Applies toQatar
TypeLaw
Issued2015
Issued byState of Qatar (Emiri law; implemented by the Ministry of Environment, now MECC)
What it is and does
This law brings the GCC Unified Law on ozone-depleting substances into force in Qatar and makes the environment ministry responsible for it. The ministry sets import quotas. It replaced Qatar's earlier ozone law, Law No. 21 of 2007, which FAOLEX lists as repealed.
Who it affects
Importers, traders, workshops and technicians handling HCFCs
Key points
- Licences and annual quotas for importing ozone-depleting gases
- No import of used ODS equipment
- Quarterly reports of sales and buyers
- Workshops must not vent; RAC companies, workshops and individuals are to be licensed under the GCC text
Official text
leap.unep.org ↗ · Source: UNEP LEAP / FAOLEX (national environmental laws)
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