Purpose of this Convention:

1. "Ozone layer" refers to the atmospheric ozone layer above the planetary boundary layer.

2. "Adverse effects" refer to substances that occur within the natural environment or biota and cause damage to human health or the composition, resilience and productivity of natural and managed ecosystems or to substances beneficial to humans. Changes in harmful effects, including changes in climate.

3. "Alternative technologies or equipment" refers to various technologies or equipment whose use may mitigate or effectively eliminate emissions of substances that will or may have an adverse impact on the ozone layer.

4. "Alternative substances" refer to various substances that can reduce, eliminate or avoid adverse impacts on the ozone layer.

5. "State Party" means a State Party to this Convention, unless the text otherwise requires.

6. "Regional economic integration organization" refers to an organization composed of sovereign countries in a certain region. It has the authority to handle matters governed by this Convention or its protocols and is fully authorized to sign and ratify according to its internal procedures. , accept, approve or accede to relevant instruments.

7. "Protocol" means the Protocol to this Convention. 1. Each State Party shall take appropriate measures in accordance with the provisions of this Convention and the protocols to which they are party and which have entered into force. To protect human health and the environment from adverse effects caused or likely to be caused by human activities that alter or may alter the ozone layer.

2. To this end, each State Party shall, within its capabilities:

Cooperate through systematic observation, research and exchange of data with a view to better understanding and evaluating human Impact of activities on the ozone layer. and the impact of changes in the ozone layer on human health and the environment;

Take appropriate legislative and administrative measures. Engage in cooperating to coordinate appropriate policies to control, limit, curtail or prohibit certain human activities within their jurisdiction or control when such activities are found to have or may have adverse effects by modifying or potentially modifying the ozone layer;

Engage in cooperation to develop agreed measures, procedures and standards for the implementation of this Convention. With a view to adopting the protocols and annexes;

Cooperate with relevant international organizations to effectively implement this Convention and the protocols to which they are parties.

3. The provisions of this Convention shall in no way affect the right of each State Party to adopt domestic measures in accordance with international law other than the measures mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 above, nor shall they affect any State Party and other domestic measures that have been taken to the extent that these measures are not inconsistent with their obligations under this Convention.

4. The application of this article shall be based on relevant scientific and technical considerations. 1. Each State Party shall, at its discretion, directly or through relevant international agencies initiate and cooperate with relevant international agencies to conduct research and scientific evaluation on the following issues:

(a) Physical and chemical processes that may affect the ozone layer;

(b) The impact on human health and other biological effects caused by changes in the ozone layer, especially the effects caused by changes in ultraviolet solar radiation with biological consequences;

(c) The ozone layer The climate impact caused by any changes in the ozone layer;

(d) The impact of any changes in the ozone layer and the resulting changes in ultraviolet radiation on natural and synthetic substances useful to humans;

(e) Substances, practices, processes and activities that may affect the ozone layer, and their cumulative effects;

(f) Alternative substances and technologies;

(g) Relevant social economic factors; and issues described in more detail in Annexes 1 and 2.

2. Each State Party, taking full account of national legislation and relevant ongoing activities at the national and international levels, shall promote or develop joint or complementary programs directly or through relevant international agencies, as appropriate, to Systematically observe the status of the ozone layer and other relevant parameters detailed in Annex 1.

3. Each State Party shall cooperate directly or through relevant international institutions to ensure regular and timely collection, verification and dissemination of research and observation data through appropriate world data centers. 1. Each State Party shall promote and encourage the exchange of scientific, technical, socio-economic, commercial and legal information relevant to this Convention as detailed in Annex II. Such information shall be provided to organizations agreed to by each Contracting State. When any such organization receives information that the provider considers confidential. It should be ensured that such information is not published and is aggregated before being made available to all States Parties to protect its confidentiality.

2. Each Contracting State shall cooperate to promote the development and transfer of technology and knowledge, directly or through relevant international institutions, consistent with its national laws, regulations and practices and taking into account the needs of developing countries. . Such cooperation should be carried out in particular through the following channels:

Facilitate other countries' access to alternative technologies;

Provide information on alternative technologies and equipment. and provide special manuals and guides;

provide equipment and facilities required for research work and systematic observation;

appropriate training of scientific and technical personnel. 1. A Conference of States Parties is hereby established. The first session of the Conference of the States Parties shall be convened not later than one year after the entry into force of this Convention by the Secretariat temporarily designated under Article 7. Subsequent regular sessions shall be held as scheduled in accordance with the time specified for the first session.

