Open-Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Twenty-second Meeting (OEWG-22)

Montreal, Canada | 23 - 25 July 2002  

Highlights for Thursday,  25 July 2002

CLOSING PLENARY:

On Thursday, Co-Chair Milton Catelin convened the closing Plenary, delegates  considered the draft report of the meeting (UNEP/OzL.Pr/WG.1/22/L.1) facilitated by the Rapporteur Musset Laurence (France). Delegates adopted the report with minor amendments.

Japan and Mauritius announced their parliaments' ratification of the Montreal and Beijing Amendments on 25 July, and said that they will be submitting their instruments of ratification to the UN Secretary General in a few weeks. 

Marco González, Executive Secretary of the Ozone Secretariat thanked the delegates and staff for the successful conclusion of the meeting. Executive Secretary Gonzalez once again paid tribute to Nelson Sabogal for his valuable contribution and service to the Secretariat and and also to Michael Graber, Deputy Executive Secretary, who has acted as Executive Secretary for the past two years.




Co-Chair Catelin thanked delegates for their work and gaveled the meeting to a close at 4:30pm.