EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
aiming to bring everyone up to the same
level in terms of the requirements from the
Montreal Protocol.
ACTION PLAN
Going forward, Salifu, together with the
participants, came up with workshop
resolutions/recommendations to consider
for auctioning in the near future. Among
others, there was a strong consensus
among participants to hold a south–
south cooperation joint inspections
training and awareness sessions from
2019 onwards.
The south–south cooperation
interventions shall be held between two
to four countries at an interval. They
shall be between NOUs, environmental/
enforcement inspectors, and customs
officials, aimed at strengthening
coordination among SADC.
Communication among the relevant
institutions is one of the key areas, as well
as among countries, especially on trade of
HCFCs and HCFC-based equipment.
These interventions are also aimed
at reducing the issues around data
discrepancies. Informal Prior-Informed
Consent (iPIC) supporting compliance
through prevention of illegal and unwanted
trade in ODSs has proven to be effective.
This initiative was developed to better
manage trade in ODSs that are controlled
under the Montreal Protocol.
Testing R22 refrigerant demonstration with a portable analyser.
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A WORD OF THANKS
The Department of Environmental Affairs
would like to thank the UN Environment
OzonAction, participants from SADC,
facilitators, and industry for ensuring a
successful workshop in the country and
ultimately in the wider region.
TOPICS COVERED
The workshop covered the following
topics:
• Overview of illegal trade and the need
for action.
• Improving implementation of licence
and quota systems with a holistic
approach, starting from allocation
of quota up to when ODS is placed
in the domestic market and beyond
(in countries where post-clearance
audits/inspection can be carried out);
step-wise procedures to help countries
to understand and address the
possible loopholes.
• Reconciliation of ODS trade data
among NOU, licensing authority, and
customs: how the trade data should
be reconciled.
• Analysis of trade discrepancies in
ODS and cooperating mechanisms
to reduce the trade discrepancies
(including transhipment and import for
re-export).
• Risk profiling for ODS: application
whether or not electronic/single
window customs systems are used.
• Options and challenges in handling
smuggled ODSs confiscated at the
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border and smuggled ODSs in the
domestic market.
HFC controls: commitments and
options; the role of customs (phase-
down schedules, HS codes, and the
like).
Bilateral/trilateral discussion on
specific cooperation, cases.
WAY FORWARD
Some of the issues to be followed up by
the regional network were documented as
follows:
1. Awareness activities.
2. Misdeclarations.
3. Encourage joint inter-agency and
border dialogues.
4. Consider ban on disposable
cylinders.
5. Encourage whistle-blower policies.
6. Clamp down on smuggling on buses
and personal vehicles.
7. Lack of ODS destruction technology in
the region to be addressed.
8. Use of iPIC and encourage information
sharing.
9. Unavailability of alternative
refrigerants on the local market to be
addressed.
10. Recognising and rewarding of customs
officers as an incentive.
11. Strengthening of enforcement on the
local market.
12. Encourage south–south cooperation
to encourage capacity building.
13. Stringent penalties for offenders and
publicising offences. CLA
COLD LINK AFRICA • March/April 2019