COLOMBO, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's cabinet approved a proposal by President Ranil Wickremesinghe limiting the importation and consumption of pure hydrofluorocarbon and products containing hydrofluorocarbon to Sri Lanka, a statement from the government's information department said on Tuesday.

The proposal aims to comply with the legal obligation of national obligations related to the Kigali Amendment of the Montreal Protocol.

According to the statement, it will be done on a phased basis and implementing the hydrofluorocarbon import trade under an annual quota system so that the consuming sectors such as agriculture, fishing, health, tourism, transport, industry, housing and construction do not have adverse effects.

In 2018, Sri Lanka ratified the Kigali Amendment of the Montreal Protocol on the phase-down of hydrofluorocarbon. Sri Lanka is legally bound to restrict the import, export, trade and consumption of hydrofluorocarbon on a phased basis from January 1, 2024, according to the department. Enditem

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