20 June 2018–Day 1

CONFERENCE ROOM H

09:00-09:30

Registration

09:30-10:00

Opening and welcome

•Welcome Remarks:

-By Mr. ShaofengHu, Montreal Protocol Coordinator, UN Environment Asia and the Pacific Office

•Keynote Statement:

-By Ms. Dechen Tsering, Regional Director, UN Environment Asia and the Pacific Office

10:00-10:30

Group Photo and Coffee Break

Review of ODS trade control under MP and major issues

10:30-11:00

•Structure and objectives of the meeting and introduction of participants:

-by Tharaka Seneviratne, Regional CustomsExpert and Meeting Facilitator

11:00–12:00

The basics of Montreal protocol: what is it about?

•Phase-out schedules and HPMP

•Licensing and Quota system

•Article 7 Data

•Informal Prior Informed Consent: iPIC

•Role of Customs, cooperation with customs, capacity building and refrigerant identifier

•Kigali Amendment: implications

-by UN Environment: Liazzat Rabbiosi, Montreal Protocol Officer

What MP means for customs:

•Data monitoring

•HS Codes

•Handling transit shipment

•Border trade issue

-by Tharaka Seneviratne, Regional Customs Expert

Experience of cooperation with customs: Maldives

-by Mr. Abdul Rasheed Mauman, Project Officer,Ministry of Environment and Energy

12:00-12:30

Overview of current illegal trade trends and ways of conducting illegal trade in ODS

-by UN Environment: Pipat Poopeerasupong, Montreal Protocol Officer

12:30-13:30

Lunch Break

Review of risk profiling to prevent illegal trade in ODS and HFCs

13:30-14:30

ODS illegal trade control methods: regional challenges and importance of risk profiling

• regional challenges related to ODS tradeand illegal trade

• Possible methods for identification of ODS (in cluding HCFCs), and ODS based equipment:

Ö Colour-coding of cylinders

Ö Labelling

Ö Trade names and chemical names

Ö ASHRAE number, UN number and CAS number

Ö Chemical formula

Ö By verifying technical details from supporting documents

Ö From import and export declarations

Ö By checking papers,forms and permits

• importance of risk management and risk profiling

-by Tharaka Seneviratne, Regional Customs Expert

14:30– 15:30

(10 min each)

Presentations from Customs agencies of invited countries:

• Overview of the approach to ODS (other controlled chemicals) trade control, how customs management is performed(automated computerised or paper based systems);

•   common illegal trade control methods: how the screening is done and inspection of shipment generally is decided

• how this can be strengthened, and how to work better with the National Ozone Units/Ministries of Environment for ensuring the compliance with Montreal Protocol obligations

•   expectations from the workshop

-by Customs of India, Maldives, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka (10 min each)
Guided Discussion

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-17:00

What risk profiling is and how it is done:

-by UlrichMeiser, Container Control Programme Coordinator, UNODC Casestudy from Sri Lanka

17:00-17:30

Case study from Europe and the Nether lands on Risk Profiling for ODS and other controlled chemicals

-by Huibvan Westen, Senior Inspector, Dutch Environmental Inspectorate

18:00

Welcome Reception

21 June 2018– Day 2

CONFERENCE ROOM H

Strengthening cooperation with Customs and between Customs

09:00-10:00

Enforcement Cooperation under Multilateral Environmental Agreements:

• an overview of the Green Customs Initiative and

• proposals for an enhanced Regional Enforcement Network in Asia Pacific

-by Yannis Derbali and Andrew Raine, Law Division, UN Environment

10:00– 10:30

-Border Liaison Approach of UNODC

-by Gerson Bergeth, Project Manager for Border Control Programme, UNODC

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-11:30

Useful tools to fight against ODS illegal trade: materials, capacity building and information tools

-by Pipat Poopeerasupong, UNEnvironment

11:30-12:00

WCO tools & Instruments: WCO Risk Profiling Compendium and CargoTargeting System

–by Tong Hua,WCO ROCB

12:00-13:30

Lunch Break

How to do risk profiling for ODS trade

13:30-14:00

Best Practices in Intelligence Sharing for illegal ODS tradecontrol, Customs Enforcement Network, Data Analysis and Mining

-by Wang Liang, Regional Intelligence Liaison Office for Asia and the Pacific

14:00-15:00

Methodology for risk profiling for ODS trade (part1):

•Documentation Review,

•Identification of risk traders and risk indicators

-by Tharaka Seneviratne, Regional Customs Expert

15:00-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30– 16:30

Methodology for risk profiling for ODS trade (part2):

•Categorization of Importers and Exporters

•Cargo Selectivity

-by Tharaka Seneviratne, Regional Customs Expert Discussion

17:00

End of Day 2

22 June 2018 – Day 3

WORKING GROUPS–Recommendations for Country Specific Risk Profile for ODS trade

09:30-12:00

(including coffee breaks)

Interactive Group Sessions divided by countries in separate meeting rooms:

-Review and documentation of present risk profile practices.

-Understanding gaps for enforcement and cooperation.

-Understanding the areas of improvement for risk profiling and intelligence gathering

-Assessing country specific risk factors and assessing the irrisk level

-Developing draft country specific risk profile for OD Strade

-Follow up actions with allocated responsibilities

Groupsdivisions:

India - facilitated by Tharaka Seneviratne in Room H
Sri Lanka –facilitated by Wang Liang in Room D

Maldives – facilitated by Tong Hua(UNEP office meeting Room next to CAP)
Pakistan – facilitated b yUlrich Meiser (UNEPoffice meeting Room A)

12:00-13:00

Lunch Break

13:00-14:30

Interactive Group Sessions divided by countries in separate meeting rooms (cont’d)

Groups divisions:

India - facilitated by Tharaka Seneviratne in Room H
Sri Lanka – facilitated by Wang Liang in Room D

Maldives – facilitated by Tong Hua (UNEP office meeting room next to CAP)
Pakistan– facilitated by UlrichMeiser (UNEPoffice meeting room A)

14:30-15:00

Coffee Break

15:00-16:30

Separate Bilateral between Sri Lanka and Maldives (roomD)

16:30-17:00

Closure: reporting and follow upactions

•Reporting back on the group progress