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BY KEITH NUTHALLA HIGH-LEVEL meeting of the Montreal Protocol controlling ozone-depleting chemicals has reviewed data on the use of CFC's by developing countries, concluding that while most are in compliance, 25 of 136 had increased their consumption in 1999.Participants from more than 100 countries took part in the meeting, in Sri Lanka, the latest in a regular schedule which makes THE protocol a dynamic and constantly-changing system of global regulation, rather than a static treaty that could become outdated.That the focus of this meeting was on developing ...


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