2. The Conference of the States Parties may hold extraordinary meetings at other times it deems necessary. upon written request of any Contracting State. An extraordinary meeting may also be held when at least one-third of the States Parties express their support within six months after the Secretariat forwards the request to the States Parties.

3. The Conference of the States Parties shall agree and adopt by consensus its own rules of procedure and financial regulations and those of any subsidiary body it may establish, as well as financial provisions applicable to the functions of the Secretariat.

4. The Conference of the States Parties shall continue to review the implementation of this Convention and shall:

Prescribe the form and intervals for the transmission of information submitted in accordance with Article 5. and consider such information and reports from any subsidiary body;

Review scientific information on the ozone layer, on possible changes therein or on the possible effects of any such changes;

In accordance with In accordance with the provisions of Article 2, promote the coordination of appropriate policies, strategies and measures to minimize emissions of substances that may cause changes in the ozone layer and make recommendations on other measures relevant to this Convention;

In accordance with Article 3 In accordance with the provisions of Articles 9 and 4, formulate and implement plans for research, systematic observation, scientific and technological cooperation, information exchange, technology and knowledge transfer, etc.;

In accordance with the provisions of Articles 9 and 10, as necessary, Consider and adopt amendments to this Convention and its annexes;

Consider amendments to any protocol and its annexes and, after taking a decision, recommend their adoption to the States parties to such protocol;

In accordance with the provisions of Article 10, consider and adopt additional annexes to this Convention as necessary;

In accordance with the provisions of Article 8, consider and adopt protocols as necessary;

Establish a Subsidiary bodies required by the Convention;

Request relevant international agencies and scientific committees, in particular the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization and the Ozone Layer Coordination Committee, to provide assistance in scientific research, systematic observations and other activities related to this Convention. Provide services in other activities related to the objectives. and make use of information provided by such organizations and committees;

Consider and take any other action necessary to achieve the objectives of this Convention.

5. The United Nations and its specialized agencies, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and any country that is not a party to this Convention may attend the Conference of the Parties to this Convention as observers. Any national or international agency, governmental or non-governmental organization, if qualified in any aspect of protection of the ozone layer. and declares to the Secretariat its intention to attend the meeting of the States Parties as an observer, it may participate in the meeting unless at least one-third of the attending States Parties object. The participation of observers shall be governed by the rules of procedure of the Conference of the States Parties. 1. The tasks of the Secretariat are as follows:

In accordance with the provisions of Articles 6, 8, 9 and 10, prepare for the meeting and provide services;

According to the provisions of Article 6, 8, 9 and 10; Information received pursuant to Articles 4 and 5, as well as information resulting from meetings of bodies established under Article 6. Prepare and submit reports;

Perform tasks assigned to the Secretariat by any Protocol;

Prepare reports on the activities of the Secretariat in the performance of its tasks under this Convention, Submit it to the Conference of the States Parties;

Ensure necessary coordination with other relevant international bodies, in particular administrative and contractual arrangements necessary for the effective execution of its mandate;

Perform any designation that may be specified by the Conference of the States Parties. other tasks.

2. Before the end of the first session of the Conference of the Parties held in accordance with the provisions of Article 6, the United Nations Environment Program will temporarily perform the tasks of the Secretariat. The first session of the Conference of the States Parties shall designate a secretariat from an existing qualified international organization that has expressed its wish to perform secretariat tasks under this Convention. 1. The Conference of the States Parties may adopt a protocol at a single meeting in accordance with the provisions of Article 2.

2. The draft text of any protocol shall be submitted to the Parties by the Secretariat at least six months before the above-mentioned meeting. 1. Any State Party may propose amendments to this Convention or to any protocol. Such amendments should, inter alia, take due account of relevant scientific and technical considerations.

