Ozone

New legal requirements for buyers, sellers and end users of methyl bromide

Department of the Environment and Heritage, January 2005

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From 1 January 2005 all use of the ozone depleting substance methyl bromide, other than for quarantine and pre-shipment*, is prohibited in Australia, except where 'critical use exemptions' have been allowed by the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

As a result from 1 January 2005 new mandatory record keeping and reporting requirements will apply to buyers, sellers and end users of methyl bromide. Failure to comply with these may result in penalties.

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Forms are available from the Department's website: www.environment.gov.au/ozone or by contacting the Ozone and Synthetic Gas Team.

Ozone and Synthetic Gas Team
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Telephone: +61 2 6274 1889
Email: ozone@environment.gov.au

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