× Information on this section of ECOLEX comes from the InforMEA Portal which compiled information from MEA Secretariats with the support of the European Union. The accuracy of the information displayed is the responsibility of the originating data source. In case of discrepancy the information as displayed on the respective MEA website prevails. Decision XI/15: Global exemption for laboratory and analytical uses Type du document Décision Numéro de référence XI/15 Date Nov 29, 1999 SourceUNEP, 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 Eleventh Meeting of the Parties decided in Dec. XI/15 to eliminate the following uses from the global exemption for laboratory and analytical uses for controlled substances, approved in decision X/19, from the year 2002: Testing of oil, grease and total petroleum hydrocarbons in water; Testing of tar in road-paving materials; and Forensic finger-printing.