Promoting compliance with the trade and licensing provisions of the Montreal Protocol in countries with economies in transition : policy design and setting up of legislation : ODS import/export licensing systems : resource module, 1999
Paris : United Nations Environment Programme, Technology, Industry and Economics ; Washington, DC : Global Environment Facility, 1999
Physical Details
252 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm
ISBNs
9789280718409, 9280718401
OCLC
ocm44910390
"OzonAction Programme"--Cover.
1. The role of Import & Export Licenses in ODS Legislation. -- 1.1 Country Obligations under the Montreal Protocol. -- 1.2 Control Strategy to phase out ODS. -- 1.3 The Importance of Import and Export Licensing Systems. -- 1.4 The Link between Import Controls and RefrigerantManagement Plans. -- 1.5 Controls on the Import of Used ODS Equipment. -- 1.6 How to find more Information on ODS Controls. ₆ 2. Designing an Import Licensing System. -- 2.1 Defining the Objectives (Step 1). -- 2.2. Defined objective of the European Union. -- 2.3 Deciding the level of ambition and total import quantities (Step 2). -- 2.4 Allocating rights to import and determining import allowances (Step 3). -- 2.5 Deciding on responsible authority (Step 4). ₆ 3. Implementing an Import Licensing System. -- 3.1 Registration of Importers. -- 3.2 Applications and Decisions on Import Licenses. -- 3.3 Instructions to Importers. -- 3.4 Disseminating information. -- 3.5 Training Customs Officers. -- 3.6 Recording Imported Quantities. -- 3.7 Tracking Illegal Imports. -- 4. Export Licensing Systems. -- 4.1 Reasons to Control ODS Exports. -- 4.2 Specific characteristics of export border controls. -- 4.3 Export Licenses and Selection of the Authority-in-Charge. -- 4.4 Implementing an Export Licensing System. -- 4.5 Collaboration between Importing and Exporting Countries. -- 4.6 Approval of export licenses. -- -- 5. The Import/Export Licensing System in the European Union. -- 5.1 The regulation of ODS in the European Union. -- 5.2. The import license system. -- 5.3 The proposed EU Export Licensing System. -- 5.4 Import/Export Licensing Systems in the Member States. -- 6. Drafting Legislation on Import/Export Licensing Systems. -- 6.1 Choice of Laws. -- 6.2 Basic Elements. -- -- 6.3 Defining the Chemicals. -- 6.4 Scope.-- 6.5 Delegation of Powers. -- 6.6 Appeal. -- 6.7 Sanctions. -- 6.8 ODS Import/Export Legislation in Various Countries. -- 6.9 Some General Advice. -- 7. National Workshops as a tool in setting up Licensing Systems. -- 7.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs. -- 7.2 Target Audience. -- 7.3 Preparatory Work. -- 7.4 Speaker Profile. -- 7.5 Workshop Agenda and related Resource Material. -- 8. Concluding Remarks