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eECA network meeting 2011
Enforcement activitiesin Europe & Central Asia
10-13 May 2011, Belgrade, Serbia
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Regional Ozone Network for Europe & Central AsiaCompliance Assistance Programme
10-13 May 2011, Belgrade, Serbia
Halvart Koeppen, Regional [email protected]
UNEP ECA webpage: www.unep.org/ozonaction/ecanetwork/
OzonAction website:www.unep.org/ozonaction/
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eRisk of illegal trade in ODS
Consumption of CFC, halon and carbontetrachloride must be zero from Jan 2010� Increased risk of illegal trade in countries which have
still demandAccelerated and differentiated phase-outschedule for HCFCs
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schedule for HCFCs� Increased risk of illegal trade to countries which
restrict or ban HCFC imports� Increased risk of technology dumping (second hand
equipment) to developing countriesUNEP / EIA study on illegal trade in HCFCs
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eDiverging HCFC phase-out schedules
Completed Completed phasephase--out dateout date
Montreal ProtocolMontreal ProtocolCCroatiaroatia EUEUArticle 2 Article 2
countriescountriesArticle 5Article 5countriescountries
CFCCFC (Annex A1)(Annex A1) 19961996 20102010 20062006 19951995
HalonsHalons 19941994 20102010 20102010 19941994
CFC (CFC (Anex BAnex B1)1) 19961996 20102010 19991999 19961996
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CFC (CFC (Anex BAnex B1)1) 19961996 20102010 19991999 19961996
CarbontetrachlorideCarbontetrachloride 19961996 20102010 20102010 19951995
MethylchloroformMethylchloroform 19961996 20152015 20102010 19961996
HCFCHCFC 20202200 20203300 20162016 20102010
HBFCHBFC 19961996 19961996 19991999 19961996BromochlormethaneBromochlormethane 20022002 20022002 20022002 20022002
MethylbromideMethylbromide 20052005 20152015 20062006 20052005
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�Enforcement network meetings / Green Customs� Informal Prior Informed Consent (iPIC)�Desk study on data discrepancies (OS)�Trade between Parties & non-Parties (OS)�Trade with recycled substances (Russia)
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Regional Ozone Network for ECACompliance Assistance Programme
�Trade with recycled substances (Russia)�ECA Ozone Award for Customs & Enforcement
Officers�Cooperation�Focal points�Awareness
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eECA enforcement network meeting in Budapest,
Hungary, 12-14 October 2009U
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eECA enforcement network meeting in
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 13-15 October 2010U
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eInformal Prior Informed Consent
iPIC info sheets� Updated format
– Registered importers & exporters– Trade restrictions and bans– Focal point contacts
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Regional Ozone Network for Europe & Central AsiaCompliance Assistance Programme
Participation� 75 countries including major trade partners
– 21 countries to submit updated iPIC sheets� 12 out of 19 ECA / CEIT countries
– KAZ, MNE, UZB to submit updated iPIC sheets– Invited: BEL, BiH, GEO, MDN, RUS, TUR, UKR
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eInformal Prior Informed Consent
iPIC brochure� Statistics & case studies� English / Russian
2009 statistics
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Regional Ozone Network for Europe & Central AsiaCompliance Assistance Programme
2009 statistics� 38 consultations recorded� 11 shipments rejected
2010 statistics� 111 consultations recorded� 28 unwanted shipments prevented (25%)
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eInformal Prior Informed Consent
2010 CFC Ha-lon
CTC MB HBFC HCFC HFC R502 Total
Approved 4 2 6 13 2 30 1 58Rejected 2 2 1 3 19 1 28No reply 1 1 1 5 16 1 25
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Regional Ozone Network for Europe & Central AsiaCompliance Assistance Programme
No reply 1 1 1 5 16 1 25Requests 7 5 8 21 2 65 1 2 111
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eInformal Prior Informed Consent
Serbia will present:� Serbia / China consultation (April 2011): HCFC-22� Serbia / EU (Germany) consultation (March 2011): CTC� EU (Germany) / Serbia consultation (Jan 2011): CTC� Serbia / Bosnia & H. consultation (Jan 2011): CTC� Serbia / EU (Slovenia) consultation (Nov 2010 2011):
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� Serbia / EU (Slovenia) consultation (Nov 2010 2011):HCFC-22 / RED-TEK 22a
Russia will present:� Russia / China consultation via UNEP (Feb 2011):
Allegedly recycled CFC-12� China / Russia consultation via UNEP (Jan 2011):
HCFC-141b
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eInformal Prior Informed Consent
EU (Denmark) / China consultation (April 2011):� EU informs on potential trade of 300 kg HCFC-22
without import license� EU requests China not to issue an export license� China did not receive an application and agreed not to
issue any export license until the EU has issued an
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issue any export license until the EU has issued an import license
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eECA Ozone Protection Award 2010 for
Customs & Enforcement Officers
Gold and silver medals for:
–Armenia– China
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Regional Ozone Network for Europe & Central Asia Compliance Assistance Programme
– China– Croatia– European Union– Kazakhstan– Kyrgyzstan– Russian Federation– Serbia
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eECA Ozone Protection Award 2010 for
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• Hundreds of tonnes of virgin CFC illegally traded and mis-declared as recycled substance in 2007-2009
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• Verify proof of origin and certificate of quality with the Montreal Protocol focal point of the exporting country.
