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Decision VII/10: Continued uses of controlled substances as chemical process agents after 1996

Document type
Decision
Reference number
VII/10
Date
Dec 7, 1995
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
Seventh Meeting of the Parties
Website
ozone.unep.org
Abstract

The Seventh Meeting of the Parties decided in Dec. VII/10, recognizing the need to restrict emissions of ozone-depleting substances from process-agent applications,

  1. To continue to treat process agents in a manner similar to feedstocks only for 1996 and 1997;
  2. To decide in 1997, following recommendations by the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel and its relevant subgroups, on modalities and criteria for a continued use of controlled substances as process agents, and on restricting their emissions, for 1998 and beyond.