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Decision XXIV/9: Controlled substances used on ships

Document type
Decision
Reference number
XXIV/9
Date
Nov 16, 2012
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
Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Parties
Website
ozone.unep.org
Abstract

Noting with appreciation the report provided by the Ozone Secretariat in response to decision XXIII/11,

  1. To request the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel to provide together with its 2013 progress report an updated version of the information provided in its previous progress reports on transport refrigeration in the maritime sector;
  2. To invite parties to encourage relevant stakeholders to minimize the use of controlled substances in newly built ships and to consider environmentally benign and energy-efficient alternatives wherever they are available;
  3. To revisit the issue at the thirty-third meeting of the Open-ended Working Group;