Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer: fourth amendment

PURPOSE : to approve the Fourth Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. COMMUNITY MEASURE : Council Decision 215/2002/EC concerning the conclusion of the Fourth Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer. CONTENT : recent evidence indicates that for adequate protection of the ozone layer a higher degree of control of trade in ozone depleting substances is required than is provided by the Montreal Protocol, as amended in 1997. A Fourth Amendment to the Protocol introducing those controls was adopted in December 1999. The provisions of the Fourth Amendment relate to production and trade in controlled substances between the EC and other Parties, the implementation of which is the responsibility of the Community. This Decision, therefore, approves the fourth Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.