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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 7671m. Relationship to other laws
(a) State laws
Notwithstanding section 7416 of this title, during the 2-year
period beginning on November 15, 1990, no State or local government
may enforce any requirement concerning the design of any new or
recalled appliance for the purpose of protecting the stratospheric
ozone layer.
(b) Montreal Protocol
This subchapter as added by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
shall be construed, interpreted, and applied as a supplement to the
terms and conditions of the Montreal Protocol, as provided in
Article 2, paragraph 11 thereof, and shall not be construed,
interpreted, or applied to abrogate the responsibilities or
obligations of the United States to implement fully the provisions
of the Montreal Protocol. In the case of conflict between any
provision of this subchapter and any provision of the Montreal
Protocol, the more stringent provision shall govern. Nothing in
this subchapter shall be construed, interpreted, or applied to
affect the authority or responsibility of the Administrator to
implement Article 4 of the Montreal Protocol with other appropriate
agencies.
(c) Technology export and overseas investment
Upon November 15, 1990, the President shall -
(1) prohibit the export of technologies used to produce a class
I substance;
(2) prohibit direct or indirect investments by any person in
facilities designed to produce a class I or class II substance in
nations that are not parties to the Montreal Protocol; and
(3) direct that no agency of the government provide bilateral
or multilateral subsidies, aids, credits, guarantees, or
insurance programs, for the purpose of producing any class I
substance.
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