Empowering customs and enforcement Illegal international trade in “environmentally-sensitive” commodities such as ozone depleting chemicals is an international problem that threatens our common environment, results in revenue loss for governments, and strengthens criminal organizations. Such illegal trade also undermines the effectiveness of international environmental treaties that have trade components, such as the Montreal Protocol. Customs and enforcement play a critical role in each country’s compliance and enforcement chain. Their vigilance and active participation in monitoring ODS trade and combating their illegal and unwanted trade ensure that the rest of the chain stays effective.
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RELATED RESOURCES:
- Watch out for Illegal Trade of HCFCs and HFCs: Lessons learnt from the Global Montreal Protocol Award for Customs and Enforcement Officers
- Informal Prior Informed Consent (iPIC) mechanism
- New iPIC platform factsheet
- Checklist on Auctioning of Seized Refrigerants - How to Get it Right - ECA Network
- Checklist for Environmental Inspectors (Based on Serbia's Checklist November 2019) - ECA Network
- Customs Quick Tool for Screening ODS
- Risk Assessment on Illegal Trade in HCFCs
- Training Manual for Customs and Enforcement Officers
- Minimising Quarantine and Pre-shipment (QPS) Uses of Methyl Bromide
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