To All Governors
MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER: AMENDMENTS AND ADJUSTMENTS
Introduction
1. FCO telno
I am
to Anguilla (not to all) summarised the
revisions 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 revisions will
have to be ratified by the Parties to the Protocol and UK
intends to ratify the Amendment as soon as possible.
writing to ask whether you wish to be included in UK's
ratification, or have the ratification extended to your
territory at 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
2. 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