National Environment (Management of Ozone Depleting Substances And Products) Regulations, 2020

The present Regulations are made of 37 articles organized in five Parts, plus twelve Schedules.
The first Part states that the Regulations apply to the import, production, sale, distribution, export, re-export and use of restricted substances and products with ozone depleting and global warming potential and to programmes, measures and strategies designed to protect the ozone layer and mitigate global warming effects. They do not apply to ground-level ozone. The regulations prohibit the import, produce, sell, distribute, export, re-export or use a prohibited substance or product listed under Schedule 2 while they limit the same for restricted substances or products listed in Schedule 3. Exchanges with countries that are not a party to an international agreement relating to the protection of the ozone layer are forbidden.
The second part provides for all steps leadingto the authorization to trade in restricted substances and products, from the application to the granting of the authorization, which may be issued subject to conditions, refused or variated after being granted. The authorization is, in any case, subject to a duration and may be renewed, suspended or revocated unders specified circumstances. The authorizations granted each year are published and kept in a database.
Part three of the Regulations covers the handling of restricted substances and products, including the conditions for export or re-export of restricted substances or products from Uganda, the verification, by the lead agency, of compliance with the National Environment Act, 2019, these Regulations and any other applicable laws and standards and the proper labelling reporting the required information specified by article 18(6). A Code of Practice is issued by the National Environment Management Authority to guide people whose business includes the manufacture, the handling and the supply of any restricted substance or product and a specific training (as per article 20) is foreseen for people producing, installing or servicing a restricted substance or product as well as a certification of service and maintenance technicians. The adoption of ozone and climate friendly alternatives is incentivated by the National Environment Management Authority, which are aimed at minimising environmental impacts, in particular impacts on the ozone layer and climate and at meeting other health, safety and economic considerations.
Part four provides for the duty to maintain records for those importing, producing, selling, distributing, exporting or re-exporting a restricted substance or product; the report of compliance to be submitted by authorized people three months prior to expiry of the authorisation; other administrative measures, such as the maintaining of a database to monitor, regulate and control trade and use of restricted substances and products, the carrying out of public information, education, awareness and research activities; the inspection and managment of seized substances.
Last part is dedicated to the provision of offences and penalties and revokes the National Environment (Management of Ozone Depleting Substances and Products) Regulations, 2001. The text is terminated by the Schedules.