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MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER: AMENDMENT AND ADJUSTMENTS
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Introduction
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1. FCO telno 023 to Anguilla summarised the Amendment and adjustments to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer following the Fourth Meeting of the Protocol Parties in Copenhagen in November 1992. The Amendment is subject to ratification by the Parties to the Protocol and UK intends to ratify it as soon as possible. am writing to ask whether you wish to be included in UK's ratification, or have the ratification extended to your territory at a future date. Before extending ratification to your territory we will need to be satisfied that you are able to implement the provisions locally. This may require new legislation or the revision of existing legislation (eg Customs Regulations).
Background
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The Montreal Protocol controls the production and consumption (defined as production plus imports, minus exports) of ozone depleting substances. UK ratified the original (1987) Protocol on 16 December 1988 and the 1990 London Amendment to the Protocol, which added new obligations of a very substantial nature, on 20 December 1991. UK's ratification of the original Protocol included ratification on behalf of Dependent Territories, who are expected to conform individually with the controls on production, consumption and trade with any State not Party to the Protocol. The ratification of the 1990 London Amendment only included Gibraltar. We aim to extend ratification to those Dependent Territories who wish to have the London Amendment (as adjusted in Copenhagen) extended to them in one
notification once we are satisfied they have local legislation in place.
Amendment and adjustments to the Protocol adopted at Copenhagen
Adjustments (pages 32-35 of the Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Parties)
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The Parties to the Protocol met in Copenhagen 23-25