2. Amendments shall be adopted by the Conference of States Parties in a single meeting. Amendments to any protocol shall be adopted at a meeting of the States Parties to the protocol concerned. Proposed amendments to this Convention or to any protocol shall, unless that protocol decides otherwise, be submitted to the Parties by the Secretariat at least six months before the meeting at which the adoption of the protocol is proposed. The Secretariat shall also submit the proposed amendments to the signatories of this Convention as information.

3. The Contracting States shall endeavor to reach agreement on any proposed amendments to this Convention by consensus. If, despite all efforts, no agreement can be reached by consensus, the amendment shall be adopted by a three-quarters majority vote of the States Parties to the Convention present and voting. and shall be submitted by the Depositary to all Contracting States for ratification, approval or acceptance.

4. Amendments to any protocol shall also be subject to the procedures mentioned in paragraph 3 above, but only require a two-thirds majority vote of the parties to the protocol present and voting to pass.

5. The depositary shall be notified in writing of the approval, approval or acceptance of the amendment.

Amendments adopted in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 3 or 4 above shall be adopted no later than the ninetieth day after the Depositary has received notifications of ratification, approval or acceptance from at least three quarters of the States Parties to the Convention or from at least two thirds of the States Parties to the relevant protocol. shall enter into force between the Contracting Parties that accept the amendment. The amendment shall enter into force ninety days later for any other Contracting State after the deposit of its instrument of ratification, approval or acceptance.

6. For the purposes of this article, "States Parties present and voting" means States Parties that participate in the meeting and cast an affirmative or negative vote. 1. Annexes to this Convention or to any protocol thereto shall form an integral part of this Convention or the relevant protocol. Therefore, unless otherwise specified. Any reference to this Convention or its protocols also includes the annexes to this Convention or its protocols. Such attachments shall be limited to scientific, technical and administrative matters.

2. Unless otherwise provided in any protocol for its annexes, the proposal, adoption and entry into force of annexes added to this Convention or protocols. The following procedures shall apply:

Annexes to this Convention shall be adopted in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 9, paragraphs 2 and 3, and annexes to any Protocol shall be adopted in accordance with Article 9, paragraphs 2 and 4. procedures for the introduction and adoption of procedures;

Any State Party that does not approve an additional annex to this Convention or an annex to any protocol to which it is a party shall, within six months after notification by the depositary, notify the depositary in writing Issue a statement of objection. The depositary shall promptly notify all Contracting States upon receipt of such a declaration. Any State Party may at any time cancel a previously issued statement of objections and accept an additional annex. The relevant annex shall enter into force for it;

Six months after notification by the depositary, the additional annex shall enter into force for all States Parties to this Convention or to any relevant protocol that have not made a declaration in accordance with subparagraph (b) above.

3. The adoption and entry into force of amendments to annexes to this Convention or annexes to any protocol shall be subject to the same procedures applicable to the adoption and entry into force of annexes to this Convention or annexes to protocols. The Annex and its amendments shall take special account of relevant scientific and technical aspects.

4. If an additional annex or an amendment to any annex involves an amendment to the Convention or a protocol, the additional annex or amended annex shall be the same as the amendment to the Convention or its relevant protocol. It will not take effect until it takes effect. 1. In the event of a dispute arising between Contracting Parties regarding the interpretation or application of this Convention, the Contracting Parties concerned shall seek to resolve it through negotiation.

2. If the parties concerned cannot reach an agreement through negotiation, they can jointly seek mediation from a third party or invite a third party to mediate.

3. Upon ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Convention or at any time thereafter, a Contracting State or a regional economic integration organization may declare in writing to the Depositary that it has not For the settlement of disputes, it accepts as mandatory one or both of the following methods of dispute settlement:

Arbitration in accordance with the procedures adopted by the Conference of the States Parties at its first session;

Submission of the dispute Intersessional Court.

4. If the Contracting State has not submitted to the same or any procedure as provided for in paragraph 3 above, it shall be submitted to mediation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 5 below, unless the Contracting States agree otherwise.

5. If requested by one of the parties to the dispute, a mediation committee should be established. The conciliation committee shall consist of an equal number of members designated by the parties concerned, and the chairman shall be elected jointly by members designated by all parties. The Commission will make a final advisory ruling, which the parties should consider in good faith.

