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Eleventh
Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and Fifth Conference of
the Parties to the Vienna Convention Beijing, China; 29 November - 3 December 1999 |
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The EUROPEAN COMMISSION noted that all HCFCs will be banned in the EU by 2004, with minor exceptions, and expressed concern at the growing trend of HCFC use in developing countries. | ![]() |
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GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL reported that the European Space Agency had recently detected abnormally low levels of ozone over northern Europe, and warned that the world faced an "apocalyptic" future. He said he was alarmed that an accelerated ODS phase-out schedule had not been agreed at this meeting and that the chemical industry continued to promote the use of HFCs and HCFCs. | ||
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Delegates in a huddle, discussing the freshly released replenishment fund figures |
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Patrick Szell (UK), Chair of the legal drafting group, introduced document UNEP/OzL.Pro.11/3/Rev.1, which contained the text of the agreed amendment and adjustments. The amendment and adjustments were adopted, with the addition of interpretative language relating to allowances for basic domestic needs as part of HCFC production controls for Article 5 countries. The President announced that this package would be known as the "Beijing Amendment and adjustments". | ![]() |
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Co-Chairs of the Open-ended Working Group of Parties to the Montreal Protocol: Plenary adopted this decision, which endorses the selection of John Ashe (Antigua and Barbuda, pictured here) and Milton Catelin (Australia) as the Co-Chairs of the OEWG for the year 2000. | ||
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Above and left: Xie Zhenhua, Minister of the State Environmental Protection Administration of China, embracing Executive Secretary Sarma at the close of MOP-11/COP-5. | ||
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Right, and below: views from the exhibit hall
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Left: The OzonAction Strategic Information System (OASIS) was among the products being promoting at the UNEP OzonAction booth. This electronic reference tool, in the form of a CD-ROM, offers information on sources of assistance, technology alternatives and policy developments with the primary goal of improving decision-making capabilities in Article 5 countries. For more information, please consult the OzonAction web site. | ||
Your MOP-11/COP-5 ENB team, from left to right: Chris Spence (New Zealand), Joanna Depledge (France/UK), Ian Fry (Australia), Laura Ivers (US) and Andrei Henry (Canada) | ![]() |
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