v s REGTJLATTON (EC) No 203712000 OF THE ETJROPEAN PAFUIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 29 June 2000 on substances that deplete the ozone layer THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1) thereof, Having regard lo llie proposal fro111 llie Currlniissiori (l), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (), After consulting the Committee of the h g i o n s , Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (3), in the light of the joint text approved on 5 May 2000 by the Conciliation Committee, Whereas: (1) It is established that continued emissions of ozone-depleting substances at current levels continue to cause significant damage to the ozone layer. Ozone depletion in the southern hemisphere reached unprecedented levels in 1998. In three out of four recent springs severe ozone depletion has occurred in the Arctic region...