The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is urging importers of refrigerants to take steps to obtain the required permits to avoid penalties as it is intensifying its campaign to ensure that importers comply with the restriction placed on the importation of ozone depleting substances.
In a press release, the GRA said a number of importers have been found to be in breach of Order No.19 of 2007 of the Trade Act, Chapter 91:01 which limits the amount of hydro chlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and other ozone depleting substances that can be imported. The GRA has partnered with the relevant regulatory bodies to ensure that Guyana honours its Treaty obligations under the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol.
According to the release, at the start of each year the National Ozone Action Unit sets the
