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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 5, 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
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.