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In 1996 DG Environment announced plans to push for a radical reduction and phase-out of the most powerful short-term ozone-depleting substances, methyl bromide and HCFCs, as soon as possible. By proposing new phase out schedules for the two substances that went beyond internationally set targets of the 1987 Montreal Protocol, EU Environment Commissioner Ritt Bjerregaard underlined her willingness to expand Europe’s frontrunner position on ozone policy. U.S. producers of these substances were afraid of export losses while European producers predicted competitive disadvantages. Nevertheless, the EU managed to implement its new regulation yet not without making minor concessions to opponents of new regulation.
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Ziegler, O. (2013). Ozone-depleting substances. In: EU Regulatory Decision Making and the Role of the United States. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-00054-7_5
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