Treaty
الاجتماع
Noting that paragraph 3 of Article 4B of the Montreal Protocol requires each party, within three months of the date of introducing its system for licensing the import and export of new, used, recycled and reclaimed substances listed in Annex F to the Protocol, to report to the Secretariat on the establishment and operation of that system,
Noting also that any party operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Protocol that has ratified, approved or accepted the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and that decides it is not in a position to establish and implement a licensing system by 1 January 2019 may delay taking those actions until 1 January 2021,
Noting with appreciation that 41 parties to the Protocol that have ratified, approved or accepted the Kigali Amendment have to date reported the establishment of import and export licensing systems for controlled substances under Annex F to the Protocol as required under the terms of the Amendment,
Noting with appreciation also that 5 parties to the Protocol that have not yet ratified, approved or accepted the Kigali Amendment have also reported the establishment of import and export licensing systems for controlled substances,
Recognizing that licensing systems provide for the monitoring of imports and exports of controlled substances, prevent illegal trade and enable data collection,
1.To urge all parties to the Montreal Protocol that have ratified, approved or accepted the Kigali Amendment and that already operate licensing systems for controlled substances under Annex F to the Protocol to ensure that those licensing systems include the import and export of new, used, recycled and reclaimed controlled substances, in accordance with Article 4B, paragraph 2 bis of the Protocol, and that they are implemented and enforced effectively;
2.To remind all parties to the Montreal Protocol that have ratified, approved or accepted the Kigali Amendment and that have not yet done so to establish and implement import and export licensing systems consistent with Article 4B, paragraph 2 bis for controlled substances listed in Annex F to the Protocol;
3.To review periodically the status of the establishment and implementation of import and export licensing systems for controlled substances under Annex F to the Protocol by all parties to the Protocol that have ratified, approved or accepted the Kigali Amendment, as called for in Article 4B, paragraph 2 bis.