Decision XV/1: Ratification of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and the London, Copenhagen, Montreal and Beijing amendments

The Fifteenth Meeting of the Parties decided in Dec. XV/1:

1. To note with satisfaction the large number of countries that have ratified the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer;
2. To note that, as of 1 November 2003, 166 Parties had ratified the London Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, 154 Parties had ratified the Copenhagen Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, 107 Parties had ratified the Montreal Amendment to the Montreal Protocol while only 57 Parties had ratified the Beijing Amendment to the Montreal Protocol;
3. To urge all States that have not yet done so to ratify, approve or accede to the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol and its Amendments, taking into account that universal participation is necessary to ensure the protection of the ozone layer.