Key recommendations from the regional Customs Workshops in 2000 and 2004 in Budapest Ministry of Environment and Water Róbert Tóth

Antecedents 1997, Montreal Amendment UNEP/GEF project: Promoting compliance with the trade and licensing provisions of the Montreal Protocol in CEITs Bratislava, December 1998 Kiev, December 1998

Regional Workshop on Implementation and Enforcement of ODS Licensing Systems for the Central, Eastern European and Baltic States Budapest, May, 2000 Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia

Experts on environmental crime Mr. Duncan Brack, Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, UK Dr. Vladimir Demkin, consultant to UNEP DTIE, UKR Dr. Janusz Kozakiewicz, Ozone Layer Protection Unit, ICRI, PL Mr. Peter Horrocks, DG ENV, EC Mr. Lary Larson, Department of Justice, USA

Key conclusions and recommendations Good progress in improving the ODS licensing system in the region Need for global implementation of the MP requirements Proper control of ODS at the border is difficult

Actions at international level Universal labelling system Universal system of additional classification of ODS (CAS number) Guidelines for customs officers on risk profiles for ODS and ODS-containing products Special customs codes for the mixtures Smuggled CFC-12

Actions at regional level Routine contacts between NOUs, customs inspection and environmental inspection authorities Common transit requirements in the region and in the rest of Europe Organizing meetings and workshops for customs officers from neighbouring countries to exchange information and strengthen cooperation

Actions at national level Setting up action plans on how to monitor the illegal traffic in ODS and ODS-containing products Improving the existing licensing system Yearly review of customs statistics in comparison with other data on ODS trade National workshops for customs officers Meetings of environmental and customs authorities to monitor the current situation with regard to the illegal trade in ODS in the country

Actions at national level Equipping customs officers with ODS identifiers Activating environmental inspections PARC on ozone layer protection Specifying a limited number of entry points for ODS and ODS-containing products

Regional workshop on Trade and Licensing Mechanisms in Countries with Economies in Transition Budapest, May, 2004 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Resource Persons Dr. J. Kozakiewicz, PL Mr. P. Kove, Customs House, EE Mrs. P. Talha, National Academy of Customs and Narcotics, India Mr. J. Filimoehala, Oceania Cust. O., New Caledonia Mr. S. Mancabo, Bloc des Douanes, Senegal

Resource Persons Dr. H. de Kruijf, UNITAR, NL Mr. S. Nash, CITES, CH Dr. E. Clark, EIA, UK Mr. B. Pasfield, Dep. Of Justice, USA Seizure of CFCs, Calcutta, 2004 China, 2005

Conclusions Great progress since 2000 Bel and Ukr did not ratified CA and BA may face serious problems with importing HCFCs Arm had no ODS licensing system 1700 customs officers trained, 370 ODS identifiers purchased

Recommendations UNEP DTIE is encouraged to continue its Green Customs initiative Mandatory labelling of the ODS- containing products (1272/2008/EC: dangerous to the ozone layer) Periodical leakage checking and qualification requirements for refrigeration technicians Information exchange between relevant NOUs and Cust. Authorities on the transit of ODS and products

Recommendations To prevent export of technology and products operating on the basis of ODS to CEITs and A5 countries UNEP DTIE is requested to stimulate participation of WCO representatives in the customs training process Countries in the region are encouraged to exchange data on export-import of ODS UNEP DTIE is requested to consider establishment of central on-line database where each country could report the cases of illegal trade in ODS Indonesian customs officers inspect a seizure of smuggled CFC cylinders produced in China, Tanjung Priok port, Jakarta, Indonesia, 2004

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