Transcript ROAD MAP FOR PHASING OUT OF HCFCs IN INDIA

POLICIES AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
FOR ODS PHASE-OUT
OZONE CELL
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS
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INDIA’S COMMITMENT TO THE
MONTREAL PROTOCOL
 19th June 1991 : India became a Party to the Vienna convention.
 17th September 1992 : India became a Party to the Montreal
Protocol and ratified the London Amendment.
 3rd March 2003 : India ratified Copenhagen Amendment (1992),
Montreal Amendment (1997) and Beijing Amendment (1999).
 November 1993 : India’s Country Programme was prepared.
 January 2006 : India’s Country Programme was updated.
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Montreal Protocol : Licensing System
The 7th Meeting of Parties at Geneva in December 1995
recommended to establish licensing system to regulate
and monitor
The 9th Meeting of Parties amended the Montreal
Protocol and introduced licensing system under Article 4B
of the Protocol. It mandates to have licensing system by 1
Jan. 2000 by all parties.
Ozone Secretariat prepared a list of parties those who
have licensing system in place (countries not having
licensing system will be under non-compliance to the
Protocol).
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National ODS Regulations
In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6, 8
and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and
Control) Rules, 2000 have been notified on 19th July
2000.
In accordance with the National Strategy for ODS
phase-out, the MoEF, Govt. of India, has notified
Rules covering various aspects of production, sale,
consumption, export and import of ODS.
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National ODS Regulations
Rule 3 : Regulation of production and consumption
of ozone depleting substances.
Rule 4 : Prohibition on export to or import from
countries not specified in Schedule VI (not Party to
the Montreal Protocol).
Rule 5 : Ozone depleting substances are to be
exported to or imported from countries specified in
Schedule VI under a license.
Rule 6 : Regulation of the sale of ozone depleting
substances.
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National ODS Regulations
Rule 7 : Regulation on purchase of ozone
depleting substances.
Rule 8 : Regulation on the use of ozone depleting
substances.
Rule 9 : Prohibition on new investments with ozone
depleting substances.
Rule 10 : Regulation of import, export and sale of
products made with or containing ozone depleting
substances.
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EXEMPTIONS
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Quarantine and Pre-shipment applications of MeBr
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Use of CTC as feedstock
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Import/Export of Recovered/Reclaimed ODS
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Halons for essential purpose like Defence etc.
certified by Essential Use Panel.
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OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES
(Regulation and Control) Rules 2000
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Use of CFCs in manufacturing various products beyond
1.1.2003 was prohibited except in Metered Dose
Inhaler (MDI) and for other medical purposes.
Use of halons was prohibited after 1.1.2002 except for
servicing and essential use.
Other ODS such as CTC and methyl chloroform and
CFC for MDIs can be used upto 1.1.2010.
The use of methyl bromide has been allowed upto
1.1.2015.
Since HCFCs are low-ODP substances and are also
used as interim substitutes to replace CFC, these are
allowed to use upto 1.1.2030.
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IMPORTANT PROVISIONS
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Mandatory registration for production, sale and use of ODS
Mandatory registration of manufacturer, importer and
exporter of Compressors
Registration for recycling, recovery and destruction of ODS
Authorities and procedures for registration are defined
Import and Export of ODS are subject to License issued by
the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on the
recommendations from MOEF.
Registration of enterprises using ODS has been extended.
Production, import and export of CFCs, CTC and halons is
banned from 1st Jan, 2010 except for feedstock
applications if any.
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FISCAL MEASURES
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Customs and Excise duty exemptions on capital goods in
case of ODS phase-out projects (from 1995).
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Customs and Excise duty exemptions on capital goods
for establishment of industry with non-ODS technology
(from 1997).
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The Tariff Advisory Committee (TAC) - A statutory body
under the Insurance Act, 1938 has decided to grant
suitable discounts on fire insurance premiums if
alternative fire extinguishing agents are used in place of
halons in fire extinguishing systems.
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ACCELERATED PHASEOUT OF HCFC
The 19th MOP held in Sept. 2007, at Montreal took a decision to advance
the phase-out of HCFC production and consumption.
The new phase-out schedule for Article 5 parties as per the decision
taken at the 19th MOP is as follows:Base-level for production and consumption = the average of 2009 &
2010
Freeze= 2013 at the base-level
10% reduction in 2015
35% reduction in 2020
67.5% reduction in 2025
100% reduction in 2030 with a service tail of 2.5% annual average
during the period 2030-2040.
The Ex-Com has provided guidelines for all parties to prepare their HCFC
Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP). India has submitted the HPMP to
the MLF Secretariat for consideration by the 66th meeting of the Ex-Com
The ODS rules are being amended to cater the needs of accelerated
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phase-out of next category of ODSs, the HCFCs.
THANK YOU
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