6. The provisions of this article shall apply to any protocol, unless the relevant protocol provides otherwise. 1. This Convention and any Protocol are subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by any country and regional economic integration organization. Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be delivered to the Depositary.

2. If any organization referred to in paragraph 1 above becomes a contracting organization to this Convention or any protocol and no member state of the organization is a contracting state, the contracting organization shall be subject to the provisions of the Convention or Protocol. bound by all obligations. If there is such an organization. That is, in the case where one or more of the member states of the organization are parties to this Convention or the relevant protocol, the organization and its member states shall each decide on their responsibilities for implementing their obligations under the Convention or the protocol. In such cases, the organization and the Member States shall not simultaneously enjoy the exercise of their rights under the Convention or the relevant protocols.

3. The organizations referred to in paragraph 1 shall state in their instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval their terms of reference on matters covered by this Convention or the relevant protocols. These organizations should also notify the depositary of significant changes to their terms of reference. 1. This Convention and any protocols shall be open for accession, and any country and regional economic integration organization may accede from the deadline for signature of the Convention or relevant protocols. The instrument of accession shall be delivered to the Depositary.

2. The organizations referred to in paragraph 1 above shall declare in their instruments of accession their scope of competence in matters covered by this Convention or relevant protocols. These organizations should also notify the depositary of important changes within their remit.

3. The provisions of Article 13, paragraph 2, shall apply to regional economic integration organizations that accede to this Convention or any protocol. 1. Each State Party to this Convention or to any protocol thereto shall have the right to vote.

2. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 1 above, each regional economic integration organization exercises voting rights in matters falling within its scope of competence.

Their votes shall be equal to the number of their member States that have acceded to this Convention or the relevant protocols. Such organizations shall not exercise their voting rights if their member states have exercised their voting rights and vice versa. 1. A country or regional economic integration organization cannot become a party to the Protocol unless it is already, or becomes a party to this Convention at the same time.

2. Decisions on any protocol should be made only by its parties. 1. This Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the twentieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

2. Any protocol, unless otherwise provided in it, shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the eleventh instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of such protocol or the date of accession.

3. This Convention shall be made available to each State Party which ratifies, accepts, approves or accedes to this Convention following the deposit of its twentieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. It shall take effect ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

4. Any protocol, unless otherwise provided in it, shall be subject to ratification, acceptance, approval after the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession after it has entered into force in accordance with paragraph 2 above. This Protocol shall expire on the day following the date of deposit of such State Party’s instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession or of the date on which this Convention enters into force for that State Party, whichever is later. Effective for ninety days.

5. For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, any instrument deposited by a regional economic integration organization shall not be regarded as additional to those deposited by member States of such organizations. 1. Four years after the entry into force of this Convention for a Contracting State, that Contracting State may denounce the Convention at any time by giving written notice to the Depositary.

2. Four years after any protocol enters into force for a State Party, that State Party may withdraw from the Protocol at any time by giving written notice to the depositary, unless otherwise provided in the protocol.

3. Such withdrawal shall take effect at the end of one year after the date on which the notice of withdrawal is received by the depositary, or at such later time as stated in the withdrawal notice.

4. Any State Party’s withdrawal from the Convention shall be deemed to have also withdrawn from any protocol to which it is a party. 1. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall assume the duties of depositary of this Convention and its Protocols.

2. The Depositary shall inform the Contracting States in particular of the following matters:

The signature of this Convention and any Protocol, as well as the deposit of ratifications, Acceptance, approval or accession to an instrument;

The date on which this Convention and any protocol enter into force in accordance with Article 17;

Notification of withdrawal in accordance with Article 18;

Amendments to the Convention and any protocol adopted in accordance with the provisions of Article 9, the acceptance of the amendments by each State Party, and their effective date;

Relevant annexes and amendments in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 All notifications of the adoption of amendments to any annex;

Notifications deposited by regional economic integration organizations concerning their terms of reference in all aspects covered by this Convention and any Protocol, and any changes to those terms of reference Notification;

Declaration under Article 11, paragraph 3. The original of this Convention is written in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. All six texts are equally valid. The original of this Convention shall be kept by the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The undersigned plenipotentiaries hereby sign this Convention in order to observe it.

