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T1 Handbook for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (1985) - Eighth edition (2009)
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 climate change
K1 climate change adaptation
K1 climate change mitigation
K1 ozone depletion potential
K1 ozone layer
K1 ozone layer depletion
K1 global warming
K1 environmental health
K1 international agreement
K1 international cooperation
K1 international convention
PB United Nations Environment Programme
SN 9966-7319-1-1
YR 2009
FD 2009
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8717
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8717
NO This 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.
NO ForewordIntroductionSection 1: The Vienna ConventionThe Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone LayerPreambleArticle 1: DefinitionsArticle 2: General ObligationsArticle 3: Research and Systematic ObservationsArticle 4: Co-operation in the Legal, Scientific and Technical FieldsArticle 5: Transmission of InformationArticle 6: Conference of the PartiesArticle 7: SecretariatArticle 8: Adoption of ProtocolsArticle 9: Amendment of the Convention or ProtocolsArticle 10: Adoption and Amendment of AnnexesArticle 11: Settlement of DisputesArticle 12: SignatureArticle 13: Ratification, Acceptance or ApprovalArticle 14: AccessionArticle 15: Right to VoteArticle 16: Relationship Between the Convention and Its ProtocolsArticle 17: Entry into ForceArticle 18: ReservationsArticle 19: WithdrawalArticle 20: DepositaryArticle 21: Authentic TextsAnnex I: Research and Systematic ObservationsAnnex II: Information ExchangeDeclarations Made at the Time of Adoption of the Final Act of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Protection of the Ozone LayerSection 2: Decisions of the Conferences of the Parties to the Vienna ConventionDecisions of the Conferences of the Parties to the Vienna ConventionIndex to the DecisionsFirst 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 ObservationsDecisions on Research and Systematic ObservationsDecisions on Ozone Research ManagersArticle 5: Transmission of InformationArticle 6: Conference of the PartiesDecisions on Meetings of the Conference of the PartiesDecisions on Financial MattersArticle 7: SecretariatArticle 8: Adoption of ProtocolsArticle 9: Amendment of the Convention or ProtocolsArticle 11: Settlement of DisputesArticle 14: AccessionSection 3: Rules of ProcedureRules of Procedure for Meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention and Meetings of the Parties to the Montreal ProtocolIntroductionPurposesDefinitionsPlace of MeetingsDates of MeetingsObserversAgendaRepresentation and CredentialsOfficersCommittees and Working GroupsSecretariatConduct of BusinessVotingLanguagesSound Records of the MeetingAd Hoc MeetingsAmendments to Rules of ProcedureOverriding Authority of the Convention or the ProtocolSection 4: General Index
NO https://www.unep.org/resources/report/handbook-vienna-convention-protection-ozone-layer-1985-eighth-edition-2009
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 23, 2026