National
Ozone unit

TRAINING OF CUSTOMS OFFICERS
17.05.2016

On May 17, 2016, the National Ozone Unit under the Ministry of Nature Protection of RA, within the frameworks of "HCFCs Phase Out" programe, organized the training on "Prevention of an illegal trade of ozone-depleting substances (ODS)" for customs officers.The Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Nature Protection of RA Mr. Khachik Hakobyan welcomed the participants and highlighted the importance of this initiative, also presented the main functions of the Ministry and current environmental issues. 15 customs officers and 15 members from State Environmental Inspectorate were attended the training. The training included both theoretical and practical part, during which there was an exchange of experience between the participants, research and analyze of a different examples from Armenia and other countries. At the end of a training, an agreement was obtained on a working meeting in June with the customs officers.