Vienna Convention | 1993-01-06 | Ac |
Montreal Protocol | 1993-01-06 | Ac |
London Amendment | 1993-01-06 | Ac |
Copenhagen Amendment | 1993-05-27 | R |
Montreal Amendment | 2002-08-26 | Ac |
Beijing Amendment | 2002-08-26 | Ac |
Kigali Amendment | 2019-08-20 | At |
Parties are invited to report to the Ozone Secretariat fully proved cases of illegal trade in ozone-depleting substances.
Party | Seizure Date Year | Substances Traded | Volume | Importing Exporting Country | Illegal Trade Details | Action Taken | Remarks |
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Seychelles | 2007 | CFC-12 (refrigerators) | 14 kg | United Arab Emirates | A consignment of 10 refrigerators and 4 chest freezers with labels of HFC-134a were imported into the country, from the United Arab Emirates, but on closer inspection and testing of the refrigerant by custom officers, it was found to be CFC-12. It was confiscated by the ozone unit. | The importer was fined SR 2500/-(approx $300) per piece of equipment for retrofitting by the ozone unit, plus another fine under the Trades Tax Act. | |
Seychelles | 2007 | CFC-11 and CFC-12 (refrigerators) | 88 kg | China | A consignment of 88 refrigerators and chillers with CFC-11 and CFC-12 were imported into the country, from China, to be sold in the shops by a local supplier. The consignment was confiscated by the ozone unit. | The importer was fined under Trade Tax Act for importing banned gas plus reshipment of the consignment to its country of origin. Importer was given a final warning. | |
Seychelles | 2007 | CFC-12 | 1 cylinder (13.6 kg) | United Arab Emirates | Importation permit for 1 cylinder of R-406a was given by the ozone unit to a local importer. On arrival it was found to be R-12 (from the United Arab Emirates). | The importer was fined under the Trade Tax Act for importing a banned gas and giving wrong information to customs, plus required to reship the gas at his own cost. |