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PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE. FINAL RULE.

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THIS FINAL RULE REPRESENTS THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OF THE USA'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER. IT REQUIRES A FREEZE AT 1986 LEVELS OF PRODUCTION OF R11, R12, R113, R114, AND R115, FOLLOWED BY PHASED REDUCTIONS TO 80% BY 1993 AND 50% BY 1998 OF 1986 LEVELS. DETAILS OF THE RULE ARE FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSIONS OF THEBACKGROUND, THE PROTOCOL, AND THE PROPOSALS PRECEDING THE RULE. FURTHER EXPLANATIONS SUMMARISE THE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE USED, THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS, THE BASIS FOR CONTROL AND THE PROJECTED RESULTS OF CONTROL UP TO THE YEAR 2075. SOCIAL COSTS OF THE RULE IMPLEMENTATION ARE SUMMARISED, AND THE DOCUMENT ENDS WITH THE AGREED BASE LEVELS OF PRODUCTION FOR THE PRODUCERS INVOLVED IN THE USA. D.W.H.

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  • Original title: PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE. FINAL RULE.
  • Record ID : 1989-0840
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Regulation, Environment
  • Source: Fed. Regist. - vol. 53 - n. 156 (40 CFR part 82)
  • Publication date: 1988/08/12
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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