× Information on this section of ECOLEX comes from the InforMEA Portal which compiled information from MEA Secretariats with the support of the European Union. The accuracy of the information displayed is the responsibility of the originating data source. In case of discrepancy the information as displayed on the respective MEA website prevails. Decision I/12C: Clarification of terms and definitions: Basic domestic needs Document type Decision Reference number I/12C Date May 2, 1989 SourceUNEP, InforMEA Status Active Subject Waste & hazardous substances, Air & atmosphere Treaty Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Sep 16, 1987) Meeting Website ozone.unep.org Abstract The First Meeting of the Parties decided in Dec. I/12C to agree to the following clarification of the term “basic domestic needs” in Articles 2 and 5 of the Protocol: “Basic domestic needs” referred to in Articles 2 and 5 of the Protocol should be understood as not to allow production of products containing controlled substances to expand for the purpose of supplying other countries.