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

Type du document
Décision
Numéro de référence
IX/27
Date
Sep 15, 1997
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Statut
active
Sujet
Air et atmosphère, Déchets et substances dangereuses
Traité
Protocole de Montréal relatif à des substances qui appauvrissent la couche d’ozone (Sep 16, 1987)
Réunion
Site web
ozone.unep.org
Résumé

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.