Signed in Vienna on March 22, 1985 1. The parties to this Convention agree that the main scientific issues are as follows:

Changes in the ozone layer may cause biological effects to reach the ground. Changes in the amount of solar ultraviolet radiation may affect human health, biological and ecological systems, and substances useful to humans;

Changes in the vertical distribution of ozone can change the temperature structure of the atmosphere and may affect the weather and climate;

2. Each State Party to this Convention shall cooperate in accordance with the provisions of Article 3, conduct research and systematic observations, and make recommendations on future research and observation activities in the following aspects;

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(a) Research on atmospheric physics and chemistry

Comprehensive theoretical models: further development of models that consider interactions between radioactive, dynamical and chemical processes; on various man-made and natural Studies of the impact of species on atmospheric ozone; interpretation of satellite and non-satellite measurement data sets; evaluation of trends in atmospheric and geophysical parameters; study of methods to identify specific causes of changes in such parameters; laboratory studies; troposphere and stratosphere Rate coefficients, absorption cross-sections and mechanisms of chemical and photochemical processes; spectrometric data supporting field measurements in all relevant spectral regions;

Field measurements: content and flux of key source gases of natural and anthropogenic origin ; Atmospheric dynamics studies; Simultaneous measurements of actinically related species up to the planetary boundary layer, using in situ measurements and remote sensing measurement techniques; Intercomparison of various sensors, including the use of coordinated satellite instruments; Critical atmospheric trace requirements for the Sun Stereoscopic fields of spectral fluxes and meteorological parameters; instrument development, including satellite and non-satellite detectors of atmospheric trace elements, solar fluxes and meteorological parameters.

(b) Health, biological and photodegradation effects

The relationship between human exposure to visible and ultraviolet solar radiation and (a) melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer and ( b) Impact on rabbit plague systems;

The impact of ultraviolet radiation, including wavelength dependence on (a) crops, forests and terrestrial ecosystems and (b) aquatic food chains and aquatic products, as well as the possibility of phytoplankton Inhibiting oxygen production;

The mechanism of the effect of ultraviolet radiation on biological materials, species and ecosystems, including: the relationship between dose, dose rate and response; photorepair, adaptation and protection;

Study of biological action spectra and spectral reactions using polychromatic radiation. To include possible interactions between various wavelength regions;

The effects of ultraviolet radiation on the sensitivities and activities of biological species important for the balance of the biosphere; such as photosynthesis and biosynthesis The basic role of etc.;

The effect of ultraviolet radiation on the photodegradation of pollutants, agrochemicals and other substances.

(c) Research on the impact on climate

Theoretical and observational research on the radiation effects of ozone and other trace species and their impact on climate parameters. For example, land and ocean surface temperatures, precipitation patterns, and exchanges between the troposphere and stratosphere; investigations of the effects of such climate changes on various aspects of human activity.

(d) Systematic observations

of ozone layer conditions (i.e. spatial and temporal variability of column capacity and vertical distribution). Use a combination of satellite and ground systems to make the global ozone observation system fully play its role;

HOx, NOx, ClOx and carbon source gas concentrations in the troposphere and stratosphere;

From Air temperature from the surface to the mesosphere, using ground-based and satellite systems;

Wavelength-resolved solar flux reaching the Earth's atmosphere and thermal radiation leaving the Earth's atmosphere, measured using satellites;

In the ultraviolet range Bio-influenced wavelength-resolved solar flux reaching the ground;

Smog characteristics and distribution from the ground to the mesosphere, using ground-based, airborne and satellite systems;

Climate importance Variables, by maintaining a scheme for high-quality meteorological surface measurements;

Trace species, air temperature, solar flux and smog, using improved methods for analyzing global data.

3. The Parties to the Convention shall cooperate, taking into account the special needs of developing countries, to promote appropriate scientific and technical training required for participation in the types of research and systematic observation listed in this annex. Special attention should be paid to the mutual calibration of observational instruments and observational methods to produce comparable or standardized scientific data sets.

4. Listed below, in no particular order of priority, are various chemicals of natural and human origin that are thought to have the potential to alter the chemical and physical properties of the ozone layer.

(a) Carbon substances

Carbon monoxide (CO)

Important sources of carbon monoxide are nature and humans. It is believed to play an important role in the photochemical process of the troposphere. It has a direct effect and an indirect effect on the photochemical process in the stratosphere.

