Turkey Announces Secondary Legislation with Rules and Exceptions for Substances Which Deplete the Ozone Layer

Turkey ratified the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in 1991 ("Protocol") and has now introduced secondary legislation in line with the Protocol. Under the recent developments, controlled substances can now be imported to Turkey in refillable pressure cases, although disposable cases continue to be prohibited. Also, exceptions have been introduced for halon gas in airline fire extinguishers and Chlorodifluoromethane imports for refrigeration and air conditioning equipment.

The Protocol was designed to reduce the production and consumption of ozone depleting substances in order to reduce their abundance in the atmosphere, and thereby protect the earth's fragile ozone Layer.