Illegal trade in ozone depleting substances is controlled by the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, which aims to gradually reduce and finally phase out all ozone depleting substances.

Open ended Working Group of the Parties to

Adjustments to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

(iii) Specifying harmonized system codes for all ODSozone depleting substances

b. Enhancing import export monitoring of ODSozone depleting substances

(iii) Ccustoms information on exported ODSODS

(iii) Customs information on imported ODSODS.

Ozone depleting substances and some of their alternatives contribute to climate change.

Decision XVII __ Preventing illegal trade in ozone depleting substances

Decision XVI 33. Illegal trade in ozone depleting substances

ODS ozone depleting substances

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer provides the framework for Parties to phase out the production and consumption of ozone depleting substances (ODS) according to a strict time table.

Monitoring and preventing illegal trade in ozone depleting

Draft decision XVII I Preventing illegal trade in ozone depleting substances

(ii) cCustoms information onf ODS in transit or transhipment

Kyrgyzstan has reported the establishment of a system for licensing the import and export of ODS.

To date, Uganda has not submitted its 2004 ODS data.

Monitoring and preventing illegal trade in ozone depleting substances (decision XVI 33).

Monitoring and preventing illegal trade in ozone depleting substances (decision XVI 33).

Monitoring and preventing illegal trade in ozone depleting substances (decision XVI 33)

Annex I dDecision XVI 33.

Draft terms of reference for a feasibility study on developing a system for tracking the movement of ozone depleting substances

A government formed of a coalition of the ODS, KDU ČSL, and the Green Party (SZ), and led by the leader of the ODS Mirek Topolánek finally succeeded in winning a vote of confidence on 19 January 2007.

The Party's representative to the last meeting of the Committee advised that draft laws on consumption of ODS and on regulation of ODS imports had been approved by Guinea Bissau's Council of Ministers and by the President of the Republic.

(b) Customs training and provision of tools for analysis of ozone depleting substances should be intensified, and cooperation between importing and exporting Parties increased to address the problem of mislabelling of ODS

All of these ozone depleting substances contain either chlorine or bromine (substances containing only fluorine do not harm the ozone layer).

To date, Botswana has not reported its 2004 ODS consumption data but has advised that efforts are being made to prepare its ODS licensing and quota system.

(h) Tracking illegal trade in ODS may might be done through the inspection of producing plants and distributors by collecting data on purchased ODS and addresses of traders.

UNDP further advised that, following Armenia's reclassification at the Fourteenth Meeting of the Parties as a Party operating under Article 5, the GEF Council had debated whether or not it should continue providing assistance to the Party, and had decided to maintain the assistance.

Turkey has notified the Secretariat that it has established a system for licensing imports and exports of ODS.

The plan includes the Party's commitment to reduce its methyl bromide consumption from 30 ODP tonnes in 2002 to 24 ODP tonnes in 2004, and to introduce a ban on imports of ODS using equipment in the first quarter of 2004.

Information provided by the Parties in accordance with Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

Item 6 Monitoring and preventing illegal trade in ozone depleting substances (decision XVI 33)

Draft terms of reference for a feasibility study on developing a system for tracking the movement of ozone depleting substances between the Parties

The training should focus on measures to identify and prevent illegal trade in ODS ozone depleting substances

This would help to prevent illegal trade in ozone depleting substances and equipment containing them

Annex II Draft tTerms of rReference by the Secretariat for a feasibility study on developing a system for tracking ODS.

The report concluded that progress had been made in the reduction of process agent related emissions through Executive Committee projects aimed at converting existing processes using ozone depleting substances to processes that do not use ozone depleting substances.

Lesotho ishas yet to notify the Ozone Secretariat that it has established a system for licensing the import and export of ODS.

Economic incentives would be needed to encourage users to replace the equipment and to recover and transport the ozone depleting substances.

C. Decision XVII __ Technical and financial implications of the environmentally sound destruction of concentrated and diluted sources of ozone depleting substances

Mindful of the importance of preventing illegal trade for ensuring the smooth and effective phase out of ozone depleting substances,

Additional Information provided by the Parties in accordance with Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

(i) Implementing efficient legal systems to control and monitor imports and exports of ozone depleting substances