This is the first year project of the two-year program. This project categorized into 6 tasks, 1.participating in the international meetings related to the Montreal Protocol as an NGO observer; 2.overviewing and assisting the Government to implement the ODS management measures following the national policy to compliance with the Montreal Protocol; 3.gathering and analyzing the alternative technologies to ODS on the global development and market availability; 4.developing the ODS management measures for the existing equipment contained the substances controlled by the Montreal Protocol and disposal phase; 5.assisting the related government agencies in tackling ODS smuggling and developing the seized ODS destruction process; 6.strengthening the information dissemination and education on the issues relating to ozone layer protection. Regarding to the participating in the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and propagating our achievements, this project continuously keeps monitoring the global controlling measures on ozone depleting substances (ODS) and expresses Taiwan’s proactive participation of international environmental protection to our international friends. Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) participated in the 32st OEWG, Open-Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in July and assisted the Taiwan EPA to participate in the 24rd Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in November. Furthermore, this project also assisted the Taiwan EPA in reporting the 2011 ODS consumption in Taiwan to the UNEP Ozone Secretariat for showing our resolution of compliance with the Montreal Protocol. The HCFCs consumption in 2011 in Taiwan was 152.805 ODP metric tons, accounting to 23.9% of the amount of the HCFCs reduction baseline 638.156 ODP metric tons, well controlled within the target controlled by the Montreal Protocol, 25%. In the issue of ODS allocation, this project assisted the Taiwan EPA to finalize the domestic allocation process on Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) for year 2012 and the first half of 2013 as well as finalize statistical data on the amounts used by the manufacturers in 2012. In addition, this project also finalized the allocation on methyl bromide for the second half of 2012 and the first half of 2013 on the usage in the quarantine and pre-shipment treatment. For compliancing the reduction target for HCFCs in 2015 in the Montreal Protocol, this project develop the draft managing measures and hold a discussing meetings with experts and industries for gathering suggestions to revise the HCFCs managing regulation. Meanwhile, for effectively managing methyl bromide uses in QPS and upgrating the process of methyl bromide permission applicaton, this project develop and assist Taiwan EPA to revise the Mehtyl Bromide Management Regulation. On information on alternatives to HCFCs, this project also gathered the development information of the HCFCs alternatives in the international community as reference for feasibility analysis of the usage in Taiwan and the development of the promotion mechanisms in the future. About the ODS exchange management, this project assist the government to manage abandoned Halons and CFCs and transfer to needed organization. This year, this project also assist the airline companies to apply to the Taiwan EPA for Halons extingushers or systems importation. For tackling ODS smuggling and developing the destruction process, this project assisted the Coast Guard and the Customs units in educational training of seizure of ODS smuggling, provide the ODS seizure operational mode to enhance the capability of customs officials in handling ODS seizure in the future. And this year we were focused on gathering and analysing information about ODS destruction technologies and discussing the feasibility of the destruction facility in Environmental Resources Management Center of National Cheng Kung University. On publicity for protection of the ozone layer, this project edited and emailed two issues of the Chinese and English electronic newsletters of Ozone Layer Protection in Taiwan and irregularly updated the information website Ozone Layer Protection in Taiwan, and publicized to various circles via internet on the model and efforts of Taiwan in compliance with the Montreal Protocol. This year for celebrating the 25th anniversity of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer with the internation communities, this project develop and hold a multimedia presentation contest and a awards ceremony on 16 September.

HCFCs;Methyl Bromide;Montreal Protocol