Montreal Protocol - Beijing Amendment

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is a global agreement to protect the Earth’s ozone layer by phasing out the chemicals that deplete it. 

The 1997 Beijing Amendment: 

• Added bromochloromethane to the list of substances needing to be controlled and phase-out its production and use by 2002; impose a freeze on the consumption of HCFCs beginning in 2004;
• Banned all trade of HCFCs and bromochloromethane between Parties to the amendment and non-Parties; 
• Required each State Party to submit statistical data on the amount of methyl bromide used for quarantine and pre-shipment applications.

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