Handbook for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (1985) - Eighth edition (2009)

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T20:07:39Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T20:07:39Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionThis handbook provides the full text of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer together with the decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties up to 2008 and the rules of procedure governing implementation of the Convention. It explains the Convention’s objectives, obligations, institutional arrangements, procedures for research, systematic observation, information exchange, amendments, dispute settlement and accession. The handbook also compiles decisions adopted by successive Conferences of the Parties concerning scientific research, ozone monitoring, financial arrangements, governance, reporting, and implementation. It serves as a consolidated reference on the legal framework, institutional processes and decisions supporting international cooperation to protect the ozone layer, reflecting updates through the eighth edition published in 2009.en
dc.description.tableofcontentsForeword Introduction Section 1: The Vienna Convention The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer Preamble Article 1: Definitions Article 2: General Obligations Article 3: Research and Systematic Observations Article 4: Co-operation in the Legal, Scientific and Technical Fields Article 5: Transmission of Information Article 6: Conference of the Parties Article 7: Secretariat Article 8: Adoption of Protocols Article 9: Amendment of the Convention or Protocols Article 10: Adoption and Amendment of Annexes Article 11: Settlement of Disputes Article 12: Signature Article 13: Ratification, Acceptance or Approval Article 14: Accession Article 15: Right to Vote Article 16: Relationship Between the Convention and Its Protocols Article 17: Entry into Force Article 18: Reservations Article 19: Withdrawal Article 20: Depositary Article 21: Authentic Texts Annex I: Research and Systematic Observations Annex II: Information Exchange Declarations Made at the Time of Adoption of the Final Act of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Protection of the Ozone Layer Section 2: Decisions of the Conferences of the Parties to the Vienna Convention Decisions of the Conferences of the Parties to the Vienna Convention Index to the Decisions First Conference of the Parties (Helsinki, 26–28 April 1989) Second Conference of the Parties (Nairobi, 17–19 June 1991) Third Conference of the Parties (Bangkok, 23 November 1993) Fourth Conference of the Parties (San José, 25 and 27 November 1996) Fifth Conference of the Parties (Beijing, 29 November–3 December 1999) Sixth Conference of the Parties (Rome, 25–29 November 2002) Seventh Conference of the Parties (Dakar, 12–16 December 2005) Eighth Conference of the Parties (Doha, 16–20 November 2008) Article 3: Research and Systematic Observations Decisions on Research and Systematic Observations Decisions on Ozone Research Managers Article 5: Transmission of Information Article 6: Conference of the Parties Decisions on Meetings of the Conference of the Parties Decisions on Financial Matters Article 7: Secretariat Article 8: Adoption of Protocols Article 9: Amendment of the Convention or Protocols Article 11: Settlement of Disputes Article 14: Accession Section 3: Rules of Procedure Rules of Procedure for Meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention and Meetings of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol Introduction Purposes Definitions Place of Meetings Dates of Meetings Observers Agenda Representation and Credentials Officers Committees and Working Groups Secretariat Conduct of Business Voting Languages Sound Records of the Meeting Ad Hoc Meetings Amendments to Rules of Procedure Overriding Authority of the Convention or the Protocol Section 4: General Index
dc.description.urihttps://www.unep.org/resources/report/handbook-vienna-convention-protection-ozone-layer-1985-eighth-edition-2009
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dc.identifier.isbn9966-7319-1-1
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8717
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectclimate change adaptation
dc.subjectclimate change mitigation
dc.subjectozone depletion potential
dc.subjectozone layer
dc.subjectozone layer depletion
dc.subjectglobal warming
dc.subjectenvironmental health
dc.subjectinternational agreement
dc.subjectinternational cooperation
dc.subjectinternational convention
dc.titleHandbook for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (1985) - Eighth edition (2009)en
dc.typeNon-technical guideline
wd.identifier.institutionsOzone Secretariat
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000047

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