Tonga’s National Ozone Unit has Successfully Completed the Annual Refresher Training for Tongatapu Customs and Broker officials.
01/06/2021, The National Ozone Unit (NOU) from the Department of Climate Change in partnership with His Majesty’s Customs through donor funding from the United Nation Environment Program conducted two days of training on ozone depletion and risk profiling systems. This training is carried out annually to emphasize the importance of safeguarding the ozone layer and enforcing boarder security protocols in reference to the controlling of ozone depleting substances (ODS) import.
One of the highlights of this event was the presentation conducted by Mr. Sau Niulala, a senior officer from His Majesty’s Customs. Other than clearly defining the responsibilities of customs and brokers regarding the trade of ODS, Mr. Niulala also urged the participants to remain true and vigilant at all times whilst on duty in order to avoid the occurrences of illegal trade of refrigerants controlled under the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer.
As a result of this training, the customs and broker officers were being able to identify the different types of ozone depleting substances and their alternatives as well as the legislations on controlling of ODS imports.
The annual refresher training was conducted on the 31st of May and 1st of June at the Feáo Mo e Ngalu Conference room, Nukuálofa. This training will be upcoming event for Vavaú Customs in July.
