Environment: substances depleting the ozone layer, metered dose inhalers and medical drug pumps

PURPOSE : to amend Regulation on substances that deplete the ozone layer so as to permit the export of metered dose inhalers and medical drug pumps. CONTENT : In the final stages of the adoption of the above Regulation, two issues have emerged due to inconsistencies in the text. The first refers to the export of metered dose inhalers containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) to developing countries and the second to the export of medical drug pumps containing CFCs. It was not the intention of the Regulation to ban the export of such products that are still needed for health reasons in such countries, and the Regulation should be amended accordingly.