Trading of ozone-depleting substances banned<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The government has banned the import, production
\nand sale of 22 ozone-depleting items, the Ministry of Industry
\nand Trade announced yesterday.<\/p>\n
Former minister of industry and trade Tunky Ariwibowo signed
\ntwo decrees Jan. 27 establishing the ban.<\/p>\n
Ministerial decree No. 110\/1998 bans the trade and production
\nof the 22 ozone-depleting items, while ministerial decree No.
\n111\/1998 bans certain imports into the country.<\/p>\n
The banned items include carbon tetrachloride (CCL4), which
\ncarries the code number of 2903.14.000 in the government customs
\ntariff book; trichloroethane or methyl-choloform (CH3CC13),
\nnumbered 2903.19.00; fluorinated, brominated or iodinated
\nderivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons (CH3BR), designated as
\n2903.30.000; trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11), identified as
\n2903.41.000; and dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC-12), numbered
\n2903.42.000.<\/p>\n
Decree No. 110 states that the 22 banned items can be traded
\nuntil Jan. 1, 2005 to allow for the sale of stocks already in the
\nmarket.<\/p>\n
Local manufacturers, however, are not allowed to produce the
\nbanned items from the issuance date of the decree.<\/p>\n
The government will revoke the license of any violators.<\/p>\n
Decree No. 111 also forbids the import of 14 products using
\nthe banned ozone depleting substances.<\/p>\n
The 14 products include automobile air conditioning systems,
\ncarrying the tariff code number of 8415.20.000; combined
\nrefrigerator-freezers with separate external doors, designated as
\n8415.20.000; household compression freezers, numbered
\n8418.21.000; and fire extinguishers, numbered 8424.10.000.<\/p>\n
The decree also bans the import of aerosols using
\nchlorofluorocarbon (CFC) as a propellant, under the customs
\nnumber 8424.20.000, and vending machines fitted with heating and
\nrefrigerating devices, under 8476.21.000.<\/p>\n
The decree stipulates that CFC-12 can still be imported until
\nDec. 31, 2003 for after-sales service of certain types of
\nrefrigerators, including those carrying tariff code numbers
\n8418.21.000, 8418.22.000 and 8418.29.000.<\/p>\n
Imports, however, must be limited to 700 tons and be conducted
\nthrough registered importer PT Dharma Niaga.<\/p>\n
Dharma Niaga must first ask approval from the Directorate
\nGeneral of International Trade and advice from the Directorate
\nGeneral of Industry, Metal, Machine and Chemicals to import CFC-
\n12.<\/p>\n
Companies in the progress of importing the banned substances
\non the issuance of the decrees must have the products arrive in
\nthe country by June 31.<\/p>\n
If a cargo ship cannot meet the deadline, the importer will be
\nforced to pay a fine. (jsk)<\/p>",
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