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Decision IX/20: Transfer of essential-use authorizations for CFCs for MDIs

Document type
Decision
Reference number
IX/20
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

The Ninth Meeting of the Parties decided in Dec. IX/20:

  1. That all transfers of essential-use authorizations for CFCs for MDIs be reviewed on a case-by-case basis at Meetings of the Parties for approval;
  2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 of the present decision, to allow the Secretariat, in consultation with the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel, to authorize a Party, in an emergency situation, to transfer some or all of its authorized levels of CFCs for essential uses in MDIs to another Party, provided that:
    1. The transfer applies only up to the maximum level that has previously been authorized for the calendar year in which the next Meeting of the Parties is to be held;
    2. Both Parties involved agree to the transfer;
    3. The aggregate annual level of authorizations for all Parties for essential uses of MDIs does not increase as a result of the transfer;
    4. The transfer or receipt is reported by each Party involved on the essential-use quantity-accounting format approved by the Eighth Meeting of the Parties by paragraph 9 of decision VIII/9.