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Why aren’t the requirements of the law being enforced?

Oct 25, 2012 Letters

 

Dear Editor,
We wrote a letter to the Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority on the 15th August, 2012, and have not received acknowledgment or response on a very important matter pertaining to the Laws of Guyana, consumer protection, and protection of the environment.
We have noted that the Commissioner-General and Guyana Revenue Authority do not hesitate to respond to letters and matters pertaining to the Authority in the press.
We trust that with this publication the Commissioner-General may respond and attend to this important matter. His office has confirmed receipt of this letter. The following is the text:
Mr. Khurshid Sattaur
Commissioner General,
Guyana Revenue Authority
210E Albert and Charlotte St,
Georgetown.

Dear Sir,
Ref: Illegal Importation and sales of Air Conditioning equipment containing Ozone Depleting Substances HCFC (R-22) ban under the Trade Order # 19 of 2007 and Trade Order # 6 of 2010.

With reference to our letter to you dated 10th May 2012 and the response from the Deputy Head, Ms Karen Chapman of the Customs & Trade Administration in a letter dated 21st June 2012, and the subsequent meeting with Ms K. Chapman and the relevant Customs officials, as such we are again seeking your intervention into this matter.
We wrote Ms Karen Chapman, the Deputy Head of Customs & Trade Administration, a letter dated 27th June 2012, in connection with our meeting and had also sent a copy to you, but did not receive a response. Please note the specific requirements of the Commissioner-General as outlined in the Trade Acts are as follows:
1. Enforcement of the ban of equipment containing Ozone Depleting Substance, HCFC (R-22). Since the pass of this law in May 2010 the importation of equipment – Air Conditioning Units containing ozone Depleting Substance HCFC (R-22) – continues unrestricted to date.
2. Public displays and sale of banned equipment containing HCFC (R-22) without retrofitting and the required labeling as outlined in the above Trade Acts and the Guyana Standards GYS 9-10:2002.
3.No public information by the Customs & Trade Administration to importers and consumers, and on the prohibition on the importation of equipment containing Ozone Depleting Substance HCFC (R-22), specifically Air Conditioning Units.
These requirements are not being enforced as required by the law. The importation and sales of Ozone Depleting Substances HCFC (R-22) in air conditioning equipment has continued since 2010 without the intervention of the Customs & Trade Administration.
We would be grateful if the Commissioner-General may advise us as to why the requirements of the law are not being enforced.
Samuel Barakat
Chief Executive Officer
Engineering & Construction Inc.  

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