Parallel Network Meeting of the Southeast Asia National Ozone Officers and Green Customs Workshop back-to-back with the Twinning National Ozone and Customs Officers Workshop on ODS/HFC Trade Control and Reporting, Halong City, Vietnam, 13-17 March 2023

This meeting is organised by the UN Environment Programme OzonAction Compliance Assistance Programme in cooperation with Southeast Asia Network countries. It is part of the Regional Network service that OzonAction's  Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) provides to Article 5 (developing) countries as part of its role as an Implementing Agency of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol.

The main objectives of the proposed Network Meeting of the SEA NOOs, Twinning NOOs-Customs Workshop on ODS/HFC Trade Control and Reporting and Green Customs Workshop of the Southeast Asia Customs Officers are as follows:

• Network Meeting of the SEA NOOs: To facilitate SEA network countries to share experiences/good practices in various areas under the Montreal Protocol and further discuss the implementation of the Conclusion and Recommendations from the Network Meeting in October 2022. Specific topics for discussion would include but not limited to (i) updating Montreal Protocol related meetings such as outcomes and key decisions of the 34th Meeting of the Parties (MOP) and the 91st Meeting of the Executive Committee (ExCom) as well as issues to be discussed at the Open-ended Working Group (OWEG) Meeting and 92nd ExCom meeting, (ii) Kigali HFC Phase-down Implementation Plan (KIP) strategy and approach, (iii) situation on HCFC phase-out/HFC phase-down in large refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) applications to identify challenge and technical and policy support to ensure country compliance with obligations, (iv) gender mainstreaming to discuss and explore entry points to integrate gender issues into various workstreams of the Montreal Protocol implementation and (v) 2023 CAP services.

• Green Customs Workshop of the Southeast Asia Customs Officers: To sensitize and educate customs officers about “green customs”: the role of customs administration in the implementation of multilateral environmental agreements and how to facilitate legal trade and contribute to the fight against illegal trade of environmentally sensitive commodities. The workshop will also support regional cooperation by promoting the exchange of information and the sharing of lessons learned.

• Twinning NOO-Customs Workshop on ODS/HFC Trade Control and Reporting: To facilitate discussion between the NOOs and Customs Authority in the SEA Network to identify current practices and challenges and further brainstorm and agree on the approach to strengthen enforcement of licensing system including (i) accurate declaration of shipment HCFC/HFC and verification procedures, (ii) data tracking and monitoring against the quota/issued import license through different mechanisms, (iii) data reconciliation and verification of HCFC/HFC trade data and mechanism for reporting Article and Country Programme data and (iv) risk profiling of HCFC/HFC control.