False document certifying that CFCs are recycled
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eECA Ozone Protection Award 2010 for
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• Hundred second hand CFC refrigerators from Germany seized in Central Asia
• Their export from the EU is illegal and most
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is illegal and most countries in the ECA region have banned their import.
• No trade licenses should be issued and any shipment of second hand equipment should be considered suspicious
Seized second hand CFC refrigerators from EU
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• Labelling of refrigerant cylinders as “Replace for …” without indicating the actual contents
• “Replace for 134a” actually contained CFC-12
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contained CFC-12• “Replace for 502” in fact
contained R502• National legislation should
require mandatory labelling of chemical contents
“Replace for …”
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eECA Ozone Protection Award 2010 for
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• Mislabelling was detected during the practical exercise of using refrigerant identifiers
• CFC-12 cylinder contained 16% CFC-12, 62% HCFC-22, 19% HFC-134a and 3% hydrocarbon.
• HFC-134a cylinder contained 100% CFC-12.
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• HFC-134a cylinder contained 100% CFC-12. • Customs Officers
(wholesalers, end-users) shoulduse refrigerantidentifiers
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eECA Ozone Protection Award 2010 for
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• Seizure of HFCs which do not deplete the ozone layer but contribute to global warming
• Lack of shipment papers and importer was not registered as required by national law
• Note:
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• Note:ControlledODS can bemislabelled asHFC and thusHFC shipments are suspicious
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eEstablished cooperation & partnerships
World Customs Organization� Sky-Hole-Patching II� e-learning modules on Montreal Protocol (English
& Russian) & Green Customs (English)� Harmonised System (HS) codes� Etc.
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� Etc.
RILO CIS and RILO ECE� Joint side events during ministerial conferences� Quality review of Russian e-learning module� Russian translation of EIA confidential briefing� Etc.
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eEstablished cooperation & partnerships
Environmental Investigation Agency� Joint side event during OEWG in Geneva� Sharing of intelligence information� Etc.
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Green Customs� Back-to-back regional GC workshops� GC seminar for SECI Environment Task Force� Green Customs Guide (English & Russian)� Etc.
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eNew cooperation & partnerships
South European Cooperation Initiative (SECI)� Participation in ECA enforcement network meeting� Green Customs seminar for SECI Environment TF� Etc.
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Org. for Security & Coop. in Europe (OSCE)� Participation in ECA enforcement network meeting� Participation in OSCE training of trainers in Kiev� Etc.
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eNew cooperation & partnerships
UN Conf. on Trade & Development (UNCTAD)� Participation ECA enforcement network meeting� Offer to pilot ASECUDA risk management system for
ozone-depleting substances� Etc.
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Regional Ozone Network for Europe & Central Asia Compliance Assistance Programme
Customs focal points for Montreal Protocol� Designated: ALB, ARM, AZB, BiH, CRO, KYR, MDN,
MOL, RUS, SER, TAJ, TKM, UZB� Invited: BEL, GEO, MNE, TUR, KAZ, UKR� Etc.
