× 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/12D: Clarification of terms and definitions: Industrial rationalization Document type Decision Reference number I/12D 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/12D to agree to the following clarification of the definition of “industrial rationalization” in Article 1, paragraph 8 and Article 2, paragraphs 1 to 5 of the Protocol: “in interpreting the definition of industrial rationalization, it is not possible for one country to increase its production without a corresponding reduction of production in another country”.