Noting that Article 4B, paragraph 2 bis, of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer requires each party 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 140 of the 155 parties to the Montreal Protocol that have ratified the Kigali Amendment to the Protocol have reported having established import and export licensing systems for Annex F controlled substances as required, and that five parties that have not yet ratified the Kigali Amendment have also reported the establishment and implementation of such licensing systems,

Noting, however, that the eight parties listed in the appendix 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 operation of licensing systems for Annex F controlled substances under Article 4B, paragraph 2 bis, of the Montreal Protocol;
2. To urge the eight parties listed in the annex to the present decision to provide information to the Secretariat on the establishment of licensing systems as a matter of urgency, and no later than 15 March 2024, for consideration by the Implementation Committee under the Non‑Compliance Procedure for the Montreal Protocol at its seventy-second meeting;
3. To urge all parties to the Montreal Protocol having ratified the Kigali Amendment that have not yet established and implemented the licensing system referred to in paragraph 1 above 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 of import and export licensing systems for Annex F controlled substances by all parties to the Protocol, as called for in Article 4B, paragraph 4, of the Protocol.

Annex to decision XXXV/19

Parties that have not yet reported on the establishment and operation of licensing systems under Article 4B, paragraph 2 bis, of the Montreal Protocol

1. Angola
2. Indonesia
3. Lesotho
4. Mali
5. Mozambique
6. San Marino
7. Sao Tome and Principe
8. Zambia