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title: "Ozone Depleting Substances Rules 2000: India"
description: "The Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Rules 2000 regulate harmful substances in India."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Rules 2000 are Indian rules framed under the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 to regulate the production, trade, and use of ozone-depleting substances in line w…
- Under which statute were the Ozone Depleting Substances Rules 2000 framed?
- How do the Rules relate to the Montreal Protocol?
- Do the 2000 Rules cover hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)?
- What penalties apply for violating the Rules?

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1. 19 July 2000

   They were notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (now the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, MoEFCC) on under Sections 6, 8, a…

2. 1 January 2010

   India achieved the complete phase-out of CFCs, halons, and carbon tetrachloride in production and consumption by , ahead of or in line with its Protocol dead…

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India's Ministry of Environment and Forests notified the Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Rules on 19 July 2000, providing the legal basis for the complete CFC phase-out India achieved by 1 January 2010.

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