The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment annually calculates the permissible amount of production of ozone-depleting substances in Russia and the amount of specific substances contained in the permissible amount of consumption of ozone-depleting substances. This is necessary, among other things, in order to fulfil Russia's obligations under the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
The paper was submitted by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in order to implement Government Resolution No. 228 of 24 March 2014, On State Regulation of Consumption and Circulation of Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (hereinafter referred to as “Resolution No. 228”).
The Montreal Protocol provides for the phased-in reduction of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) beginning in 2004 until the complete phase-out in 2030.
In accordance with Resolution No. 228, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment annually calculates the permissible amount of ODS in Russia and the number of specific ODS in the permissible consumption of ODS in Russia (hereinafter referred to as “annual calculations.”)
According to the procedure governing such annual calculations approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, these indicators are determined on the basis of information and proposals received from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, legal entities, sole proprietors engaged in manufacturing or planning to produce ODS in Russia and importing (planning to import) ODS into Russia.
In 2015-2019, the permissible consumption of ODS in Russia amounts to 399.69 tonnes of ozone-depleting potential.
The signed resolution establishes the amounts of production and consumption for each ozone-depleting substance with account taken of the total permissible amount of consumption for 2018.
The decisions taken are necessary for Russia to fulfil its obligations under the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
