Order for controlling the import/export of Hydrofluorocarbons substances and their mixtures

REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI ENVIROMENT ACT 1999 (Section 86(2)(c)) Regulation IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon me under section 86(2)(c) of the Environment Act 1999 (as amended), I Honourable Ruateki Tekaiara hereby give notice that the Order for controlling the import/export ofHydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) substances and their mixtures is hereby issued as follows: l. Short title, commencement and application This Order may be cited as the Order for controlling the import/export of Hydrofluorocarbon (HFCs) and their mixtures. 2. Commencement This Order shall come into force after signing by the Minister. 3. Application This Order apply to the whole of Kiribati. 4. Control measure for the importation/exportation ofHydrotluorocarbons (HFCs) Every shipment of HFCs containers shall be seized by the Customs officers upon arrival or departure, unless the import/export permission from the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development (MELAD) is provided. 5. Procedures for the obtainment of the import/export permission The Ministry shall establish procedures for importing/exporting of theses prohibited items (listed in Order 8). Traders (import/export) of HFCs and their mixtures shall comply with the procedures for the import/export of the pre-shipment import/export permission from the Ministry (MELAD). 6. Offence and Penalties For the purposes of this Order, any person who contravenes this Order and the procedures stated herein shall be guilty of an offence and upon conviction such offender is liable to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or 6 months imprisonment. 7. Expiry This Order shall cease to have effect once the 2021 Amendment to the Ozone Depleting Substances Regulations 2017 is enacted. 8. List of controlled substances and mixtures containing them are also controlled. Annex F Controlled Substance 100-Year Global Warming substances Group Potential Groupl CHF2CBF2 HFC-134 1,100 CB2FCF3 HFC-134a 1,430 CH2FCHF2 HFC-143 353 CHF2CH2CF3 HFC-245fa 1,030 CF3CH2CF2CB3 HFC-365mfc 794 CF3CHF0'3 HFC-227ea 3,220 CH2FCF2CF3 HFC-236cb 1,340 CHF2CBFCF3 HFC-236ea 1,370 CF3CB2CF3 HFC-236fa 9,810 CH2FCF2CHF2 HFC-245ca 693 CF3CHFCHFCF20'3 HFC-43-l0mee 1,640 CH2F2 HFC-32 675 CHF2CF3 HFC-125 3,500 CH3CF3 HFC-143a 4,470 CH3F HFC-41 92 CH2FCH2F HFC-152 53 CH3CHF2 HFC-152a 124 Groupll CHF3 HFC-23 14,800 Example of most common HFC blends containing controlled substances Substance 100-Year Global Warming Potential R-404A 3,921 R-407A 2,107 R-410A 2,087 R-448A 1,386 R-449A 1,396 R-450A 601 R-452A 2,139 R-454A 236 R-454B 465 R-455A 145 I Dated this j 1 day of ,,. r ,l-A.~b/~--- ,, 2021 Honourable Ruateki Tekaiara Minister for Environment, Land and Agricultural Development Publjshed by exhibition at the Office of Te Beretitenti this J.1 day of .,,---..... ,,. J-ttiA- '1-"--f---'' 202 1 "-yjr NaomTBiribo Secretary to the Cabinet