Beijing Amendment

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amendment to treaty international environmental agreement ozone protection measure

The Beijing Amendment is a 1999 update to the Montreal Protocol that strengthens global controls on ozone-depleting substances by adding new chemicals to be phased out and tightening existing regulations.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Beijing Amendment to the Montreal Protocol	2
Beijing Amendment canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2242695 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Beijing Amendment
Context triple: [Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, hasAmendment, Beijing Amendment]

A. Convention of Peking
The Convention of Peking was an 1860 series of unequal treaties between Qing China and Western powers that concluded the Second Opium War and ceded territory and major concessions to Britain, France, and Russia.
B. Bao’an
Bao’an is a historical county-level area in Guangdong, China, that once encompassed what is now the modern city of Shenzhen.
C. Lujiazui
Lujiazui is Shanghai’s major financial district and futuristic skyline area on the east bank of the Huangpu River, known for its cluster of iconic skyscrapers.
D. Lingang
Lingang is a rapidly developing industrial and high-tech district in Shanghai, China, known for hosting major manufacturing facilities such as Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai.
E. Binhai New Area
Binhai New Area is a major coastal economic and technological development zone of Tianjin, China, known as a key hub for advanced manufacturing, finance, and international trade.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Beijing Amendment
Target entity description: The Beijing Amendment is a 1999 update to the Montreal Protocol that strengthens global controls on ozone-depleting substances by adding new chemicals to be phased out and tightening existing regulations.

A. Convention of Peking
The Convention of Peking was an 1860 series of unequal treaties between Qing China and Western powers that concluded the Second Opium War and ceded territory and major concessions to Britain, France, and Russia.
B. Bao’an
Bao’an is a historical county-level area in Guangdong, China, that once encompassed what is now the modern city of Shenzhen.
C. Lujiazui
Lujiazui is Shanghai’s major financial district and futuristic skyline area on the east bank of the Huangpu River, known for its cluster of iconic skyscrapers.
D. Lingang
Lingang is a rapidly developing industrial and high-tech district in Shanghai, China, known for hosting major manufacturing facilities such as Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai.
E. Binhai New Area
Binhai New Area is a major coastal economic and technological development zone of Tianjin, China, known as a key hub for advanced manufacturing, finance, and international trade.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	amendment to treaty ⓘ international environmental agreement ⓘ ozone protection measure ⓘ
addsControlOn	bromochloromethane ⓘ hydrochlorofluorocarbons ⓘ
adoptedAt	Beijing ⓘ
adoptedAtMeeting	Eleventh Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol ⓘ linked to: Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
adoptedBy	Parties to the Montreal Protocol ⓘ linked to: Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
adoptedIn	1999 ⓘ
adoptedOn	1999-12-03 ⓘ
aimsTo	facilitate recovery of the ozone layer ⓘ reduce emissions of ozone-depleting substances ⓘ
bindingOn	Parties that have ratified it ⓘ
category	Environmental treaties ⓘ Ozone layer treaties ⓘ Treaties concluded in 1999 ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn	2001-01-01 ⓘ
establishes	consumption controls for hydrochlorofluorocarbons ⓘ production controls for hydrochlorofluorocarbons ⓘ
follows	Montreal Amendment ⓘ
hasPurpose	protect the stratospheric ozone layer ⓘ strengthen global controls on ozone-depleting substances ⓘ
hasShortName	Beijing Amendment to the Montreal Protocol ⓘ linked to: Beijing Amendment
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalBasisFor	stricter phase-out schedules for certain ozone-depleting substances ⓘ
meetingHeldIn	Beijing ⓘ
meetingHeldInCountry	China ⓘ
partOf	Montreal Protocol ⓘ linked to: Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
prohibitsConsumptionOf	bromochloromethane ⓘ
prohibitsProductionOf	bromochloromethane ⓘ
regulates	ozone-depleting substances ⓘ
relatedTo	Montreal Protocol ⓘ linked to: Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer ⓘ
requires	adjustments to national regulations on controlled substances ⓘ
scope	global ⓘ
strengthens	Montreal Protocol control measures ⓘ linked to: Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
subjectMatter	control of ozone-depleting substances ⓘ ozone layer protection ⓘ
tightensControlOn	hydrochlorofluorocarbons ⓘ
yearOfMeeting	1999 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer → hasAmendment → Beijing Amendment ⓘ

Montreal Amendment → relatedTo → Beijing Amendment to the Montreal Protocol ⓘ

linked to: Beijing Amendment

Beijing Amendment → hasShortName → Beijing Amendment to the Montreal Protocol ⓘ