关于非法进口R-22的更新
阿科玛公司和其他行业主要制造商共同支持美国联邦环境保护署(EPA)以及其他政府机构为限制未经授权进口和采购R-22制冷剂作出的努力。R-22制冷剂是一种受管制的臭氧消耗型制冷剂,也称为HCFC-22。此计划的代号为“第22条经营军规”( Operation Catch-22),包括一个由业界主办的全新网站(Catch-22合规路线),让用户能够报告可疑的非法进口和/或采购制冷剂的行为。
《清洁空气法案》及其实施条例制定了逐步停止生产和进口臭氧消耗物质的时间表,于2002年开始执行,并从2030年开始全面禁止生产和进口。合法进口HCFC-22需要EPA的相关授权。EPA正在通过多部门“第22条经营军规”联合行动积极调查HCFC-22走私和非法经销活动。
任何无合法准入的人员进口HCFC均违反联邦法律,任何采购非法制冷剂的人员也面临同样的风险。同样重要的是,为保护自己,您必须了解制冷剂来源!那些在美国非法交易R-22制冷剂的人员将面临没收产品、巨额罚款甚至监禁等处罚。有一起涉及走私的案件显示了违法的严重后果。在该案件中,因非法走私多批数量达29,000瓶、重量达418,654公斤的HCFC-22(市场价格估计超过390万美元),佛罗里达州一名男子被判处30个月监禁,外加3年监外看管,佛罗里达州的一家公司被判处5年缓刑。
如需报告可疑的违法行为,您可以拨打 866-506-6134。 拨打此热线可以向EPA直接报告可疑的违法行为。鼓励最终用户使用任何这些资源,以识别与R-22有关的非法经营活动。
在HCFC-22逐步淘汰的过程中,阿科玛公司致力于利用所拥有的配额给市场提供R-22制冷剂,持续投资回收服务,并致力于在R-22淘汰过程中以具有竞争力的价格开发R-22替代制冷剂。
Environment
The phase-down of the HFCs is a major factor of the F-Gas regulation whose goal is to lower the impact of HFCs by gradually reducing the quantity that can be placed on the EU market through a quota system. The F-gas regulation is anticipated to allow the EU to meet its commitments under the Kigali amendment to the Montreal Protocol, avoiding a temperature increase of almost 0.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century. The smuggling of illegal HFCs into the EU jeopardizes this effort.
Trade
The black market of illegal refrigerants is harmful to the local economy due to lost VAT and taxes. It is often a key source of revenue for organized criminal organizations. Allowing this black market to thrive further complicates and undermines national law-enforcement efforts to tackle organized crime
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