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Annex XI: Declaration on hydrochlorofluorocarbons

Document type
Decision
Reference number
-
Date
Sep 17, 1997
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Status
Active
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances, Air & atmosphere
Treaty
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Sep 16, 1987)
Meeting
Ninth Meeting of the Parties
Website
ozone.unep.org
Abstract

by

ARGENTINA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BOTSWANA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GHANA, GREECE, ICELAND, IRELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LIECHTENSTEIN, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, UGANDA, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

The above Parties present at the Ninth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol,

Concerned about the effects of HCFCs on the ozone layer,

Being aware that scientific data indicate the need for further consumption controls as well as for the introduction of production controls on HCFCs,

Being also aware that environmentally sound and economically viable alternative substances and technologies are or are rapidly becoming available,

Concerned by the absence of any results on HCFCs at the tenth anniversary meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol,

Declare their position that the Parties should, at their Eleventh Meeting, decide, on the basis of scientific evidence, the next steps to control the consumption of HCFCs, including phase-out date, reduction of the cap and use restrictions, and production controls for HCFCs.

 

Montreal, 17 September 1997