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Decision VCI/3: Relationship between the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol

Document type
Decision
Reference number
VCI/3
Date
Apr 26, 1989
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Status
Active
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances, Air & atmosphere
Treaty
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (Mar 22, 1985)
Meeting
Website
www.informea.org
Abstract

The Conference of the Parties, in Decision VCI/3 of its First Meeting, decided:

  1. that the Vienna Convention is the most appropriate instrument for harmonizing the policies and strategies on research; and
  2. 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.