Following the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole in late 1985, governments recognized the need for stronger measures to reduce the production and consumption of a number of CFCs (CFC 11, 12, 113, 114, and 115) and several Halons (1211, 1301, 2402). The Mon

The First Meeting of the Parties decided in Dec. I/5 to establish an Open-Ended Working Group to initially:

• Review the report of the four panels referred in Dec. I/3 and integrate them into one synthesis report
• Based on above and taking into account the views expressed at the First Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, prepared draft proposals for any amendments to the Protocol which would be needed.
• To develop workplans referred to in Dec. I/3 and modalities required by Dec. I/13

The Secretariat is authorized to invite non-Parties to participate in the deliberations of the meetings of the working groups established by the Parties.

In the Second Meeting of the Parties it was decided in Dec. II/15 to continue the work of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties and to extend its mandate to consider, if necessary and in particular, the following topics:

• Further elaboration of any remaining details of the various components of the Financial Mechanism
• Identification of the most appropriate modalities for the transfer of technologies designed for the protection of the ozone layer
• Co-operation with Parties that are developing countries for the implementation of the Protocol and
• Problems arising under the trade provisions of the Protocol, in respect of both trade between Parties and trade with non-Parties including issues related to free-trade zones; and to make recommendations to the Third Meeting of the Parties