Policy
is required to enhance
efforts to train and
upgrade the industry
with relevance to phasing
out CFC. UNEP is funding
the training of, Customs
and Enforcement officers
to prevent illegal trading
of CFCs, since both import
and export of CFCs is
highly restricted, and
requires special clearances
from the concerned statutory
authorities.
Training of trainers programme
for officers, from the Directorate
General of Foreign Trade,
Coast Guards and Customs,
as well as officers from
Bhutan are being held at
the National Academy of Customs,
Excise and Narcotics (NACEN)
from February 2005 onwards.
The 2 day programme focused
on the harmful effects of
Ozone depleting substances,
the Montreal Protocol, which
determines internationally
the use and trading of ODS,
the trends and types of illegal
trading of such substances,
and the actions to be taken.
The programme covers the
role of customs officers
and other government agencies
in regulating ODS flow, within
the States and at the borders.
Officers receive training
in using test kits to detect
CFCs, which will be put in
place in India in the coming
months.
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