Date:         Thu, 20 Aug 1998 09:09:15 -0800
Reply-To:     YauMan Chan <YauMan@CCHEM.BERKELEY.EDU>
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From:         YauMan Chan <YauMan@CCHEM.BERKELEY.EDU>
Subject:      Re[2]: A/C -R12--R134a (a bit off point) -Reply -Reply
Comments: To: dgibbons@PRESRAY.COM, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Yes, you are correct.  India was NOT a participant nor a
signatory on the Montreal Protocol - India was at the
conference as an "observer".  China was a signatory.
However, the protocol allow those countries whose CFC use
was less than 25Kiloton in 1986 to "transfer or receive" from
other participants excess production.. it's like trading in
pollution.    Basically the Protocol was written benefit the
newly emergent industrialize nations like China, Malaysia,
etc and screw the already industrialize nations like the U.S.
and most EU countries.

Yau-Man

>>> Don Gibbons <dgibbons@PRESRAY.COM> 08/20/98
07:44am >>>
Not complete. Certain countries like China and India are even
now making R-12 as
they are permitted by the ban. But in time even they will
stop.