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International:
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
Objectives:
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
Summary of Provisions:
- To cooperate in research concerning substances and processes
that modifies the ozone layer on human health and environmental
effects of such modifications, and on alternative substances
and technologies and in systematic observation of the State
of the ozone layer.
- To cooperate in the formulation and implementation of
measures to control activities that cause adverse effects
through modification of the ozone layer and particularly
in the development of Protocols for such purposes.
- To exchange scientific, technical, socio-economic, commercial
and legal information relevant to the Convention and cooperate
in the development and transfer of technology and knowledge.
The Convention has two annexes:
- To set-forth important issues for scientific research
on and systematic observation of the ozone layer.
- To describe the kinds of information to be collected
and shared under its terms.
Date of Adoption:
22.3.1985 (Vienna)
Date of entry into force:
22.9.1988
Arab Participants:
Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian
Arab Republic, U.A.E., Yemen
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