New Zealand - Ozone Layer Protection Amendment Regulations 2018

​New Zealand government published Ozone Layer Protection Amendment Regulations 2018​.

These regulations amend the Ozone Layer Protection Regulations 1996 (the principal regulations) to give effect to New Zealand’s obligations under the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The Kigali Amendment requires New Zealand to phase down its use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
These regulations add HFCs to the list of controlled substances in the principal regulations. The effect of this change is that a person cannot export bulk HFCs without an export permit and cannot manufacture HFCs in New Zealand.
These regulations also prohibit the importation of bulk HFCs without a permit. The prohibition applies on and from 1 January 2020. Permits will allocate the amount of bulk HFCs that can be imported into New Zealand. The total amount of new bulk HFCs imported into New Zealand in a calendar year (other than those that are transhipped or offset by exports) must not exceed the limit on imports for that year as set out in new Schedule 6 of the principal regulations.