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VIENNA CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF
THE OZONE LAYER AND MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON
SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER
 Date of Ratification
Trinidad and Tobago ratified the Vienna Convention and its Montreal Protocol on
August 28, 1989.
 Focal Point for the Convention
The Ministry of Public Utilities and the Environment is the Focal Point for the
Convention and Protocol.

Status of the Convention
o Date Convention/Protocol entered into force
The Convention entered into force on September 22, 1988. The
Montreal Protocol entered into force on November 26, 1989.
o Number of Parties
To date, 191 Parties have ratified the Vienna Convention, while 191
Parties have ratified the Montreal Protocol
o Number of Caribbean Parties
To date there are Sixteen (16) Caribbean Parties to the Vienna
Convention and the Montreal Protocol as well. These include Antigua
and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, the
Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and
Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and
Trinidad and Tobago.
 Objectives of the Convention and the Protocol
The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer requires Parties to
protect human health and the environment from the effects of depletion of the
ozone layer and to participate in research, observation and information
exchange.
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer seeks to
control the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances (ODS).
These substances (chlorofluorocarbons – CFCs and Halons) are listed in the
Annexes of the Protocol. The Protocol establishes deadlines for the controlled
reduction of these substances until complete cessation of their production.
Trinidad and Tobago is also Party to the following Amendments of the Montreal
Protocol:
 The London Amendment (1990)
The London Amendment made substantive revisions regarding technology
transfer and financing. This Amendment provides for the complete phase-out of
CFCs by the year 2000 and the establishment of a Multilateral Fund. The Fund
is the permanent financial facility, managed by the World Bank, the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Industrial Development Organization
(UNIDO). The Fund provides assistance to developing countries to implement
control measures.
 The Copenhagen Amendment (1992)
This requires developed countries to phase-out hydrochlorofluorocarbons
(HFCs) by 2030, freeze the production and consumption of methyl bromide by
1995, and bring forward the phase-out of CFCs to 1999.
 The Montreal Amendment (1997)
This provides for the phase-out of methyl bromide by industrialized and
developing countries by 2005 and 2015 respectively.
Trinidad and Tobago ratified these Amendments on June 10, 1999.
 The Beijing Amendment (1999)
This provides for the discontinuation of the use of Bromochloromethane and
the banning of imports of Hydrochloflurocarbons (HCFCs) from countries, which
are not Parties to the Montreal Protocol by January 1, 2004. Trinidad and
Tobago ratified this Amendment on August 29, 2003.

Obligations of Trinidad and Tobago under the Convention
Parties have to initiate or cooperate in research and scientific assessment
on:
i. physical and chemical processes that may affect the ozone layer
ii. effects on human health and other biological effects of
modification of the ozone layer, particularly changes in ultra-violet
solar radiation having biological effects (UV-B)
iii. climatic effects of modification of the ozone layer
iv. substances, practices, processes and activities that may affect the
ozone layer, and their cumulative effects
v. alternative substances and technologies, and
vi. related socio-economic matters (as further elaborated in Annexes
I and II of the Convention)
 Obligations of Trinidad and Tobago under the Protocol
1. Within three (3) months of becoming a Party to the Protocol, to provide
the Secretariat with statistical data on its production, imports and exports
of each of the controlled substances in Annex A of the Protocol, for the
year 1986 (the best possible estimates of such data where actual data is
not available).
2. To provide the Secretariat with Statistical data on its production, imports
and exports of each of the controlled substances in Annex B of the
Protocol.
3. Subsequent to the initial reporting data, to submit an annual report on the
production, imports and exports of the ozone depleting substances as
outlined in Annexes A, B, C and E of the Protocol.
Under the Protocol, Trinidad and Tobago is categorized as operating under
Article 5. Article 5 status gives developing countries a ten (10) year
moratorium with respect to phase out of ODS. Trinidad and Tobago has
however accelerated phase out of CFCs to December 31st, 2007.
