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Decision IX/27: Application of South Africa for developing country status under the Montreal Protocol

Tipo de documento
Decision
Número de referencia
IX/27
Fecha
Sep 15, 1997
Fuente
UNEP, InforMEA
Estado
Activo
Materia
Desechos y sustancias peligrosas, Aire y atmósfera
Tratado
Protocolo de Montreal relativo a las sustancias que agotan la capa de ozono (Sep 16, 1987)
Reunión
Página web
ozone.unep.org
Resumen

The Ninth Meeting of the Parties decided in Dec. IX/27:

Noting that South Africa is classified as a developing country by the United Nations Development Programme and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development,

Noting that South Africa is regarded as a developing country in all other international environmental agreements and protocols to which it is a Party and where this distinction is made,

Noting that South Africa’s annual calculated level of consumption of controlled substances in Annex A of the Montreal Protocol was less than 0.3 kilograms per capita at the time of its accession to the Montreal Protocol,

Noting that South Africa has thus far totally complied with the requirements of the existing Amendments to the Montreal Protocol and undertakes not to revert to producing or consuming substances phased out under these Amendments, and

Noting that South Africa has undertaken not to request financial assistance from the Multilateral Fund for fulfilling commitments undertaken by developed countries prior to the Ninth Meeting of the Parties,

To accept the classification of South Africa as a developing country for the purposes of the Montreal Protocol.