ODS tracking : feasibility study on developing a system for monitoring the transboundary movement fo controlled ozone-depleting substances between the Parties

Abstract

This report presents a feasibility study for developing systems for monitoring transboundary movements of controlled ozone-depleting substances (ODS) between the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. It has been produced according to the terms of reference agreed by the Parties in Decision XVII/16. The bulk of the work of the study has been a series of in-depth interviews with government officials and industry' personnel, designed to analyse the systems they currently use and to understand their views on potential workable options.