43rd Meeting - Geneva, 5-9 July 2004

Document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/43/18:  contains a progress report on the implementation of the demonstration and phase-out project for methyl bromide in soil fumigation in Chile.

• The increase in consumption in methyl bromide in Chile and the negative impact of the approval of exemptions for methyl bromide for critical uses on stakeholders in Chile; and
• The positive result achieved with the alternative technologies and the confidence of the Government to comply with the Montreal Protocol obligations and the agreed conditions of the project.

The Committee may wish to consider the progress report on the implementation of the demonstration and phase-out project for methyl bromide soil fumigation for fruit tree production and replant in Chile in light of the comments contained in the document.