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16. Industrial chemicals: The Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) aids in the protection of the Australian people and the environment through the regulation of the introduction of industrial chemicals, the assessment and evaluation of the introduction and use of certain industrial chemicals and providing information and recommendations to promote their safe use.

17. Road vehicles: Importation into Australia of road vehicles is controlled under the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 (the Act) and Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019 (the Rules). The Act and the Rules commenced in full on 1 July 2021 and replaced the now repealed Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 (MVS Act) and associated regulations and determinations.

Compensation grant to fishermen, for damage to catches caused by mammals (dolphins) protected by Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC: In order to protect and restore marine biodiversity and ecosystems in the framework of sustainable fishing activities, with the participation of fishermen, the EMFF gives financial support to the Cypriot fishermen for the damages caused on fishing catches by dolphins.

20. Organochlorine chemicals: The importation of certain organochlorine chemicals (OCs) as listed in Schedule 1 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Regulations 1995 and Schedule 9 of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 is prohibited unless written permission, either from the Minister responsible for the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) or an authorised officer, is provided to the Australian Border Force (ABF) at the time of importation. (...)

Grant for the modernization of fishing vessels in order to mitigate the effects of climate change and to improve the energy efficiency of fishing vessels: In order to mitigate the effects of climate change and to improve the energy efficiency of fishing vessels, the EMFF support investments in equipment or on board aimed at reducing the emission of pollutants or greenhouse gases and increasing the energy efficiency of fishing vessels.

21. Ozone-depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse gases:Australia manages its obligations under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer for ozone depleting substances and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and, for synthetic greenhouse gases other than HFCs, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), through the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989. The import, export and manufacture of the ozone depleting substances - chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, methyl chloroform, bromochloromethane and methyl bromide (for non quarantine and pre-shipment use) is prohibited under the Montreal Protocol except where an essential or critical use exemption has been granted by the parties to the Montreal Protocol. The phase out of ozone depleting hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) under the Montreal Protocol is almost complete. Control measures for HFCs under the Kigali Agreement to the Montreal Protocol commenced on 1 January 2019 to phase-down the production and import of HFCs. Australia's Montreal Protocol obligations are implemented through licensing controls and quota restrictions on HCFCs and HFCs, and licensing of imports of methyl bromide. A licence is required to import equipment containing HFCs. The import of equipment containing HCFCs is prohibited except in certain limited circumstances when an import licence may be granted.

Grant for funding the purchase or the installation of equipment for repelling marine protected species (dolphins) and preventing the accidental catching on fishermen nets: In order to contribute to a better management or conservation of marine biological resources, the EMFF gives financial support to the Cypriot fishermen for the purchase/installation of acoustic deterrent devices on nets in order to protect the dolphins and prevent their accidental catch on nets.

Grant for the modernization of fish taverns and upgrade the quality in food services: The main objective is the co-funding of actions that are relevant to upgrading the quality standards on existing fish taverns, the use of fresh products, promote economically viable enterprises, environmentally friendly (...)

Programme Eco-Energy replaced by Programme Energy saving: focused particularly on increasing the effectiveness of generation, transmission and consumption of energy.

This concerns operational support for supported energy sources (renewable energy sources, secondary energy sources, support for combined heat and power generation) that is currently in place under Act No. 382/2021 Coll., amending Act No. 165/2012 Coll., on supported energy sources and on the amendment of certain laws, as amended, effective from 1 January 2022: The purpose of this Act is to protect the climate and the environment and to support the use of renewable energy sources, secondary sources and highly efficient combined heat and power generation, to increase the share of renewable energy sources in the consumption of primary sources of energy in order to meet the defined objectives, to contribute to environment-friendly use of natural sources and to support sustainable development of the society, and to create conditions for meeting the obligatory target of renewable energy share in gross final consumption of energy in the Czech Republic, taking into account the interest of customers in minimizing the impact of support on energy prices for customers in the Czech Republic.