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

The important sources of carbon dioxide are nature and humans, which affect stratospheric ozone by affecting the thermal structure of the atmosphere.

Methane (CH4)

Methane comes from nature and humans. It affects both stratospheric and tropospheric ozone.

Non-methane hydrocarbon species

Non-methane hydrocarbon species contain many chemical substances, which come from nature and humans. They have a direct effect on the photochemical process in the troposphere and on the photochemical process in the stratosphere. There is an indirect effect.

(b) Nitrogen substances

Nitrous oxide (N2O)

Nitrous oxide mainly comes from nature, but human sources are also becoming increasingly important. Nitrous oxide is the main source of stratospheric NOx, and NOx plays an important role in controlling stratospheric ozone abundance.

Nitrogen oxides (NOx)

The ground-level source of NOx only has a direct and important effect on the photochemical process of the troposphere, but has an indirect effect on the photochemical process of the stratosphere. , and NOx injection near the tropopause may directly cause changes in ozone in the upper troposphere and stratosphere.

(c) Chlorine substances

Completely halogenated alkanes, such as CCl4, CFCl3 (CFC-ll), CF2Cl2 (CFC-12), C2F3Cl3 (CFC-113), C2F4Cl2 ( CFC-114)

Completely halogenated alkanes come from humans and are a source of ClOx. They play an important role in the photochemical process of ozone, especially in areas with an altitude of 30 to 50 kilometers.

Partially halogenated alkanes, such as CH3Cl, CHF2Cl (CFC-22), CH3CCl3, CHFCl2 (CFC-21)

CH3Cl comes from nature, while other partially halogenated alkanes listed above are from humans. These gases are also sources of stratospheric ClOx.

(d) Bromine substances

All halogenated alkanes, such as CF and Br. These gases come from humans and are the source of BrOx. Their effects are similar to ClOx.

(e) Hydrogen substance

(1) Hydrogen (H2)

Hydrogen comes from nature and humans and has little effect on the photochemical process in the stratosphere. big.

Water (H2○)

(2) Water comes from nature and plays an important role in the photochemical process of the stratosphere and troposphere. Local sources of stratospheric water vapor include the oxidation of methane and, to a lesser extent, hydrogen. 1. The States Parties to this Convention recognize that the collection and joint use of information is an important way to achieve the objectives of this Convention and to ensure that all actions taken are appropriate and fair. States Parties shall therefore commit themselves to the exchange of scientific, technical, socio-economic, commercial and legal information.

2. When deciding what kind of information to collect and exchange, each State Party to this Convention shall consider the utility of the data and the cost of collection. The Contracting Parties also recognize that cooperation under this Annex shall be consistent with national laws, regulations and practices regarding patent rights, trade secrets, protection of confidential information and proprietary information.

3. Scientific information

Includes the following information:

(a) Research work planned and ongoing by the government and private parties to promote Coordination of research programs to make the most effective use of available national and international resources:

(b) Original data required for research work;

(c) Published in economic journals The results of scientific studies in the carefully reviewed literature concerning the understanding of the physics and chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere and its variability, particularly the effects of changes in the ozone layer's condition and time-scale changes in its column volume or vertical distribution on human health, the environment, and climate Results;

(d) Evaluation of research results and suggestions for future research work.

4. Technical information

Includes the following information:

(a) Utilization of alternative chemicals or alternative technologies to reduce emissions of substances that can cause ozone changes and regarding the feasibility and cost of planned and ongoing research efforts;

(b) the limitations and dangers of applying chemical or other alternative substances and alternative technologies.

5. The socio-economic and commercial information on the various substances mentioned in Annex 1 includes the following information:

(a) Production and production capacity;

(b) Use and patterns of use;

(c) Inputs/outputs;

(d) Human activities that may indirectly alter the ozone layer and the costs of management actions to control such activities, dangers and benefits.

6. Legal information

Includes the following information:

(a) National laws, administrative measures and legal research related to the protection of the ozone layer;

(b) International agreements related to the protection of the ozone layer, including bilateral agreements;

(c) License issuance methods and conditions and patent effectiveness related to the protection of the ozone layer.