Montreal Protocols

HCFC Phaseout Schedule

All developed (i.e., non-Article 5) countries are subject to caps on their consumption and production of hydro chlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), according to the terms of the Montreal Protocol and its amendments. Under the Montreal Protocol, the U.S. and other developed nations must achieve a certain percentage of progress towards the total phase-out of production and consumption of HCFCs, by certain dates.

At the 19th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in September 2007, the Parties agreed to a more aggressive phase down of HCFCs in both the developing and developed countries. More details about the September 2007 adjustments to the Montreal Protocol are available here: http://www.epa.gov/Ozone/title6/phaseout/hcfc.html