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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/AUS/10 | Australia | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
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Import licences | Chemicals | 17. Industrial Chemicals (Notification and…
17. Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989
All individuals and businesses intending to import and/or manufacture relevant industrial chemicals for commercial purposes are required to register with NICNAS, who is responsible for implementing the obligations of the Rotterdam Convention domestically for industrial chemicals |
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/AUS/10 | Australia | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
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Ban/Prohibition, Import licences | Chemicals, Agriculture | 21. Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) group of…
21. Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) group of chemicals were once commonly used pesticides in agriculture and industry, however, they have since been found to produce harmful effects on animals, people and the environment.Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs). The OCP range that is subject to Australian import controls includes the intentionally produced persistent organic pollutants that are listed under Schedule 1 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Regulations 1995, which are amended from time to time, to, inter alia, reflect the Australian Government’s ratification of decisions made by the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Stockholm Convention).
The importation of certain organochlorine chemicals 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 and Water Resources or an authorised officer, is provided to the Australian Border Force at the time of importation. |
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/AUS/10 | Australia | 2018 | Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
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Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Import licences…
Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Import licences, Import quotas, Other environmental requirements
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Chemicals, Manufacturing | 22. The Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse…
22. 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. Control measures for HFCs under the Kigali Agreement to the Montreal Protocol commence from 1 January 2019 and will phase-down the production and import of HFCs. Australia’s Montreal Protocol obligations are implemented through licensing controls and quota restrictions on hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) and HFCs, and licensing of imports of methyl bromide. Australia controls the import and manufacture of other synthetic greenhouse gases (perfluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride and nitrogen trifluoride) in accordance with its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. A licence is required to import, export and manufacture synthetic greenhouse gases and to import products containing synthetic greenhouse gases. |
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CHE/14 | Switzerland | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
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Ban/Prohibition, Import licences | Chemicals, Mining | 13. In order to implement the Minamata Convention…
13. In order to implement the Minamata Convention on Mercury, ratified by Switzerland on 25 May 2017, which seeks to establish measures aimed at regulating the supply and demand of mercury at international level, the legislation on chemical products was amended so as to introduce a control system for imports of mercury, mercury compounds and mercury alloys. These products can only be imported after import authorization has been issued. Certain exceptions to this rule may, however, apply where the products concerned are imported for research and development purposes.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CHN/15 | China | 2018 | MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection, General environmental protection
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Import licences | Chemicals, Manufacturing | Currently, import licenses in China apply to…
Currently, import licenses in China apply to ozone depleting substances and certain used machinery. Ozone depleting substances are subject to restriction based on Chinas obligation under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, and certain used machinery is subject to import licenses for the purposes of serving social interests, protecting the environment and consumer health and security.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CUB/9 | Cuba | 2018 | Ozone layer protection | Import licences | Chemicals, Manufacturing | 1.4.1. A licence is required to import substances…
1.4.1. A licence is required to import substances that have the potential to deplete the ozone layer (otherwise known as ozone-depleting substances or ODS), and products, equipment and technologies that use these substances. The purpose of this requirement is to ensure that emissions and the use of these substances at national level are maintained at the levels and within the ranges that are authorized under international commitments.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CUB/9 | Cuba | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
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Import licences | Chemicals | 1.4.2. Importation into Cuba of the substances…
1.4.2. Importation into Cuba of the substances listed in Schedules 1, 2 and 3 of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and those regulated by the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, 1998, to which Cuba is party, is subject to an import licensing system which ensures that these substances are used for purposes not prohibited by the CWC or the Rotterdam Convention. Such licences are granted only to properly established legal persons.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/HKG/22 | Hong Kong, China | 2018 | MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
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Ban/Prohibition, Conformity assessment procedures…
Ban/Prohibition, Conformity assessment procedures, Import licences, Import quotas, Quarantine requirements
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Chemicals | 1.2. Import licences/certificates are required…
1.2. Import licences/certificates are required for (...) ozone depleting substances. These import measures are applied for health, environmental protection reasons (...) or for fulfilment of HKSAR's international obligations. Ozone depleting substances import licences are issued by the Trade and Industry Department under delegation from the Environmental Protection Department. The imports of ozone depleting substances are banned unless such imports are allowed under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. All other ozone depleting substances (except for essential or critical uses) are fully banned, only the importation of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) for local consumption is subject to quantitative restriction and import licences.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/HKG/22 | Hong Kong, China | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Import licences | Chemicals | 5.4 Import control on pesticides - Licences are…
5.4 Import control on pesticides - Licences are required for import of pesticides. Import licences for pesticides (other than methyl bromide) are issued by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department under delegation from the Trade and Industry Department. Import licences for pesticides (strictly for quarantine and pre-shipment of cargo treatment) containing methyl bromide, an ozone depleting substance, are issued by the Trade and Industry Department (already covered)
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/HKG/22 | Hong Kong, China | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
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Import licences | Chemicals | 6.2. Both an import permit and a licence are…
6.2. Both an import permit and a licence are required for the import of non-pesticide hazardous chemicals that have potentially harmful or adverse effects on human health or the environment, including such chemicals that are subject to regulation of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, or the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.
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