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VIENNA CONVENTION 
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PROTECTING THE OZONE 
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VIENNA CONVENTION 
INTRODUCTION 
The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone 
Layer is a Multilateral Environmental Agreement. 
 It was agreed upon at the Vienna Conference of 1985 
and entered into force in 1988.  
In terms of universality, it is one of the most successful 
treaties of all time, having been ratified by 197 states. 
It acts as a framework for the international efforts to 
protect the ozone layer. 
 However, it does not include legally binding reduction 
goals for the use of CFCs, the main chemical agents 
causing ozone depletion. 
 These are laid out in the accompanying Montreal 
Protocol. 
 
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PROTECTING THE OZONE 
LAYER 
 
 
 
VIENNA CONVENTION 
INTRODUCTION 
The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone 
Layer is a Multilateral Environmental Agreement. 
 It was agreed upon at the Vienna Conference of 1985 
and entered into force in 1988.  
In terms of universality, it is one of the most successful 
treaties of all time, having been ratified by 197 states. 
It acts as a framework for the international efforts to 
protect the ozone layer. 
 However, it does not include legally binding reduction 
goals for the use of CFCs, the main chemical agents 
causing ozone depletion. 
 These are laid out in the accompanying Montreal 
Protocol. 
 
 
 
MONTREAL PROTOCOL 
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PROTECTING THE OZONE 
LAYER 
 
 
 
VIENNA CONVENTION 
INTRODUCTION 
The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone 
Layer is a Multilateral Environmental Agreement. 
 It was agreed upon at the Vienna Conference of 1985 
and entered into force in 1988.  
In terms of universality, it is one of the most successful 
treaties of all time, having been ratified by 197 states. 
It acts as a framework for the international efforts to 
protect the ozone layer. 
 However, it does not include legally binding reduction 
goals for the use of CFCs, the main chemical agents 
causing ozone depletion. 
 These are laid out in the accompanying Montreal 
Protocol. 
 
 
 
MONTREAL PROTOCOL 
INTRODUCTION 
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that 
Deplete the Ozone Layer (a protocol to 
the Vienna Convention for the Protection of 
the Ozone Layer) is an 
international treaty designed to protect 
the ozone layer by phasing out the 
production of numerous substances that are 
responsible for ozone depletion.