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e2012 revision of HS codes
2903 Halogenated derivates of hydrocarbons
Unchanged2903.14 Tetrachlormethane or carbon tetrachloride2903.19 1,1,1-trichloroethane or methylchloroform2903.39 Methyl bromide
Deleted2903.4 - 69 Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydroc arbons
containing two or more different halogens
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containing two or more different halogens
New HS codes for HCFCs (before grouped under 2903.4 9)2903.71 Chlorodifluoromethane: HCFC-222903.72 Dichlorotrifluoroethanes: HCFC-1232903.73 Dichlorofluoroethanes: HCFC-141, 141b2903.74 Chlorodifluoroethanes: HCFC-142, 142b2903.75 Dichloropentafluoropropanes: HCFC-225/225ca/ 225cb
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New HS code for halons (before 4903.46)2903.76 Bromochlorodifluoromethane or halon 12112903.76 Bromotrifluoromethane or halon 13012903.76 Dibromotetrafluoroethane or halon 2402
New HS code for other derivates of acrylic hydrocar obonsperhalogenated only with fluorine and chlorine
2012 revision of HS codes2903 Halogenated derivates of hydrocarbons
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2903.77 CFC-11 (before 2903.41)2903.77 CFC-12 (before 2903.42)2903.77 CFC-113 (before 2903.43)2903.77 CFC-114 before 2903.44)2903.77 CFC-115 (before 2903.44)2903.77 CFC-13/111/112/211/212/213/214/215/217/217
(before 2903.45)
2903.78 Other perhalogenated derivatives2903.79 Other
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e2007 revision of HS codes
3824.7 Mixtures containing halogenated derivatives o f methane, ethane or propane (no change):
3824.71 Containing CFCs, whether or not containing H CFCs, PFCs or HFCs
3824.72 Containing bromochlorodifluoromethane, bromotrifluoromethane or dibromotetrafluoroethanes
3824.73 Containing HBFCs
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3824.73 Containing HBFCs3824.74 Containing HCFCs, whether or not containing PFCs
or HFCs, but not containing CFCs3824.75 Containing carbon tetrachloride3824.76 Containing 1,1,1-trichloroethane (methyl chl oroform)3824.77 Containing bromomethane (methyl bromide) or
bromochloromethane3824.78 Containing PFCs or HFCs, but not containing CFCs
or HCFCs3824.79 Other
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WCO / UNEP global operation on ODS�Period: 3 May to 2 Nov. 2010 (six months)�WCO’s 11 Regional Intelligence Liaison Offices�RILO AP as Operational Coordination Unit (OCU)�National Ozone Units (NOUs)
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�National Ozone Units (NOUs)�UNEP and its Regional Offices�Customs Services from 80 countries:
– Asia Pacific: 34– Europe & Central Asia (including EU): 23– Africa: 20 – South America: 3– North America: None
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Reported seizures globally: � 27 seizures� 6087 cylinders� 108 tons ODS � 668 pieces of equipment
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� 668 pieces of equipment
Reported seizures in ECA (including EU)� 15 seizures (56% of total)� 1833 cylinders (30% of total)� 45 metric tons ODS (42% of total)� 498 pieces of equipment (75% of total)
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Preliminary seizure summaryPreliminary seizure summary
Reporting country
No of cases
ODS seizureNo of
containersODS in kg
No of equipment
Armenia 1 R502 15 240 0
China 1 R12 1140 15504 0
France 1 Unknown 1760 44000 0
Gambia 1 R22 12 192 0
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Gambia 1 R22 12 192 0
Hongkong 1 R12 100 1600 0
Croatia 1 R134A 10 160 0
India 3 R22 & R22 mixture 1139 18224 170
Kenia 1 R12 37 592 0
Poland 1 R22 2 14 0
Sweden 7 R12, R134a, R600A 0 0 472
Thailand 4 R12, R22 1766 25286 0
Uzbekistan 4R12, R22, R134a,
R600a46 736 26
Bahrain 1 R12, R22 60 960 0
Total 27 6087 107508 668
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eSummary
• There is remaining illegal trade in banned ODS (CFC, halon, CTC) and increasingly in restricted substances e.g. HCFCs
• Encourage your Customs colleagues to participate in ECA Ozone Protection Award 2011 for Customs & Enforcement Officer (July 2010 – June 2011)
• Watch out for ODS labelled as recycled substance , ODS alternatives e.g. HFCs or
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alternatives e.g. HFCs or • Inform your Customs colleagues on new 2012 HS codes for
ODS and the existing ones for ODS mixtures• Establish contact with the designated Customs focal points for
the Montreal Protocol.• Encourage use of WCO e-learning modules on Montreal
Protocol, CITES, Green Customs• Include Montreal Protocol and Green Customs in training
curricula and publications
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eFuture enforcement activities
No ECA Customs Cooperation Network� No regional enforcement meeting ?� No back-to-back Green Customs meeting ?ECA network� iPIC & data discrepancies� Customs focal points
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� Customs focal points� ECA Ozone Protection Award� Cooperation with regional partnersAdditional needs ?� Regional meeting of Customs & Ozone Officers ?� China – Russia dialog (jointly UNIDO / UNEP)� Other needs ?
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eEnforcement activities
Additional materials
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Four seizures of R12, R22, R134a, R600a by Uzbek Customs in 2010 – in total 46 cylinders and 0,7 metric tons
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0,65 tons in 48 cylinders of R12 seized by Royal Thai Customson 6 May 2010 – some labeled as R134a
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12 cylinders of R12 seized by Gambian Customs on 4 June 2010, together with over 2 tons of cocaine
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15 tons in 1140 cylinders of R12 seized by China Customs at Huangpu on 25 June 2010
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8.9 tons in 528 cylinders of R12 and R22 seized by Royal Thai Customs on 4 August 2010
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100 cylinders R12 seized by Hong Kong Customs on 2 Sept. 2010
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ECA desk study on data discrepancies
Scenario I: Imports reported by importing Party are higher that exports reported by exporting Parties
Exporting country did not report exportsAction: Import county to remind export country to re port
destination of exports
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Scenario II: Imports reported by importing Party are lower that exports reported by exporting Parties
Potential mis-declaration of destination country or re-exportPotential error in reported imports (compliance rel evant)Potential illegal tradeAction: Import country to check
data with export country