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Sri Lanka plans solutions to harmful chemicals
VATIS UPDATE Part
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The Sri Lankan government has taken steps to gradually remove from use material harmful to the ozone layer, and introduce ozone-friendly alternatives and technologies, according to the provisions of the Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol. Limitation was thereby, in 2013, placed on the chemical Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC), used in the services and maintenance of refrigerators and air conditioners.
Cabinet approval was given to President Maithripala Sirisena’s proposal that a committee of representatives from relevant ministries, departments and institutions be appointed to make short and long-term recommendations in this regard.
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