The action plan

Some of the important suggestions made by the Ministry of Industry are: 1. 100 per cent conversion to HCFC-22, a transitional substitute, by 2000.
2. 50 per cent phase-out of CFC-12 by l999 or 2000 in all those applications where HCFC-22 conversion is not possible.
3. 100 per cent phase-out of CFC-l2 by 2000 or 2005 depending on progress of technology transfer from industrialised countries.
4. 100 per cent phase-out of CFC-11 in polyurethane foams and centrifugal chillers by 2005.
5. Phase-out of CFCs in cleaning operations after l997 as and when substitutes become available.
6. Decide quotas for production units by l998.
7. Provide financial incentives to companies to close/reduce production capacity of CFCs and halons; and provide financial relief through loan and interest waivers, particularly to new CFC manufacturers who still have to recover their initial costs.
8. Provide financial incentives to manufacturers who establish new industrial capacity for products containing substitutes.
9. Restrict imports of substitutes until l996 by when they would have been properly evaluated under Indian conditions.
l0. Regulate the import of substances like CFCs to control their use.
11. Graded taxation of products containing CFCs and halons after 2000.
l2. Develop indigenous production of halons within the limits of the Montreal Protocol