The European Parliament,

- having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No. 594/91 on

substances that deplete the ozone layer,

- having regard to the Council decision on the Amendment to

the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone

layer, as adopted in June 1990 in London by the contracting

parties to the Protocol,

- having regard to its opinions of 14 December 1990 and 8

October 1991 repectively on these two matters,

- having regard to the statement made by the Commission on 19

February 1992,

- having regard to Rule 41 of its Rules of Procedure,

A. whereas recent NASA reports based on satellite observations

indicate that concentrations of chlorine monoxide (CLO)

have reached extremely high levels in the northern

hemisphere, making it likely that up to 40% of the ozone

layer over northern parts of Europe, Russia, the USA and

Canada will disappear towards the end of winter and at the

beginning of spring,

1. Calls on the Council, following a proposal which must have

been drawn up by the Commission, when it attends the sixth

meeting of the working party of the parties to the Montreal

Protocol due to take place in Nairobi (Kenya) from 6 to 15

April 1992, to call for a revision of the Protocol and to

propose a substantial acceleration of the reduction

schedules;

2. Considers that the European Community, as one of the major

international producers of chlorofluorocarbons, other fully

halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon

tetrachloride and 1,1,1-trichloroethane, should take a

world lead in this matter and propose that the production

and consumption of these substances cease by 31

December 1993;

3. Considers that the European Community should submit

specific proposals to the parties to the Protocol so that

international rules can be drawn up covering the safe

handling, transport, recovery, recycling, destruction and

reduction of emissions of all controlled and transitional

substances;

4. Considers that the production and consumption of partially

halogenated chlorofluorocarbons (H-CFC) which are

considered 'transitional substances' under the Protocol and

hydrobromofluorocarbons (H-BFC), must be phased out by 31

December 1995 at the latest;

5. Calls on the Commission, in addition to pursuing the

procedure for a review of the Montreal Protocol, to put

forward proposals based on the above, seeking unilaterally

to promote appropriate legislation in the Community;

6. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the

Commission, the Council and the governments of the Member

States.