Decreto n.º 27/97, de 04 de Junho de 1997
Decreto n.º 27/97 de 4 de Junho Nos termos da alínea c) do n.º 1 do artigo 200.º da Constituição, o Governo decreta o seguinte: Artigo único São aprovadas, para ratificação, as alterações ao Protocolo de Montreal Relativo às Substâncias Que Deterioram a Camada de Ozono, adoptadas na IV Conferência das Partes, que teve lugar em Copenhaga de 23 a 25 de Novembro de 1992, cujo texto original em inglês e respectiva tradução em português segue em anexo ao presente diploma.
Visto e aprovado em Conselho de Ministros de 20 de Março de 1997. - António Manuel de Carvalho Ferreira Vitorino - Jaime José Matos da Gama Augusto Carlos Serra Ventura Mateus - Elisa Maria da Costa Guimarães Ferreira.
Ratificado em 9 de Maio de 1997.
Publique-se.
O Presidente da República, JORGE SAMPAIO.
Referendado em 13 de Maio de 1997.
O Primeiro-Ministro, António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres.
AMENDMENT TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER Article 1 Amendment A - Article 1, paragraph 4 In paragraph 4 of article 1 of the Protocol, for the words 'or in Annex B' there shall be substituted by 'Annex B, Annex C or Annex E'.
B - Article 1, paragraph 9 Paragraph 9 of article 1 of the Protocol shall be deleted.
C - Article 2, paragraph 5 In paragraph 5 of article 2 of the Protocol, after the words 'articles 2A to 2E' there shall be added 'and article 2H'.
D - Article 2, paragraph 5 bis The following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 5 of article 2 of the Protocol: '5 bis - Any Party not operating under paragraph 1 of article 5 may, for one or more control periods, transfer to another such Party any portion of its calculated level of consumption set out in article 2F, provided that the calculated level of consumption of controlled substances in Group I of Annex A of the Party transferring the portion of its calculated level of consumption did not exceed 0.25 kilograms per capita in 1989 and that the total combined calculated levels of consumption of theParties concerned do not exceed the consumption limits set out in article 2F. Such transfer of consumption shall be notified to the Secretariat by each of the Parties concerned, stating the terms of such transfer and the period for which it is to apply.' E - Article 2, paragraphs 8, a), and 11 In paragraphs 8, a), and 11 of article 2 of the Protocol, for the words 'articles 2A to 2E' there shall be substituted each time they occur by 'articles 2A to 2H'.
F - Article 2, paragraph 9, a), i) In paragraph 9, a), i), of article 2 of the Protocol, for the words 'and/or Annex B' there shall be substituted by 'Annex B, Annex C and/or Annex E'.
G - Article 2F, 'Hydrochlorofluorocarbons' The following article shall be inserted after article 2E of the Protocol: 'Article 2F Hydrochlorofluorocarbons 1 - Each Party shall ensure that for the twelve-month period commencing on 1 January 2996, and in each twelve-month period thereafter, its calculated level of consumption of the controlled substances in Group I of Annex C does not exceed, annually, the sum of: a) Three point one per cent of its calculated level of consumption in 1989 of the controlled substances in Group I of Annex A; and b) Its calculated level of consumption in 1989 of the controlled substances in Group I of Annex C.
2 - Each Party shall ensure that for the twelve-month period commencing on 1 January 2004, and in each twelve-month period thereafter, its calculated level of consumption of the controlled substances in Group I of Annex C does not exceed, annually, sixty-five per cent of the sum referred to in paragraph 1 of this article.
3 - Each Party shall ensure that for the twelve-month period commencing on 1 January 2010, and in each twelve-month period thereafter, its calculated level of consumption of the controlled substances in Group I of Annex C does not exceed, annually, thirty-five per cent of the sum referred to in paragraph 1 of this article.
4 - Each Party shall ensure that for the twelve-month period commencing on 1 January 2015, and in each twelve-month period thereafter, its calculated level of consumption of the controlled substances in Group I of Annex C does not exceed, annually, ten per cent of the sum referred to in paragraph 1 of this article.
5 - Each Party shall ensure that for the twelve-month period commencing on 1 January 2020, and in each twelve-month period thereafter, its calculated level of consumption of the controlled substances in Group I of Annex C does not exceed, annually, zero point five per cent of the sum referred to in paragraph 1 of this article.
6 - Each Party shall ensure that for the twelve-month period commencing on 1 January 2030, and in each twelve-month period thereafter, its calculated level of consumption of the controlled substances in Group I of Annex C does not exceed zero.
7 - As of 1 January 1996, each Party shall endeavour to ensure that: a) The use of controlled substances in Group I of Annex C is limited to those applications where other more environmentally suitable alternative substances or technologies are not available; b) The use of controlled substances in Group I of Annex C is not outside the areas of application currently met by controlled substances in Annexes A, B and C, except in rare cases for the protection of human life or human health; and c) Controlled substances in Group I of Annex C are selected for use in a manner that minimizes ozone depletion, in addition to meeting other environmental, safety and economic considerations.' H - Article 2G, 'Hydrobromofluorocarbons' The following article shall be inserted after article 2F of the Protocol: 'Article 2G Hydrobromofluorocarbons Each Party shall ensure that for the twelve-month period commencing on 1 January 1996, and in each twelve-month period thereafter, its calculated level of consumption of the controlled substances in Group II of Annex C does not exceed zero. Each Party producing the substances shall, for the same periods, ensure that its calculated level of production of the substances does not exceed zero. This paragraph will apply save to the extent that the Parties decide to permit the level of production or consumption that is necessary to satisfy uses agreed by them to be essential.' I - Article 2H, 'Methyl bromide' The following article shall be inserted after article 2G of the Protocol: 'Article 2H Methyl bromide Each Party shall ensure that for the twelve-month period commencing on 1 January 1995, and in each twelve-month period thereafter, its calculated level of consumption of the controlled substance in Annex E does not exceed, annually, its calculated level of consumption in...
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