OZONE LAYER AND ILLEGAL ODS TRADE

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OZONE LAYER AND ILLEGAL ODS TRADE

• OzonAction - Compliance Assistance Programme UNEP
  ROAP

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Presentation Outline
1. Challenges
2. Who and why?
3. Where?
4. To start the debate
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Challenges

• Trans-national Environmental Crime
• FAST GROWING HIGH PROFITS LOW RISKS LOW
  PUNISHMENT
• Illegal trade in ODS remains a concern
• National laws are cutting off the legal supply
  according to MP schedule
• Residual demand to service existing equipment

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Starting point

• What is being done
• Regulatory licensing systems
• Training customs officers
• Cooperation between NOU and Customs
• Networking/cooperation between countries
• Border Liaison Office Programme Idea
• What is lacking
• Support at different levels to ensure the
  necessary resources are available to enforce
  legislation control shipments investigate
  prosecute - convict

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Who and why?

• Parliamentarians - lawmakers
• political will to combat TOC Provide the
  necessary policy, regulations penalties
  resources
• Public and border communities
• Public demand drives government policy
• Public participation in efforts against TOC
• Investigators, prosecutors, judges
• To bring cases to court, leading to convictions
  and deterrent penalties
• Enforcement agencies
• to raise the priority, resources and training

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To start the debate

• High level
• meetings of parliament government ministries
• Budget allocation, priorities WP priorities law
  approval in cabinet / parliament
• Public - Servicing/sale sector
• general public border communities, users
• Servicing workshops alert to illegal substances
• Prosecutors and Judges
• Enforcement agencies
• Focus on ODS only or Trans-national environmental
  crime?