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Vienna Convention
for the protection of
Ozone layer

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Convention for the protection of ozone
layer
Other name Vienna convention
Place Vienna
Date of signature 22.09.1985
Date of entry into force 1988
Number of parties 197

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Aim of Convention
The convention aims at establishing a framework for
 Cooperation,
 Development of policies in order to protect human health and
 The environment against adverse effects

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Environmental problem that the MEA
addresses
Ozone shields us from harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun
Ozone depletion
Ozone hole over Antarctica

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Brief description of the MEA
Came in the force on 22 September 1988.
Parties are obliged to take measures to protect
environment, against adverse effects likely to result
from human activities that modify ozone layer.
It establishes a framework for future international
legal measures to protect the ozone layer by providing
for future protocols.

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Main Obligations
No violation of rights of the parties to adopt in accordance with international law.
Scientific and technical considerations.
Parties shall in accordance with the means of their disposal
Cooperate with competent international bodies.

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Main Obligations
Protection of human health and the environment

Formulation of the agreed measures and standards for the implementation of this convention

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Main Obligations
Cooperate by means of systematic observations, research and information exchange to assess
the effects of human activities on the ozone layer

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Compliance mechanism
Under Article 4, parties must facilitate and encourage the exchange of scientific,
technical and legal information

COP-1 established a Trust fund and parties agreed to contribute to ozone science through the
organization of workshops.

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