Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

E221: Global allocation 

Date when the measure came into force

01 July 2008 

Publication where the measure is specified

Regulation on the Management of Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Regulation on the Management of Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer 

Country/Region applying the measure

Mozambique 

Coded list of objectives

E: Protection of the environment 

Description of the measure

ARTICLE 11
1. The import of substances provided for in Annex 1 shall be subject to a quota to be established by a joint ministerial decree of the Ministers for the Coordination of Environmental Affairs and of Industry and Trade, on the proposal of the G-OZONE.
2. The rules to be adopted in the distribution of the quota by the operators concerned shall be laid down in the legal instrument referred to in the preceding paragraph, which shall be published within a period of six months from the date of publication of this Regulation.

ARTICLE 12
1. Transit operations of controlled substances across national territory may only be authorized when they originate and are destined for countries which are parties to or to which the Montreal Protocol applies, subject to the following requirements:
A) Request for transit authorization addressed to the National Authority, in accordance with Annex 5;
B) Presentation of the import authorization issued by the recipient country, with the expected dates for movement at the border;
C) Presentation of the acknowledgment of receipt, issued by the recipient country or by the country through which the products will transit.
2. The documents referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be submitted to G-OZONO until 30 days before the departure of the merchandise from the exporting country.
3. After the evaluation and approval of the documents referred to in number one of this article, the National Authority shall decide on the issuance of the transit certificate through the national territory, within a maximum period of five working days.
4. The tenderer shall display the customs transit certificate provided and registered with the customs authority of the exporting country and the certificate of risk insurance whenever requested by the customs authorities in the national territory.

ARTICLE 13
1. The omission of any document or information required under the previous articles of this Regulation, for the entry or transit of controlled substances, constitutes a reason for the rejection of its entry or transit in the country.
2. If, as a consequence of the inspection, it is found that the goods do not meet the requirements stipulated in this Regulation, the inspector may order their seizure, or other measure deemed appropriate, at the expense of the tenderer and without right Compensation. 

Reference of the measure

Articles 11, 12 and 13 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Notes

Montreal Protocol = The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

Countries that are parties to or to which the Montreal Protocol applies