The Project is to act as the main policy and measures implementing support of Taiwan Environmental Protection Agency in response to the Montreal Protocol control regime on ozone depleting substances (ODSs). Major tasks are：1) Establishing international communicating channels among the ozone family, 2) supporting drafting of domestic policy and measures in management of the substances, 3) disseminating information related to the ozone layer protection and strengthening the relevant personnel training. Concerning the Fluorinated Greenhouse gases (PFCs, HFCs and SF6) were often used as replacement of ODS, the project also takes management issues related to these three gases into account. Regular work to be carried out every year include: compiling and reporting national consumption data to the ozone secretariat, assisting allocation of HCFCs and methyl bromide importing quota, assessment of application for CFCs stocks. Apart from that, personnel were assigned to attend to the 18th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol,and the 26th Open-ended Working Group meeting, Key reports compiled include the national measures implemented by developed countries; technology development in replacement refrigerants for chiller and mobile air conditioner; and impacts of greenhouse gases abatement for semiconductor industry sectors. The compiled information was disseminated through 3 issues of newsletters and 8 papers to different journals. Revising the existing ODS regulations and guidelines were another focus of the project. A much comprehensive version to accommodate control substances was drafted, and it has also gone through the public hearing stage in the end of 2006. More than 9 training workshops for customs and coast guards on stopping illegal trade of ODS, and abatement technologies for magnesium casting and electric supply industries on fluorinated greenhouse gases were held this year, hoping to strengthen the capability of the frontline officers and dissipation of information of alternative technologies, to fulfill the commitment of safeguarding the ozone layer and mitigation climate change by Taiwan government.

Montreal Protocol, Ozone Depleting Substances, Refrigerant, Chiller