RIYADH, 9 July 2007 — As part of its intensified effort to protect the environment, the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has called on government agencies and private organizations to phase out harmful substances including chlorofluorocarbon (CFCs) that deplete the ozone layer. The call was made while marking the release of a “Unified Guiding Regulation for the Control of Substances that Deplete Ozone Layer in the GCC Countries