Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer.

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Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer.

Author(s) : UNITED NATIONS (NATIONS UNIES)

Type of article: Files on regulations

Summary

The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer is a multilateral environmental agreement signed in 1985 that provided frameworks for international reductions in the production of chlorofluorocarbons due to their contribution to the destruction of the ozone layer, resulting in an increased threat of skin cancer.
It entenred into force in Septembre 1988.

Available documents

Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (English version)

Pages: 49

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Details

Original title: Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer.
Record ID : 30027332
Languages: French, English, Arabic, Chinese
Subject: Regulation, Environment
Publishers: PNUE (Programme des Nations Unies pour l'Environnement)
Publication date: 1985

Links

External links:
The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (UN Environement website)
See also: The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer (Kigali Amendment).

Indexing

Themes: CFCs;
HCFCs;
HFCs;
General information on environment (climate change, ozone depletion…);
Regulations and standardization (Montreal and Kyoto Protocols…)
Keywords: Ozone; Ozone depletion; Regulations; World; HFC; CFC