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Ozone Layer Protection Law
Local Title:
特定物質等の規制等によるオゾン層の保護に関する法律
Country/Region:
Japan
Competent Authority:
Ministry of Environment;  Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Type:
Regulation
Status:
In force
Release Date:
2018-07-04
Implementation Date:
2019-01-01
Document
Language Source Title Access
JA
Official Ozone Layer Protection Law (in Japanese)
ChemLinked Translation
Japan - Act on the Protection of the Ozone Layer Through the Control of Specified Substances, etc. and Other Measures (2018 version)
File Language : EN&日本語
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Summary

The Law was devised based on the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (1985) and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (1987) and published in 1988. 

It provides relevant principles concerning restrictions on production and import/export of ozone-depleting substances, measures to control their emissions and use, etc.