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B.9. Studies on the Management of Ozone Depleting Substances (OTIM)
and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases in Türkiye

National and international studies on the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone
Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, to which Türkiye
became a party in 1991, are carried out under the coordination of the MoEUCC.
Türkiye has ratified all amendments to the Montreal Protocol and receives funding from the
Multilateral Fund (MLF) under the Montreal Protocol for the implementation of the Protocol.
Türkiye is among the countries that have successfully implemented the Montreal Protocol, to
which 197 countries are parties.

Within the scope of the By-law on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, which entered
into force after being published in the Official Gazette dated 7 April 2017 and numbered 30031,
the MoEU controls the imports of these substances, which are not produced in Türkiye, and ter-
minates their use. OTIMs are allowed to enter the country within the framework of the import
quota determined by decreasing every year, and they are monitored by the MoEUCC electronic
tracking system from the import stage to their use at the service stage in the country.
The amount of ozone depleting substances allowed to be imported on a quota basis in accor-
dance with Türkiye’s Montreal Protocol commitments was reduced from 13,200 tonnes in 2009
to 200 tonnes in 2019, 100 tonnes in 2020 and 2021, and 50 tonnes in 2022, 2023 and 2024 wit-
hin the phased phase-out programme implemented under the Montreal Protocol. Consumpti-
on of OTIMs over the years is as follows. Imports of these gases, known as hydrochlorofluorocar-
bons (HCFC), will end as of 01.01.2025.

Graph 28 Ozone Depleting Substances (OTIMs) Consumption in Türkiye (İDB, 2024)

OTIM Consumption (Tonnes)
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2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Türkiye accepted the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on 10 November 2021. Ac-
cordingly, Türkiye, like other signatory countries to the Kigali Amendment, continues to protect
the ozone layer by committing to the phased reduction of the production and consumption of
hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and continues to increase its contribution to the fight against cli-
mate change in line with the Montreal Protocol and the Paris Agreement. In accordance with our
international obligations, we are expected to start reducing our HFC consumption by 2024 and
the first 10% reduction is expected to be achieved by 2029.

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