 Status of Implementation of the Montreal Protocol
Parties to the Montreal Protocol are obligated to prepare a Country Programme for the
phase out of ODS. In 1996 the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
prepared its Country Programme that outlined its plan of action for the phase out of
ODS by the year 2010. Grant funding was mobilized from the Multilateral Fund of the
Ozone Secretariat, to assist in the implementation of this programme. The programme
was implemented with activities such as:
o Training for recovery/recycling centres
o Train-the-trainer programmes in good refrigeration practices (GRP)
o Distribution of equipment for recycling refrigerant
Presently Trinidad and Tobago is implementing a Terminal Phase out Management
Plan for the Complete Phase out of CFCs. The Terminal Phaseout Management Plan
(TPMP) is a performance based action programme to ensure the completion of the
phase out of all CFCs, and incorporates import quota reduction, recovery and recycling
equipment provisions, training and other capacity building initiatives. Under this plan
Trinidad and Tobago will no longer be importing any CFCs effective December 31st
2007.
Phasing out of Halons
A Regional Halon Bank Management Project for the phase out of halons has been
implemented. Under this project, an inventory of halons has been completed and has
facilitated the phasing out of halons in Trinidad and Tobago.
Data Collection
Data collection is facilitated by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, which collects
information directly from importers. This information is checked against Customs data
to ensure accuracy of the reporting.
Thus far, data reports have been compiled for 2006. Data reports for 2007 are being
prepared. In the 2003 reporting year, the EMA introduced a data reporting form that
all importers of ODS are required to fill out.
Education/Training and Public Awareness
o The National Ozone Unit (NOU) conducts workshops on issues related to Ozone
Depletion for primary/secondary school students, university students,
businesses and the general public. The Education and Public Awareness
Department of the EMA also conducts workshops to primary school students.
o The Air conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Association (ARIA), a NonGovernmental Organization (NGO) representing the major importers and users
of ODS has its own training school at which technicians can be trained in GRP
and air conditioning.
Status of production and consumption of ODS in Trinidad and Tobago
There has generally been a decrease in the consumption of ODS in Trinidad and
Tobago. This is illustrated in the following tables:
Actual consumption in year 2003
All data in ODP Tons
Annex A - ODS
Substance
CFC 12
CFC imports in 2003
60.89
Substance
CFC 11
0
Maximum CFC consumption allowed in 2003 –77 tonnes
Actual consumption in year 2004
Substance
CFC 115
1.23
Total
62.12
All data in ODP Tons
Annex A - ODS
Substance
CFC 12
33.57
Substance
CFC 11
0.46
Substance
CFC 115
0.972
Total
35.002
CFC imports in 2004
Maximum CFC consumption allowed in 2004 – 54.2 tonnes
Actual consumption in year 2005
All data in ODP Tons
Annex A - ODS
Substance
CFC 12
CFC imports in 2005
17.81
Substance
CFC 11
0
Substance
CFC 115
0.504
Total
18.314
Maximum CFC consumption allowed in 2005 –34.1 tonnes
Actual consumption in year 2006
All data in ODP Tons
Annex A - ODS
Substance
CFC 12
CFC imports in 2005
2.49
Substance
CFC 11
0
Substance
CFC 115
0.69
Total
3.18
Maximum CFC consumption allowed in 2006 – 19 tonnes
Continued reduction of ODS
The following projects are ongoing:
o Institutional Strengthening Project (ISP),
Implementing Agency – UNDP
The goal of this project is to build capacity in the Technical Focal Point
(EMA), as well as carry out public awareness and education campaigns.
Ms. Marissa Gowrie, EMA is the consultant hired under this project.
o Terminal Phase Out Management Plan (TPMP)
The TPMP is intended to allow Trinidad and Tobago to completely phase
out its remaining consumption of CFCs in the refrigeration and air
conditioning sector. This phase out will be accomplished through:
 Training of technicians in GRP
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Funding of commercial retro-fit projects
Procurement of equipment for recycling and recovery
The following table shows the new phase out schedule for Trinidad and
Tobago:
Year
Percent
Reduction
Imports
2003
0%
77.0
2004
36%
54.2
2005
41%
2006
50%
Metric Tonnes
34.1
19.0
2007
54%
10.0
2008
100%
0.0