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Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

Phase-out of ozone-depleting substances.

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Concluded
Montreal, 16 Sep 1987
In force
1 Jan 1989
Parties
198
Instrument
Protocol
State Signed Bound How
Afghanistan — 17 Jun 2004 accession
Albania — 8 Oct 1999 accession
Algeria — 20 Oct 1992 accession
Andorra — 26 Jan 2009 accession
Angola — 17 May 2000 accession
Antigua and Barbuda — 3 Dec 1992 accession
Argentina 29 Jun 1988 18 Sep 1990 ratification
Armenia — 1 Oct 1999 accession
Australia 8 Jun 1988 19 May 1989 ratification
Austria 29 Aug 1988 3 May 1989 ratification
Azerbaijan — 12 Jun 1996 accession
Bahamas (The) — 4 May 1993 accession
Bahrain — 27 Apr 1990 accession
Bangladesh — 2 Aug 1990 accession
Barbados — 16 Oct 1992 accession
Belarus 22 Jan 1988 31 Oct 1988 acceptance
Belgium 16 Sep 1987 30 Dec 1988 ratification
Belize — 9 Jan 1998 accession
Benin — 1 Jul 1993 accession
Bhutan — 23 Aug 2004 accession
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) — 3 Oct 1994 accession
Bosnia and Herzegovina — 1 Sep 1993 succession
Botswana — 4 Dec 1991 accession
Brazil — 19 Mar 1990 accession
Brunei Darussalam — 27 May 1993 accession
Bulgaria — 20 Nov 1990 accession
Burkina Faso 14 Sep 1988 20 Jul 1989 ratification
Burundi — 6 Jan 1997 accession
Cabo Verde — 31 Jul 2001 accession
Cambodia — 27 Jun 2001 accession
Cameroon — 30 Aug 1989 accession
Canada 16 Sep 1987 30 Jun 1988 ratification
Central African Republic — 29 Mar 1993 accession
Chad — 7 Jun 1994 ratification
Chile 14 Jun 1988 26 Mar 1990 ratification
China — 14 Jun 1991 accession
Colombia — 6 Dec 1993 accession
Comoros — 31 Oct 1994 accession
Congo 15 Sep 1988 16 Nov 1994 ratification
Cook Islands — 22 Dec 2003 accession
Costa Rica — 30 Jul 1991 accession
Croatia — 21 Sep 1992 succession
Cuba — 14 Jul 1992 accession
Cyprus — 28 May 1992 accession
Czech Republic — 30 Sep 1993 succession
Côte d'Ivoire — 5 Apr 1993 accession
Democratic People's Republic of Korea — 24 Jan 1995 accession
Democratic Republic of the Congo — 30 Nov 1994 accession
Denmark 16 Sep 1987 16 Dec 1988 ratification
Djibouti — 30 Jul 1999 accession
Dominica — 31 Mar 1993 accession
Dominican Republic — 18 May 1993 accession
Ecuador — 30 Apr 1990 accession
Egypt 16 Sep 1987 2 Aug 1988 ratification
El Salvador — 2 Oct 1992 accession
Equatorial Guinea — 6 Sep 2006 accession
Eritrea — 10 Mar 2005 accession
Estonia — 17 Oct 1996 accession
Eswatini — 10 Nov 1992 accession
Ethiopia — 11 Oct 1994 accession
European Union 16 Sep 1987 16 Dec 1988 approval
Fiji — 23 Oct 1989 accession
Finland 16 Sep 1987 23 Dec 1988 acceptance
France 16 Sep 1987 28 Dec 1988 approval
Gabon — 9 Feb 1994 accession
Gambia — 25 Jul 1990 accession
Georgia — 21 Mar 1996 accession
Germany 16 Sep 1987 16 Dec 1988 ratification
Ghana 16 Sep 1987 14 Jul 1992 ratification
Greece 29 Oct 1987 29 Dec 1988 ratification
Grenada — 31 Mar 1993 accession
Guatemala — 7 Nov 1989 accession
Guinea — 25 Jun 1992 accession
Guinea-Bissau — 12 Nov 2002 accession
Guyana — 12 Aug 1993 accession
Haiti — 29 Mar 2000 accession
Holy See — 5 May 2008 accession
Honduras — 14 Oct 1993 accession
Hungary — 20 Apr 1989 accession
Iceland — 29 Aug 1989 accession
India — 19 Jun 1992 accession
Indonesia 21 Jul 1988 26 Jun 1992 ratification
Iran (Islamic Republic of) — 3 Oct 1990 accession
Iraq — 25 Jun 2008 accession
Ireland 15 Sep 1988 16 Dec 1988 ratification
Israel 14 Jan 1988 30 Jun 1992 ratification
Italy 16 Sep 1987 16 Dec 1988 ratification
Jamaica — 31 Mar 1993 accession
Japan 16 Sep 1987 30 Sep 1988 acceptance
Jordan — 31 May 1989 accession
Kazakhstan — 26 Aug 1998 accession
Kenya 16 Sep 1987 9 Nov 1988 ratification
Kiribati — 7 Jan 1993 accession
Kuwait — 23 Nov 1992 accession
Kyrgyzstan — 31 May 2000 accession
Lao People's Democratic Republic — 21 Aug 1998 accession
Latvia — 28 Apr 1995 accession
Lebanon — 31 Mar 1993 accession
Lesotho — 25 Mar 1994 accession
Liberia — 15 Jan 1996 accession
Libya — 11 Jul 1990 accession
Liechtenstein — 8 Feb 1989 accession
Lithuania — 18 Jan 1995 accession
