He then noted that the total CUNs made by Parties in 2006
were now 15541 tons, 13466 tons of which MBTOC was recommending. He
then stated that detailed information on each of these issues could be
found in the TEAP report.
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The
President then presented the proposed decision on the supplemental
CUNs that came out of the extensive informal negotiations that took
place between the US,
the EC, and nine other Parties throughout the week. After comments
from Syria and Bangladesh,
the decision was adopted without amendment.
Above photos L-R: MBTOC Co-Chair Jonathan Banks; Jafar
Ahmed Chowdhury (Bangladesh); Khaled Klaly (Syria); John
Thompson and
Claudia McMurray (US)
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CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT
The meeting report was adopted, with the Parties entrusting the
Secretariat to complete the report.
CLOSURE OF THE MEETING
Parties then made closing statements, and ExMOP-2
President Allan Flores Moya (Costa Rica) (left) gaveled
the meeting to a close at
11:42 am.
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This service was prepared in
cooperation with the Ozone Secretariat
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