× 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 XV/11: Plan of action to modify regulatory requirements that mandate the use of halons on new airframes Type du document Décision Numéro de référence XV/11 Date Nov 10, 2003 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 Fifteenth Meeting of the Parties decided in Dec. XV/11: Acknowledging that potential alternatives to the use of halons exist to provide the necessary fire protection for both engine nacelles and cargo bays of commercial aircraft, Concerned to note that new airframes are still being designed and certified with halons as the required fire extinguishant owing to regulatory requirements, Acknowledging that airframe certification agencies and airframe manufacturers will wish to participate in a joint effort to allow the certification of alternatives to halon on new airframes, To authorize representatives of the Ozone Secretariat and the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel to engage in discussions with the relevant International Civil Aviation Organization bodies in the development of a timely plan of action to enable consideration of the possibility that modifying the regulatory requirements that mandate the use of halons on new airframes may be feasible without compromising the health and safety of airline passengers, and to report thereon to the sixteenth Meeting of the Parties.