Substances that deplete the ozone layer

The Committee adopted unanimously adopted 29 amendments, some of which demands for much stricter rules for the production, import or use of 1,1,1-trichlorethane, hydrochlorofluorcarbons and methylbromide. Some of the most important amendments carried: - am 4 and 16: no production and use of 1.1.1-trichlorethane after 31 December 1994; - am. 9 and 20: no production and use of methylbromide after 31 December 1999; - am. 10 and 23: the control of the production of hydrochlorofluorcarbons and the end of the production on 31 December 2002. �