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Decision IV/5: Non-compliance procedure

Document type
Decision
Reference number
IV/5
Date
Nov 25, 1992
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
Fourth Meeting of the Parties
Website
ozone.unep.org
Abstract

The Fourth Meeting of the Parties decided in Dec. IV/5:

  1. to note with appreciation the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Legal Experts on Non-Compliance with the Montreal Protocol;
  2. to adopt the non-compliance procedure, as set out in Annex IV to the report of the Fourth Meeting of the Parties;
  3. to adopt the indicative list of measures that might be taken in respect of non-compliance, as set out in Annex V to the report of the Fourth Meeting of the Parties ;
  4. to accept the recommendation that there is no need to expedite the amendment procedure under Article 9 of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer;
  5. to adopt the view that the responsibility for legal interpretation of the Protocol rests ultimately with the Parties themselves.