Luxembourg 29 Jan 1988 17 Oct 1988 ratification
Madagascar — 7 Nov 1996 accession
Malawi — 9 Jan 1991 accession
Malaysia — 29 Aug 1989 accession
Maldives 12 Jul 1988 16 May 1989 ratification
Mali — 28 Oct 1994 accession
Malta 15 Sep 1988 29 Dec 1988 ratification
Marshall Islands — 11 Mar 1993 accession
Mauritania — 26 May 1994 accession
Mauritius — 18 Aug 1992 accession
Mexico 16 Sep 1987 31 Mar 1988 acceptance
Micronesia (Federated States of) — 6 Sep 1995 accession
Monaco — 12 Mar 1993 accession
Mongolia — 7 Mar 1996 accession
Montenegro — 23 Oct 2006 succession
Morocco 7 Jan 1988 28 Dec 1995 ratification
Mozambique — 9 Sep 1994 accession
Myanmar — 24 Nov 1993 accession
Namibia — 20 Sep 1993 accession
Naoero — 12 Nov 2001 accession
Nepal — 6 Jul 1994 accession
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 16 Sep 1987 16 Dec 1988 acceptance
New Zealand 16 Sep 1987 21 Jul 1988 ratification
Nicaragua — 5 Mar 1993 accession
Niger — 9 Oct 1992 accession
Nigeria — 31 Oct 1988 accession
Niue — 22 Dec 2003 accession
North Macedonia — 10 Mar 1994 succession
Norway 16 Sep 1987 24 Jun 1988 ratification
Oman — 30 Jun 1999 accession
Pakistan — 18 Dec 1992 accession
Palau — 29 May 2001 accession
Panama 16 Sep 1987 3 Mar 1989 ratification
Papua New Guinea — 27 Oct 1992 accession
Paraguay — 3 Dec 1992 accession
Peru — 31 Mar 1993 accession
Philippines 14 Sep 1988 17 Jul 1991 ratification
Poland — 13 Jul 1990 accession
Portugal 16 Sep 1987 17 Oct 1988 ratification
Qatar — 22 Jan 1996 accession
Republic of Korea — 27 Feb 1992 accession
Republic of Moldova — 24 Oct 1996 accession
Romania — 27 Jan 1993 accession
Russian Federation 29 Dec 1987 10 Nov 1988 acceptance
Rwanda — 11 Oct 2001 accession
Samoa — 21 Dec 1992 accession
San Marino — 23 Apr 2009 accession
Sao Tome and Principe — 19 Nov 2001 accession
Saudi Arabia — 1 Mar 1993 accession
Senegal 16 Sep 1987 6 May 1993 ratification
Serbia — 12 Mar 2001 succession
Seychelles — 6 Jan 1993 accession
Sierra Leone — 29 Aug 2001 accession
Singapore — 5 Jan 1989 accession
Slovakia — 28 May 1993 succession
Slovenia — 6 Jul 1992 succession
Solomon Islands — 17 Jun 1993 accession
Somalia — 1 Aug 2001 accession
South Africa — 15 Jan 1990 accession
South Sudan — 12 Jan 2012 accession
Spain 21 Jul 1988 16 Dec 1988 ratification
Sri Lanka — 15 Dec 1989 accession
St. Kitts and Nevis — 10 Aug 1992 accession
St. Lucia — 28 Jul 1993 accession
St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 2 Dec 1996 accession
State of Palestine — 18 Mar 2019 accession
Sudan — 29 Jan 1993 accession
Suriname — 14 Oct 1997 accession
Sweden 16 Sep 1987 29 Jun 1988 ratification
Switzerland 16 Sep 1987 28 Dec 1988 ratification
Syrian Arab Republic — 12 Dec 1989 accession
Tajikistan — 7 Jan 1998 accession
Thailand 15 Sep 1988 7 Jul 1989 ratification
Timor-Leste — 16 Sep 2009 accession
Togo 16 Sep 1987 25 Feb 1991 ratification
Tonga — 29 Jul 1998 accession
Trinidad and Tobago — 28 Aug 1989 accession
Tunisia — 25 Sep 1989 accession
Turkmenistan — 18 Nov 1993 accession
Tuvalu — 15 Jul 1993 accession
Türkiye — 20 Sep 1991 accession
Uganda 15 Sep 1988 15 Sep 1988 ratification
Ukraine 18 Feb 1988 20 Sep 1988 acceptance
United Arab Emirates — 22 Dec 1989 accession
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16 Sep 1987 16 Dec 1988 ratification
United Republic of Tanzania — 16 Apr 1993 accession
United States of America 16 Sep 1987 21 Apr 1988 ratification
Uruguay — 8 Jan 1991 accession
Uzbekistan — 18 May 1993 accession
Vanuatu — 21 Nov 1994 accession
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 16 Sep 1987 6 Feb 1989 ratification
Viet Nam — 26 Jan 1994 accession
Yemen — 21 Feb 1996 accession
Zambia — 24 Jan 1990 accession
Zimbabwe — 3 Nov 1992 accession
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Status
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Valid from
1 January 1989
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Record type
Treaty
Domains
treaties, climate-law, environment

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Licence
Public depositary record
Retrieved
9 Nov 2026
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