× 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 VC I/3: Relationship between the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol Document type Decision Reference number I/3 Date Apr 28, 1989 SourceUNEP, InforMEA Status Active Subject Waste & hazardous substances, Air & atmosphere Treaty Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (Mar 22, 1985) Meeting First Conference of the Parties Website ozone.unep.org Abstract The Conference of the Parties, in Decision VCI/3 of its First Meeting, decided: that the Vienna Convention is the most appropriate instrument for harmonizing the policies and strategies on research; and that the Montreal Protocol is the appropriate instrument for achieving the harmonization of policies, strategies and measures for minimizing the release of substances causing or likely to cause modifications of the ozone layer.