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Halon Management Strategies
At their 10th meeting held in Cairo from 23-24 November 1998,
the Parties to the Montreal Protocol requested all countries
to develop national or regional strategies for the management
of halons, including emissions reduction and ultimate elimination
of their use. These strategies should then be submitted to
the UNEP
Ozone Secretariat in Nairobi (developed countries were
requested to do so by the end of July 2000). See below
for Halon Management Strategies submitted to the Ozone Secretariat
by Article 5 countries.
Issues to be focussed in National Halon Management Strategies
While preparing their strategies, the countries should consider
issues such as:
- discouraging the use of halons in new installations and
equipment;
- encouraging the use of halon substitutes and replacements
acceptable from the standpoint of environment and health,
taking into account their impact on the ozone layer, on
climate change and any other global environmental issues;
- considering a target date for the complete decommissioning
of non-critical halon installations and equipment, taking
into account an assessment of the availability of halons
for critical uses;
- promoting appropriate measures to ensure the environmentally
safe and effective recovery, storage, management and destruction
of halons.
Dissemination of Information and Outreach
The halon management strategies submitted by developed countries
will soon be made available to the public through the UNEP
Halon Technical Options Committee website, and strategies
submitted by Article 5 countries are available through this
site (see below). Those examples of what other countries have
done could be useful for countries that have yet to develop
their own strategies. Additionally, the UNEP Technology and
Economic Assessment Panel is updating its assessment of the
future need for halon for critical uses in light of the strategies.
Halon Management Strategies in Article 5 Countries
The following developing countries have submitted reports
to the UNEP Ozone Secretariat in accordance with Decison X/7:
Note: the files are in English unless otherwise noted. All
files are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
The above information has kindly been provided by the UNEP
Ozone Secretariat.
Role of Halon Banking and the Online Halon Trader
Halon banking in some form is expected to play a role in
the strategies of most countries, as a way of re-deploying
halons from non-essential and decommissioned uses to the remaining
few essential uses. The Online Halon Trader supports national
and regional halon management strategies through the international
exchange of banked halons for essential uses. We encourage
you to use the Online Halon Trader on a regular basis to help
meet your halon needs.
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