Refrigerant Identifiers The refrigerant identifiers supplied are able to detect R12, R22, R134a, HC and air and show the proportion of each in a sample from a cylinder or a system.

Training is required to ensure refrigerant is handled safely, that emissions are minimised and that samples are not contaminated.

They are now incorporated into refrigerant management plans (RMPs and RMP up dates), refrigeration servicing sector plans, and national phase out plans.

In Parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5, conversion of refrigerant manufacturing was largely under way, but CFC servicing demand was still high.

It outlined the licensing systems, customs procedures, illegal imports detected, training courses conducted, refrigerant identifiers delivered and experiences reported in the countries visited, as well as suggested improvements.

Other ODS, in particular CTC, TCA and HCFCs as well as refrigerant blends containing CFCs and methyl bromide are receiving less attention and are less comprehensively monitored and controlled.

Other ODS, in particular CTC, TCA and HCFCs as well as refrigerant blends containing CFCs and methyl bromide are receiving less attention and are less comprehensively monitored and controlled.

In some countries they are also used to check the type of refrigerant in cylinders in the market, including cylinders which have been filled locally, or the content of MAC systems.

The CAP team includes 25 full time equivalent professional staff worldwide who provide countries with advisory and support services related to policy, refrigerant management, customs training, combating illegal trade, methyl bromide phase out, halons, and information exchange.

In the last 3 4 years, there has been a major increase in such projects, they are now incorporated into refrigerant management plans (RMPs and RMP up dates), refrigeration servicing sector plans, and national phase out plans.

Nevertheless, the increased trend toward the use of hydrocarbons, ammonia, carbon dioxide and low global warming potential fluorocarbons had been noted in various applications, as had been the increasing trend to use secondary loop systems to reduce refrigerant charge and emissions.

In accordance with the Montreal Amendment to the Montreal Protocol licensing systems should be systematically applied not only to CFCs but also to imports and exports of other ODS, in particular to CTC, TCA, HCFCs, refrigerant blends containing CFCs and methyl bromide.

Certain assumptions had been used in the calculation, including the fact that all refrigerant management plans (RMPs) would be converted into terminal phase out management plans and all low level consumption of ozone depleting substances would be funded during the 2006 to 2008 triennium.

The dispatch of refrigerant identifiers supplied to customs services should be expedited (one each to the main entry points where they can be used directly on incoming shipments), along with the finalization of operating instructions covering their use, storage and maintenance as well as clarification of related legal aspects.